Those that do not room share

[browneyedhunni85]

How is baby doing in their own room and how did you do in the beginning?

[dojo]

We move Hank at 3 months. He hates sleeping in the same room/bed as us now, though he will still snuggle if it's just me.

[laurack]

We don't room share except when necessary ( travel, visitors, bed share during sickness sometimes)

I much prefer sleeping without her as I sleep lightly, every sound she makes wakes me. She also seems to do better in her own room. Any time she's with us she wakes more. She slept in our room for maybe 3 months can't remember exactly. Transition to own room was not an issue, though unswaddling was.

I will probably move the next baby sooner!

[mikehoncho]

Liam does well in his own room. He sleeps through the night and seems to only want to sleep in his crib in his room. He doesn't sleep well at the crib at my moms, but when we come home he's right back to STTN.

What do you mean by how did you do in the beginning? Emotionally? It was hard. He was in our room in the Mamaroo up until about 3/4 months when he wanted to roll over and be on his belly, which is impossible for him while he was strapped into the 'roo. The first night he was in his room I think I checked on him a million times, I was crazy worried about him. But ultimately it was better for him because he was ready.

[muppetinma]

Andrew's been in his own room since before he was a month old. It just worked better for both of us. I agree that we both sleep much better apart than we do together.

[AndyCohen]

Audrey never slept in the same room as us. We have a video monitor and it worked great for us.

[imimahoney]

Ari's doing great! On the weekends he sleeps from 6:45 to 6:45 straight, though today it was 7:15! Weekday mornings are a bit earlier because our moving around often wakes him up. Sometimes he goes back to sleep for 20 minutes, other days he is up at 6:15.

We moved him at 11 weeks, just when I stopped nursing completely. At that time he was waking 1 to 2 times a night. For a few months he went down to 1 time a night. Then around 6 months he jumped to 2 to 3 times a night. At that time we night weaned and sleep trained. We sleep trained for initial put down (had to be rocked for an hour) but eventually he was able to translate those skills for his motn wakings and now nap time.

Getting him to sleep in his room was easy peasy. He was in the rnp at the time. We had him nap and sleep in the rnp in his room for a week. Then we moved him into his crib. I thought it was going to be a disaster but it was honestly fine and stress free.

I do stare intensely at the video monitor and I often creep in there before I go to bed to see him. I love seeing his cute little face sleeping. He looks like an angel to me.

[silverjm]

We moved L into his own room at 4 days I think. I slept way better w/o him in the room, I was too distracted by hearing every sigh and rustle when he was next to me. He's never STTN, but he goes down well, and is generally a decent sleeper. His room's right across the hall, so getting up with him isn't a big deal.

[browneyedhunni85]

Tonight is the first night C will sleep in his room. I was just wondering how you guys did emotionally. We are really worried about him and we like having him in our room but he is 9 months old and I don't want to have a 3 year old still sleeping in our room. I know it's best to do it nowand not wait until it's a big challenge. I feel like I will probably sleep like crap tonight. DH is already in bed because he has to be up early. We will also have a monitor on but now I wish we had the video one.

[pinkpeony6210]

Kate moved to her crib around 2.5 months, and would come into bed with us after her MOTN feeding. She started refusing to come in our bed when she was 5 months.

She only sleeps in her crib now, which I definitely don't mind. Big sister co-slept with us until she was 10 months, and will only nap in our bed. It's exciting to have a baby that actually likes their crib!

[browneyedhunni85]

C naps in his crib on the weekends and I think that will help with the transition.

[imimahoney]

Jan 5, 2013 20:44:35 GMT -5 browneyedhunni85 said:

C naps in his crib on the weekends and I think that will help with the transition.

I think it will def help. It might be a rough few days but shouldn't last too long.

The important thing is to be consistent. At this age they know what's up, so bringing them back into your room because you miss them (or whatever) will make them think that you aren't serious about them sleeping in their own room.

[browneyedhunni85]

I almost caved tonight when DH said he will miss him. We gotta do it right!

[unclejesse]

Andrew never slept in the same room as us, except at 3 weeks when my parents were here for a week. He actually slept in his bouncer that week. He started sleeping in his crib right after that (before that he was in the PNP). The only time he sleeps in our bed is if he's wet his bed in the middle of the night. He is not a cuddler and sleeps much better on his own. And so do I.

[lauranicole91]

She was in her own room by 6 months. Fwiw she slept in our arms on the couch for the first 3 weeks. The RnP until 4months. PnP until 6 months. She hates cuddling unless she's sick.
All that in mind. The transition went okay. It wasn't magical like some people mentioned it being. She didn't instantly start STTN or anything.
She's such a light sleeper now though, I could never imagine sleeping in the same room anymore.
As far as me, it was hard on me. I laid there awake just staring at my audio only monitor. Then I'd wake in a panic and run to her room to watch her breathe. Haha.
After about a week I was totally fine with it. Haha.

[ruby412]

We moved her at 3.5 months after coming home from a vacation. It was an easy transition and she is totally fine in her own room. I really like having my own space for H and I.

[browneyedhunni85]

Thanks for reassuring me everything will be okay. FTM jitters I guess.

[The Foozzler]

Jan 5, 2013 20:36:08 GMT -5 laurack said:

We don't room share except when necessary ( travel, visitors, bed share during sickness sometimes)

I much prefer sleeping without her as I sleep lightly, every sound she makes wakes me. She also seems to do better in her own room. Any time she's with us she wakes more. She slept in our room for maybe 3 months can't remember exactly. Transition to own room was not an issue, though unswaddling was.

I will probably move the next baby sooner!

All of this exactly! (replace she with he)

[unclejesse]

The first time he STTN I was so scared something had happened to him! I made MH go check because I was too afraid, lol.

[vthokie]

We moved A at like 6 weeks. I used to bring her into the bassinet when I fed her and we went to bed, then she stopped waking for feedings, so I just left her. I checked on her a lot, but we have a video monitor, so that helps. She's a great sleeper usually. Right now....she's NOT.TRYING.TO.SLEEP!!! I hate whatever stupid sleep regression/growth spurt/PITA this is.

[bebeetmoi]

We moved DD into the nursery at 4 months. I was a wreck the first few nights, but it was time. She's never been a great sleeper, but having her own space helps and I worry less about her waking from us making even the slightest noise.