When to put baby in her own room?

Question

What is the best age to put a baby in their own room, my baby is 3 weeks. What did you do?

Answer 1

my son is 7 months and still in our room, i plan to keep him in our room for the first year, i feel weird putting him in his own room

Answer 2

4 years old.

I would put together their own room and maybe let them nap in there if you aren't available to nap with them. Otherwise, sleep with your baby as long as you can. It's the greatest thing in the world to do. We slept with our 3 boys up to when they are 5. Now they sleep in their rooms all night and the transition was never an issue. If they wake up in the middle of the night and want to get in with us, it's welcomed. Don't miss out on this wonderful bonding time - keep a family bed as long as you can.

Answer 3

well The SIDS thing is scary but you can put her in her room whenever you would like to I would say go ahead and try it for a night and if it suits everyone then keep it that way.Good luck and congrats

Answer 4

It's your call when you want to. I didn't put them babies in their own room till they were 4 months, that was when they started sleeping through the night more.  

Answer 5

mine isn't born yet, but we plan to keep him in our room until he doesn't need as frequent breast feeds during the night. we'll just follow his lead. Some children need hourly feeds, others only need 2 feeds a night from when they are born, so we'll just see what he's like before deciding.

The younger you can move her into her own room the better. If she is content to be alone, then take advantage and go for it! else you MAY have her very unhappy with the idea later in the year.

After 10+ years of working with families and infants, i have seen every technique available, and from my experience children who are content to sleep in a different room at a very young age (or straight from birth) are equally as healthy and happy as the children who sleep inbetween mum and dad in the bed! However, the parents of children who sleep in another room are better rested, healthier, more confident, have a better s*x life and their marriages/partnerships tend to be stronger. - that is a massive generalization and i don't mean that every marriage/partnership/parent is like this, but on average this is what i have found to be true.

Answer 6

we came home from hospital when my baby was 24 hours old and that night he slept in his cot in his own room and he's fine and he's been sleeping in there almost everynight for the past 3 months and he's starting to sleep through the night regularly now too.

Answer 7

Hello, my wife started our baby in her own crib at 2 weeks old. She did great on her own and started sleeping through the night at 5 weeks. It is good for them because they learn to be independent of you when they sleep and how to fall asleep on their own. This will help with then not wanting you to lay with them to fall asleep when they are toddlers. Make sure you don't use bumper pads though as they can contain the carbon dioxide in the crib. But we had a crib wedge thingy that she slept in between of. Toys R Us sells them and any baby store I am sure will too. Good luck.  

Answer 8

Best bet would be to do what suits you the most if you are a sound sleeper and the baby wakes several times i would  say to hold off

Me personally I waited until my kids slept through the night before I put then in their own room.  For me it was just easier having them in with us until they slept all night.

Answer 9

I put my daughter in her own room when she was 2 years old.  It really depends on when you want her to be in her own room.  I have known parents that have put the baby in their own room from the day the came home from the hospital.  Do what works for you and your baby.  

Answer 10

Whenver you are comfortable - my daughter is 8.5 months old and she still sleeps in my room because I just don't feel comfortable yet -  I intend to let her sleep in her own room at about 1 -- so it's up to you  

Answer 11

my daughter never woke up  more than 2-3 times a night and i just put her in her room when She started waking up everytime my hubby or I made a noise or hubby got up to go to the bathroom at night. That was around 3-4 months. They do say though that the longer they sleep in the same room, doesn't have to be same bed just same room the SIDS risk goes down drastcally.

Answer 12

All my kids spent the first 1+ year in my room. I just wasn't willing to place them into their own room.

You can do it as soon as your comforable.  

Answer 13

I put my son in his own room within a few days of coming home.  HE started sleeping 10 hours a night at 2-1/2 weeks old.  Some people think that they won't hear baby...you are very attuned to what they are doing.

Answer 14

I put my kids in their own room right from the beginning. Hearing their cries was no problem, especially if using a monitor. It is far healthier for you- and your spouse, if practicable- to keep the kids in their own room. You need your sleep.