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moving to their own room - also in de in dec
Hiya
Ive noticed that smiler has moved her lo into their own room already but I was wondering how we all felt about it and how successfull it was for you smiler?
The reason I ask is that my lo seems to be pretty restless at night and seems to go through stages of light and heavy sleep (which is what my hv told us all babies do) but because I (embarrassingly) snore and my OH is a chronic toilet visitor, im worried that were going to end up annoying grant to the point of grumpiness.
Im worried because regulations now say they should be in your room untill they are a year old but I really dont think I could go that long!!
The other thing is that I am a heavy sleeper and im worried I wont hear him on the monitor. This might sound wierd but I hate going to him when he is screaming for a cuddle in the morning and would much rather he woke up and started the day with as little noise as possible (plus I get more smiles when I catch him before the crying starts)
So what are your suggestions/expeirences?
xx
Ive noticed that smiler has moved her lo into their own room already but I was wondering how we all felt about it and how successfull it was for you smiler?
The reason I ask is that my lo seems to be pretty restless at night and seems to go through stages of light and heavy sleep (which is what my hv told us all babies do) but because I (embarrassingly) snore and my OH is a chronic toilet visitor, im worried that were going to end up annoying grant to the point of grumpiness.
Im worried because regulations now say they should be in your room untill they are a year old but I really dont think I could go that long!!
The other thing is that I am a heavy sleeper and im worried I wont hear him on the monitor. This might sound wierd but I hate going to him when he is screaming for a cuddle in the morning and would much rather he woke up and started the day with as little noise as possible (plus I get more smiles when I catch him before the crying starts)
So what are your suggestions/expeirences?
xx
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Yes, moving Bethan to her own room was the best thing we ever did. Her room is right next to ours and we have an amazing baby monitor which we'd tested over and over in the weeks before so we trust it completley (she was sleeping upstairs in our room alone for a few hours every evening before we came up, and the monitor spotted everything!). Granted, I was scared the first night, but she sleeps SO much better. She's always been a visual baby - sound doesn't really bother her all that much generally, and it was when we came up to bed (or more specificially hubby as he's been up late recently finishing some OU course work!) and had to have some sort of light on that she was initially disturbed. So being in her own room eliminated that. Plus the general quietness seems to help as she's not then disturbed during lighter sleep.
She's scared me half to death on at least 3 occasions though when I've woken up at one point in the night, convinced she should have woken for a feed by that time, only to find her perfectly happy snoozing away - the first time I woke her by accident by checking on her! lol oops.
I always hear her - not the little squeaks and snuffles (or dog noises...weird child. lol) - but her 'calling out' as it were. It's weird, but I reckon that because she can't hear our presence, she gets less upset, and literally starts to 'call' instead. I've rarely found her upset, whether it's a middle of the night feed or in the morning! And we obviously have more smiles then!!! lol
She's still in the same bassinette (Graco petite travel cot with bassinette and extra mattress) as she was when in with us - we're hoping to move her to her cot soon, but we need to get a wedge first as she's quite bad with reflux without her head being raised. This way though, she gets used to the noises and sensations of that room.
It suits her, and us. Good luck with whatever you decide to do!!
C & Bethan 10+1
[Modified by: *MW* on February 27, 2010 09:02 AM]
However, since he's been in there he has gradually slept better and better and is now only waking once a night for a feed. (i am still breastfeeding on demand). He has his bath at 7.30pm and is in his cot by 8. Last night he didn't wake til 4.20am!! Then we got up at 7.30am.
I'm really pleased with him as he's only 9 + 5 today.
Sarah
Wendy + Sebastan (8+3)
we moved toby into his own room at about 10 weeks as we were all keeoping each other awake. I snore like a hog hubby pees loads and toby grunted for england! Toby either leeps through every night 7-7 or wakes once 7-4 5-8ish.\ Best thing we ever did - we do have 2 movement monitors though just for my paranoid state!"
My ds ended up sleeping in his own room, in his cot at 7 weeks and it was the best decision and first decent nights sleep we had. He would jump out of his skin at every movement or noise we made to the point me and oh were scared to breathe in case we disturbed him. We have the TT sensor mat monitor which gave me huge peace of mind putting him in his own room as tbh, I don't think I would have found the courage to do it without it.
I still remember sobbing my eyes out like a very hormonal new mum that first night he went into his own room though. It felt like my baby was all grown up and had fled my nest
Before she was born I was determined that she would sleep in our room til 6 months, and I still sometimes wake up during the night and check on her as I am paranoid she hasn't woken up - even though we have a fab monitor too.
It did take Sophie a couple of weeks to settle in her own room and I slept in the spare bed in there for a while, but she sleeps much better in there on her own and is used to it now. She is 14 + 4.