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When did you put baby in own room?
Hi,
I am not looking for a debate about whats right or wrong, i know people will have their own opinions on this and i am aware of the risks and the guidelines but did anyone put their baby in their own room before the recommended 6 months?
My daughter is only 5 weeks and 2 days old, but i made the decision today to put her in her own room for the first night tonight, because she wakes my hubby up, he's shattered and goes to work early and works long hrs in a stressful job, he also wakes her up with his loud snoring and talking in his sleep, and every time one of us gets up for a wee we wake her... also our bedroom is on the top floor of a 3 storey house and being in the top it's absolutely sweltering!! my DD wakes up in the night sweating and i have to strip her off, then later on in the night when it cools down she's freezing... with all these things having her in our room was just not working for any of us!
I am really sad that she's no longer in with us and very nervous!!! i am really worried about SIDS, so much so that i have a breathing monitor, video camera monitor and temperature monitor.. and im still nervous!! just looking for some reassurance really that others have put their little ones in their own rooms early and they have been ok?!
Thanks
Michelle & Phoebe 5+2
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[Modified by: ILoveCupcakes on 19 July 2010 20:47:40 ]
I am not looking for a debate about whats right or wrong, i know people will have their own opinions on this and i am aware of the risks and the guidelines but did anyone put their baby in their own room before the recommended 6 months?
My daughter is only 5 weeks and 2 days old, but i made the decision today to put her in her own room for the first night tonight, because she wakes my hubby up, he's shattered and goes to work early and works long hrs in a stressful job, he also wakes her up with his loud snoring and talking in his sleep, and every time one of us gets up for a wee we wake her... also our bedroom is on the top floor of a 3 storey house and being in the top it's absolutely sweltering!! my DD wakes up in the night sweating and i have to strip her off, then later on in the night when it cools down she's freezing... with all these things having her in our room was just not working for any of us!
I am really sad that she's no longer in with us and very nervous!!! i am really worried about SIDS, so much so that i have a breathing monitor, video camera monitor and temperature monitor.. and im still nervous!! just looking for some reassurance really that others have put their little ones in their own rooms early and they have been ok?!
Thanks
Michelle & Phoebe 5+2
x
[Modified by: ILoveCupcakes on 19 July 2010 20:47:40 ]
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i spoke to the health visitor about it who said she thought it was best to move her into her own room because it's alot cooler than our room but she said i should sleep in there with her
My DD was 12 weeks, purely because she had outgrown her Moses basket and our room isn't big enough to put the cot bed in. She was absolutely fine, she's 9 months now.
Try not to worry though, i know it's easy to say. but you do what YOU feel is right for you xx
I put my daughter in her own room at 11 weeks old and it was the best thing we did lol!! We had the breathing monitor so knew she was safe. I have heard that the reason they should stay in your room is because baby can hear the quiet noises of u moving around in your sleep which helps to stop them going into too much of a deep sleep. So if baby is in another room they recommend having a ticking clock in their room so there is a constant quiet noise! We put 2 clocks in with our dd lol!!
hth
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I put dd in her own room at 10 weeks, she was a noisy sleeper and I hated having to creep around when we went to bed or got up in the morning and she was still asleep. She sleeps better in her own room and it means she can have a proper bedtime without us disturbing her.
Good luck xxx
i think ill be awake all night watching her belly go up and down on the video monitor just to make sure she is still breathing!! or ill be going in her room every 5 minutes and poking her to check she's ok..
hubby can't understand why im so worried..x
Jayne xx
I still fret now (she's nearly 10 months) and am scared every morning if I wake before her, you don't need to justify yourself hun you have to do what is best for your family.
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I've been sleeping on her floor since Sunday night and we all slept much better, but I'm hoping that won't continue for too long (the sleeping on the floor that is, not the sleeping better!)
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well.. we didn't have a great night but it was still better than her being in with us and i think we have made the right decision..
Hubby slept right through the night until his alarm for work, which is what i was hoping for, so he's gone to work feeling properly rested and for that reason alone moving her was for the best...
she went to bed in her room with no problems at all, which was great, we have a good bedtime routine, she self settles in about 5-10 minutes so i was hoping that moving her wouldn't disturb that routine, BUT she woke up more.. she went to bed at 7pm, woke at 10, 1.30, 3.30, 4.30 and was wide awake by 5 and i had to get up with her! i think it was the light, she has white curtains, think ill give black out blinds a go, hopefully that will help, even though i didn't get much sleep, the sleep i got was better and her little noises didn't wake me...so im glad i moved her..x