Sleeping Arrangements

My DD went into her cot in her own room umm, around 3 or 4 months. Her room though is right across the corridor from ours so I used to leave the door open so she'd be able to hear us a little bit. We also had a movement and sound monitor to reassure me. But she didn't even notice the difference (I think I was slightly disappointed she didn't even notice we were gone). I suspect some babies cope with it better than others but maybe pop him in the bassinet in the cot for day sleeps for a few days then try night time? We never did it but maybe some background noise (white noise) or something might also be settling for him at that age.

We put our DD into her own room at around 3 months, basically when she pretty much started sleeping through - but the room is right next to ours so it was really only a few more metres away. We had a hanging bassinet that we hung in her cot initially, then around 4 months she got too big so she went into her cot.

I was totally paranoid the first few nights and went to check on her practically every hour (we never used a monitor) but she was fine. We all slept better when she was in her own room as I didn't hear every little noise, and stopped disturbing her when I thought she was waking up but she actually wasn't!

Our DD went into her own room at around 4 weeks after co-sleeping, she adjusted fine. I've never bothered with monitors, if she needs us she cries or "talks", her room is right across the hallway and ours is a fairly small house.

DS1 went in to own room day2 at home cos i couldn't sleep with all his noises.

DS2 liked to sleep with me and so went into his own room at about a month old. That was the soonest i could do it.

I always sleep better without them in the room. Both boys never seemed to even notice or care tbh (although i felt a bit sad for one night). And i never needed a monitor, i can hear them and wake for the littlest noises even with all the doors closed.

DD has been in her cot in her own room since she came home from hospital her room is right next to ours and the walls are paper thin.
The doesn't know any different and has been fine from the beginning. We've never co-slept too exhausted in the beginning and she's never slept in our bed only feeds and plays.

I have a chair / single bed in her room which I sit on to feed her in the middle of the night its not the most comfy she only takes 10-20 mins max.

We have all the doors open - too hot to close them atm

Our girls went into their own room, with their bassinet basket inside the cots at 10 wks (6 wks after we brought them home). DH kept waking up to every little noise they made and then waking me cos he was worried, he,he
So was better for everyone when they were a bit further away. (We have monitors).

I had them sleeping in hammocks in the lounge for day sleeps until they were 5 months cos they were such bad day sleepers. Otherwise I would have spent most of the day in their room trying to get them to sleep!

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DD went into her room at 1 week old, second night out of hospital. It drove me crazy waking at every single sound she made. Has worked just fine. Good luck am sure you will be OK!

just to throw a cat among the pigeons, the new cot death (SIDI) regulations state the baby should be in the room until 6 months old, which seems really excessive I know. Just got taught this at the Neonatal Unit before we took our baby home as she was very prem. Its something to do with hearing other adult sleeping noises (snores, farts and the like haha) and that keeping them breathing properly. but that doesn't explain day naps when they are away from everyone so who knows!
I really don't know how we are going to manage that, as I suspect she will be out of her bassinette by then too. She in a moses basket now that won't take long before she is out of, then we have the cariboo basinette, but I know what you mean, I think she'll be needing to be in her cot before 6 months and that won't fit in our bedroom!

Cjays, would you be able to side car the cot? That would be our only option if we were to have it in our room as it simply wouldn't fit.

DS went into his cot in his own room at just past 2 months. He wasn't sleeping through at that stage but only waking once.
To be honest he slept much better in his own room after that transition, as did both DH and I. For the night feed I would either bring him back to our bed and put him back in the cot when he was done, or feed him in the lounge with really low lighting and no noise.
I think basically if you don't have any of the SIDS risk factors there is probably little to worry about, but we found a monitor good for peace of mind. Even though DS is just across the hall the monitor picked up on the sound of his breathing so I could be reassured if I woke up worried!