Time for his own room?

DS is now 4mths old. I know the recommendations say to keep him in our room till 6 months, but it's getting harder.
I want my room back, and he can be so noisy at night. Not crying, just cooing and gooing and snuffling.
He's only small how can he make so much noise?
After a particularly rowdy night I think, that's it, time for his own room!
Then I think about he SIDS recommendations and feel really guilty and he gets to say in our room another night.

Are other baby's all in parents room till 6mths? Am I just being super selfish, two more months isn't that long right?

No I don't think so. Well done for having him there for 4 months. Do what works for you. I have had my DD in her own room, next door, with her door shut since she was 1 week old. She is now the same age as your little man. And she makes a lot of noise - snoring and all!

I have had a bit of tut tutting from various people, but I ignore them. It works great for some familys, but not ours. I tired having her in with us, but it didn't work. I'm a light sleeper, so I hear her through the wall, and go to her when she needs me, but dont wake up to every sound. If she was sick, I'd sleep in her room, but touch wood this hasn't happened.

I was worried about SIDs too, but my Mum said if it happens its so quick, it wouldn't matter where she was. I always make sure she has blankets away from her face and that she's not too hot.

She actually likes having her own space and will happily coo and gaga in her cot when going to sleep and waking up. I figured it was better for her to have a mother who had a good night sleep.

OMG I so know how you feel wanting your own room back. DS was in our room until he was not quite 4 months old. I felt like a new woman when we moved him into his own room. I had my nightstand back, I could walk around in my room and the best part, I could go in there whenever I felt like it because there was no sleeping baby in there.

Do it! You won't know yourself.

(On the more serious note: that's not to say that I didn't consider the SIDS risks but for the most part we were doing everything else right - No smoking in our home, we don't smoke, bedding was all natural fibres, we didn't overheat DS, slept him on his back, no bedding near his face etc. etc.)

Ty was in his own room by about 3 months, we just make sure to do everything Mrs H listed above , thats all you can really do

As everyone else said...when ever you want or as long as you can stand it.

We on the other hand are renovating so still have Cooper in with us <sigh> thank god he's a quiet sleeper, when he's asleep

monikah wrote: we put DH in a cot in his own room from about 4 weeks. we dont have a monitor or anything as it never bothered us.

Brilliant - thats my giggle for the evening sorted Sorry, couldn't help myself

Mamma2N wrote: monikah wrote: we put DH in a cot in his own room from about 4 weeks. we dont have a monitor or anything as it never bothered us. Brilliant - thats my giggle for the evening sorted Sorry, couldn't help myself

Bwuahahaha, I had to read twice to see what you were laughing about..... LOL I'd love to see DH squeeze into a cot.....

lol. i was trying to figure out why it was funny too. figured it out now. oops. preggy brain i guess