DD slept with us for 9.5months. Never was interested in bassinette or cot. Always screamed when she went in a cot anyway. So it was easier for us all to co-sleep, which worked great. We moved DD into her own room when she was 9.5months, into a toddler bed, as she still hated cot. The transition was great, she loved it and has had all sleeps in that since then. She is now 13 months old. I was surprised the transition was so easy.
My son was in a bassinette in our room til I think around 2 months or so. To make the transition easier (more for me than him I think) I moved it out to the lounge room for about a week so he wasn't far away. I then put him in the cot in his room & he started sleeping through the night from 3 months. Not traumatic at all.
I reckon don't stress about it, do what works at the time and then change it when it does'nt work anymore. It's the approach we have taken this time and we have a very happy bubs. They eventually want to leave your room themselves I fyou find that you want to make the move before they are ready i would say start with daytime sleeps and then work up to night sleeps. Good luck when it comes to the time.
My son is almost 8 weeks old. We are planning on moving him into his own room this weekend. I don't think its paranoia that he's still breathing, but I can completely understand where you're coming from with that. But with us, its just that every movement and noise is waking us up, and making us wonder if its time to wake up to feed, almost preparing ourselves to get up, but then not having to, etc... which is just making us have an even more interupted sleep.
He is in a rocking cradle next to our bed at the min. We will take it off its hinges and place it in his cot for the first few days, maybe week depending on how it goes, and then just take that away leaving him in his cot.
I'm looking forward to having our bedroom back as just our bedroom.
Its nice that some people have their children in with them for longer, if that works for them, but what works for some, doesn't work for others.
Take everyones advice, but then just do what you feel is right for you.
Good luck!
DS was in a bassinet in our room until 10 weeks...then we did the first transition during the day and after one or two days we felt comfortable enough to leave him in his own room(in the bassinette) overnight.
After about a week we did the day transition to the cot and after the first day left him in there overrnight!!
He had no problems with this and it was a huge relief to have OUR bedroom back to ourselves IFYKWM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I fyou find that you want to make the move before they are ready i would say start with daytime sleeps and then work up to night sleeps.
Good luck when it comes to the time.
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