We had our daughter in a bassinette & then the cot til she was about 18mths in our bedroom.

... I just loved waking up in the mornings to see her sweet lil face staring at me. It was the best part of my day

She started sleeping in her cot in HER nursery when she was about 18mths old. Though most of the time she wakes up about 2am & ends up in our bed now, so at times I wonder if it was the best thing for her.

BUT having said that I could NEVER have imagined putting a newborn in a room all on their own. OMG I was just terrified of SIDS, etc ..

Those gadgets to detect SIDS to put in their nursery wouldn't have made a difference to me. I just wanted to hear her breathing myself