Starting sleeping in own room, suggestion needed

[~jaz~]

ok so we're moving to our new place next week.

DS will have his own room now, so I need suggestions on how to go about doing this and what I will expect DS to do.

A bit of a background, DS is 14.5 months old. He was sleeping in his own cot from the day we took him from hospy until when he was about 6 months. When he was 6 months, he got sick. Three days of high fever made him very clingy, so he slept with us. But the 3 days became almost a year now and I am thinking that it is time for him to sleep in his own (room or at least cot). I think he needs to sleep on his own cot because he is a good sleeper now and we have a consistent routine for him, but almost every night either DS or I wakes him up when we try to sneak into bed. He is not sleeping through the night yet (never ), but most night he only wakes up 2-3 times (first one when I sneak in and second time when DH sneak in).

So, any suggestions on how to go on about putting him to sleep in his own room? TBH, on one hand, I want him to sleep well but I am a little anxious of not having him sleeping next to me anymore. I am going to miss him, I think . Oh, and DH will not be helping me in this. I am by myself in the looking after DS department. DH never ever wakes up to help with DS. He pretends to still be asleep when DS cries .

TIA

[MumtoA]

Hi Jaz,
I noted that no one had replied so thought i would just pop in. I don't have much advice as my little one has slept in the own room from very early on as myself and DH would wake her up everytime we went into our room (as you would probably understand!). I guess the only thing i really remember doing was starting off small - so i had DD sleep in her room for day sleeps initially. I would give her a bottle a cuddle and into bed. Now that she is crawling and all over the cot allll of the time i do the same and then leave her. every 10 min or so i will go back in if she is sitting up in her cot and lie her down and tell her 'it's time for sleeps'. This somedays tkaes up to an hour but she does eventually fall alseep. At night i do pretty much the same thing. I guess perserverance and consistency will be the key if you want him to sleep in his own room.

Sorry i'm not much help but good luck!

[HotI]

Have you looked at the book 'no cry sleep solutions'? It deals with exactly this situation.

I would probably try to get DS sleeping in his cot first and then move him in to his own room.

Where does he sleep for naps? Can you start him sleeping in his room for naps so he gets used to it?

[MummaSue]

I second what Kate07 has said about the No Cry Sleep Solution book. It has really gentle ideas for transitioning babies.

[~jaz~]

Ok just Zettira into our new place n just got the net on. And all this time DS has been sleeping by himself in his room. I cannot be happier. He took to it alright i guess. He didn't make a fuss, surprisingly and here I was expecting he will throw a big fuss for few days .

[~mamaspice~]

Jaz thats great that he has transitioned so well. I was going to say that with my DS I got him used to day sleeps in the cot in his room first then he transitioned to night sleeps really well too I think it was harder for me than for him!