Where Does Your Baby Sleep?

Connie - posted on 07/13/2011

We moved Des bc of me, actually. I wasn't giving him the opportunity to self-sooth in his bassinet and was inadvertently waking him up several extra times a night by touching him, giving him bottles/breast, etc. No one was getting sleep, so we decided to move him. Now we both sleep better.

Sarah - posted on 07/13/2011

Liam is going on 6 months old and he still sleeps in his bed right next to mine,also minus a couple hours in the morning when I bring him in bed with me. I really don't see any need to move him to his own room now. I planned to do it when he was closer to 1..

Connie - posted on 07/13/2011

We've recently transitioned Des into his crib in his own room with no repercussions! Actually, I think the change was harder for me than it was him, but he's so laid back, he could care less where he was sleeping! :-)

Susan - posted on 07/12/2011

I agree Ashley. It is good to get them used to sleeping in their own crib from the start. My kids were in their own beds at two weeks, I also had a video monitor to see them.

Billie - posted on 07/10/2011

Lynda is 6 months old and has been sleeping in her crib in her room since she was 1 month old. She never seemed to be able to stay asleep in her bassinet in our room, so her crib was the best choice for her. Lately, she's been in bed with me because she's cutting her 2 bottom teeth. She just won't sleep at all. Last night, she had me up until 6am, that's when she finally went to sleep. Then anytime I would move her to try and get comfortable she would stir. So it was a really hard night for me considering I also have a 29 month old daughter, lol.

Angelica - posted on 07/06/2011

my son is in his crib in the same room as my daughter .. sleeps through the night from 8pm till about 6 am :)

Shannelle - posted on 06/04/2011

my almost 5 month old sleeps in my bed and i cant get him out!! I know I probably shouldnt have started but I had two weeks of no sleep when he was born and it just works so well but I would really like to break the habit however I still have to choose between sleep with him or no sleep at all I also feel he is too young for crying it out I am not a fan and refuse to do that at such a young age

Tasha - posted on 05/31/2011

Our son slept in a bassinet in our room till about 4 weeks, then our bed till 6 weeks, then straight to his crib in his room, hes now almost 5 months and sleeps and takes naps in his crib. I loved cuddling with him but i like my bedroom to be adults only, i guess i just know that like anything the longer you do it the longer it takes to break the habit

Misti - posted on 05/29/2011

The first two weeks of my sons life he slept exclusively on my chest, or my fiance's. After that ordeal passed he started sleeping in his room in his crib. Now at a little over 4 months he sleeps through the night almost every night with the exception being if he doesnt finish his "dinner" before bed, then he usualy get up to finish then its lights out. Ive jsut always figured if he has his own room, why not sleep in it. We have our bed, and he has his :)

Melissa - posted on 05/26/2011

Dylan sleeps right next to me, in my bed :) I love it, it is intuitive with nursing for me and I get the most sleep this way. We will probably continue this throughout the first year.

Rachael - posted on 05/24/2011

Sofia is now 18 weeks old from week 5 she has slept in her own bed upstairs. Before that she slept in bed with us and would wake up 2 to 3 times a night. Once we put her upstairs she started sleeping through the night, by 8 weeks she was sleeping 10 hours and now she sleeps from 7pm to 7am. She goes to sleep with a big smile on her face and wakes up giggling at her mobile.

Brittany - posted on 05/15/2011

At first my son slept in a pack-n-play bassinet for the first month and a half/2 months. I would have been ok with him being in there longer, but he got heavier than the weight limit so I wasn't very comfortable with him being in it anymore. So he's been in his own room and in a crib since. He seems to like it and only gets up about twice a night. It's nice to have him in their own room because I know there are times where he's just fussing in his sleep and if he was still in our room I would be all over him when he didn't really need anything. My son only slept in bed with me once and that was after a rough night while he was still under a month old. Unless I fell asleep while feeding him which did happen a couple times also while he was really small. Now when he wakes up I bring him to bed with me to feed him and then get up and take him back to his crib. It works well for all of us. :)

Kellie - posted on 05/11/2011

MJ's been sleeping in his crib since he was born but he's an Angel baby who is way easier than my first. You can lay him down and he goes right to sleep most the time. He does not sleep well when we're at other people's houses.

Savona - posted on 05/11/2011

My baby boy is still in our room in bassinet, Im not gonna lie... he sleeps with us sometimes when Im too tired to try and put him back in his bassinet without him waking up, I think he appreciates the scent of us around him, so Ive brought all his blankets and sheets in bed with us so when I do put him in his bassinet, she scent of us is all over it so he falls asleep WAY easier.
I cant wait till we buy and move so we have a 3 bedroom house so I can paint and decorate and put him in his own room =)

Lisa - posted on 05/10/2011

With our first, we put her in her own room when we brought her home but I hated getting up and going into a different room to nurse in the middle of the night. With our second, he slept in a pack 'n' play in our room and I would bring him into bed to nurse and then put him back in his pack n play and he moved into his room about 8 months maybe. This one, in a pack 'n' play in our room and I'd bring him into bed to nurse but this time around I usually fell asleep nursing so he sometimes sleeps with us. We've never had issues with kids not wanting to sleep in their rooms or their own beds. There are nights where everyone sleeps all night in their own beds/own rooms. Somenights I wake up and there are extra kids in our bed. Some mornings I go downstairs and find the 2 YO has crawled into bed with the 4 YO or vice versa.

In my opinion, as long as everyone sleeps and I get to sleep, I don't care where they sleep as long as they sleep. :)
I figure they'll outgrown wanting to sleep with their mom sometime before college! :)

Tasha - posted on 05/10/2011

Jackson has slept in his own room from the day we bought him home, as baby's are quite restless sleepers I have found both him and I sleep better this way as I'm not waking to his every noise. With my first daughter I had her in our room for a few months and found once I put her in her own room she slept better. Ive never let the kids sleep in bed with me as i made this mistake with my first daughter and found it bacame earlier and earlier that she wanted to come in and it was hard to break the habit. All kids are different so I think you just have to work out what's best for you.

Lisa - posted on 05/10/2011

my daughter sleeps in her own room, she started sleeping through the night at about 8weeks (10pm to 6:30am) and by the time she was 12weeks old i put her in her own room and now she sleeps 7pm to 6:30am, she sleeps in her crib because her cot is miles to big for her.
Everyone has their own opinion, i dont agree with co sleeping, i just cant sleep properly but then again it suits other people, its the same with bottle feeding or breast feeding or doing a bit of both. So of course everyone has their own opinion about how long a baby stays in the same room as you, mine is as soon as they sleep through the night they have their own room.

Like Connie said this is a great discussion.

Mechelle - posted on 05/10/2011

It is true, my bedroom should be the only kid free zone, and I often think how nice it would be. But, the only time I ever go in there is to sleep at night. My fiance and I enjoy the living room at night when the girls are asleep. I make sure everything is picked up and all toys are away. I was afraid at first of having my youngest in bed with me, but I felt it was safer for her than me falling asleep sitting up and feeding her..I almost dropped her once like that and that is when I made the decision to switch.

Connie - posted on 05/10/2011

Great discussion, ladies! It's nice to see an honest discussion without any trolling or flaming. :-) I love our group!

ASHLEY - posted on 05/10/2011

Michelle- Yes rock n play sleeper is AWESOME!

Angie- I feel that way too other than safety why wouldnt you want to hold on to your only kid free zone? for your own sanity lol.

Michelle - posted on 05/10/2011

My daughter sleeps right beside my bed in a Rock N Sleeper. I love it! She can see me and I can see her when I just open my eyes. I am dreading putting her in her own room. (she is 14 weeks). It is nice to just throw her in the bed when she wakes up to nurse!

Angie - posted on 05/10/2011

I know a lot of people that started co-sleeping with their babies and are still sleeping with them at 4!
I am not against it in any way. When I had my first I used to bring her into bed with me when my partner went to work but we never slept. She is now 3 and hates people in her bed and won't sleep in our bed and I prefer that. She's been in a cot since she was 9 weeks. Prior to that she was in hospital as she was a prem so I figured she was just used to sleeping on her own.
My 2nd who is now 12 weeks old slept in her bassinet next to me on the lounge until she was about 6 weeks old. She was sleeping 5-6 hours from when she was 4 days old. At around 4-5 she was sleeping anywhere between 6 and 11 hours so at 6 weeks I put her in her cot and that's where she sleeps. I didn't really want any of my children sleeping in my room as it's the only room in the house that's not overrun by kids and kids things... So my husband and I are happy that the Girls have their own rooms and our room is just for us.
Just do what you feel is right for you. Every baby is different and every Mother is different and if you want your son with you then go for it! They're only babies for a short while so enjoy! xx

Miriam - posted on 05/10/2011

Our 4 month old twins sleep in our room each in thier crib. they still wake 2-3 times a night to eat, so Im waiting for that to be better before I move them to their room! I want my space back, but I cant imagine going all over the house at all hours at night to tend to them..

ASHLEY - posted on 05/10/2011

I am not a fan of co-sleeping it makes me nervous. I know big debate to each his own whatever... just my opinion. I always had nightmares about something happening with my first. I would feel so guilty even falling asleep in bed with him while nursing. I dreamed he would smother or fall off. Several of my friends children co-slept and nothing happened but they are age 3 or older and still sleeping with mom or dad. It is a hard habit to break them of. The older they get the harder it is. In the long run I believe it is easier to get them used to their crib early on it prevents issues later.

Mechelle - posted on 05/09/2011

My daughter sleeps in bed with me (I have pillows surrounding her so that I do not roll on top of her). At first, she was in a bassinet, but I was so tired getting up with her that I would fall asleep. I decided that it was safer for her to try sleeping with me, and she sleeps so much better! I do not have to worry that I am falling asleep sitting up with her or if I will drop her. I do not even have to pick her up to feed her. She now only wakes up once or twice, and as soon as she is to the point where she only wakes up once or less, she will be put in her own room in a crib.

ASHLEY - posted on 05/09/2011

My almost 4 month old is still in our room. He sleeps in a fisher price rock and play bassinet thing. My oldest on the other hand slept in a bassinet in our room until he was 10 weeks old. Once he started sleeping in his own room in his crib he slept longer and so did I! When he was in the same room he wanted to nurse all night. We planned to do the same with baby #2 but he has severe reflux and I dont want to lay him flat because of it. He is gonna stay in our room until he starts growing out of it a bit. His rock n play sleeper is inclined which is great for reflux. I would say if there are no major issues to move them by 3 months but thats just what worked for me. Most peds say to wait till they are about 6 months old.