Transition to own room

Hi you might be surprised. I never co slept but when I moved my little one to her own room she loved it and slept more soundly. I snore and was probably waking her up x

Same. We all slept a load better when we moved him to his own room! I think we were waking each other up!

Please don’t place him on his tummy, it’s not safe unless he gets there himself…. I know he may not seem to like his back but it’s our job to place them on their backs and then support them to fall asleep. He will either come to like sleeping on his back or learn to roll onto his tummy. Sleep training will involve some form of crying but you can be beside him as you ‘train’ or leave him for a little space and pop back in. Main things to remember is consistency, use correct wake windows, and place down fully awake, not drowsy.

We spent every single play time, nappy change in his room for a week then introduced day naps in his cot. This caused some short naps to begin with, but he soon realised I wasn't far away. Then started on a Saturday night so my partner didn't have work next day just in case - But we all slept better/longer stretches. Woke up for 1 feed, back to sleep until 6am. He seems a bit fussy at the moment, but I'm sure he's teething - I leave for a couple of minutes when he wakes (I used to go straight in) but he has started to self settle quicker! So far so good! 🤞🏻I combi fed, now just bottle so can't help on breastfeeding side, sorry! Good luck! 😊

@Nicola I was actually recommended by a chiropractor to put him on his tummy as he has very good neck control and was told it’s their innate nature to breathe and near enough every grandparent I speak to put all their kids/grandkids to sleep on their belly. I know it is not advices but it is safe I personally find as he is in his next to me and when we put him in his own room I will put him on his back and when he rolls it’s up to him then.

Thank you @Naomi @Anna this is very helpful and makes me think this might be the reason plus many say he can smell the breastmilk too so might be why he’s waking so much, appreciate the positivity x

Thank you @Georgia this is really helpful, I put him down for some naps in his cot in his room and he can nap in there anywhere between 30 minutes to 1hr 30, did you sleep train at all or gradually do it? Hoping when he’s just on formula and weaning will help him sleep longer too, thank you x

Both of my children have just been put straight into their own rooms with no transition period and slept fine. My youngest we did it at 6 months as we were just disturbing her when we went to bed. My oldest was 8 months due to the room not being ready. Best thing to do could be to try it and see how it goes x

I will be completely honest, I still have no idea where to start with sleep training... I've always had to sit my little one up for at least 20 minutes before laying him down after the feed, so never introduced it. And, if he wakes up when I put him down it is almost impossible to get him back to sleep without picking him up. I've tried to keep him in the next to me now cot for the duration of a nap regardless of being awake (something I read somewhere), that did not work at all 😅 So, as some would say "I've made a rod for my own back" but in a vicious circle of not knowing where to go with it 🙆🏻‍♀️🙈

@Georgia you could always try the pick up put down method. It's a lot of work and it does take patience but it is a gentle way of sleep training x

Just trying to promote safe sleep and make sure baby is safe. Our grandmothers didn’t put our parents in car seats so be careful with that logic…. Knowledge progresses and moves on. Yes babies love sleeping on their tummies but it’s much safer if they get there themselves rather than us placing them there. Neck control or not. A chiropractor should not be recommending any baby to be purposely placed on their tummy for sleep. Just looking out for you and your baby.