Transitioning ?! 😱

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When did you guys transition your babies from your room to their own? My son just turned 4 months a few days ago and he’s been in our room since birth. I think he’s starting to hate his bassinet. Anytime he moves or tries to turn over he wakes up due to lack of space. His crib is in the next room over (he’ll be sharing a room with our six year old), but I’m nervous about the transition. Dad says it’s time 😫😖. With our first we made the mistake of letting him co sleep with us for so long that once it was time to transition it was super hard. Long story short he didn’t start sleeping in his own room until he was two 😫. I definitely don’t want to go through that again. Is now too soon to put him in his crib??

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The crib is in my room and I plan to keep it there for at least the first year but we bed share 😂 Room sharing the entire first year actually reduces the rate of sids.  Plus, I feel like it would be unfair to a 6 year old to have to share a room with baby when sleep is critical to them just to make it easier for mom and dad.  Ultimately, you have to do what works best for all of you though.

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I'm just starting to do the transition myself. Starting with naps and his last stretch of night sleep which is about 1-1.5 hours in his crib. After a week I will put him in for a full night.

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I just moved my guy 2 weeks ago, right after he hit 4 months. He was waking every 45 min (going through the sleep regression). I thought moving him might help a bit... give him more space and less noises like me snoring! I think part of it is that he is starting to figure out how to transition back to sleep when he wakes but I do think the move helped a bit. He has now had 3 days of 7ish hour stretches in his crib! He had never done that before. I moved my now 3 year old daughter at 3.5 months. This seems to be a pretty good time to transition in my opinion. My pedi agreed and so does taking cara babies.... both suggest a move at 4 months (I know aap suggests waiting til 6 months though).

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My little one is 4 months and she’s been in her own room across the hall for a month now! She never did like any type of bassinet so she slept with me and I wanted to kick the habit before it went too far! She sleeps amazing in her crib! I was worried the first couple nights but after that, it wasn’t so scary. Good luck momma!

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We moved our first to her own room at 6 months. She's such a good sleeper though and we probably could've put her in her own room quite a bit earlier (maybe 4 months) but we were paranoid first time parents so we kept her with us a little longer. We expected to move this baby to his nursery at around 4 months but we just hit that mark and we don't think he's ready yet (he still a very fussy sleeper) so we might hold off until 6 months for him too.

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We moved our baby girl to her crib in her own room at 3 weeks old. She absolutely hated her bassinet and slept so much better in the crib. She’s been sleeping in there every night ever since.

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Mine has been 4 months since Sunday and we started her in her own room on Thursday. We were in the same position with space in her bassinet and I think she was just uncomfortable on that thin mattress too. If he’s ready do it because she sleeps so much better now that she’s in there at night and so do I.

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We made the change around 5 months. We were bed sharing before and he was waking 3-4 times a night to eat. I did a gentle approach to sleep training at the same time just because he wasn’t used to sleeping in his crib. It was difficult at first just because he wanted to be held. Once he got used to it he started to sleep way better. A month later he’s now sleeping all night..11-12 hours. Aside from a couple nights where shots and teething were a problem

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We put him in his own room in his bassinet for about a month now and will be transitioning to his crib soon. He’s done well being on his. Worried about how he’ll adjust to the crib but I think like you that he is outgrowing his bassinet and may sleep better in the crib.

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We just moved ours a few days ago when he was 4 months. We had him nap in his crib for about a week to get used to the crib before we moved him over. He was getting uncomfortable in his bassinet. He went from sleeping 6-7 hours straight to waking up about 5 times a night. He just didnt have enough room to move around and I think he wasnt comfortable on the mattress anymore. The first night we switched him over he slept 8 hours straight! I was worried because hes never slept away from me since we brought him home, but he sleeps so much better and so did I. If you think hes ready if give it a try.

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