Has anyone put baby in crib in their own room right away?

[sweetangel7]

I was just curious...has anyone put their baby in their crib in a separate room from the start...it sounds like most people sleep with baby in their room.  Our bedroom is very close to the baby's room, and I was planning on trying to keep him in his crib...but I am not sure if this is reasonable?  Please don't be judgmental!  I've never done this before so I don't know where babies should sleep...their crib sounded reasonable to me...especially considering I am feet away from his room/the crib.

[cminamyer]

I had DD in a basinet/pack-n-play for the first six weeks, once DH and I were able to "be together again" she went into her own room full time.  I don't think I would just buy a basinet but since I could get it with the pack-n-play that's where she slept.  Her room was a little ways down the hall so it was better for us.  I kept her in the room with us because I was BFing and it was easier for me to have her there and I just liked being able to see her anytime I wanted.  Now the baby's room will be right across the hall from us so I might put her in her room after the first week, once DH goes back to work so I don't wake him up.  

My only advice would be if you do put him in your room at all to at least put him in his crib to nap so he's ready for it when he goes in his room at night...

I do think you'll get better sleep if he's in his own room and it's so nice that DD has always slept in her own room except the first six weeks.

[tarrah87]

i havn't had mine yet but when i do since i'm just right across the hall from her room i plan on having her sleep in her own room in the crib from the start.

[Mumita]

I plan on having the baby sleep in his/her room from day one.  I really don't like basinets, I think they are a waste of money (for me) since they grow out of it so soon.  I already get up to pee like 5 times per night so I'm not sleeping anyway.  My husband will be training for a 1/2 Ironman Triathlon so he'll need to sleep AND i will be (hopefully) breastfeeding so I'll have to get up anyway to feed him/her.  The baby's room is right next to ours too.

Also, my baby brother stayed in my parents room FOREVER first because my stepmom didn't want to get up and go to the next room to BF at night, she BF for a year so then he was big enough he didn't want to sleep alone, so they let him sleep with them until he was 3 or even older!  Needless to say my parents barely slept or had a room for 3 years AND it took them forever to get him to sleep in his own room.

[Michele, Katy, TX]

I didn't read all of the responses, but I think the main reason we like to have our babies in our rooms is for convenience and peace of mind.  

The earliest I have ever put one of my babies in their own room was like 5 or 6 months.  But I had a very small house then, so it wasn't a big deal at all.  I now live in a 2 story and it is very hard to have them anywhere else.  Only the master is downstairs with all the rest of the bedrooms being upstairs.  So, they stay in my room forever now.  I wonder if I will ever have my room and my husband back :(  Ha ha!!  I know I will all too soon.......

[tatorbug40]

When my DD came home I had her in my room for 1 night, I didn't sleep a wink...  so I moved her to her room...  every time she moved I woke up and looked in on her that first night...  so on night 2 she was in her own room- I had a monitor and I could hear her breathing on it,  sometimes I even slept holding the monitor right beside my ear,  but I did get a little more sleep that way...  she is 4 now...  DS, 1 now, was in his own room from the first night home...  I also used a monitor with him,  so I could hear his breathing...  after a few months I realized I was going to hear him cry even without the monitor...  so I retired that...  but it will give you piece of mind at the beginning if you choose to put him in his own crib-  I found it eaiser because then we didn't have that transition back to their own rooms...  

[Jay_Leron]

having ur baby sleep in their bassinet/cot, crib etc right away is no prob to me, as long as their in the same room as me! lol i think i am a little paranoid as well. my oldest son slept in the same room as me (in seperate beds) until he was 2 yrs old.

[Avanaar]

My choice to have Jaiden in a bassinet in our room was not out of fear or paranoia ... it's because he doesn't have his own room yet.  No crib, no changing table, no rocking chair ... nothing.  So he sleeps in his bassinet in our room until we get him his own room.  But I will say, even if he did has his own room, I'd probably keep him in ours because the night time feedings are *so* much easier.  I couldn't imagine having to drag my tired @ss out of bed and go to another room to get him ... it's already hard enough to get up and move one foot to his bassinet!  lol

Whatever you decide will be perfectly fine.  As I've already learned tho, the best laid plans mean diddly squat when the baby's involved!  =D

[martikadragoon]

if TJ were healthy I'd have done that. (well... maybe kept him in the room the first couple weeks simply so I could get a bit more sleep)

But my son is just down the hall and when he gets back home out of the hospital, I'll have him the first few nights in the room with us then he's moving up to his crib. :)

[ziggysgrl0724]

I kept all my babies in a bassinet in my room for a few months, but not out of fear or paranoia.  The ONLY reason I would say it is better to have the baby close, is because when they are "brand new" they usually wake up every 2-3 hours to eat.  My babies were formula fed and they still woke up a few times a night.  Having them in my room was only a convenience for me, so I didn't have to get out of bed and walk to another room and such to feed them.  I kept bottles filled with water and the formula right on my nightstand, and I wouldn't even have to get out of bed when they woke up....just sit up, feed change, back to sleep ,lol.  Of course, you should do whatever you feel comfy with...

[chantal21]

well said blueeyedtabby! =)

[blueeyedtabbycat]

This is your decision and should not be desided on what any other mother has or has not done. Do things the way you plan to, but remember you can always change your mind if your not comfortable:) There is no right or wrong!

[Latrice414]

I think its a personal choice and how paranoid a mother feels. At age 19 having a baby i didnt have a clue of what a parent was. I barely got sleep at night bcuz i was up watching the baby sleep making sure he was breathing.  I had to go to my parents for 3 months bucz i wasnt getting no sleep from watching the baby.

This time around i do plan on putting a bassinet in my room right on the side where i sleep so i can make sure baby is ok, even though all of the bedrooms are upstairs and the baby will get one of the rooms next to us, for the first few months baby will be in our room.(Paranoid Mom)

[kikicoates78]

I never put my kids in bed with me, and plan on doing the same this time around. But as you said about yours,  Addy's nursery is right by my bedroom :) OR I might have second thoughts.

[JoyRenee]

I chose to keep my girls in a bassinet by my bed because I was worried about SIDS. I'd wake up throughout the night and peek in at them without having to get up (you're sleep deprived enough as it is!).

But there's nothing wrong with putting baby in their crib from the start either. It's a matter of preference!

[sweetangel7]

Oh good...I'm glad that I'm not the only one who is doing this/plans on doing this.  I just felt like I was the only one and that maybe I was wrong?!?  I do have monitors so that is not an issue and the rooms are very close to one another so even if I have to get up and go into his room, its not much different than walking to one side of my own room...maybe even closer!  

[chantal21]

If I wasn't so paranoid, I probably would have put Jeremiah in his crib from the start, but I was too scared since he was my first child. But also, I nursed him, so it was very convenient to have him right there in the room to feed him in the middle of the night. I bought one of those co-sleeper/play-pens and put it right next to the bed. Once he turned 3 months or so, we moved him into his own room in his crib and he did great! Starting sleep through the night with no problems. (I still worried though of course...lol) But now that we have moved, only one bedroom in the house is completely finished (our bedroom) so his crib is in there and it's so hard. He now wakes up 2 times a night. He'll be in his owm room soon and will probably sleep so much better!
I would give it a try and see if you can do it! It can't hurt and who knows, your baby may sleep just fine or you may get a lot of exercise in the night! =)  

[bimbicat7]

i say go for it, i did it for both my children and it resulted in us both getting a better nights sleep and then not having to get him used to a new room again in a few mths time and i will be doing it again, all the snuffling as cute as it is keept me awake so after the first night with the first that was enough and he went into his own room and bub number 2 was in there from day one, makes so much easier as it doesnt wake hubby up if he has to work too, try it see what works for you

[tiredbuthappy]

i kept dd in our room next to us for several months. Honestly, aside from the joy of being near the baby and the insane paranoia that new moms feel, it was also for convenience. at first, DD ate every 2-3 hours, even through the night. later on, she stirred a lot during the night and my tired @ss was not getting out of bed each time. It was so wonderfully convenient to have her so close i didn't have to even sit fully upright to pick her up and feed her. She was next to me in a bassinet by the way, not in my bed. my bassinet had this nifty little vibrate function, so if she woke up ready to play or chat, i would just press the button, and i usually fell back to sleep before she did :)

personally, i don't think crib sleeping would be bad for the baby- just sooo much harder on mom.

by the way, dd was immediately next to me in a bassinet until 6 months. After that, she spent 2 months in our room in a pack n play (again for convenience and crazy mommy paranoia). She moved to her own room around 8 1/2 months and had absolutely no problems transitioning, except for the fact that her crib mattress was too hard. Once I solved that problem, she slept like an angel in her own crib.

[dnikki0928]

Don't feel guilty!! DS has been in his crib since day 1 also... I got up plenty of times during the night to make sure he was still breathing lol...I was so paranoid - But I would have been like that if he was sleeping right next to me too lol!! I of course have a monitor next to my bed also. I also bought one of those baby sleeping wedges so he wasn't flat on his back and couldn't roll.

[jenkaye21]

I think its a great decision.  Don't feel guilty or question yourself; you will be gald of the benefits!!  Good Luck!

[blueeyedtabbycat]

My children have always slept in a bassinett right next to my bed for at least the first month, but only because I slept better my self knowing that they were alright and I could hear every peep. I have never slept with my children untill they got older and had a nightmare or something and ended up in my bed, lol. I have always had a fear of rolling over on one of them and ...........That sealed the deal for me:) If you can deal with your baby being in the next room more power to you! But I would suggest having a monitor for peace of mind.  
P.S right now my sons crib is in my room:( Only cause I live in a 2 bedroom apt!! I cant wait to move into our new house, ugh!!

[LauraB78]

Jaxson has slept in his crib from the day we came home from the hospital. Granted, he sometimes will sleep in his bouncy chair, or on me if it is the middle of the night and he is having a melt down, or is just napping, but I would say 75% of the time, he sleeps in his crib.

I personally think co-sleeping is a terrible habit, but it works for a LOT of people and ultimately, I think you have to do whatever works for your family!  I think sleeping in the crib is totally reasonable!!

Good luck! ; )

[alaysha]

My sister started putting her son in his crib at night right after he was born. I think it is a great thing to do if its not too hard for you. I couldn't handle not being right next to Aspen in the beginning. My nephew hardly has any problems sleeping and prefers to go to sleep by himself. As a baby he actually started sleeping through the night sooner. When Aspen was 8 months her doctor told me to not allow Aspen to sleep in the same room with me because it makes it harder on them to sleep through the night alone and even as adolescents in can cause them to have sleep problems. This is usually if you keep them sleeping you past 3 months. I'm not sure how accurate that information is but it is what was recommended to me.