We transitioned DS to the crib at 11 weeks, but that was what worked for us. I slept in his room for several nights in the beginning, but that was more for my own benefit. He was ready and it was the week before I went back to work. If he hadn't been able to sleep well in the crib, I would have scrapped it and tried again later.

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Anonymous wrote:Day 1.

The baby won't know any different and neither you nor the baby will wake up with every stir and whimper.

This is not true. The baby knows when you're not around.

OP, my both kids were sleeping through the night at 6 weeks and I blame it on the co-sleeping + EBF on demand combo.

Those darn hormones are powerful and they pick up on your breathing pattern, heartbeat, etc so they'll get sleepy when you're sleepy.

Poster you quoted: all 3 of my kids STTN between 5 -8 weeks and all were in their own cribs in their own rooms. Child #4 (4 weeks old) is in her own room and crib and has already had a few nights of STTN.
Perhaps STTN has nothing to do with it.

Maybe they're sleeping in exhaustion after puking from so much crying you could not hear from your room.

Wow. You and the person who posted that sleeping in their own room "has been proven to cause SIDS" are FUCKING CRAZY. I have seen a lot of psycho blather on this board but these two posts take the cake. Are you really so lacking in confidence about your own parenting choices that you need to resort to lies and hysterics? OP, my advice to you is to view this board as entertainment only (it's a freak show!!) and seek parenting advice from sane people you know in your day to day life.

Of course you know more than the AAP:

http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/AAP-Expands-Guidelines-for-Infant-Sleep-Safety-and-SIDS-Risk-Reduction.aspx?nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token

Sorry, to clarify, I was *agreeing* with the quoted text, just not the other PP that was discussing the "causes" of SIDs.

Or not. I still co-sleep with my 2 year old; I am a believer in co-sleeping. But she was a terrible sleeper and woke every 2-3 hours until the age of 17 months, which I blame on the co-sleeping + EBF on demand combo, since as soon as I stopped breastfeeding on demand, she STTN. You were blessed with great sleepers and got to enjoy co-sleeping with them. Congrats! But scientifically speaking, co-sleeping encourages more frequent arousals. The pro-cosleeping folks say it! It's the reason it combats SIDS.

Yes, putting baby in his/her own room does not "cause" SIDs, like the moron poster said above. It is more that co-sleeping helps prevent it - and it does so by creating a situation in which baby is more likely to wake - i.e. is more arousable. So if anything, the baby is less likely to sleep through the night while co-sleeping. And the benefits are greater only if you sleep the baby in a bassinet or co-sleeper separate from your bed, not in the bed. (Don't think *in* the bed is a big deal, just not the recommendation for SIDs prevention.)

Of course after learning all about this and planning on sleeping DD in our room, I could not sleep a wink with her near me. Moved her into her own room at around 4 weeks, though we often had her in the bassinet in our room on and off depending on our needs. She consistently STTN from about 7-8 weeks onward.

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Anonymous wrote:Day 1.

The baby won't know any different and neither you nor the baby will wake up with every stir and whimper.

This is not true. The baby knows when you're not around.

OP, my both kids were sleeping through the night at 6 weeks and I blame it on the co-sleeping + EBF on demand combo.

Those darn hormones are powerful and they pick up on your breathing pattern, heartbeat, etc so they'll get sleepy when you're sleepy.

Or not. I still co-sleep with my 2 year old; I am a believer in co-sleeping. But she was a terrible sleeper and woke every 2-3 hours until the age of 17 months, which I blame on the co-sleeping + EBF on demand combo, since as soon as I stopped breastfeeding on demand, she STTN. You were blessed with great sleepers and got to enjoy co-sleeping with them. Congrats! But scientifically speaking, co-sleeping encourages more frequent arousals. The pro-cosleeping folks say it! It's the reason it combats SIDS.

We moved DS to his own room in the middle of one night when his little noises were waking us up, and vice versa. For us, that was at about three months. I was very weepy about it...for about 15 minutes until I fell back to blissful sleep.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Day 1.

The baby won't know any different and neither you nor the baby will wake up with every stir and whimper.

This is not true. The baby knows when you're not around.

OP, my both kids were sleeping through the night at 6 weeks and I blame it on the co-sleeping + EBF on demand combo.

Those darn hormones are powerful and they pick up on your breathing pattern, heartbeat, etc so they'll get sleepy when you're sleepy.

Poster you quoted: all 3 of my kids STTN between 5 -8 weeks and all were in their own cribs in their own rooms. Child #4 (4 weeks old) is in her own room and crib and has already had a few nights of STTN.
Perhaps STTN has nothing to do with it.

Maybe they're sleeping in exhaustion after puking from so much crying you could not hear from your room.

WTF? Just because a baby isn't in your room doesn't mean you can't hear them or don't respond when they cry.

Anonymous wrote:When you feel comfortable with your baby sleeping in another room.

This.

or when it is convenient. With our first son he was in his own room at 5 weeks. Our place was smaller and his room was right across the hall. With second at 14 weeks he is still in our room and probably will be for some time because his room is down stairs and I don't want to deal with that during the night.

There really is no right or wrong answer. Some people love bed sharing and don't care if the kids are in their room. Others don't like it and baby is in their own room from day 1.

I will say that I've noticed that babies who co-sleep in the same bed tend to wake a lot more for feedings/comfort nursing than those in their own crib or even bassinet in the parents room.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Day 1.

The baby won't know any different and neither you nor the baby will wake up with every stir and whimper.

This is not true. The baby knows when you're not around.

OP, my both kids were sleeping through the night at 6 weeks and I blame it on the co-sleeping + EBF on demand combo.

Those darn hormones are powerful and they pick up on your breathing pattern, heartbeat, etc so they'll get sleepy when you're sleepy.

Poster you quoted: all 3 of my kids STTN between 5 -8 weeks and all were in their own cribs in their own rooms. Child #4 (4 weeks old) is in her own room and crib and has already had a few nights of STTN.
Perhaps STTN has nothing to do with it.

Maybe they're sleeping in exhaustion after puking from so much crying you could not hear from your room.

Wow. You and the person who posted that sleeping in their own room "has been proven to cause SIDS" are FUCKING CRAZY. I have seen a lot of psycho blather on this board but these two posts take the cake. Are you really so lacking in confidence about your own parenting choices that you need to resort to lies and hysterics? OP, my advice to you is to view this board as entertainment only (it's a freak show!!) and seek parenting advice from sane people you know in your day to day life.

Anonymous wrote:Day 1.

The baby won't know any different and neither you nor the baby will wake up with every stir and whimper.

Why on earth would you recommend something to a (I assume) new mom that has been proven to cause SIDS??? Come on, PP, not cool.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Day 1.

The baby won't know any different and neither you nor the baby will wake up with every stir and whimper.

This is not true. The baby knows when you're not around.

OP, my both kids were sleeping through the night at 6 weeks and I blame it on the co-sleeping + EBF on demand combo.

Those darn hormones are powerful and they pick up on your breathing pattern, heartbeat, etc so they'll get sleepy when you're sleepy.

Poster you quoted: all 3 of my kids STTN between 5 -8 weeks and all were in their own cribs in their own rooms. Child #4 (4 weeks old) is in her own room and crib and has already had a few nights of STTN.
Perhaps STTN has nothing to do with it.

Maybe they're sleeping in exhaustion after puking from so much crying you could not hear from your room.

Oh please. Get a grip. There is no right answer to this-It is what works best for each family.

We have 2 dogs and a cat and we keep all our doors open.
My daughter has slept in her crib in her room since day one, I was nervous about her being in a swing or bouncy seat on the floor in our room in case the dogs started licking her or the cat decided to jump on her.
Shes been happy in there the whole time.

15 month DD and she is still in our bed! We love it!

When you think it's right....just got out of bed with my 5 yr old.
I like sleeping with DC and she likes sleeping with me.
We try sep room occassionally but come back to same bed.


You have to do whatever helps you get the best sleep....exhausted parent does not equal good parent

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Day 1.

The baby won't know any different and neither you nor the baby will wake up with every stir and whimper.

This is not true. The baby knows when you're not around.

OP, my both kids were sleeping through the night at 6 weeks and I blame it on the co-sleeping + EBF on demand combo.

Those darn hormones are powerful and they pick up on your breathing pattern, heartbeat, etc so they'll get sleepy when you're sleepy.

Poster you quoted: all 3 of my kids STTN between 5 -8 weeks and all were in their own cribs in their own rooms. Child #4 (4 weeks old) is in her own room and crib and has already had a few nights of STTN.
Perhaps STTN has nothing to do with it.

Maybe they're sleeping in exhaustion after puking from so much crying you could not hear from your room.