age for sleeping alone?

[sunshop]

how old do babies have to be before they can sleep in their own bedroom?

[oldgrape]

any age but usually about 6 months but depends on how your baby adapts to the change

[Whickerman]

the sooner the better, for them and you. Just invest in a very good baby monitor

[OBonio]

We put our little one in a few weeks ago at 6 months old. Broke my heart. Still does having to leave her alone in there.... she sleeps better though without my snoring ;o)

[silly moo]

On the day you come from hospital is perfectly fine if that'e what you want to do.
Don't leave it too long or it will never happen.

[MrsJo49155]

Mine went into his own room from about 2 week old - more inconvenient when they wake up for a feed but saves having the problems later on down the road when they let you know that they are happy with the current situation and want to remain in your bedroom until they are toddlers!

baby monitors are fantastic gadgets - just make sure you get one with varying frequences just in case you find out that one of your neighbours has a similar monitor - we could pick up the little girl next door but one until we changed the frequency!

Good Luck!

[cobie]

our little one was in his own room at 6 weeks old, we had the monitor in our room so we could hear him if he woke up, you always seem to sleep with one ear open anyway when they are little

[kick3m0n]

A recent survey showed that babies who share the same room (not bed) as their parents until they are 6 months old have a reduced risk of cot death. It's something to do with sensing their mothers presence, but also probably due to an increased likelihood of mum noticing something wrong or responding more rapidly to any changes in LOs breathing etc. I breast fed and it was fantastically useful to be right there. Once wee guy turned 6 months he moved into his own room without any issues whatsoever.....but I did dislike having to get up in the cold nights to feed him!!! Personnally, for my first child, I couldn't have stuck him in a room on his own from birth. We were just getting to know each other and I had a lot to learn, so it was lovely to have him close by and reassured us all.

[Hamish]

I suugest finding something that works for you. Our son was a very noisy sleaper (and we were over-sensative probably, fist child and all). We had him in our room for about four weeks, then in his own (just accorss the corridor with the doors open. This way we all got more sleap! No. 2 is on the way so we'll see what happens this time!