How to Move Baby Out of Your Room

The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests room sharing, which is Baby sleeping in the parents’ room in a separate bed, for the first 6-12 months. They have found this to be the most safe option when it comes to SUIDS (Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths) and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).

Sometimes, however, the only option is to have Baby in another room. This can be due to space or the fact that babies, even newborns, are incredibly loud sleepers. Just because they make a noise doesn’t mean they are awake, which shocked me as a new mom. 

If you’re looking to transition Baby to their own room, make sure the sleep space is clear from any extra bedding, away from curtains or anything that can fall into the bed on accident. Make sure you have a monitor; while video monitors are a fantastic tool, they aren’t 100% necessary. A sound monitor will be sufficient. 

When you move Baby into the new room, you’ll need to get used to the noises coming through the monitor. By that I mean that you will be used to hearing Baby’s noises in person and they may sound more intense through the monitor. A good rule of thumb, even before sleep training, is to give your baby 1 minute for every month old they are to settle. If Baby is 3 months old when you move them, give them 3 minutes before you go in to help. You can use this rule before you transition Baby out of the room, but when the monitor makes things sound bigger than they really are, you can be confident giving a minute of space before you go in to see what is wrong. 

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