Baby sleeping alone
Hi ladies, I need some reassurance! My 7 month old baby sleeps alone in his own room (just next door to us) in his floor bed.
It seems everyone always comments about how surprised they are he sleeps alone and not with us? Is it that bad?
I feel like a bad mother now
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Not at all! My 6 month boys do too! If he’s content and safe and loved then you’re doing amazing! Xx
Not bad at all my first little one slept alone from 6 months and ny next will sleep in a room with my oldest at 6 months x
My little one was in his own cot and own room at 7 months old, we all slept better for it including him. I just count myself lucky.
Each parent parents how they choose.
If it works for you and your home - do you.
You’re not a bad Mum.
How do you manage with a floor bed rather than a cot? No judgement, just curious? Our little one has been in his own room since 5.5 months, it was the best move we made for him and us x
My 7,5 months old baby girl has been sleeping in her own room for 2 months now. She is content every morning when I step into her room and she smiles at me.
My boy moved into his own room into his big boy crib a couple weeks after he turned 6 months and he’s absolutely thrived. The advise is they NEED to be in your room with you for the first 6 months, that’s all, what you do after that is whatever you decide and whatever works
Oh gosh this is definitely not bad! The lullaby trust recommends them sleeping with you up until 6 months from a SIDS perspective but after then it’s safe to put them in their own room. I’ll be doing the same when my little girl reaches 6 months xx
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Hi ladies, I need some reassurance! My 7 month old baby sleeps alone in his own room (just next door to us) in his floor bed.
It seems everyone always comments about how surprised they are he sleeps alone and not with us? Is it that bad?
I feel like a bad mother now
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