How to Move Baby into Own Room

L.,
I would suggest that when you put his crib into his own room, make sure he is sleepy but not sleeping. Keep his bedtime routine the same as you have had it until now. Maybe bath, snack/bottle, book, bed?
See how it goes. I think that lots of times, these transitions are harder for US than they are for the babies! Good luck!

When my daughter was 9 months old, she went from sleeping in our room in our apartment to the next night sleeping in her crib in her own room in our house. She never had a problem. I on the other hand barely slept the first night. She is still a very good sleeper at 2 1/2 years old. Good luck in whatever you do.

Hi L., Just move the crib into your son's room. Keep all your routines the same just his crib in another place. With luck he won't think much about it and it will be an easy trasition for all. Other wise you might have a couple nights of broken sleep as he gets used to his own room. Don't make a big fuss over the change either. Remembering that our kids take all their emotional clues from us! If we are stressed and worried they are too...even if they don't know why! Good luck and best wishes!

L. you sound like a great mom who is well versed in the emotional/psych development of kids. My husband is a psychologist too and I worked in the MH/MR field for years! I found that we had a wealth of knowledge between us but it was hard to implement it "at home!" My first suggestion would be to get him very used to the room you are moving him into. Take him in there several times a day and allow him to scoot/crawl around and maybe play with some of his toys on the floor. Show him things that are on the wall and get him familiar in a very positive way. Do you have a portacrib or somehting you could put in the room and transition him by taking little naps in there during the day? I would do all of this is a course of a week or 2 then let him watch you guys put the crib in the new room and make a big fuss of what a nice room it is and how nice his bed is and all of that. Then once you actually move him to the room... check on him if he fusses for the first couple of nights but if it continues you may have to just let him work thro it. I think one of the biggest mistakes I made with the sleep issue was not allowing my oldest son to cry things out. My other 2 kids were fine but he had a tough go of it and I think its very important for kids to know they can spend a little alone time and still be ok!! Good luck to you and yours!! You sound like a great mom!!

Chances are that when you move the crib, he is still going to call to you in the middle of the night. You will probably have a tougher time putting him to bed, but the long-term rewards will be there -- after all, he has to move SOME time, right ?

I used to hold my kids at that age, and sing to them until they fell asleep and then put them in bed. If he's asleep when he hits the crib, he won't know whose room he is in. when he pulls himself up and can't find you, he IS going to cry because he can't find the person who reprsents security to him.

You will have to decide what your plan of action will be when he gets you up at night. Are you going to stand up and hold him until he falls back asleep, or are you going to let him sleep with you, because you are too tired to deal with it? (I always did the latter, because I worked FT, and needed to sleep, so don't think I see that as the worse choice.) You have to do what works for you. And if you try something and it doesn't seem to work for you as a family, then try something else. The important things are that your child is loved, feels secure, is physically safe and has room in which to grow as he matures.

good luck !! :-)