How long did you keep your baby in your bedroom for sleeping at night?

My daughter slept through the night by 3 months and she was too big for the cradle (20 lbs at 4 months!) so we moved her some time in there.

My son was a terrible sleeper so I kept him in my room until a little after 6 months, when he outgrew the cradle we had for him. If I had been able to keep him with me longer I would have.

People have a lot of philosophies on every aspect of child rearing, and many insist that theirs is the only way. To a first time parent it can be very daunting and confusing. It comes down to what works for you and your baby. I did the same things with both kids but one slept easily and the other needed a lot more attention. As long as you see to your child's needs and your needs, you'll be fine.

Congratulations. Enjoy your baby.

Our daughter stayed in our room until she was 4 1/2 months old. I thought it would be a lot harder than it really was. Once you do it it's fine. It's the part leading up to it and second guessing yourself on if it's a good idea or not that's hard. We also had a video monitor and that helped a lot.

Just a little tip: your baby may not truly be waking up at 4. I always thought my daughter was waking up around 5am to eat. She would stir in her sleep and make little noises and so when she started doing that I would always get her up and feed her. I eventually found out that she was just going through a more active sleep cycle and wasn't really awake. I don't know if that's what your little guy does but just thought I'd put that out there. :)

My baby is 6 months now and we put him in his room a few weeks ago i moved him back to our room about 4 days later lol i couldnt sleep i was so worried i coudlnt hear him that i was so tired. We will try again in a few months but i have no problem with Joshie sleeping in our room until he is a toddler lol.

Hubby hates it but im cranky if i dont sleep and he hates that more. I also have a cctv monitor and have it on even when he is in our room so i dont have to get out of bed and wake him to make sure he is sleeping well.

I usually bring him in with me if he wakes in the early hours and he co sleeps. Nothing like baby cuddles in the morning hours :) plus when he wakes up he does it by gurgling and i see his huge smile straight away! LOVE IT.

We started transitioning our daughter when she was 4 months old, b/c she was sleeping through the night several times a week. By 6 months she was sleeping through every night and in her crib until her 1st morning feeding at 6 or 7 am. Our son is 4 months now and we haven't started transitioning him just yet, he still wakes once in the middle of the night.

She got her own room at 6 months, but we've always done a combination of co sleeping and her sleeping on her own.

She naps and goes to sleep for the night in her own bed, and at her first night time feeding comes into bed with us.

Shes 15.5 months old now and has 0-1 feedings. So some nights she sleeps completely in her own room, and other nights she comes into our room at around 2-3 am.

She's cutting herself back from feedings. I am just going for the ride. I like the way we have done it, we'll do it this way for our next child too.

If your waiting for him to sleep through the night you might be waiting for a Long time. Mine just started cutting back from 2-3 feedings when she was 13 months.

The sooner you move him the better. You don't want him to grow too attached to his cradle but then grow out of it yet not want to be in his crib.

My son is almost 15 months old and slept through the night for the first time 2 nights ago. So the answer that says "until he sleeps through the night" is very unrealistic. It's possible for him to continue needing a night feed for at least a few more months.

Hind sight is 20/20 so my next child will go into his/her crib from day one.

Our son moved into his own room at 4 weeks. He woke up less frequently in his own room and was sleeping through the night within another 4 weeks. We had a video monitor as well.

As 1st. time parents, everything you are doing is perfectly normal.

As we have more children, we learn to relax a LITTLE bit!

He is far to young to be in his own room yet.

About six months for the first one; a little earlier for the second one (about 4.5 months I think).

I say you just keep him there till he sleeps through the night