Moving Toddler into His Own Room

My parents was living with us because there house burnt down while I was pregnant so my son was in our room as well. My dad passed away and then a few months later my mom and sisters moved out and I now had a nursery. Cameron was 8 months old and not sleeping thru the night unless he was in the bed with us. We finally had to let him cry. It lasted for about 2 weeks we even consulted several peditricians in his clinic and they all advised to let him cry. He cried the first night 30 min different times and as time went on it got better. If it wasn't for my husband I would have never made through the transition. I just did not have the will power to let him cry. Talk to your roommates and explain what is going to happen and offer to buy earplugs. This is the only way he is going to sleep through the night. I was so worried he was going to be hungry because he would like to eat when he woke up. I was told not to give him anything to eat. I hope this helps. We now have a great schedule where he goes to bed without me rocking him and is still awake when I lay him in the bed and he now sleeps until 8 in the morning. I am now getting the much needed sleep I missed since I was 3 months pregnant because he did not let me sleep then. Enjoy that baby boy!!

it is hard getting a child to adjust to something different especially when he has done something one way for so long. When my son was 7 months my husband and I moved our son into his own room. The first couple of nights he cried for a little until he realized we were not coming in. Then when he got a regular bedtime he really fussed. and still does and he's two now. The best advice I can give is if he has a favorite treat tell him that if he stays in his room all night you will get it for him on friday. or go shopping with him and tell have him pick out his own sheets and some little decorations for his big boy room. that may help him by making the room more his.

Hello, my name is M. and I would try letting him know that he is getting to be a big boy and big boys do sleep in their own bed. Also gradually, set up a date when he can sleep with you and other days, say like 2 times a week, he needs to sleep in his bed. (and next week or so do 3 times a week..and so on) I hope this week and keep me posted if you want!

Hi,
I would say the best response is to let him just cry it out, but since you live with other people, that may not be so great. You may want to talk to the other people in the house though, because it wouldnt take very long to train him by letting him cry. Does he sleep in your bed or do you bring his crib in your room?
M.

C. ~
17 months old is still so young...I know that I don't like to sleep alone, because I am used to sleeping with my husband, and I can't imagine letting a baby that young cry himself to sleep for 2 weeks! If I cried myself to sleep for 2 weeks, I would be a nervous wreck! ...and YES, he is still a baby and you arent going to spoil him. He just knows that he needs his mommy and nothing else matters to him right now. Why don't you try to put him a toddler bed at the end of your bed, instead of just pushing him out all of a sudden and letting him "cry it out".. That just seems too harsh. You can't spoil a child by providing his needs, as a matter of fact, studies by the APA show that maternal deprivation can lead to serious psychological problems, and that's what letting him "cry it out" is...maternal deprivation. When young children cry, they release a stress hormone that can actually slow development. Trust your instincts. Don't deprive him of really the only thing he needs right now...you. If he is sleeping through the night in your room, then let him!
Lots of Love,
B.