Should i put her in my room

I totally think it's personal choice.
There's lots of factors that have come from SIDS research (non-smoking, back sleeping etc), but I think it's up to the individual.

Hannah was in our room until she was 5 months old. That was partly because of SIDS, but mainly for convenience.
Lots of people put their babies in their own room from day one (a lot of them will agree babies are noisy little critters when sleeping ).
A lot of people sleep their babies on their sides (my MW is a side-sleeper advocate, but Hannah wouldn't have a bar of it).

At the end of the day, the statistics are just that. There are no absolutes, so I say do what you feel more comfortable with

***eta: Even with Hannah in our room I was still terrified of SIDS, I think that's only natural

Edited by MamaPickle

I agree with MamaPickle - you should do whatever you're comfortable with.

The thought of SIDS freaked me out too, but DH couldn't sleep when DS was in our room. So I spent the first 6 months sleeping in DS's room (which has a double bed in it as it's also our 'spare' room). Next time though we'll invest in an Angelcare sound and movement monitor, for peace of mind. It'd be nice to know that an alarm would go off it they didn't breathe for 20 seconds or whatever it is. I think I've read that the most risky time for SIDS is between 2-4 months of age - that's when I was most paranoid about it and always waking up to check he was still breathing. I think I really did develop an excessive amount of paranoia though (reckon you can read too much and scare yourself unnecessarily) .... once I even went and shook DH to see if he was OK when he was taking an afternoon nap LOL. He was like "What the f**k?". Whoops .

After watching that TV3 series about unhealthy homes recently (sorry, can't recall the name of it), personally I think I'd try to keep my baby away from mould and damp if possible.

If you have a movement monitor there's no harm in having her in her own room. Just move her when you are ready for more walking each night feed Our rooms are roughly equal as far as temperature goes and Hannah and Kryssi were both moved out of our room at about 6 weeks. Briona on the other hand was such a loud breather/sleeper, she was out of there in 2 weeks LOL!

I definately recommend the Angelcare sound and movement monitor, it gives me such peace of mind even though the alarm has never been activated by Hayden (plenty by Mum and Dad who after 8 weeks still forget sometimes to turn it off when they take him out of bed silly chooks). It was pricey (thanks M&FIL xxx) but think of it as an investment and you can use it for other baby's down the line perhaps.

Jack was in his own room from 6 weeks but before that I used to push him in the hallway if I couldn't sleep. I think he would have slept better if he was in his own room because I used to hear him straight away even if he just moved slightly.

We don't have a movement/breathing monitor and I did freak out when he first slept through etc. The reality is babies can die from SIDS whether in your room or not so if she's in her room and happy (and warm!) then I don't see any harm at all.

Oh, and just to add I've come a long way as at first I was so panicked because my cousin died of SIDS but my mum managed to snap me out of it as he died 30 years ago and a few things have changed since then!

If you have the movement moniter then then Id keep her in the warm room.

I think with SIDS, it can happen wether a baby is in your room or there own, but with Ava Id keep her in the warm room, have your moniter on, which is a huge piece of mind as it will beep if she stops breathign etc.

Caden is in our room cos we only have the one room, he is a very very noisy sleeper grunts and wiggles and sometimes crys in his sleep(weird lol) and sometimes I wish he had his own room.

Edited by CadensMum

I had Caitlyn in my room for the first 3 months, but would have happily had her in her own room if i had a baby moniter .

I think keeping her in the warm dry room will be healthier for her than a damp room , JM2C