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How to convince my boyfriend to let our baby to sleep in his own room?

My baby is 7 1/2 months old and my boyfriend won't let our baby sleep in his own room. I think he will sleep better in his own room but he wont let me put him in there he says he likes waking up and the baby will be looking at us. please help.. thanks everyone my boyfriend is the babys daddy and he sleeps in a play pin not with us. just so your not confused.

Public Response to How to convince my boyfriend to let our baby to sleep in his own room?

1. tell your boyfriend you need to establish healthy sleeping habits now or else it will be VERY hard to break him of wanting to sleep in your room when he's older.
2. Tell him you are uncomfortable doing the do with him when your baby is in the same room.
3. There are a lot of advantages to cosleeping. It gives the baby more independence and trust later in life. When your child is ready, he will move to the other room on his own. Also, if you want to make him leave your room, you have to slowly move him there. Suddenly being alone would scare him. Tell your boyfriend you want more privacy in your room, just talk it over with him. You can't just decide you want your baby to sleep somewhere else, you have to make the decision together. Good luck!
4. I'm not gonna ask... Just say one night and a lot of begging because he's most likely thinking about that question I'd say try it for one night... I don't see a problem with this situation Or say I feel like I'm losing you, just one day please think about how I feel
5. you need to look under discover and SEE HOW MANY people ask how to get my baby to sleep in it's own room! The CHILD is going to have to suffer when you FINALLY decide to put him in it's own room! You're SUPPOSED to be doing what's BEST FOR THE BABY, NOT what is best for YOU! WHY are you letting your idiot boyfriend decide things when YOU are it's MOTHER? YOU should have put your foot down and just said NO WAY From the beginning! Of COURSE the baby will sleep better in it's own room, but you'll have a hell of a time getting him in there after all this time!! TAKE CHARGE of YOUR OWN HOME GIRL, you don't let HIM make these choices!
6. AWW, well at least this is better then a daddy, who doesn't want to see or know their child. well,.. i see where your coming from, it is best for the baby to have another room, and slowly begin weening the little one away from your personal space( which is extremely important after having a baby.) with that said, be firm with your choice, and show him books, and magazines and doctors references where it states its better for the child, ... and perhaps u guys can look into a baby Monitor... where he could hear just in case, and the room cant be very far away,...soo i am sure he could still get up, every now and then to check for himself..or rotate... have one week where the baby, sleeps in his room and crib, and another week where he is in your room, -although this is stressful for the child. to have to move from once place to the next so often. or have him sleep in the babies room, for a bit.. til he gets comfortable ( dont go in there to sleep with him). soon enough he will come around to his own bed with, you, and come to terms the baby will be just fine. ( the first few nights of having a baby sleep, away will be the hardest,... be strong, you and the baby will be just fine) best wishes an good luck
7. tell him it is a lot easier to break the sleeping with the parents habit at 7 months old rather than at 7 years old. the longer you wait the harder it will be to break the habit. And it is completely normal and healthy for a child to fall asleep and sleep and wake in their own room. I have two and both have done it and are fine. it is excellent for them as well as creating alittle extra adult time at the end of the evenings.
8. Maybe a compromise is in order. The baby might be put to bed in his own room after he falls asleep, but is allowed to come back into your room if he wakes up early in the morning. It seems nice to me that the dad likes having his baby around and waking up close to him. Why do you get to sleep close to somebody, while your baby has to sleep all alone?