Should I put my baby's crib in my bedroom?

Should I put my baby's crib in my bedroom?

Gary Feldman (Medical Director, Stramski Disorders Center, Miller Children's Hospital ) gives expert video advice on: When should I move my baby's crib out of my bedroom?; When can I expect my baby to sleep through the night? and more...

Whether you should put the baby's crib in your room or whether you should put your baby's crib in a bedroom really depends on what you are comfortable with. Again, I don't believe that there should be different rules, because it has to work. For instance, if you are nursing your baby, it's a lot easier to get up and walk a couple of paces to a crib than to walk down a hallway and stab your toe or trip over the cat or something, whatever the case may be. But the essence here is the child being used to sleeping in a crib. At some point, if the crib is in your room, you are going to want to move the crib into another room if you can do that. When moving the child into another room, the timing is important. For instance, it's easier to move the baby's crib when the baby is still quite young than when they are a year and a half or two years of age.