Leaving baby to sleep with camera monitor on

Hi just looking for some advice really as to what age it is safe to leave baby to sleep in the bedroom alone with a baby monitor on? My little one is 8 weeks old tomorrow and gets very fussy from 7pm till we take them to bed and give bottle at 9pm ish when we all go to bed. I know if we were to give bottle earlier they would sleep through till their first night feed around 1/2am. Wanting to check as I wouldn’t want to leave them too young!
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The NHS recommends that baby sleeps in the same room that you are in until a minimum of 6 months old. So naps and at nighttime.

Advice is for the first 6 months but I'll be honest my son is currently in our room with the monitor on and he's 8 weeks. With my daughter I was upstairs with her until she was 12 weeks

My first was in his own cot/room at 4m. My second at 6m. My 3rd is 4wks old and spends some of her naps in her bassinet in a seperate room at times. Monitors were/are always used. I’d make sure the sound was up, kept the monitor on me or if I was say washing dishes in front of me and then would periodically physically check them.

Minimum of 6 months before sleeping in a different room, it’s to do with your breathing regulating theirs. SIDS is more common when baby left in a room sleeping alone, I personally wouldn’t risk just using a monitor until over 6 months x x

I put my 2 month old down for naps in the bedroom and have the monitor close to me & go in to check on him every so often. Works for us.

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