Hi,
When our two came to us at 14 weeks old, they slept in the kitchen in the baskets under the counter. It was sort of their decision as it was where they both jumped into when they arrived. So I took out everything that was in there and put bedding in for them. They slept happily in there for a good year and had access to the litter trays in the conservatory and their food and water. It was fine and they were quite happy as it was routine that we'd take them in there at bed time, give them a couple of treats and leave them to settle.
I didn't give my two the run of the whole house when they were little and I was out at work or whatever. They had the kitchen, conservatory, hall and our bedroom. All other doors were shut and gradually they were given access as they got older and had stopped pulling leads out of TVs, scratching furniture and such like.
Your little one is still tiny so introduce routines etc now and gradually open up the house to her as you see fit and are comfortable with. At that age, my two were horrors if allowed in our bedroom at night as it was way too exciting for them but now they are older they sleep where they want, and at least one is usually on the bed with us at night, and they have full access to the entire house when I'm out.
If you are limiting to one room when you go out because you are worried about her trying to escape when you leave or enter, I always had a toy with me or laser pointer to keep them away from the door I was trying to get out of. It helped as well that I had the patio doors to sneak out of through the living room that they weren't allowed in at that stage!
_________________ Clare Hendrix and Jagger, Brown Marble Boys (born 18 August 2013) Hampshire, UK
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