Baby and Toddler sharing a room?

[fozzie]

I need some help. DD is still in our room at the moment at 8 months but she is such a light sleeper and as soon as we walk in the room no matter how quietly she wakes up.

We have a 4 bedroom house but the 4th bedroom is directly off of the family room I was going to move my two older boys in there but at the moment we use that room at night because it's where the heater is. I don't think they would sleep properly if they can here us talking or the tv.

The other way is to put DD in with DS3 but I don't know how we'd go about putting them to bed and will they keep waking each other up.
Any advice would be great we really need to move DD out of our room it's getting to be a problem.:(

Sorry I'm waffling.:o

[fozzie]

Anyone have any advice?

[Gabi]

I'm hoping to put our two together when DS2 arrives in December. When I asked FIL about it he said that my BILs did wake each other when they shared at a young age.:yes:

Sorry I can't give any first hand advice!

[BeatoNo3]

Hi there,

I have 2 DS. one 2.5 year old who is profoundly deaf and a 14 months old. And altho my elder is deaf he is the one who wakes as he has a few things that need to b done to him during the night. And yes we had a few rough night when ourDS2 moved in at 5 months olds into his room, like from waking up and stuff but now he sleep thru everything and they get along alot better i think because of them sharing a room...

There my thoughts. I think u might have a few rough nights at first with them waking each other up but im sure u'll manage and even then they might not even wake eahc other up... But personall i think its the best we have a 3 bedroom house and no.3 arriving in Feb so she/he will have the other room as i'll leave my other two in there room they share already...

I hoped i helped somewhere in there... Good Luck

[Nickimumto1]

I have DD 3.5 and DS 7months in one room, they have been in together since DS was 4months. My DD is a good sleeper and has only been worken a few times and i just say it ok go back to sleep.

My only advice is that day sleeps are harder than nights as they sleep at different times and getting a cranky baby to sleep while a tied toddler is jumping on the bed is not my idea of fun. I now just put my DS to sleep in the pram or DD sleeps in my bed.

It has worked well for us and at the moment would not have it any other way.

[kerrin]

We have recently moved DS (3 months old) into DD's room (she's 3.5). So far it has gone really well.

Before DS was born we talked with DD about sharing her room - we even left her old cot in the room so she got used to it being in there.

When DS was born he slept in a bassinette in our room or our study. After about 2 months I started putting him into the cot in DD's room for the occasional day sleep - gradually increasing it until all his day sleeps were in her room.

We bit the bullet about 2 weeks ago and put him in there at night. We bought a baby monitor and I would get up as soon as he started stirring - just until DD was used to hearing someone else snoring, grunting, etc. in their sleep. Initially DD would wake when I went in there but she rarely does now - if she does I just tell her to go back to sleep as I'm looking after DS.

I have also made sure that DS goes to bed before DD. We put DS into the cot and then DD and I play quietly in her room and read a few stories. He is usually fast asleep within minutes - and I think it's good for him to hear stuff going on in the room without needing to be part of it.

Occasionally she will say she doesn't want him in her room but I know this is only to get attention. She had been having her day sleep in our room but now, when given the option, says she wants to sleep in her room with DS.

If anything, it has improved DD's sleep. She's quieter and goes to sleep quicker and she's having better day sleeps. They don't seem to wake each other up much.