For those that had kids within a yr or so that share a room

Richardsmom_817

How did this go?  I have an 18 mos old & a 4 mos old & they are no wheres near ready to go into the same bedroom, but my 4 mos old looks like she is getting crammed in the bassinet, she's a big girl.  She isn't really rolling over yet, at all so, but I think she would be so much more comfortable in a crib, but my 18 mos old is already a horrible sleeper & randomly wakes at night/stirs at night, so I can see the two of them waking each other all night.  The 4 mos old still doesn't sleep through the night, so I'm just wondering if anyone had to put 2 babies together that weren't very good sleepers & how it went. 

Ciarrai

My girls have shared a room since DD#2 was 4 months old and DD#1 was 2 years old and were taking naps together before that maybe as early as 6 or 7 weeks.  Honestly, kids are flexible and learn to sleep through anything. DD#2 also wasn't STTN.  I think it took less than three nights before DD#1 started sleeping through DD#2 crying.  In fact, we even ended up doing CIO in there to get DD#2 STTN (tried moving DD#2 out but then she'd wake back up when we moved her back). We told DD#1 what we were doing and she did wake up a bit the first night, but really it wasn't much.  Basically it just takes a few days for the kids to get used to each other's "night noises" including crying but also just moving around, coughing, etc.  After that, they don't even notice it.  Either one of the girls can be screaming and the other will fall asleep and/or stay asleep but both pop up the minute I even walk into the room.  It's just what they're used to.  They're used to each other.  I will say the earlier you move them in together the easier it is for them to adjust.  I know friend have tried to move kids in together at 1 and 3 or something and it took much longer to adjust if it worked at all.  Just bite the bullet and do it.  Give it a few days (a week at most) for everyone to settle out, but they'll adjust quicker and easier than you think.

 

AndiG

My 2yr old and 4mth old share a room.  Some nights are better than others - DD still wakes up at least once (usually 2x) to eat.  I am a light sleeper and as long as I get to DD quickly, she doesn't wake DS.  The problem is when DS wakes up (usually crying), DD wakes up right away and they both have a scream off and DS gets pissed if I try to help DD.  They have only been sharing a room for 2 weeks though so I am hoping DD learns to sleep through DS eventually.  I think its been hardest on my DH becuase now he has to get his butt up to help me since I'm out numbered .

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