Anyone with a nursery that doubles as a guest room?

swedish-fish

DD's room is all her own, but once we have the new baby we're moving DD to the bigger room (now the guest room) and will put the new baby in DD's nursery.  We live out of state from my family and some of DH's so we have guests several times a year.  Rather than put the guests in the living room, I figure we'll just blow up an aerobed in DDs room and put DD in the pack n play in our room or with the new baby.  Do you think this will wreak total havoc on DD?  Anyone have experience with this? DH thinks we should just make guests stay in hotels, but I'm just not okay with that.

iowagirl73

Well only you know your daughter so I don't know how she will react.  But if you guys traveled and stayed at a hotel, I would assume it would be the same type of situation (she in a PnP sharing your hotel room with you).

When I traveled back home to my parents and my brother and his girls were visiting, I shared a room with his oldest.  It wasn't a big deal.  When we have guests here (depending on how many), DS1 stays in his room by himself (he is a poor sleeper and I don't want it ruined anymore).  DS2 stays in our room, but he is sleeping there anyway.  Guests stay on a futon in DS2's room and/or an air mattress outside of DS1's room - so in the finished part of the basement on the floor.  

The only time I had people stay in a hotel was for DS1's 1st bday party.  We didn't have enough room for everyone to stay with us so everyone stayed at hotels.  Personally, I try to have people stay with me since they are traveling to see us.  I feel bad if they have to pay for a hotel too especially if we can make it work.  You could always give them the choice - offer your place or for more privacy and quiet suggest they stay i a hotel.

swedish-fish

good points!  DD is usually pretty flexible, so I think she'll be okay.  I guess I'm just a little nervous because the new baby will be a transition enough for her. I guess we'll just have to play it by ear.  And I couldn't agree with you more about making guests get a hotel!  If they want to travel to see us, I hate to make them shell out even more money.  DH tends to gravitate to whatever seems practical without thinking it out.

inbetweendreams

I wouldn't feel comfortable with the hotel thing either. If your DD didn't adjust well, you could always sleep on the aerobed in her room and have your guests take your room.

Mrs.OL

We do it, but typically only for stays of 3 days or so.  DS will sleep in our room in his PNP.  He is on a pretty strict schedule, so as long as we stick to his schedule he goes down just fine.

It is actually worse on DH and I because we feel like we need to be extra quiet while he is in the room.  So no TV, no venting about our house guests etc. 

murphyec

We do this all the time.  It isn't DS's best nights of sleep ever, but for a few days we all are ok.