Mama's in small, two-bedroom homes, a question for you.

sarcole530

Do you have just you, your DH/SO, and your LO? Or do you have more than one LO?

DH and I were having a converstaion last night about when we want to try for another baby. We would like to try in the near future, but there are no signs of us getting out of our house and into a bigger house any time soon. (Meaning, within probably 5 years or so.) We want to have another when Bryce is about 3 years old, so that means we would have to start trying within a year.

My main question is.. if you live in a two bedroom house with more than one LO, what are your sleeping arrangements like? Do your LO's share a room? Does your newest baby sleep in your room? I would just hate for the new baby to sleep in the same room and Bryce and wake him up or vice versa, but then again, my room isn't large enough for a bassinet.

melrrr

We have two bedrooms, and right now it is just the three of us. We could manage for a while on two bedrooms if we had another because T was in our room until she was a year old, and I'd expect the second one to be similar. It's a three story townhouse with one br up and one down, so I didn't want her two flights away until she was consistently sleeping through the night! 

Things are just getting tight, so we're starting to look for something bigger. We also really want a yard, so if we had a yard now I'd probably be tempted to stay a bit longer. 

 

Blackvelvet

Our house is very small currently it's just DH DS and me but we want another LO.  We do not have room for a bassinet in either room unless we go without a dresser and since we already do not have closets I'm not sure what to do with the clothes.  DS crib takes up over 1/4 of his room I have tried to figure out how to move it but then it blocks the door.  I wonder how people manage in trailer houses some of them are really small.  I think the next LO will have to co sleep untill they can sleep with DS or we move.

almariebennett

We have a very small 2 bedroom house, but we are one and done.  Honestly, with just the 3 of us, we feel cramped and are looking to move in about a year.  That being said, I would not let your living situation persuade you from having another one if that is what you want.  The littlest one can sleep with you in a co-sleeper until he/she STTN and then can share a room.

mechanicsgirl

We have two bedrooms, the two of us and two LOs.  DS is sharing our room, and will until he's one.  At that point, if we were staying in the two bedroom (we're moving), we'd have him room with DD. 

rosesandpeonies

I personally would put the new baby in my room until the baby is sleeping and then move the baby into your son's room. 

ryry1977

There is just the 3 of us in our tine 2 bedroom condo.  We are TTC right now.  Not sure how this is going to work...but figure we will manage.  I want 3 all together so there is no waiting since I am already 33.  Hopefully we will get a new home in the near future, but if not oh well.  I want my babies!

maple2

When our 2nd arrives he/she will sleep in our room until he/she is sleeping pretty well through the night.  After that the kids will share a room.

AshleyKass

Currently DS sleeps in a rock in play in our bedroom.  Once he starts sleeping through the night or outgrows the sleeper he and DD will share a room.  We have more bedrooms downstairs but DD is too young to be downstairs by herself.  We plan on moving to a bigger house in the next 3 years or so.

katekirschner

We are in this situation right now. Our two bedroom townhome is for sale now but no such luck on selling yet! We are due may 18th with number two and are weighing our options: move and rent a bigger house and rent this place out, attempt to get preapproved for a loan to buy something bigger and rent this out... Or stay until it sells and new baby would room with DH and I until STTN.

CalinsBride

We live in a small two bedroom apartment, and there is absolutely no room here for another LO. There is barely enough room in here for us. I mean, if we DID have a surprise BFP the baby would sleep in DH and my room in a side-carred crib, and DS would have to sleep in the teeny bedroom that we are now using as an office (since DS currently sleeps with DH and me). It's less the sleeping arrangements, and more the fact that our house is totally cluttered with all of our crap, that makes having another baby while living here completely undesirable. We are DEFINITELY not planning to add to our family until we've moved.

Scooter359

We are in even smaller, it's a one bedroom condo with a loft. So the loft it our bedroom and the room with the door is for Mason. we are not planning on having another LO so this amount of space is perfect for us right now. In your situation, I would try and keep the new LO in your bedroom as long as possible, they have small bassinets and pnp, you would probably have to move some stuff around(we got rid of our dresser and put in a closet storage system to save space) to make it work since you said you don't have much room in your bedroom.

Ivana_Stolichnaya

We live in a jammed packed tiny (900 sqft) 2/1 condo and that's hindering us TTC.  We have no room for another baby right now.  This is actually a huge issue with us because I really don't want the size of a home to determine when we have our children. We don't have any storage, no garage (my husband's tools are in our bedroom closet for crying out loud)  It's enough to bring on a panic attack sometimes.

We've been sort of tossing around selling our place and going back to renting....ugh (barf).  It's getting claustrophobic at my place so I'm really starting to think if renting will get us into somewhere bigger then I'm interested.

jennybeams

We have a super small about 8-900 sq ft house.  We also have two dogs and #2 due in June.  We will have the baby in our room until there is a consistent sleep pattern, then we will move the two kids together.  We're hoping #2 starts sleeping 12 hours/night by 3 months like #1 did.....hope...pray...cross all our fingers

egsquared

Ivana.Stolichnaya:

We live in a jammed packed tiny (900 sqft) 2/1 condo and that's hindering us TTC.  We have no room for another baby right now.  This is actually a huge issue with us because I really don't want the size of a home to determine when we have our children. We don't have any storage, no garage (my husband's tools are in our bedroom closet for crying out loud)  It's enough to bring on a panic attack sometimes.

We've been sort of tossing around selling our place and going back to renting....ugh (barf).  It's getting claustrophobic at my place so I'm really starting to think if renting will get us into somewhere bigger then I'm interested.

This is us. We are thinking about selling and maybe renting (boo) in the new year to get more space. We have no space (no garage, little storage) for anything else in our condo. Definitely not enough space for another LO.

Scooter359

egsquared:

Ivana.Stolichnaya:

We live in a jammed packed tiny (900 sqft) 2/1 condo and that's hindering us TTC.  We have no room for another baby right now.  This is actually a huge issue with us because I really don't want the size of a home to determine when we have our children. We don't have any storage, no garage (my husband's tools are in our bedroom closet for crying out loud)  It's enough to bring on a panic attack sometimes.

We've been sort of tossing around selling our place and going back to renting....ugh (barf).  It's getting claustrophobic at my place so I'm really starting to think if renting will get us into somewhere bigger then I'm interested.

This is us. We are thinking about selling and maybe renting (boo) in the new year to get more space. We have no space (no garage, little storage) for anything else in our condo. Definitely not enough space for another LO.

I just try to look at the upsides to renting, while I am not putting money into a home I also do not have to worry about repairs, maintenance, lawn care, or about the value of my house dropping so much that I can't make a profit.

sharrow

I know in some parts of the country, large houses are the norm.  However, where I used to live in the pacific northwest, houses tended to be smaller.

Many of my friends have had more than one child living in a two-bedroom bungalow.

Most of them either co-slept or had the child in a crib in the master, and then moved the child in with the older sibling at around 1 or 2.

It was tight, but definitely doable.

You see a lot of strollers on front porches though (no way to fit them inside).

jjoli

We are in a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom duplex which is roomy enough for us right now (havinga garage helped), we would prefer to have one more bedroom, but there is enough room in DDs room for another crib and such.  We actually could also fit it in our room as well.  DD slept in a moses basket for awhile I put it on the floor on my side of the bed, and when DH worked nights I put the basket up on the bed, and we slowly moved the basket to her crib and took her out of the crib.  She still slept with us for parts of the night because of nursing, but a moses basket is an option. 

sarcole530

The thing that sucks for us is that our realtor told us our town has been hit harder by the economy crash than any of the surrounding towns within 50 miles.

The highest selling house in 2010 in our town was $79,000. This house was 1800 square feet, and it was fully remodeled inside and out.

Our little 980 square foot house will sell for an approximate $50,000. We still owe $66,000 on it.. so we would have to take out a damn big loan just to sell. We are really in a tough spot.

CalinsBride

sarcole530:

The thing that sucks for us is that our realtor told us our town has been hit harder by the economy crash than any of the surrounding towns within 50 miles.

The highest selling house in 2010 in our town was $79,000. This house was 1800 square feet, and it was fully remodeled inside and out.

Our little 980 square foot house will sell for an approximate $50,000. We still owe $66,000 on it.. so we would have to take out a damn big loan just to sell. We are really in a tough spot.

That is really sucky

 

Princess_Lily

Of course we could make it work by putting the new arrival in our room; but then I would have mommy guilt and bring DS into the room too. 

 

I'm not the only one who thinks their 2/2 and family of 3 is tight? 

blushingbrideoct07

sarcole530:

The thing that sucks for us is that our realtor told us our town has been hit harder by the economy crash than any of the surrounding towns within 50 miles.

The highest selling house in 2010 in our town was $79,000. This house was 1800 square feet, and it was fully remodeled inside and out.

Our little 980 square foot house will sell for an approximate $50,000. We still owe $66,000 on it.. so we would have to take out a damn big loan just to sell. We are really in a tough spot.

A lot of people in your situation in MI are renting out the condo's and then renting a bigger home for a year.  They see how being a renter goes during that year and if it goes well then they purchase while still renting our their condo.  

If this is not an option for you I would have your LO sleep with you as long as possible and then move him or her into your DS's room.  

cooperme2871

Our house is tiny-950 sq feet with two bedrooms and one bathroom. It works for the three of us, but as LO gets more and more things we are running out of room and hopeing to move next year. But, we are TTC #2 now and would live here if we had to. We'll keep LO#2 in our room wuntil he/she STTN and the let them share a room. DD STTN at 7 weeks though, so I'm hoping the next baby sleeps just as well. I would not let space keep you from growing your family. My mom grew up in a two room house with a sister and she was just fine. GL!