XP from Nurseries - Moving DS in with DD - WWYD (clicky)

juliane2004

Due to being pregnant with #3, we will eventually be moving DS to DD's room for the first year of #3's life.

Their separate nurseries right now are totally girly (pink, green, butterflies) for DD and boy-ish (blue, green, zoo animals) for DS.

I was thinking of keeping it all the same and sort of having the combined room be half-and-half. Literally one half of the room (including 1 curtain) would be pink and the other (and the other curtain) would be blue.

But we have really ugly hard linoleum floors and the area rugs we have are pink and green (DD's) OR blue and green (DS's), neither of which I think would work for this "split room".

Should I 

a. buy a new area rug

b. when buying DD's new twin bedding (since she's moving to a 'big kid bed') make it more blue/green, but still girly and use DS's rug (blue/green) for the "neutral" room.

Thoughts?

ETA: We will move the new baby with either DS or DD (whichever is the same sex), when he or she STTN. But I want the baby to have it's own room for when it's born.

Also, we don't plan on finding out the sex of the new baby until it's born so we won't know which room to put it in before hand. And if it's a boy, and is moved with DS, the kids would have to switch rooms anyway because DS's room is much much smaller and the 2 boys would have to move to the bigger room.

 

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CaitlinJ22

We'll have the same problem when I get pg with #3 as we dont want to find out the sex this time and they will have to sharea room. We will not move them in together until the baby is 2-3 months old. We plan on chosing the room that fits two beds well and work with it. DS just got a twin navy blue comforter and we plan on getting DD the same kind in pink and then use the curious george sheets that he has for her too. Even though the room is blue, it'll work since we'll add some pink to it as well. 

I think a split room works well if its coordinated. I would try to make her bed match the room a bit and a bit girly too...maybe add a picture above her bed or fun pillows. I personally dont like the idea of two different kinds of curtains...but if they coordinate i guess it could work.  

kcisthebombdotcom

I vote put LO's crib in your room for the first few months until he/she is STTN. Then move to the same sex sibling's room. I dont see the point in redecorating LOs room.

juliane2004

KC_13:

I vote put LO's crib in your room for the first few months until he/she is STTN. Then move to the same sex sibling's room. I dont see the point in redecorating LOs room.

I totally get that they wouldn't care if their room were purple, orange, grey, etc, it's just fun for me to decorate.

Also, I really dislike keeping the baby in our room, since I think we all (baby and us) get better sleep separated.

Nell1217

I have no idea, we are in the very same boat. My thought is to a) do nothing until LO is here and we know if its boy/girl. but my kids have never slept through the night until a year so.... other option b) is to put DD and DS in same room and keep baby in the other and decorate everything gender neutral. 

We would move DS in with DD and repaint, her room is currently brown with a wide pink stripe at the top and the brown isnt what I had in mind anyway, so painting it a pale yellow or something would be fine with me. DS room is bright blue with white chair rail so that could stay the same.  I think we will go with option b. 

mayowife

KC_13:

I vote put LO's crib in your room for the first few months until he/she is STTN. Then move to the same sex sibling's room. I dont see the point in redecorating LOs room.

This was my first thought.

What ever you buy for DD should be something you will want her to use long term. She'll either have her own room or share a room with her sister, so why force her stuff to match her brothers when no matter what it's temporary? Nothing's wrong with blue/green girl stuff but then you're looking at two blue green rooms when you transition from toddler / newborn bedrooms to boy/girl bedrooms.

DD moved into DS's room when she was born. We took out the few sports themed items. We kept all blue walls and brown curtains. They both have dark wood cribs, so the brown curtains go with that. DS already had a large canvas print of the alphabet with boy-ish colors. We purchased the same canvas in girly colors to tie the room together. The girl canvas really pops on the blue walls. DS has blue sheets and DD has lavender sheets. We use sleepsack/swaddles, so blankets are completely unnecessary and end up stored anyway.

juliane2004

mayowife:

KC_13:

I vote put LO's crib in your room for the first few months until he/she is STTN. Then move to the same sex sibling's room. I dont see the point in redecorating LOs room.

This was my first thought.

What ever you buy for DD should be something you will want her to use long term. She'll either have her own room or share a room with her sister, so why force her stuff to match her brothers when no matter what it's temporary? Nothing's wrong with blue/green girl stuff but then you're looking at two blue green rooms when you transition from toddler / newborn bedrooms to boy/girl bedrooms.

DD moved into DS's room when she was born. We took out the few sports themed items. We kept all blue walls and brown curtains. They both have dark wood cribs, so the brown curtains go with that. DS already had a large canvas print of the alphabet with boy-ish colors. We purchased the same canvas in girly colors to tie the room together. The girl canvas really pops on the blue walls. DS has blue sheets and DD has lavender sheets. We use sleepsack/swaddles, so blankets are completely unnecessary and end up stored anyway.

That sounds really cool! Do you have a photo you can share?

cynnnabun

I just wouldn't do what your describing. You going to move DD and DS into a room, redecorate it. Decorate a nursery. Then when the baby STTN/is around 1, you're going to reswitch rooms around. And depending, most likely will be redecorating, again.

I agree with PP. I would put baby in your room until he/she STTN. Then I would transition to whoever's room you're planning. My DD2 is 4 months old and she's been STTN since she was about 2 months old. I know every baby is different, but you're not necessarily signing up to share your room for an extended period. 

kcisthebombdotcom

Nell1217:

I have no idea, we are in the very same boat. My thought is to a) do nothing until LO is here and we know if its boy/girl. but my kids have never slept through the night until a year so.... other option b) is to put DD and DS in same room and keep baby in the other and decorate everything gender neutral. 

We would move DS in with DD and repaint, her room is currently brown with a wide pink stripe at the top and the brown isnt what I had in mind anyway, so painting it a pale yellow or something would be fine with me. DS room is bright blue with white chair rail so that could stay the same.  I think we will go with option b. 

Just because your LO doesnt STTN doesnt mean they can room share. My kids have since day 1 and my DS never woke up to the baby's cries. I've even read here of some older LOs waking up the first few nights, but eventually getting used to it.

White noise machines are particularily helpful for this type of situation. But you might be surprised. You can always have baby in a bassinet for LO, keep it in your room in the very beginning, then move it to LOs room to see how your older child reacts.

Just because your oldest ones took a while to STTN doesnt mean that all your kids will. My DS didnt consistently STTN until 14m, but my DD has since birth practically and I havent had to sleep train her or do anything special. Every child is different.

Nell1217

KC_13:

Nell1217:

I have no idea, we are in the very same boat. My thought is to a) do nothing until LO is here and we know if its boy/girl. but my kids have never slept through the night until a year so.... other option b) is to put DD and DS in same room and keep baby in the other and decorate everything gender neutral. 

We would move DS in with DD and repaint, her room is currently brown with a wide pink stripe at the top and the brown isnt what I had in mind anyway, so painting it a pale yellow or something would be fine with me. DS room is bright blue with white chair rail so that could stay the same.  I think we will go with option b. 

Just because your LO doesnt STTN doesnt mean they can room share. My kids have since day 1 and my DS never woke up to the baby's cries. I've even read here of some older LOs waking up the first few nights, but eventually getting used to it.

White noise machines are particularily helpful for this type of situation. But you might be surprised. You can always have baby in a bassinet for LO, keep it in your room in the very beginning, then move it to LOs room to see how your older child reacts.

Just because your oldest ones took a while to STTN doesnt mean that all your kids will. My DS didnt consistently STTN until 14m, but my DD has since birth practically and I havent had to sleep train her or do anything special. Every child is different.

I have a white noise machine in each of their rooms. They shared a room while we were on vacation for 2 weeks and DS woke up when DD started crying.  Maybe if they shared a room from the very start it would be different. Who knows, its a guessing game! 

jf198400

Since its temporary I would use the blue green rug and pick whatever bedding you like for DD regardless of color.  I'm sure pink bedding will look fine with blue green rug.

PartiallySunny

I would just mix the existing prints/bedding in the shared room, use one of the existing rugs (maybe the boy one?) and not worry about it matching.

Why waste the money when baby #3 will only be by him/herself for such a short time. Eventually your daughter with move back to her old room and baby #3 will either move in with brother or stay with sister. I assume the decor for each room will stay the same, just the baby and some of his/her stuff will be added.