Do you think this would be too much change for DD#1?

court1703

DH wants to move DD#1 to the new room and get her new bedding, decorations, etc.  I felt bad enough with the idea of taking the rocking chair we like to snuggle and read stories in.

Do you think it would be too much change to have a new little sister, a new room, and new stuff?

I mean she knows which room is hers.    At the very least I think she would be very confused at first.  Of course we would try to make the change asap.  But deciding on decor is not going to be easy.  Plus we have to paint.

Don't get me wrong I totally get the money saving aspect of it.

Raffes484

I would do it. As long as you do it early so she has time to adjust she shouldn't negatively associate it with her new sister. It might even help to make her feel like a big girl!

moonfaerie

We moved when my oldest was 20 months, and while she has the same furniture, it was a new house, now sharing a room with her little sister, and she adjusted just fine. It was difficult getting to sleep the first few nights because she could see Chloe, and she wanted to talk and play, but that was the worst part.

I would let her keep her favorite blankets and things like that, if you do give her new bedding and all that. Kids are much more resilient than adults, but I would feel better letting her keep something that she knows is hers.

MrsSteelerTeacherLady

I'm having a c-section January 20th, we are rearranging right after Christmas so it'll only be a couple of weeks to adjust but I'm going to leave the crib set up and have it as an option for J.  The new baby will sleep with me in the rock n play so we have a few months to really let the adjustment settle.  I figure at this age things are changing pretty often and he's done well adjusting so hopefully that trend continues. 

ludicrous

We moved DD since we figured as the oldest child and the girl she should have the bigger closet. We painted it her favorite color (yellow) and put giraffes (her favorite animal) on the wall and she was beyond thrilled about the move. It was actually kind of nice since we knew her well enough to decorate to her personality as opposed to a generic nursery.

Arielle27

We are moving to a new country and having a new baby at the same time...

Different children cope with change differently, but jmostly I think they deal with change much more easily than we would imagine. Also, if something is necessary, then you have to do it and they WILL adapt. I think you should decide what's best in the long run for your family.

Summer20

Is there a reason you wouldn't just put the 2nd baby in the unoccupied room?  Why move DD?

Personally, I wouldn't do it.  We wanted DD to keep her own room (and chair for that matter, as she is very attached to it).  I'm sure she would have gotten over it, but since it was just as easy to set up our 3rd room as the baby's room, that's what we did.

jmlushbough

We moved DS into his new "big boy" room about a month ago (two months before DS is due). He's 19 months. It took him about a week to totally adjust, and get back into his regular sleep habits. He wasn't sad about it, but everything was kind of new and exciting for a while -- even though it was still his crib, dresser, shelf, etc. We added a new table and chair set, and he loves that.

We talked it up before we made the switch, and he was excited. I say it it's what you want to do, then do it. Kiddos are much more flexible and resilient than we are!