2 Under Two in an apartment?

kboyce2312

Hey All,

I've got a 5 month old, and am debating going for 2u2. My sister and I are 17 mo apart, and I would love that for my DS.

Right now I'm trying to think through all of the logistics. We live in an apartment in the downtown area of our city, and while it's a decent size 2 bdrm, having two little ones in an apartment might be a lot, especially since they would have to share a small bedroom. Anyone else have something similar?

kolaloo15

*coming out of lurking* i currently have a 3 month, 21 month and 8 days a month my 4go year old step son amd its more than do able but we dont buy anything that isnt NEEDjrED or multiple uses. Organization is very key! Good luck on whatever you decide!

traveling turtle

We have a 600 sq. foot apartment and will be 2u2 in 3 months. We just do more outdoors than we probably would have if we had a yard.

celiabwatson

Depends on the personality of your older one. In terms of amount of stuff you need I think you're fine. 2u2 sharing a bedroom? We do that. However, my older one is high energy and loud so frequently when the baby is napping I take the older one out in the backyard so he can burn energy and doesn't wake her. With my son if he had to play in the house he would wake the baby frequently. You might have an older child who is happy to play quietly for at least part of the day. Obviously you'd still give opportunities for big play, but you could save them for times when the baby is awake, or sleeping on the go.

dakiesgirl

We are actually worse off- we have a 13 month and a baby due in November and live in a 1 bedroom. 

We are considering buying a high-end sofa bed and having the bedroom be for the babies.  The hardest part is keeping our stuff out of the baby's way.  He gets into everything.  With such space issues, it is practically impossible to babyproof.  One of us is minding him all the time. 

It is exhausting, but we are trying to save and make some career decisions before considering a house.  We also didn't want to wait too long before having no. 2 because I am 35 this year.  I'm guessing unless DH finds a job out of the area, we will stay where we are for possibly up to 2 more years.

LovelyLou23

if we weren't moving in a couple of months, we'd have 2u2 in an apt. i would be more than fine with the space, and i've always wanted our kids to share bedrooms. right now we want our own parking, a backyard, those kind of house-y things.

but fwiw, my cousin had 4 kids under 6 in a 2BR apt and it worked fine. they had three kids in one room and the baby in their room. it was cozy but totally worked. 

kcisthebombdotcom

Not in an apartment, but a small house. My kids share a room because to put them in separate bedrooms means moving them to a different floor of our house. It works fine-so well we're trying to have another.

I would think it would be easier to have 2u2 than with a larger gap. They will play with the same toys.

TryingforBaby1

We are about to have 3u18mos in a 2 bedroom apartment. I think the previous poster mentioned spending more time outside is one thing that we already do.

Our family room is completely safe for kids and it's gated so it's a safe place for my 14 month old. When the twins arrive, they will spend most of their time in our dining room. Our house isn't pretty- it's very baby and we are just creative with space.

 It can totally be done. Good luck!

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha

We live in a large 2 bed condo with our 2.5 year old and our 11 month old, so it's very doable. I personally don't think it's ideal, though. Not because of the space (the girls share a smallish bedroom) but because of the lack of a yard for the kids to play in.

cynnnabun

I have a 6 year old, a 1 year old and a baby coming in October and we're in a 2 bedroom. I'm hoping to sweet baby jesus we'll get a 3 bedroom by October and evenutally the 2 little ones will share. We don't have the option of buying a house yet so it is what it is for us.