Toddlers sharing a bed...Good Idea?

spaceytracy · November 2008

Or not?

I work at home so we have one bedroom as my office/playroom (where all toys are) where the kids play during the day while I work. At night my 2 1/2 yr old sleeps in the play room on a twin matress and my 18month old sleeps in her crib in the nursery where their clothes and changing stuff is. I was thinking soon of converting the crib to a full size bed and putting both of them in one "bedroom" in the same bed for sleeping. My 2 yr old has horrible sleep habits (watching tv before bed and stays up late with me since I am up working) and thought that giving them their own bedroom just for sleep will help us have a better bedtime routine. (my 18mo old has no sleep problems, I put her in bed at 8:30-9pm and she puts herself to sleep.) Thinking of doing this for her 3rd birthday coming up early Feb.

My worries, my 18 month old is a restless sleeper and won't sleep when she isn't confined in the crib anymore. AND that they will wake each other up if they wake up early or during the night. They are very close and often Gaby wants her little sister to sleep in her bed.

Any thoughts?

spaceytracy · November 2008

hey girls, my nest name is RIBBIT... not sure how I logged in under this name

shouldbeworkin · November 2008

My neices do this and it seems like I'm always hearing that they are up at night (they're old enough to STTN). So, if it was me, I wouldn't do it. Can you keep your 18 m/o in the crib and put a twin in the room for our 2 y/o? Can you put two twins in there?

getnmarried910 · November 2008

I wouldn't do the same bed. My two share a room but separate beds. We put one down, within a half hour, she's usually out cold, so we put DS down. Sometimes, they are both still awake. They may "talk" a bit, but theyeventually drift off.