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If you have/are going to have more than one child...

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do you have enough bedrooms for them or will they share rooms? We have an 1100 sq ft condo right now. It's only two bedrooms. We're not even thinking of more kids until we can get a bigger place so they don't have to share rooms. Anyone else holding off for the same reason?
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  • franciscazfranciscaz member
    This is not really a concern for us.  Our son lived in the walk in closet when he was born.  Of course we knew we would work our way up.  We have a 4 bdr home now so there is plenty of room.
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  • LisichkaLisichka
    We're also in a 2-bedroom condo right now, but are hoping to move to a larger place in a couple of years. We're definitely having (at least) one more baby, but we're waiting until we move. Although I shared a room with my sister until I was in college and my parents moved to their current house, and it's not so bad. But we wanted our kids 3 or 4 years apart anyway, so it works out for us.
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  • BrewtowngrlBrewtowngrl member

    I grew up sharing a room.  I just don't understand why people have an issue with it.  My brother and sister shared when i was a baby.  They were 6 & 8.  When i turned 2 my sister and i shared. 

    ETA: if #2 is a boy they will share a room and we will have a guest room again. 

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  • JessMil10JessMil10
    We only have 1400 sq feet but have three bedrooms.  The people who lived here before us had three children and two of them shared a room with bunk beds. There was more than enough room for both kids in one bedroom and the closets in the rooms are big.  I have confidence we could have all three children in here for awhile, especially when we finish the basement with a fourth bedroom.
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  • olivia_eveolivia_eve

    We also have 2 bedrooms.  I have no problems with kids sharing a bedroom when they're older, but there's no way I want to put DD with a small baby in the same room.  DD had lots of sleeping issues when she was younger, and I don't want to go down that road again by making her share a room with a baby.

    We would make sure we lived in a 3 bedroom before we had another baby- we would TTC before then, but we would do it with the knowledge that we would need another bedroom before the next one arrived.

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  • MattsWifey<3MattsWifey<3
    Yes, we have more than enough room. We have 4 bedrooms but my LOs will still share a room. My 8y/o has his own room and we have a guest room.
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  • Brit&NateBrit&Nate
    We live in a 3bdrm 2200 sq ft house right now, but are looking to move next summer. There's only three of us right now, but I feel like we're on top of each other.?
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  • Erika6504Erika6504
    We're currently in an 1800sq ft townhouse with 3br. Before #2 gets here we're planning on moving to a 4br single family home. If that doesn't work out them we could definitely make do where we are.
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    It's strange, we have a guest BR, and an office (I WFH), plus DD's room, and ours, so 4 BRs, technically.

    For baby #2, the plan is to get rid of the guest BR, but DH had said we should have the kids share. I had to explain that we can't have a 4 BR house and have our two kids sharing a room! 

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  • Brit&NateBrit&Nate
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    It's strange, we have a guest BR, and an office (I WFH), plus DD's room, and ours, so 4 BRs, technically.

    For baby #2, the plan is to get rid of the guest BR, but DH?had said?we should have the kids share. I had to explain that we can't have a 4 BR house and have our two kids sharing a room!?

    I don't think it would be too weird to have your kiddos share a room, even in a 4 bdrm house. Growing up, my sister and I shared and then used a second bdrm (connected through a bathroom) as a dedicated playroom. It actually worked out really well. ?

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  • lite-brightlite-bright member

    Our house has a loft that we're enclosing to make a third upstairs bedroom; we're in the process of getting permits to have the renovations done before the holidays. 

    It's basically a mirror of DD's current room, has a closet cut-out and everything, so not much needs to be done. We're going to leave the nursery as it is, get DD big-girl furniture and move her into that room. She uses it as a play space now. 

    If we decide to have three, then either two will have to share or we'll have to move to a bigger house.  

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