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2 kids in a 2 bedroom house?

SkruffySkruffy member
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We live in a really small house. 2 bedrooms. Right now 1 is ours and 1 is my dd's. I'm trying to figure out where to put the baby. For the first few months anything goes, because sleep patterns are so crazy. But when dc #2 starts to sleep in a crib, I'm not sure where to put it. Babies are so noisy when they sleep. I feel like if I put the crib in either of our bedrooms, nobody is going to get any sleep. My first dd is just now turning into a really good sleeper and I don't want to mess that up. Obviously we're going to have to sell but we're not ready to do that just yet, still have to do some repairs. Hopefully we'll be able to sell in a year.

Anyone else deal with a small house and more than 1 kid?  

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Re: 2 kids in a 2 bedroom house?

  • wildfloweragainwildfloweragain member

    We have a 2.5 bedroom house and are on our 3rd child.  We have a room, DD has one, and DS is in this tiny room off our room, which I guess was made as a nursery a really long time ago.  We used it as a closet/office until we couldn't take DS in our room anymore (sleep issues at 6 months.)

     

    We do not really know what to do.  When we planned this pg, we planned an addition, complete with the funding and permit all set and ready to go.  Then DH lost his job and we had to cancel the addition.  We are going to try baby in our room to start, then maybe DD and new baby DD can share a room.  DD is a very good 5 yr old sleeper.  My only concern is that she is super loud when trying to go to sleep.  Sings and plays for an hour.

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  • LantariaLantaria
    We put all three of our children in the same room from the start. We are refinishing our upstairs, so we only have two bedrooms.  They get used to sleeping with each other in the room.  My kids never knew any different.  If we ever get the upstairs finished (we are converting an attic into living space) we will move the boys in to a bedroom together and Anna will have her own room.  
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  • lsufanlsufan

    I know that plenty of people on this board have said they put their babies and toddlers in the same room without issue.  It seems like everyone adjusts well and just gets used to the noise.

    We have a small 3 bedroom townhouse, and we have three kids.  DS #2 was still in the crib when #3 was born, and we kept the baby in our room for 4 months.  We moved #2 into the same room as DS#1 so we'd have the crib for the baby.  It all seems to be working out for us, but we do have the baby in his own room.   

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  • ridesbuttonsridesbuttons member

    We only have 2 bedrooms upstairs in our house, so our boys share a room.  They are now 2.5years and 11 months old.

    The baby slept in our room in a pack 'n play 'til about 5 months old, then we put him in with his brother.

    There was a little bit of juggling in the first weeks but overall it has worked out great.  They really ignore each other's noises amazingly well. 

    I always put the little one down first and let him get to sleep.  Big brother goes down 1/2 to 1 hour later, depending on a few factors.

    In the morning, the little one wakes up first and I tend to grab him before he wakes up his brother (who will sleep another 1/2 to 1 hour).

    Naptimes are tougher as they overlap a bit and are not as predictable.  But we manage those as well. 

    We will be putting an addition on our home within 2 years (adding another upstairs bedroom and a family room downstairs) but I think I will keep the boys together regardless.

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  • penguingrrlpenguingrrl member
    We're in a small two bedroom apartment, which we upgraded to at the end of pregnancy with #2 (we were in a 1-br until then).  We kept DD2 in our room at first then moved her to the other bedroom with her sister.  The first ight was rough and we figured out that DD1 had to be asleep before we brought DD2 in, but they're very used to sharing a room now and sleep through each others sounds (even crying).  Kids will adjust to these things. 
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  • bubububu
    My DH and I live with my mother in a 3 bed room house with our 3 year old DD and we just had a son a month ago.  We put the crib up in Isabella's room but put a PNP next to our bed.  I think we will keep DS in the PNP as long as we can. DD is a great sleeper and sleeps through almost everything but our only concern is her climbing into the crib to play with DS because she did that with my niece when we were visiting my brother so that is why he won't be in the crib for a while.  So far it is working out great, you have some time to figure it out but I'm sure everything will be fine.
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  • meljas05meljas05

    We have 3 bedrooms, and 3 kids.  For now, the two older girls share a room.  The baby sleeps in the playroom (which is the third bedroom, and has all of the overflow toys in it).  The best thing we have done is use a sound machine.  Even though our house is small (its a ranch, and about 1000 sq. feet) that sound machine makes it so we don't have to worry if the baby is crying, or if we are up/don't have to tip-toe around).  

    I think eventually that 3rd bedroom (playroom) will become a regular bedroom again for #3, but since she's so small still, we aren't too worried about it at this point.  We make it work, and its fine for us! :)   

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  • CiarraiCiarrai

    I'm with the others.  I'm actually spoiled in a 4 bedroom house, but I'm a WAHM so I need one for an office (for tax purposes as well as so I can actually work).  Anyway, we have a lot of OOT family so we didn't want to give up our guest room until we had to.  The girls have always shared a room for naps and we moved DD#2 into the crib by about 3-4 months.  Like most of the others have said, kids adjust to almost anything if you just give them time.  DD#2 was still waking up at least once or twice a night when we moved her into the nursery.  DD#1 really never woke up to that.  We even did CIO with the girls in the same room (long story) and DD#1 only woke up a little that first night.  It took about a week for the girls to get used to each other's "night noises" and after that were sleeping just as well as ever.   In general, they really don't wake each other up at all anymore except in the mornings when they are already half awake.  DD#2 has been having night terrors/nightmares for a few nights over the last few months (like off and on) waking up crying and so hard to calm down because she's not 100% awake or coherent.  DD#1 hasn't woken up really at all with all that.  They're just used to each other. 

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  • SkruffySkruffy member
    you guys have been so helpful. Thank you for your responses! It makes me feel better to know that my toddler will probably adjust to having a baby in her room.
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  • VinBertVinBert member
    I think your toddler will adjust... once your DC is born, are you going to move later?  Only thing with sharing rooms is children of the opposite sex.  Sometimes that is an issue, especially once they are a certain age (state laws etc).
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