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ladyowl10ladyowl10
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We have a cape style house, 2 bedrooms upstairs and 2 bedrooms on the main level. Currently we use the 2 bedrooms upstairs (one for our master and the other for DD who is 6years old), the 2 bedrooms on the main floor one is used as an office and one is used as a playroom. We are planning on having another child this year. From your experience what are your thoughts on bedroom arrangements? Both children upstairs, DD upstairs & infant on main level with us? All of us upstairs and infant and DD share a room? Or another arrangement?

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  • Temp86398625009737Temp86398625009737
    we have a bungalow, so we are up and dd down, I dont like her down alone..cant hear if someone tries to break in, fire, etc.  I would do both up and you and playroom down, but thats just me !
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  • 4Speedy4Speedy member

    This is probably going to be the unpopular opinion, but I would keep both kids on the same level--upstairs.

    When my first DD was born, we kept her on the same level as us for the first year.  When our son was born, we moved him upstairs around 5 months old. (Both kids are now upstairs).  He has been a fabulous sleeper ever since and to be honest, it really isn't more work or more difficult to go to him, even though he is a floor away.  I still have to make frequent trips upstairs during the night but it's not that rough.  And a good monitor makes all the difference.

    I say keep the kids together because well after the fact, my daughter expressed hurt that she had to be upstairs all by herself and the rest of us, even the dogs, all got to be together downstairs.  She was convinced something great was going on downstairs without her.  Your new baby will never know what floor he is sleeping on but it might make a difference to your DD if the new baby is not on the same floor as her.

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  • SLPgirlSLPgirl
    I say you guys and bew baby downstairs and DD upstairs - a) so you'll be close to the new baby and won't have to go up/down staris at night b) DD won't hear new baby crying as much at night
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  • VTSKIBUMVTSKIBUM member
    We have a bungalow as well - 2 upstairs, 1 downstairs. We will be DD downstairs later this summer and put the new baby upstairs with us. I would love to have both kids upstairs but the master bedroom is upstairs.
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  • Jen2124Jen2124
    If it doesn't matter to you, I would ask DD if she wants her new brother/sister upstairs with her, or downstairs so she doesn't have to hear the crying and be woken up. It will give her the feeling that she gets to choose and has a say and you won't have to worry about her feeling like she is being left out if she decides she wants the baby downstairs. I thnk she will choose upstairs though :)
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  • grjagrja

    I couldn't imagine being on a different level than the kids. But if i had to choose, i'd put all the kids upstairs and put the master on the first floor and keep the playroom or office downstairs. In a few years when they're older it will probably be a lot easier to keep them on the same level.

    I'd definitely keep the baby in a bassinet or cirb in your room for 4 -6 months or however long it takes to sttn so you're not running up and down the stairs and/or waking up your other dc.  

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  • goodheartedmommygoodheartedmommy member
    My main fear with kids on an upper level without an adult is fire--for us, I wouldn't have my kids upstairs alone until they were capable to escape alone in a fire.
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  • ladyowl10ladyowl10

    imagegoodheartedmommy:
    My main fear with kids on an upper level without an adult is fire--for us, I wouldn't have my kids upstairs alone until they were capable to escape alone in a fire.

    This is one concern I have, I'm not sure that the 6 yr old would really be able to get out by herself if there was a fire

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  • goodheartedmommygoodheartedmommy member
    I don't think so at six--they have to be able to open the window, and then put an escape ladder (or rig one up with bedsheets) out the window--and then climb down. I think given the scenarios, it would be better to have the 6 year old on the first floor by herself (if she's okay with it). While burglary is a concern (do you have an alarm?) it's kind of less of one for me.
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  • butterbeansmamabutterbeansmama
    Our master is downstairs and we have two bedroom upstairs. Both kids will be upstairs (ds already is). I like it this way.
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