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XP: Moms of 2+

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Posting this on a few boards... 

I have two kids, DS will be 3 soon and DD is just 8 weeks.  Our plan before DD was born was to have the two kids share a room.  There is a crib and a bed in the bedroom across the hall from my room.  We plan for DS to transition into the bed when he turns 3, and to have DD (she will be 5-6 months) then go into the crib in the room.  This seemed like such a good idea until DD was actually born!  DS LOVES her, but sometimes he loves her a little too much!  Now I am worried about them sharing a room... that DS might try to "help" the baby and accidentally hurt her?  We really don't have much of an option right now, other than keeping DD in our room for longer...

 Anyone have experience with 2 little ones sharing a room?  TIA!

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Re: XP: Moms of 2+

  • ArcticFoxArcticFox member
    Do you only have two bedrooms?  My thought is just that I don't know how I would ever coordinate stuff like naps, waking up, and bedtime.  My kids just are on totally different schedules.  And being around eachother gets them wound up, not down.  Plus the infants don't always STTN for a while, wouldn't that interrupt the older one's sleep?  I know mommies who have done it, so I give them credit, I just don't have any suggestions.  The only thing I would think is that you probably would want a video monitor in the room to keep an eye on things.  Good luck!
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  • Jinsy80Jinsy80 member
    We have the same problem, even though my daughter is older. I'm afraid she'll put stuff in the crib during the night. We're having DD2 sleep in the PNP for awhile still...we only have a two bedroom apt.
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  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    we had the twins in our room for 6 months... i would not put an infant into a room with a 2yo ... my twins share a room but i would not have put them with DS1 at that age for sure. After 3, yes, if i had to.... totally different at that age.

     

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  • bklynbrideceshbklynbridecesh member
    Wow, we just made this transition yesterday.  So far, so good.  DD is 3.4 and we waited until DS was consistently sleeping 10-12 hours at night.  He is now almost 8 months.  For afternoon nap and at night we put him to sleep before DD.  We make sure we have everything DD will need like her pj's, & book, do her routine in our room, and then slip her into her bed.  Last night, it seems we didn't wait long enough and DS woke up and started to cry.  We then had to take DD out for about 15 minutes, DS fell back asleep, and then we went back in.  DD woke up once during the night claiming DS was making noises.  She was easily re-directed quietly.  She also woke up with him this morning at 5:30AM.  I think it was a success for the first night.  She knows not to be aggressive with him.  I would not put a two year old in with an infant.  But at 3.5, they can be quite caring.  We do have a monitor, so I'm not too worried.  I had to share a room with my sister growing up and we managed.  It's just a fact of life when you live in a small house.  They will adjust. 
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