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The question about rooms...

nicoleandericnicoleanderic
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So, it seems like everyone with 2U2 thinks through the whole room issue, sharing or not sharing, but I feel like my situation is confusing and would love some advice.  When baby #2 will be born DS #1 will be 22months. 

We are in a 3 bedroom house and our third room is currently my DH's office.  My DH is a medical resident and just finishing his 1st year, so he still has 3 years left.  Because of this, both a quite room to study AND a quit room for him to sleep when he is home is realy important.  We cannot figure out if it is better to have him give up his office to baby #2, have baby #2 sleep in our room longer and possibly wake him up in the middle of the night, or just try to put both kids together from the start.  We do have room to put a desk in our bedroom, but it would be really cramped.

 I nursed DS#1 until 1yr and he did not STTN until 8months.  Any advice is appreciated!

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  • mayowifemayowife member

    Is there room for a single bed in the 3rd bedroom/office?

    If you choose to move his desk to your bedroom a single bed in the 3rd bedroom would allow you to sleep w/ your LO if waking up your DH becomes as issue. 

    If you choose to leave his desk in the office a single bed would allow your DH to get his sleep in there if your LO is in your room w/ you. 

    We've decided to keep our office space and try to have our LO's share a room. LO#2 will sleep in our room for a while. However, my DH doesn't have the same professional situation as yours.

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  • nicoleandericnicoleanderic
    Right now I have a daybed in DS#1's room along with his crib.  The current office is the smallest room....so I don't think there would be room for a crib plus bed in there.  Unless I made that room my DS #1's room...that would be a lot of room switching though!
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  • rosesandpeoniesrosesandpeonies member

    i was in a similar position....3rd room being my husband's office...and he works from home.

    I wish I had just had the girls share a room, because DD2 sleeps in the room with me until she is 3 or 4 months old anyway, and my husband now camps out at the dining table and drives me crazy most of the day!  My older daughter has been sttn since six months and DD2 is formula fed so things are a little different than what is going on with you.  

    I would discuss with your husband how important the office is to you guys.  To be honest...for my husband and I...I think keeping the office would have been a better idea for our marriage :)

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  • angelprobertsangelproberts
    I would just have them share a room. I would think that since his job is so demanding he might need the reprieve. Especially since you will be breastfeeding. GL.
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  • roundtheworldgirlroundtheworldgirl member
    imagemayowife:

    If you choose to leave his desk in the office a single bed would allow your DH to get his sleep in there if your LO is in your room w/ you. 

    This was my thought, as well.  DD1 did not STTN until she was 9 months old.  She co-slept with us for three months, and for most of that time DH slept on the futon in our spare bedroom as he was in school and needed his sleep to be alert for class.  

    We moved before DD2 was born and we have a small three-bedroom condo.  The third bedroom (which is our guest room/office/sewing room) is on the first floor and the other two bedrooms are on the top floor.  DD2 slept in a cosleeper with us for the first 4.5 months.  She was a much better sleeper than DD1 and for the first three months of her life, she slept so well (waking just once or twice and not crying much) that DH was able to get good sleep with all of us in the same room.  I was amazed because DD1 had done a lot of crying at night and that never would have been possible with her.

    We moved DD2 into the nursery with DD1 when DD2 was 5.5 months.  We had two nights with a lot of crying and waking up, but now they both STTN!  

    What I'm saying is, it may end up being easier than you think.  And if it isn't, I think making your H's office his temporary bedroom, too, is your best bet.

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  • naflmjnaflmj member

    I prefer to have them in my room for a good amount of time but I can see w/DH in his residency that it could be tricky. My two suggestions would to either temporarlity put DS in the office and also a twin bed so you can crash there if need be. Or put him w/DS. I know a lot of people put the baby w/toddler and have no issues w/toddler waking from the baby. GL

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