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How to manage a baby and toddler in the same room?

tqsbridetqsbride
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DS is 3 and hasn't slept through the night since he was 20 months old.  He wakes up sporadically, screaming and slamming doors, etc.  He also refuses to go to bed--it takes up to an hour to get the official bedtime process completed. 

 We're expecting our 2nd child and we have a 2 bedroom condo.  I'm trying to work out the logistics of how in the world the new baby will be able to sleep when her brother is making such a racket.  She'll be in the basinett until she outgrows it, but I can't justify moving her crib into our room since DS wouldn't understand why she gets to sleep in the room with Mommy and Daddy.  Anyone dealt with this situation?

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Re: How to manage a baby and toddler in the same room?

  • BallSoxBallSox member
    Most babies learn to adapt to noise (although it might take a little bit). 
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    Our 2nd son is not the best sleeper... never has been, he will be 4 in less than a couple of weeks - we still get him in our room once in a while. When our 3rd son was born and slept in the bassinet in our room, #2 had no issues with him sharing our room since he was the big boy (he was 21 months at the time) & was in a big boy bed with cool big boy bedding.  It still did not stop him from crawling into bed with us ; )  The 3rd can still sleep through anything and is my best sleeper ever, which we got really lucky with our 1st son too!

    You will figure things out. 

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  • ridesbuttonsridesbuttons member

    My kids shared a room for nearly a year.  They would sleep through each others' noises (night terrors anyone?) amazingly well.  It was crazy.  The baby could be wailing to be fed and big brother would snooze right through.  Big brother could be having a screaming terror, and the baby wouldn't flinch.

    Now, if I walked into the room and whispered: they'd both be up like a shot.

    Talk about selective hearing!

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    imageridesbuttons:

    My kids shared a room for nearly a year.  They would sleep through each others' noises (night terrors anyone?) amazingly well.  It was crazy.  The baby could be wailing to be fed and big brother would snooze right through.  Big brother could be having a screaming terror, and the baby wouldn't flinch.

    Now, if I walked into the room and whispered: they'd both be up like a shot.

    Talk about selective hearing!

    I forgot my older boys are this way too... still! They have shared a room together since my middle son was 6 months old. We are getting ready to switch and put the two younger ones together... this is going to be a nightmare!
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  • tqsbridetqsbride
    imageridesbuttons:

    My kids shared a room for nearly a year.  They would sleep through each others' noises (night terrors anyone?) amazingly well.  It was crazy.  The baby could be wailing to be fed and big brother would snooze right through.  Big brother could be having a screaming terror, and the baby wouldn't flinch.

    Now, if I walked into the room and whispered: they'd both be up like a shot.

    Talk about selective hearing!

     ridesbuttons, I'm praying that my newest baby will be a sound sleeper because this would be the ideal situation.  DS is a light sleeper and has a difficult time falling asleep. 

     I appreciate the replies, sometimes I feel like I'm the only one out here dealing with this situation.

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  • ironmommyironmommy

    I read your post the other day and have thought about it since ... and I wanted to give you my first-hand advice, which is this:

    Deal with any major toddler issues now, before you have a baby in the house. Waking up in the middle of the night may not be anything you can really fix (although, I do find an over-tired toddler tends to wake up more, at least in my house), but the bedtime routine is something you can work on. Set limits and deal with any tantrums that may result now -- trust me! :)

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  • flyingsaucerflyingsaucer member
    My 2 share a room (DS is 3, DD almost 1).  It takes a while for them to adjust, and then they begin to sleep (sometimes) though each other's noises.  80% of the time its great and both kids sleep.  When they do wake eachother, it TOTALLY SUCKS though.   Nothing like having 2 kids  up at 4 am!  Most of the time its ok tho.  Good luck
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