Twins + younger sibling ...a question for the future

jalaiaa · December 2011

We had planned on keeping the twins in the same room either until they move out or are teenagers and are begging for their own space (side note: we always just called them the boys, but now that there is a 3rd boy coming I've started to say "the twins" to distinguish and it sounds weird- end side note). But now we have a 3rd boy on the way. It just seems funny to me to have the younger sibling get his own room while the older ones have to share. Obviously right now it is a non-issue but we're moving next year and DH and I were talking about what we want in a house/how many rooms it should have etc. and it got us thinking.

What will your set up be? And/or if you had our situation what would your set up be?

macchiatto · December 2011

I've thought about that. At this age I'd probably have Alex and the baby share a room (once the baby is STTN) and let Will have his own room. Solely because if Alex and Will are both in beds, Will is WAY more likely to try to get out and bother whoever his roommate is but Alex would most likely just sleep and leave the baby alone.

That might shift when they are older though.

ebrooke · December 2011

Our situation is a little different since we have b/g twins. We plan on keeping the twins together for awhile and eventually we'll either place the 2 boys or 2 girls in a room together or they'll each get their own room (we have a 4BR house but are debating the need for an office/guest room). We don't want the new baby to interrupt their well-established nap and sleep schedule for now.

We've also called the twins "the babies" for forever. It is totally weird to start calling them "the twins" so I feel you.

MagPie08 · December 2011

We don't have all boys- but nonetheless we plan on putting the baby (a girl) with DD, and giving DS his own room. It has nothing to do with them both being girls and everything to do with the fact that DD is a super sound sleeper; DS on the other hand is a very light sleeper. A newborn in his room would be disastrous, and I'd rather the twins be in separate rooms- especially once we transition out of cribs. They would party together all night long.

UsedToBeGoldie · December 2011

we have called our twins "twins" more lately b/c we have always called them "the babies" but they are 2.5yo now, and not really babies Same thing- having all boys = doesn't make sense when saying "the boys" if you are only talking about the twins. I'm not against calling tehm twins anyway - they couldn't be more different

DH and i just discussed what we'd do if we moved into a bigger house with more rooms... and we think we'd let them have separate rooms once they ask to - but we'd try to keep them sharing a room as long as possible... we like that special bond they get sharing their room - the way they wake up and talk to each other, etc.

DS1 has his own room and sometimes i feel bad he doesn't have a buddy to share it with! But it's his own special thing - which is nice b/c he's had to share so much with his brothers.

srbmvp · December 2011

Hmmm, this question has got me pondering the future.... since our singleton is the older, it makes perfect sense for him to have his own baby-free room now.... but I wonder what we'll do when they are older. Will he feel left out while his twin brothers party? Or will the twins want their own rooms? Hmmm....... we're probably gonna need a bigger house, hahaha.

jennyfur211 · December 2011

My twins b/g plus I have a 3 year old boy & a 3 month old boy (so 3 boys, 1 girl). Currently we have the 3 boys in one room (actually the baby sleeps in our room til he sleeps thru the night then he will move in with the other boys) and my DD has her own room. The twins shared a room up until this past September when the last baby came along. We will be moving in about 5 years and our goal is to have everyone with their own room. I shared a room with my sister until I was 13 and my DH shared a room with his 2 brothers his entire life and wasn't thrilled with it either. So instead of causing issues we hope to have separate rooms, hopefully!!

LakeGenevaBride · December 2011

Right now my boys each have their own room b/c they sleep better that way right now. After I have my 3rd (in August), we plan on moving the boys together and give them the bigger of the two rooms and the baby will have his/her own room which is smaller.

jdancer5 · December 2011

Our family friends have a similar situation with their 11yos (stepbrothers) and 2yo. They let the older boys decide whether they wanted their own rooms or to share a bedroom and also share a separate media room where they could have their desks, computers, tv, do homework, play video games etc. They chose to share, and a bonus is that all 3 boys enjoy the media room.

janjag · December 2011

Oh my goodness, you are 28wks! Wow, I need to check in more.

We are living in a 4br house, and DS is the only one with his own room The girls share a room, and there is an extra guest/office room. The girls are still in cribs, and I hope to keep them in cribs for a long time still (3yo I hope!). I cannot imagine them staying in their beds just yet, and still have to separate them into different rooms for naptime to avoid the having a party. Having that extra bedroom really helps for that.

For us, having 2 girls, and then a boy it doesn't feel so weird that he might always have his own room, while the girls might always have to share.

MrsCali_Bride · December 2011

We have an older sibling and then twins. We're looking at 4 bedroom houses and plan to start the twins out sharing a room and then moving one to the 4th bedroom when he/she is older. We'll use it as a guest room/computer room/office until we reach that point. A 3 bedroom could be ok if push came to shove but my husband worries that the boys won't want to share a room when the time comes to separate the twins.

jalaiaa · January 2012

janjag:
Oh my goodness, you are 28wks! Wow, I need to check in more.

We are living in a 4br house, and DS is the only one with his own room The girls share a room, and there is an extra guest/office room. The girls are still in cribs, and I hope to keep them in cribs for a long time still (3yo I hope!). I cannot imagine them staying in their beds just yet, and still have to separate them into different rooms for naptime to avoid the having a party. Having that extra bedroom really helps for that.

For us, having 2 girls, and then a boy it doesn't feel so weird that he might always have his own room, while the girls might always have to share.

It is crazy how time flies. It seems so far away and right around the corner all at once. Your LO is so cute in his santa suit btw. Love the pic.

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