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Sleeping on different level than LO xp from Sept 2010

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We have a 2 bedroom house.  Our plan was to add a 3rd bedroom over our kitchen which would put all 3 bedrooms on the same level.  We just found out that its not possible and I'm really bummed about it.  Moving is not an option. Our options at this point are to A Add a bedroom off of the kitchen.  It would be a nice size, we could add a bathroom and would have a decent size closet.  It would be a fairly straightforward project that DH could do with the help of family and friends.  It would take away from the backyard but DH and I are ok with that.  B  Have DD and DS share a room for 3 to 4 years and we can try to move at that point.  But I'm thinking if we go this route we're not going to have much luck selling without the 3rd bed anyway.

So, I'm leaning towards option A.  But I am REALLY nevous about sleeping on a different level that the kids.  Its not like we will be really far away and we have a video monitor, but I'm just so used to being right next to DD.  We really don't even need a monitor now b/c we can easily hear her if she wakes at night.  I told DH if we were to go this route an alarm system would be a must may be overkill but I think it would help me feel a little better.  The front door opens up right to the stairs to the 2nd floor and that freaks me out a little knowing that we wouldn't be up there......

Does anyone sleep on a different level than their LO?  How does it work for you?  Were you worried about it and if so how did you get more comfortable with the idea?

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  • Soleil3Soleil3 member

    If you are going through the trouble of adding an addition to the house, I would put the master bedroom on the ground floor, it'll open up your house to a larger market when you sell. But that is a large chunk of change you probably wont see back depen

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  • cole2144cole2144 member
    I am having this dilemma too. My DS also Sept 10 baby is going to have to be on different floor since we have 2 bedrooms on each floor. I am really nervous about having him upstairs in case he wakes up in the middle of the night.
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    imageSoleil3:

    If you are going through the trouble of adding an addition to the house, I would put the master bedroom on the gro

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    imagecole2144:
    I am having this dilemma too. My DS also Sept 10 baby is going to have to be on different floor since we have 2 bedrooms

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  • lindsayanne14lindsayanne14 member

    I'm not currently in your situation, but I likely will be in a few years.  We are planning on building a home in 2-3 years (about the time we are planning for LO #2).  Originally we wanted a one level house, but it seems it costs less to buil

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  • kcox123kcox123 member

    We have a main floor master suite and all other BRs are upstairs.

    We keep newborns in a PNP in our room for the first 4-6 months. So then it's not an issue. Once they move upstairs to the crib/nursery... it's not ideal when I am trudging up the

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    imagelindsayanne79:

    I'm not currently in your situation, but I likely will be in a few years.  We are planning on building

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  • MrsNyberg09MrsNyberg09 member
    imageshelbell1028:
    We have a 2 bedroom house.  Our plan was to add a 3rd bedroom over our kitchen which would put all 3 bedrooms on
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    imagekcox123:

    We have a main floor master suite and all other BRs are upstairs.

    We keep newborns in a PNP in our room f

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  • kajordan09kajordan09 member
    I am in a similar situation, in that we have 3 bedrooms, 2 are upstairs (where our room and DS room is) and 1 is downstairs. We are going with your "option B" to have DS#1 and DS#2 share a room. I have a little anxiety about being on a diff


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  • LokiLahveLokiLahve member
    I'm a FTM, so this is just how I look at it not necessarily speaking from experience here. DH and I plan to build a house in a few years and this has been discussed extensively!
    While I know it would be hard when they are tiny to be on a separate fl
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  • ktbear9512ktbear9512 member
    I'm a FTM so have no experiences to share, but if it were me I would have them share a room, especially if it's just for a few years. If you decide then that you want to stay or if selling is difficult, you can always add a downstairs bedroom at that poin
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    I'm a FTM, so this is just how I look at it not necessarily speaking from experience here. DH and I plan to build a

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  • lisamoelisamoe member

    Our home has 2 beds up and 2 beds down.

    The master is down, with an additional bedroom (which is DS's bedroom) I have struggled with if I should have the kids room share or move both upstairs.  I just can't because I think DS is too little y

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  • That.Just.HappenedThat.Just.Happened member

    Our master is on the main with all the other bedrooms upstairs. I love it and wouldn't want it any other way.  We kept DD in our room with us until we sleep trained her around 6 months, so I never had to do the up-and-down in the middle of the nig

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