Sharing a room w your big kid

CarrieB. · January 2014

We have a small house and I want to transition the baby out of the PNP in our room and into the crib in DD1's room.

Sleep and bedtime is going much better lately and the baby is only waking 2x a night now. Since it's been so cold for the past two nights, I actually let DD1 sleep in our bed and the baby didn't wake her at all.

I'd really like DH and I to have our bedroom back but I'm still nervous about moving the baby. She's 9 weeks now. Anyone else having your kids share a room?

Kim22 · January 2014

I think we will be putting LO with DS1 eventually. LO is only up once a night now and DS is a really deep sleeper. I think I'm holding off a little longer for a few reasons. I need to clean out the room and get DD out of the toddler bed because she is using the crib mattress. There is a 6 year age gap between my boys but at least nap will be while DS1 is in school. I think I will end up setting the crib up in our room for a while. I couldn't wait to get the first 2 out of my room because they were such noisy sleepers but this one is quiet so I don't mind so much.

Princess_Lily · January 2014

I'm thinking about this too, since DD gets up twice at night, and DS & DD are very deep sleepers. There are benfits to the move DD's naps, etc will be less disrupted by the comotion of the day. I'm a little nervous of how this would work...I don't mind DD's crib in our room, DH tends to wake a lot with DD's crying, but is pretty quiet when asleep.

Also, I just don't know where we should put the changing station. She hates to be fussed with in the middle of the night, and will cry sometimes when she's getting a diaper change.

Sometimes I wish she had a room of her own, oh well...soon.

JaysonandKristin · January 2014

We had every intention of them sharing a room, but we didn't make the transition until both of them were in beds rather than cribs. DS2 was moved into DS1's room when he was 16 months old.

DS1 is a great sleeper -- he sleeps through everything. DS2 was a great sleeper through 9 months, when he hit some kind of wall and fought going to bed with all he had and started waking a few times a night.

If you plan on making the transition now, I'm assuming you guys are not fans of Ferber?

CarrieB. · January 2014

JaysonandKristin said:
We had every intention of them sharing a room, but we didn't make the transition until both of them were in beds rather than cribs. DS2 was moved into DS1's room when he was 16 months old.

DS1 is a great sleeper -- he sleeps through everything. DS2 was a great sleeper through 9 months, when he hit some kind of wall and fought going to bed with all he had and started waking a few times a night.

If you plan on making the transition now, I'm assuming you guys are not fans of Ferber?

I never had to Ferberize my first one. She just started sleeping through the night at 9 mos. I guess that is something to consider... Ugh, I just want my room back!

JaysonandKristin · January 2014

CarrieB. said:

We had every intention of them sharing a room, but we didn't make the transition until both of them were in beds rather than cribs. DS2 was moved into DS1's room when he was 16 months old.

DS1 is a great sleeper -- he sleeps through everything. DS2 was a great sleeper through 9 months, when he hit some kind of wall and fought going to bed with all he had and started waking a few times a night.

If you plan on making the transition now, I'm assuming you guys are not fans of Ferber?
I never had to Ferberize my first one. She just started sleeping through the night at 9 mos. I guess that is something to consider... Ugh, I just want my room back!

I totally get it. If they're both doing well now, I would say that you're probably OK to make the transition. You know that kids change at the drop of a hat. I don't mean to sound condescending, but just be prepared to take a few steps back here and there as LO2 hits milestones, or regresses in sleeping. I feel weird even saying that to a second-time mom... like, duh, you know this.

If switching LO to the other room was the only way to get my room back, I think I would make the switch around 3 months (but, that's my comfort level for LO sleeping in their own room). If you're comfortable now, I think you do it now, and you work out the kinks as they come. Hell, you may never deal with sleep training issues. No need to worry about a problem that hasn't present itself yet, KWIM?

Kaymee · January 2014

Not completely the same situation, but still related...

I bed share with my 4 year old. DH works third shift. DS1 has always been a terrible sleeper. When DH was in the police academy, he had to live there all week. DS1 was 9 months old at that time. I was on my own and exhausted, so I just let DS1 sleep with me. He hasn't left, lol.

Right now DS2 is in the RNP next to my bed. DS1 sleeps through him waking up. I was really surprised , because he's usually a light sleeper!

At this rate, DS2 will be in his own room before DS1!!

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