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How would you arrange 2 bedrooms for 3 children?

ameliabedelia-2ameliabedelia-2 member
in July 2019 Moms
Two of our kids are going to need to share a room. If you have done this before (or plan to do it now), how are you going to do it?  We will have a 5 year old girl, a 1.5 year old boy + baby. I am leaning towards putting the baby with my 1.5 year old because of closeness in age. Or should the baby have his/her own room instead?  What's worked for you? 
Momma to Amelia Marie (7/14) and Austin Samuel (11/17). Adding baby (girl) #3 on 7/21  <3

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  • nolemomma14nolemomma14 member
    My boys currently share a room, they will be 5 and 2.5 when #3 is born. I plan on leaving them in the same room and setting up our third room as a nursery. Once #3 is older I might but him and my middle one in the same room, and give the oldest his own room. 
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  • nopegoatnopegoat member
    I would put the two littles in the same room for now and then depending on the sex of this baby, switch it up later if need be. 

    My 8 and 6yr old share a room and then my 4 and 2yr old share a room for now. If this is another boy, he will go in with my littles eventually (we bedshare at first) so he'll be in my room. If this baby is a girl my older boys will go in with the younger ones (that room is rather large and will easily fit 2 bunks) and she'll get the room to herself. 
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  • mamanbebemamanbebe member
    Could you ask the oldest what they would like? My instincts lean towards giving the 5yo their own room and having the two babies together. But if the older is particularly attached to their younger sibling, they might want to share a room with them as an option. Also, the older might protest the room share more than a 1.5yo would, since only one of the two can really talk very well. 
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  • Bear14+Bear14+ member
    I say two olders together because I am a little crazy about not disturbing baby sleep. Honestly, I don't think a 1.5 year old is able to follow through with not waking a baby up. And then once the baby is sleeping alone, they could still possibly be waking up to eat and that could disturb the the other kid...
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  • tsa208tsa208 member
    Yeah I think the 1.5 year old would be very disrupted by the baby sleep. You also have to make sure the toddler doesn't put anything in the baby's crib/bassinet during the night, its tempting to play with the new sibling!
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  • ameliabedelia-2ameliabedelia-2 member
    @tsa208, I never even thought about that. You're totally right though. 
    Momma to Amelia Marie (7/14) and Austin Samuel (11/17). Adding baby (girl) #3 on 7/21  <3
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  • saroos3137saroos3137 member
    I've been planning to put my older two together. My son will almost be 6 and daughter will almost be 4 when baby arrives. They are really close, and I think this will work best for now.  Depending on sex and what the kiddos prefer later, we may switch it up. I am a bit worried about bedtime with the older two sharing a room because they like to goof off, but fingers crossed it goes well. 


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  • xtinecatherinextinecatherine member
    edited December 2018
    Another thought.  Is it possible to put the baby in your room for a few months to a year and then can reallocate rooms once s/he is a little older?   Right now, we do not have an extra bedroom for the baby, so the baby will be with us for the first few months and then we were thinking about reconfiguring our office into a bedroom. 
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  • ameliabedelia-2ameliabedelia-2 member
    @xtinecatherine, yes that is the plan. We will have the baby in our room for at least 6 months.  
    Momma to Amelia Marie (7/14) and Austin Samuel (11/17). Adding baby (girl) #3 on 7/21  <3
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  • Tippy05Tippy05 member
    I agree that the two older kids in a room with the baby in his/her own room, at least to start. That's what we did and it worked out great. Good luck with whatever you decide!
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