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youngmum- (283.1 days ago)
I would start with seperate rooms just because the baby might diturb your sons sleeping habits and as the baby gets older then put them in the same room together

carla81 (283.2 days ago)
I would have separate rooms. I think it`s nice for each child to have their own space. Plus I don`t think it`s fair on the older child to have to share a room with a newborn as babies sleep patterns change all the time and there are no guarantees that your new baby will sleep through the night. I`d go separate rooms but that`s just my opinion.

jinx-marcell (283.3 days ago)
I don`t have any kids, but I did have six siblings growing up and jealousy can be a pretty big issue. If your older child is already or does begin to have problems with jealousy of the new baby, putting them in the same room might make him feel this little intruder is inescapable...but i dont know if a two year old is old enuogh to think that way...

missyv28 (283.6 days ago)
YAY we came to an agreement we will wait till baby is born to make the decision. Thanks everyone for helping save us from another arguement lol

xocyncyn (283.6 days ago)
My only concern about them sharing the same room would be that the older one would want to get into the baby`s crib and smash them or something. Since they don`t really know what they are doing. My niece is a 13 months older than my daughter and when we have my daughter on her swing my niece wants to get on it with her and gets on top of my baby. Same when we have her laying on the bed covered in her blanket my niece wants to lay with her but ends up either smashing her or kicking her in the process. I know she doesn`t know she`s doing anything bad. But yeah I would do the seperate rooms.

missyv28 (283.6 days ago)
Well hotpotaaaato and luvbeingamom, your stories inspired me to try to wait till baby is born to make the decision because I think that Isaiah will be old enough to be part of the decision in this. Thanks alot ladies!

EllaG (283.6 days ago)
I`d wait until the baby is sleeping through the night & then see how they get on.

luvbeingamom (283.6 days ago)
We also have a 4 bd rm home, mstr, office, guest room and my boys room. They do share b/c they want to. They are 29 months apart. They both sleep better together. I say wait and see but in my experience it works out great. They each actually had their own room and they wanted and asked to be together. The baby was in my room until he was 4 months, in his own room until 8 mo and then they moved in togehter.

amber325 (283.6 days ago)
let them both sleep in peace at first. SINCE you have the space, wait til around 1-2 years old to make them share rooms

hotpotaaaaato (283.6 days ago)
we just went through this... kinda. When Izzy was born Lylah was 2 years, 5 months old. She had her own room, and we had a seperate room for Izzy. For the first few weeks Izzy slept in our room.. but so did Lylah in her toddler bed (because she had developed many fears... of the dark, of the quiet, of the vent etc.) anyways, Lylah never had a problem waking up to the crying/feedings etc. When Izzy was about 7-8 weeks old we decided it was time for the kids to `move out!` of our room that is. Lylah specifically ASKED us if baby could sleep in her room, and we agreed that would be okay to try out. So, anyways, long story short once she had her baby sister sleeping in the same room Lylah stays in her bed ALL night long, loves having her sister there, and is not interrupted by her crying in the night. She`s still sound asleep when we come in to get the crying baby. Izzy still has her own room set up, and we`ll see how things go, but right now we have our sleeping arrangements because Lylah ASKED us for it... and it`s worked wonderfully. Good luck! Any other questions just ask.

cncmom (283.6 days ago)
If you have the space then I would give baby his own room. My boys have to share a room for space reasons and it does disturb my older son. They will bond just fine without sleeping in the same room.

monkeymamma (283.6 days ago)
I don`t think they would bond until a little later anyway, so I would keep them separate for about a yr (or at least the little one is sleeping through the night) and them join them. That way the older one isn`t bothered in the middle of the night.

missyv28 (283.6 days ago)
Well I have to add that baby will be in our room till he outgrows the bassinet than he will go in whatever room we chose. With my first he was sleeping through the night at 3 months so hopefully this boy will be the same but you never know. Also my son already wakes up in the middle of the night sometimes and climbs in bed with us. I think if they had the same room he might want to stay in his room all night. I don`t know...it`s an on going battle in our household.

gr8scottswife (283.6 days ago)
Maybe you can have them share a bedroom once the younger child turns one years old and has mastered many milestones and sleeps well. Then, you could make a big, exciting ado about how they are going to move in together and play together and have great fun together and how you are going to make another room a play room for playing in.

gr8scottswife (283.6 days ago)
Most babies have to be taught how to sleep, and, therefore, for both kids` sakes, I would put them in separate rooms. It is unfair for your two year old to be awakened in the night from a screaming baby or because you tip toe in the room to give night feedings to the other baby. Your two year old deserves rest. The younger baby will benefit, too, because you will be able to train him to sleep. Whereas you would be less willing to teach the new baby to sleep if it meant you had to disturb the other child.

lovemyfamily (283.7 days ago)
I would put them both in the same room, because you`re right it will help them bond, however be prepared to move the baby in case they`re colicky or don`t sleep well. You don`t need a cranky 2 year old also!!



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