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Toddler + Newborn SLEEP
Added: 376 days ago.
Added by: skydivedoc
Section: General.
Status: This question is Closed. (Questions will be closed after 10 days.)


My daughter is almost 20 months old- my son is just over 3 weeks. I made some mistakes with my daughter when it came to sleep... she`s MUCH better now but I`ve learned from it & am doing everything I can to prevent the same issues with my son. We don`t have a ton of room so we`ll end up having both of them in the same room. My son`s in with us now (in his bassinet). My husband has been sleeping on the couch with the monitor to take care of our daughter while I take care of our son in the bedroom. This makes it easier on both of us- so we`re not ALL awake all night. She usually wakes 1-2 times during the night. It occurred to me tonight that I SHOULD have the monitor on during the night so my son gets used to hearing her when she wakes up so it`s not a sudden change when we put him in there with her. To anyone with 2 or more kiddos: do you have any suggestions on this? What about the monitor- do I leave it off or was it smart to turn it on so he`s used to hearing her? I don`t want to create sleep problems for him too.

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skydivedoc - 372 days ago Thanks everyone. :)

xxjewellxx - 376 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I didn't put my daughter in my sons room until she was 4 months and he was around 15 or 16 months. I tried it one night but she woke him up and he started screaming because he had never heard her in there before. So i waited for a little longer till i had had enough and wanted my own space back. She woke him up a couple times on different occasions but now they dont bother each other because they're used to it. It didn't even take a week for them to get used to each others noises. Good luck

hannahe - 376 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) my oldest used to wake up in the middle of the night too but for some reason when we moved the baby in his room (he was nearly 2 and she was a couple months old) he stopped waking up. he also went to sleep much easier. we put the baby to sleep about 30min earlier and he knew he had to be quiet so he didnt wake her up. no fits before bed anymore and no waking up. dont know why it worked that way, but it did. i have since had 2 more kids and the boys share a room and the girls share a room, very rarely does anybody wake anyone else up.

mrsfreeman - 376 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Yes, I have twins, and have learned that tho it may wake them up at first to hear the other cry, eventually they will get used to it. Best to start him early! Good thinking!

harrycat - 376 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) We also live without much room and have our 9 month old still in with us and are thinking of transferring her into her brother's room. Both still sometimes wake. If your daughter is 20 months it is not dangerous for her not to have a monitor....maybe try ditching it altogether (or just using it for the baby when he moves upstairs)? if your place is small you'll here her if she really needs something and she might not disturb you with small cries. Good luck x

emmyslittlegirl - 376 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Depends if u can hear her without the monitor or not. If u can then no I would leave it on but yes theni don't see the need for it.

mommyharts - 376 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) My situation was alittle different. When we had our 2nd daughter, we were actually staying with my parents & us & the 2 kids were in the same room. My daughter was 19 months & a new born. So both my kids were used to noise & it didn't really affect either one of them. I would have the monitor on around the baby, I think keeping everything too quiet is a bad thing, because then any noise will wake him. Our girls have pretty much been in the same room since we had my 2nd & now they share a room & our new baby will be in a bassinet in our bedroom for about a month or so & he will have his own room. Good Luck :)