Hello Mamas,
We are moving next week and my 6 yr old son and 15 month old daughter are going to have to share a room. Right now they have their own rooms and I am not sure how to best handle it. My son says he is fine with sharing a room with his baby sister, but right now they get ready for bed and lay down at the same time. When he goes to bed in his room, he lays awake and plays for a while, while for her I rock her and give her a bottle and then lay her down. Since they lay down and wake up roughly at the same time, I am not sure how to get my son to be quiet in his room so she will be able to fall asleep, or if I should put them to bed at different times? Anyone have any first hand experience with this they can lend me?
Thanks Mamas!
When my boys shared a room (4 years apart in age), we put a little reading lamp on the wall for the oldest. He was allowed to read as long as he was quiet. We never had any problem - the youngest thought it was boring and just went to sleep. Good luck!
Hi Sarah,
My step-daughter (6) shares a room at her moms house with her little brother (2). At first her mom tried to put the little guy to bed at his normal time 7, with the older one staying up outside the room. He refused! So now they go to bed at the same time, she stays up in the top bunk and reads books.
Good Luck!
We have the younger one fall asleep in our room while the older one falls asleep in their room. We then move the younger one in to the shared bedroom after they have both fallen asleep. It saves a lot of stress! I hope that helps you, too! :)
I would put your daughter to sleep at regular time with her normal routine...you say your son plays a little bit before he goes to sleep, maybe have him play in the living room or your room until he is ready to lay down , if he likes to read before bed give him a flashlight. I would have some sort of white noise too, like a fan.
My boys are closer to age then your kids (they are 3 1/2 and 17months) but we recently moved them into the same room. I have found that if I put them down at the same time, they keep eachother awake. I have learned to put my younger one down first and make sure he is asleep before my older son goes to sleep. Then I tell him to use wispers (he also talks to himself and plays a bit) but it doesn't bother my younger one if he is already down. Our nightime routine is: baths togehter, get jammies on/brush teeth etc., read my younger one a book (or for you it would be bottle and rocking), put him down, while I am putting the younger one down my older son cleans his toy room and picks his books for the night, then I read to my older one and by the time he is ready for bed my youger is asleep. Then in the morning, my older son usually wakes up first and comes out into the living room and shuts the bedroom door on the way out so not to wake his brother. It has worked out well for us. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions. Good luck!
