Siblings Sharing a room..when Is a Good Time?

the earlier the better.
GL!

M

I dont really have any advice for you other than i would just wait and see what your babys sleeping habits are like. My kids will have to share a room eventually to, but my baby just turned 1 and my son is 3 1/2 and they do not share the room yet. My baby girl has been an impossible sleeper and used to have nights where she was up for 3 hours. She is doing really good now but still wakes up at times and just rocks in the pack and play then falls back to sleep. The problem we have now is she goes to by around 7 and my son goes to bed around 8 and is very loud yet, so he would be the one waking the baby up so that is why they dont share yet. She would have woke him up before and now it is the other way around. I am ok with her still sleeping in our room in the pack and play though. I figure she wont be forever and even if its for another year they will both be older to understand bed time and quiet time a lot better. It will be nice when they are in the same room, but im in no rush. Just take it day by day. Your baby may be a great sleeper and it will work out just fine right away, or it may take a while. Just go with what you feel comfortable with at that time. Good Luck!!

My three littles have always shared a room, even when it was baby/toddlers. Never had any problems other than the occasional nighttime "cant fall asleep" moments. They sleep through all the baby wakeups, etc. And I think they like it because I can't get them to nap apart from each other willingly either. If the baby was super fussy we might bring baby to bed with us once in a while but other than that... smooth sailing.

3-4 months can be good. Once baby is sleeping through the night well and life is back to some sort of normal. :)

Stagger the bedtimes so that they are not trying to fall asleep at the same time. Use a really dark room and some white noise like a box fan, to drown out any noises.

I've found with my two, as long as crying doesn't happen when the other one is trying to fall asleep, they don't seem to disturb each other. I put mine together at about 4 months.

Best wishes!

Hi E.,
Congrats on the expected new arrival. I know that when our second was due, we tried to spread out the changes that our first would be facing. We decided to first move her out of the nursery. Then about a month later, her baby sister was born. We had the baby sleep with us for quite a while since that was easier for me and I didn' want the baby waking up her sister in the night. Also, I thought it might be another difficult adjustment for my older one to suddenly have to share her new room. (When they did start sharing a room later, they loved it!) The advice to see how your baby sleeps is wise. Also, I imagine a 21 month old and newborn will have different naps schedules that may cause disruption if they are in the same room. Personally, I would keep the baby in my room or a playroom or even the family room as long as possible so as not to disturb the older brother. You will be tired enough with a newborn and don't want a toddler awake in the night too. However, if you really don't have want the baby with you or in another room, then I agree to start the room sharing right away and maybe they will become used to it more quickly.
God bless!