Toddler Sleeping Through Baby Crying?

Hard to answer....Is she a good sound sleeper in the sense that you can make a lot of noise and she doesn't wake? My daughter is a wonderfully sound sleeper. I've always made lots of noise when she's sleeping so that I wouldn't have to worry about her being a light sleeper. My sister was here this weekend with her newborn and my daughter slept through the cries. I worried about her waking because it was a new sound and I thought it might startle her or concern her, but she did really well with it. We're due in September, so I hope when we have a newborn here 24/7 she'll be the same.

Good luck!

My little guy was 2 when my daughter was born. We kept her in the room with us for the first 8 months for fear of the same thing. I don't know what we were worried about though! When we moved them into the same room, my daughter was still waking 1-2 times nightly to nurse & it never bothered her brother. He slept right through it. Most toddlers are sound sleepers. I wouldn't stress too much about it. If you're worried about it though, let her share a room with you for the 1st few months until she gets on a schedule. Good luck! =)

My daughter had been two for a month when our second was born. Our entire family co-slept at that time and the two year old was fine. Occasionally she would wake up, but she would go back to sleep when the baby went back to sleep. My youngest is 8 weeks now and for the past two weeks our two year old had chose to sleep in her own room, I don't know if it was the waking that was bothering her, or if she was just ready to go back to her own room, but either way it has worked out wonderfully.

Try not to stress yourself out, these details have a way of working themselves out. Kids are so adaptable, it might just take a few nights! Good luck Mama!

You're sort of putting the cart before the horse here. You have no idea if this will even be a problem. I would think that as long as the children aren't sharing a room immediately that a newborn won't wake up your 2 yr old. We went through this a couple of times and it was never an issue because I always had the newborn in a bassinet next to me and the older children in their own room.

She may get up for a while but will get used to it. My daughter was 2 when my son was born and we kept him in our room for the first six months so when he did wake, she would not hear him. She also slept with her door shut until she was 2.5. Then I moved him into her room (at six months) and he still breastfed until 9 months - but I do not think he was waking up at night to feed anymore at this time (can't remember!) She slept through him waking up and vice versa (she's always woken up 1x a night or more). There was a time where my son would wake up every night and stay up between 2-4 am. Good thing my hubby worked 2nd shifts because otherwise I would have gotten NO sleep!

I would ensure that your daughter's room can block out the sound of the baby - turn on a fan or shut the door. If she does wake up, tell her it's still nighttime. You may find that you'll need to attend to her after feeding baby. This is why I suggest keeping baby in your room until he/she isn't waking up as much.

My daughter was 14 months old when my son was born. He stayed in our room until he was 4 months old then they shared a room. My daughter did not wake up when he cried as long as I got to him right away - ie, didn't let him cry for a long period of time. All children are different. Is your daughter a sound sleeper?

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My daughter was 14 months old when my son was born. He stayed in our room until he was 4 months old then they shared a room. My daughter did not wake up when he cried as long as I got to him right away - ie, didn't let him cry for a long period of time. All children are different. Is your daughter a sound sleeper?

I would suggest, if this really does become a problem, the GoodNite Lite. We bought ours when our daughter turned 2 because she was waking earlier and earlier. Anyway, you can teach your toddler that when the moon is on, it is time for sleep... waking is okay when the sun is on.

Just a different approach to consider. And now that my daughter is 3 1/2, she gets up to potty on her own and goes back to to bed on her own and doesn't wake Mom & Dad until her sun comes on.

She might get up the first night but then she will sleep right thru it. Will the
baby be in the room with her. If not, I really do not think it will bother her at
all.

My son was 3 and he slept right thru those many night breastfeedings with the new baby sister.

I have a 4yo and an 8 mo old. I was worried about the nighttime crying as well. We got a white noise machine- the Marpac Sleepmate 980. We have had really no problems with waking with these machines going in both their rooms. Hope this helps!

My daughter is a pretty sound sleeper but she actually did wake up a few times when her brother was first born, and they were not even sharing a room. We ended up getting a sound machine (about $20 or so from Babies R Us) and that solved the problem. Two years later she still uses it - I think the ocean sound now just helps her sleep. I would recommend a sound machine, and getting your baby as soon as as he/she wakes up, to try to keep your daughter sleeping!

My daughter was 10 days shy of her second birthday when her baby brother was born. She still sleeps her usual 8 pm-10 am, even with him waking in our room on one side of hers and us changing him in his room on the other side. Ours is a slightly unusual situation, since she's used to sleeping through the noise of my home daycare opening at 7:30 and babies/toddlers crying and playing all morning. If she does wake early, just treat it like any other early waking and let her soothe herself back to sleep. If you do go in there, tell her it's too early to get up, that the baby needs to eat and then everyone is going back to sleep, so she doesn't feel like she's missing out on fun. Good luck!