Sharing a bedroom

[Cornwall73]

We have B/G twins who will be 5 in August. They have always shared a bedroom and ideally we want them to share as long as possible as at the moment it means we can use the other bedroom for our au pair who is our lifeline.

Just interested to know of anyone with B/G siblings in a similar situation and when did they ask for separate bedrooms.

[ToesInWater]

My younger two started sharing when DD was 1 and her brother was 6, we split them when they were 3 and 8. For the last year they shared they had the biggest bedroom and we "divided" it with one of those high cube storage units; it worked well as it was a rectangular room and they got on. With twins I would have thought you would have a couple more years at least before it becomes an issue. At the end of the day not everyone can give kids their own rooms so you have to be creative, giving mine their own rooms meant we lost a big downstairs playroom but at that stage DS really wanted his own space which was fair enough considering the age gap. The gender difference wasn't the decider.

[Millyflower]

We have three children 8, 7 and 7. They all used to have their own bedroom but we are currently in a three bedroom house and our boy/girl twins are sharing bed bedroom. They love it. They sleep well, play together and share well. They have a bunk bed that has a shelf along each side for their own bits. If we have not bought a bigger house in a few years I will put the two girls together rather than the twins. However, I know this will be a trickier combination!