DS 9 months is now finally sleeping through the nights and we're planning on moving him into DD7's room as there is no room in our bedroom, we have to climb over the bed in order to get to his cot and it's been a nightmare. Her room is big enough for them both.
We currently live in a small 2 bed house and are planning to move into a 3 bed as soon as one comes avaliable, we're hoping by Christmas at the latest, so it won't be for that long.
We've tried explaining this to her but she's having none of it. I worry that she feels like he will be invading her space, I feel like she already had to share us when he was born (she didn't take very well to him) and now she has to share her space too. DH says I'm over analysing the whole thing and she'll get used to it.
We would keep him in our room but in all honesty it's a health hazard, if anything were to happen it would be more difficult to get to him than if he were in her room if that makes sense.
How do we let her know we aren't trying to force him on her or that we don't care about her and its all about him? (something she's expressed before)
Fact of the matter is its happening whether she likes it or not but we would like to make it as easy for her as possible.
Before anyone says we can't switch rooms either for reasons I'd rather not get into right now.
Thank you all for getting this far, this whole 2 DC thing has been a bit of a shock and not gone how I thought it would lol
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How do we ease DD into the idea that DS will be moving into her room soon?
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Crumpetsforthequeen · 29/05/2020 16:26
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