Where do we put the nursery? (with diagram!)

[willisurvive3under2]

Hi all,

I'm after some advice please.

4-bedroom house - 2 decent size rooms, 2 small/box rooms.

We're currently in room 2. DS is in room 3 and we'd rather not move him. We're due twin girls in the spring. Trying to work out where to put their nursery, on the assumption that they'll sleep in with us for the first 6 months-ish.

Room 2 is big enough for our bed and 1 or 2 co-sleeping cribs (not sure if/how long for they'll share). Room 4 has a double bed for guests. We don't want to get rid of said bed as found it invaluable with non-sleeping DS for one of us to hide in there with the baby while the other sleeps. Also my DM or MIL might come and stay to help.

Option 1 is we set up the nursery in room 1 (currently a store room/wardrobe), and move the storage units to room 4. This means I can change nappies/sit on feeding chair at night, have everything close to us/bathroom, minimal trotting about during the night. When DTs are out of our room, they can go into a shared cot in there (or 2 mini cots if they disturb each other). Only problem is the power shower is so noisy and might disturb them. Might be able to sort, not sure.

Option 2 is nursery in room 4. No shower noise (and less noise from the house as it's further away) but very far from our room, their crying might wake DS (who sleeps brilliantly) before we get to them. Lots of walking about in the night to the far end of the house.

Shall I wait and see what kind of sleepers we get? We moved DS to his room far too early and spent MONTHS going in and out. Won't be making that mistake again!

Any words of wisdom? Diagram not to scale, I hope it's vaguely correct. Any other options I can't see?

[VodkaRevelation]

As long as you have a baby monitor you'll get to them in time. My boys have shared a room since youngest was 8 months and eldest was 4. Youngest waking hasn't ever woken eldest. And mostly not vice versa either.

[VodkaRevelation]

I would definitely avoid noisy shower though!

[BeyondThePage]

Room 1. If the shower is noisy they will soon get used to it to be honest - I had kids who would sleep through anything - don't know if it is because we were simply lucky or because we used to carry on doing everything even when they were asleep. Either way a noisy shower would not have been a problem.

[GU24Mum]

Unless you're really keen to decorate a room, I'd just put them in Room 4 for now then see how it goes. Until you know how everyone sleeps (or doesn't!) you won't know if you need a big room for the twins, split them, put one in with DS and one somewhere else etc etc!

[SadClown]

I'd put them in room 1, they will get used to the shower but your son is less likely to be disturbed. Long term they can share room 4 or have room 1&2 and you move to 4 but that's years away. Congratulations btw

[namechangedtoday15]

Why would they be disturbed by the shower? Unless someone is showering during the night / afternoon, they'll be awake by the time someone needs a shower in the morning.

Even if they're sleeping in your room, you'll want all their stuff close to hand. Definitely room 1. Even with good sleepers in make sense to use Room 1.

Congrats by the way on twins - they're awesome!!

[willisurvive3under2]

Thanks guys, I think we're going to go with room 1 at least for changing/feeding. We will then see what happens!

[thegirlupnorth]

I'd go with room 1 as it leaves room 4 for guests and or a tired parent!

[teaortequila23]

I would not put babies by the bathroom. Any little noise wakes them sometimes.
Could you not move into the guest room and make your room the guest room so it’s got more space for u to have everything.

Also I understand not moving ds now but maybe when the babies need to move out of your room you should consider him going into the smaller room you could do it up for him. (eg. If he’s into cars get him a car bed and wall stickers)