To expect my DC to share a room whilst on holiday?

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They are 4.5 and 19 months. It's day 3 and they keep setting each other off and it's taking over an hour to get them both to sleep. We've tried settling dc2 first, putting both down together, and putting dc1 in our bed then moving her later (she woke up at midnight disoriented). Any tips? Or should we just resign ourselves to this for the rest of the hols? They're both getting incr grumpy during the day as a result...

Thanks Lady. I will keep plugging away!

Meant to post this in AIBU not style and beauty. Oops. Any ideas how to move it?

You are obviously very tired try posting in AIBU or you may get advice on what beauty regime you should have/holiday clothes you should be wearing

We settle the youngest first , put the eldest in our bed and then move him when we go up. Ours are heavy sleepers though, so this is usually ok.

However, we also look for 3 bed cottages/caravans as much as possible to make holidays more enjoyable for all!!!

Sorry, thats not much help! You have my sympathies though!!

X-post with you!

Just click 'report' and ask MNHQ to move it. Might not do it until Monday though.

Done! That will teach me to speed post in between sessions in the bedroom of doom

Both now asleep. We'll have a think about tactics for tomorrow. Hopefully tonight will be the night that they'll sleep through as well which will help us all too!

We're in Italy so 8.20 here.

I can imagine how frustrating that must have been. DC2 hasn't tried to climb out yet, just bounces up to standing peering out like a meerkat the second DC1 makes the slightest noise. While DC1 will lie silently whilst I'm in the room settling dc2 but the second I tiptoe out she groans or whines and the cycle starts again...