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To havemy 3yr old dd share a room with my 1yr old ds?

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monkeyfacegrace · 15/02/2010 14:43

Basically our 2 bed ground floor masionette (tbh its large compared to most modern 2 bed houses, galley kitchen onto conservatory, 15ft sq lounge, 2 bedrooms and small bathroom. Good sized garden...sorry tmi!)
has gone into neg equity due to housing market over last 2 years.

We cant afford to move, and even when it gets back to being worth what we owe, we would struggle to get a bigger mortgage for a bigger house.

Im having sleepless nights over it, the kids need more space. Their room is big enough for a toddler bed (ikea), a cot-bed, and 2 chests of drawers. There is only a small playing space on the floor.

I dont know what to do next, and how long can they share for? They get on great, and Im plannig on bunkbeds soon to give more playspace. But I feel like Im letting them down as I grew up in a huge 4 bed and loved it.

Sorry, its an indulgent waffle but its been stressing me out so much, I just want to settle somewhere and put down roots

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Cloudbase · 16/02/2010 17:11

Oh, also you only need one baby monitor!

verytellytubby · 16/02/2010 18:35

Sorry haven't read all the posts. I shared a room with my brother until I was 11 and he was 9. We were and are still very close and get on really well.

My DD (7) is always asking to move into her twin brothers' room!

izzybiz · 16/02/2010 21:59

My Dd will be 6 in a few months and is sharing with her baby brother at the moment.
They will be for the next year or so till we get our extension built anyway!

MotherOfSuburbia · 16/02/2010 22:43

My 4DC (DS7, DS5, DS3 & DD11mo) are all in a single bedroom in bunks. We built a special bunk that fits over the cot so they can all fit in. I won't say it's ideal and it is pretty snug but the kids all love it. And with 2 sets of bunks in the room it's like a great big climbing frame!
We have had a fair amount of trouble with nightime waking over the years but to be honest - unless it is getting on for morning time - the children learn to sleep through each other's noise.

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