3 to 6 months old sharing bedroom with 4 year old

[mediterraneo]

Can you actually trust a 4 year old with a small baby sleeping in the same room?

My 2.5 year old shares with my 4 month old. no problems. just need to put to bed at seperate times

i am scared that the 4 year old will do stupid things to the baby, for example putting things in his mouth to see what happens, poke his eye, etc.

Why can' the 3 to 6 month baby share a room with you if you are worried? Many people share a room with their babies for much longer than 6 months.

Prehaps the concern I would have is not that a four year old would do something nasty, but when teething happpens the four year old will have broken nights. Being in reception is tiring enough without broken nights. It could be a real nightmare having two children awake at 4.00am.

You have to decide what you think is best for your family. I have no idea what your children are like.

My ds slept through the night when he was 3 months old, but snored and sniffled and kept us awake, even though he slept through, so we moved him to his own room. I sort of expect the same to happen with child no2. Let's see what happens, thanks.

I would keep the baby in with you til it's a bit bigger before moving it in with a 4yo - I think you're right, even a sensible caring 4yo can put a teddy on a baby's face when trying to be kind.

When the baby can roll and sit up, it's going to be far less vulnerable to having things put on its face.

That's sounds sensible.

We kept our baby in with us for the first year (because I'm too lazy to get up in the middle of the night). She is now sharing with her 4yo sister. We have laid down two very firm rules - namely DD1 does not 1. put anything into the cot or 2. get into the cot herself. She has only once forgotten (when she chucked her own teddy in there in a rather vigourous manner). But I would have been worried about them sharing when DD2 was smaller. Sometimes 4 yos just do silly things without meaning it.

If you are worried I wouldn't do it.

ok!

We put our dd (now 11 months) in with our 2.8 yr old dd when she was 7 months. It was ok at first but now the older one has started poking her and waking her up at night. She also tries to climb into the cot and thinks it's fun to push the little one over when she is standing holding the cot bars. We have taken young dd out of the room for now and she is back in with us for the time being.