Any tips on moving baby in to big brothers room? (they will be sharing)

[ilikeyoursleeves]

DS2 is nearly 5 months and almost out of the moses basket so we are nearing to the time when he will have to move into his brothers room (2.1 years old).

DS1 has been in his big boys bed for a while and DS2 will get his old cot. DS2 still wakes in the night and doesn't go to bed until later in the evening so I am wrried about how his move will go, ie him waking DS1 during the night etc.

How did you move your kids in together and do you have any tips for me?

Thanks!

ds1 and ds2 moved in together when 2.10yrs and 16 months, before ds3 arrived.
Because ds2 was a bit older than your ds2 he was quite unsettled by moving into his big brothers room. He'd wake up and cry because I think he was disorinated.

In terms of night waking, both are quite good sleepers, I found to start with they did disturb each other but now they seem used to it. If one has a bad night, ie illness, we do have to take them into our room though.

We had both going to bed at the same time to start and they would play up, 'talking' to each other for ages but within couple of weeks grew out of it. (think novelty wore off!) I think the settling them to sleep was the hardest - can't do control crying for starters.... both now seem to love it, ds1 now no longer comes in to see us at 6am he stays in room and has told us (he's now 3.5yrs) that its sad that ds3 (5months) has no one to share with

We just had to go for it, try it for a good few days tho before you decide (or hopefully not!) that its isn't working just to give them time to get used to the change in routine.

My DDs share a room and have done since DD1 was 4 and DD2 was 1. We kept DD2 in a cot in my room until she was sleeping through to avoid all of those problems. Then at 13 months, she went into the bottom bunk bed (we got the shorty bunks that are suitable from 4).

They were so excited about moving in together, that we didn't really have any problems. Yes, the first few nights of chatting, and still they do that. However, the biggest problem I find is that at the weekend, whichever child wakes up first - they then wake the other child to play with whether that is 6am or 4:30am!

That said, they love it and they don't have to share - we do have the room for them to have their own rooms, but now (at 6 and 3), it is their choice and they want to stay in the same room. I think it has made them a lot closer.

Thanks for the replies, they are helpful! Any other advice from anyone?