Bedrooms on a different level to a baby or toddler

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Lou87 · 28/02/2008 13:55

Does anyone out there live in a house where their bedroom is on a different level to a baby or toddler? What are your experiences? When do toddlers become safe on stairs in the middle of the night?

We have a 14 month old and we have another one on the way due in 3 months. We currently live in a 2 bedroom house but are having a loft conversion done at the moment (hopefully completely before no. 2 arrives . We also have an option to chop up our large bedroom into 2 to create an OK room for us and a tiny/poky/ so small its bordering on the unuseably baby room next door. We're dithering whether this is a good idea.

Any suggestions

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theangelshavethephonebox · 28/02/2008 13:58

No suggestions but will watch thread with interest as we are getting a loft conversion done later this year. DS will be just over 2 when it's done. We're going to go for one big bedroom for us in the loft and ds will be sleeping in a room on the first floor.

cat64 · 28/02/2008 14:04

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shinola · 28/02/2008 14:05

DS is on floor above - stairgate at top of stairs, never had any problems

go fo it

silverfrog · 28/02/2008 14:06

We have our bedroom in the loft, and all children on the floor below. This works for us - 2 stepchildren (now 18 & 16 so obviously no problem, but was ok when they were younger too) and both dds (3 and 1).

dd1 has never been used to coming in to our room, and quite frankly, it's impossible as we have an open tread steep staircase which she is unable to climb. She has always, however stayed in her room, and so far it has not occurred to her that she can open the door, so it's just not an issue anyway. dd2 is still in her cot, so not an issue at present either (although she is the one that will be trouble - can already imagine her needing to find us in the middle of the night...)

We have kept the a monitor on in dd1's room (she is sn anyway, so would have kept it) as we are on a different floor, and I guess we will for dd2 too as time goes by.

It works for us, but is not ideal, and can see that there may be problems in the next couple of years - I guess we'll move at that point, as there is no other way to configure the bedrooms that works for us in htis house...

ruddynorah · 28/02/2008 14:07

we're on floor above dd. she's 21 months now. moved here when she was 19 months. all fine, no problems.

theyoungvisiter · 28/02/2008 14:08

we sleep on the floor above our DS and always have done (well, always as in since he was in his own room).

It's fine - can hear him no probs. He's in a cot so the stairs aren't an issue yet but he goes up and down them safely enough during the day so I'm sure he'll be fine if we leave a landing light on.

Would depend on the loft conversion though - I've seen some where I wouldn't trust MYSELF on the stairs, let alone a toddler!

bozza · 28/02/2008 14:09

Baby could be in with you for first few months. Then you could either get your children to double up for a bit or move straight up into the loft at that point.

Bellie · 28/02/2008 14:10

DD used to sleep on the floor above us, until we moved. The main issue for us was that when she called out/was ill you tend to get quiet awake as you have to negotiate stairs rather than stumble along the landing iyswim!

Never considered it an issue, and in fact found it hard to adjust that she was just next door when we moved!

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