4 girls in one room?

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So I currently live in a 3 bed house, with 6 children.

I would prefer not to have opinions on how many children I have in a 3 bed, I would just like tips and ideas on how to mange it until I'm able to move.

The current set up is, my son who is 4 in the box room, that's perfect for him as it fits his bed, a wardrobe and room for his toys ect.

The main big bedroom I have 3 girls ( aged 14, 13 and 9) in there In single beds and they all share a large pax wardrobe.

The 3rd room my 8 year old daughter has on her own because I was planning on putting the baby in with her when she turns 1 next month.

And I'm sleeping on a sofa bed in the living room

But I realise how hard it is for me having no privacy and sleeping on a sofa. I have no space to escape to and the living room has more stuff in it that it should due to me not having a room.

So I was planning on getting rid of all single beds and getting 2 sets of bunks and put the 14,13, 9 and 8 year old girls in the big main bedroom together, my son will remain in box room and me and the baby have the 3rd bedroom but is this being mean to my children? All they do is sleep in the bedroom anyway, they spend the majority of the time in the living room. I could then have more space in the living room to make a little toy area for the youngest.
I am trying not to get too stressed about space as they only sleep there and I could make their bed area their own space like adding curtains to junks, a little light and shelf ect.

When they go to their dads ( he lives in a 1 bed flat) they sleep on his sofa bed/ air beds ect anyway and seek to cope fine.

This is until I'm lucky enough to be able to move in the future.

Anyone got any ideas or tips you can give me ? I would appreciate them

that set up you have planned sounds fine to me. x

Sharing rooms is life u shuldnt feel bad about having ur own room ur an adult don't get me wrong kids always come first.. But it doesn't harm them to share a room I was bought up in big family 6bro 4sis and had to share.

I wuld put older 1s n together and younger 1s in together and have small room for urself. Opposite sex can share until there age 11 anyway and same sex until age 16if is council property all families siblings have to share at Sum point in life unless have 1 child.

Ideally the 2 eldest girls should have a room and the 2 middle girls a room then baby and son share small room. I had to share a bedroom with 3 sisters growing up and it was awful, we’re still not close as adults as it was a big strain on us and we had no privacy. I understand there isn’t a lot you can do about it though and I’m sure your children will adapt if this is the option. Is there a chance the largest room can be split? Even with a curtain rail for some privacy? That way perhaps the elder 2 can have their own room and the 2 girls and boy share with a rail dividing the room, then you and baby in the other room.

I think it’s fine tbh. You can do so much these days with putting little curtains up/those bed tents. So they’ll all have a bit of privacy.

I knew a lot of big families growing up and this kind of arrangement was standard - doesn’t seem to have done my friends who grew up that way any harm.

You’re a grown up - you need your own room!

I’ve 2 sisters. We shared a room until I was 13 - they were 12 and 5 at that stage.
Not alone did we share a room, my next sister and I took turns sharing a bed with youngest sister.

I think it’s fine to change things, you should join this Facebook group for room tips, plus it’s a friendly group.