Hello ladies first post so hope I get some replies.
My husband and I bought a newish 2 up 2 down end terraced house and so far it has served us well. My son's room is very small , only can fit a single bed and wardrobe whereas the master bedroom is quite spacious.
We want to start trying for baby number 2 in the winter however the current house set up is making me very nervous. With the second bedroom being so small I don't feel comfortable having two young kids sharing it and equally I don't find fair for future baby number 2 to have to share a corner in our bedroom for the foreseeable future.
We have been through and considered several options such as moving the bathroom and the latest idea is to segregate our room (with a room divider) to create the illusion of two separate rooms (though my husband is not thrilled at the idea). We thought about moving but with the prospect of a second maternity leave and two young kids a higher mortgage scares us.
If we went ahead and conceived baby number 2 in the winter my son will be almost 3 when the new baby will arrive. As we cannot find a solution my husband is happy to simply have the new baby in our room but I really cannot come round the idea.
Have any of you ladies lived (or are living) with 2+ kids being short of a bedroom? Would you make the kids share a small single bedroom (which would mean bunk beds potentially (once the youngest reaches an appropriate age)? How about simply keeping new baby in your room?
I'm so confused and sad because currently our plans to extend our family are on hold. I have always dreamt for my children to be close in age as me and my brother are over 6 years apart with little in common! I really want to give my son a sibling but will it be too much of a squeeze? Thanks in advance everyone
X C