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When to have siblings room share

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Posesinavase · 27/03/2019 22:24

I have 2 ds d1 is 2 and ds2 is 7months they will sharing a room once ds2 leaves our room.

When did others with similar age gap have put them in same room?

Ds1 can be vocal when in bed and winding down for sleep so I worry that he keep waking ds2. Also sometimes ds2 wakes during night teething, sometimes for a feed etc.

Will they get used to each other and not be kept awake/woke up or will they continue waking each other until they both go to bed at same time and lie quietly until they fall asleep and sleep soundly til the morning?

Anyone got any experience they can share?

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BackforGood · 27/03/2019 22:36

They get used to each other, IME.

This bit, however, until they both go to bed at same time and lie quietly until they fall asleep and sleep soundly til the morning?, I don't recognise Grin Grin Grin

Posesinavase · 27/03/2019 22:45

Thanks for replying. What age gap do you have and can you remember roughly how long it took before they stopped waking each other?

I don't think I will see same bedtime, and quietly sleeping all night for some time..... Perhaps when they move and tell me about it one day

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zunshine · 27/03/2019 22:52

I moved mine in together when DD1 was 2 and DD2 was about 8 months. They woke each other up a few times in the night at first but by about a week maybe a little less they got used to each other

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SwayingInTime · 27/03/2019 22:54

We have the opposite problem, dd3 can't sleep alone. She creeps into bed with a sibling still at 8, no idea what to do about it because everyone is asleep all night to the extent we didn't know it was happening for ages. Anyway, my point is same bedtime and sleeping all night anywhere from 18months to 4.5yrs for us but be careful what you wish for!

Posesinavase · 27/03/2019 23:02

Both ds are in cots, so hoping to get used to room sharing first then transition ds1 to a bed.

I don't know whether so keep ds2 with me until he is reliably sleeping through every night from bedtime til morning for a month or two then move or do it while they are as young as possible.

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TeaForDad · 27/03/2019 23:04

Ours were 3 and 1 when they moved in together (or younger) and they're fine.
They sing and chat together now and only occasionally wake each other up

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