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Posesinavase · 15/06/2019 14:55

Looking for advice or experiences from people who have had two young ones share a room.

Heres my situation:
Ds1 is 2.4 and ds2 almost 10mth

Ds1 sleeps in a bed generally goes to bed quietly and will eventually go to sleep with little noise, doesn't normally get out of bed until I enter the room after nap /mornings.

Ds2 still in my bedroom but I'm wanting to move out as mostly now sleeps through, is a protester at nap and bedtime. When put down cries for a couple mins then moans himself to sleep. My presence keeps him awake and he cries alot this is the only way for him to go to sleep with least amount of crying.

So today for morning nap I put ds2 down in their shared bedroom alone and he went to sleep normally had a good nap, for afternoon this is same time as toddlers nap so first sleep together and it was a nightmare. Ds1 kept getting out of bed, shouting, bouncing on the bed while ds2 cried. Ds1's noise kept ds2 awake and he kept crying more. I eventually had to get ds1 up again after he fetched a noisy toy and sat in bed with it. Ds2 then after about 10 minutes went to sleep but didnt sleep for as long as usual.

I'm dreading bedtime with an overtired toddler and trying to get baby to sleep in new room with said toddler.

So had anyone else had a some age gap share that started off an nightmare?

Thanks

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Ricekrispie22 · 15/06/2019 16:19

Take your baby up to the room first so he can fall asleep on his own then bring your toddler up a little later. This gives you one-on-one time with both of them at bedtime and helps your toddler not to feel pushed out.
Your toddler may wake up to begin with when the baby cries, but they’ll get used to it. says Judy. As with most things in parenting, persevering pays off. Don’t be tempted to bring your toddler into your room as you’re setting up new habits that will be harder to break later on.
Get your toddler used to all the new delights your baby brings right from the start. This means not leaving the room for your baby’s night feeds. Your toddler will soon get used to you moving in and out of the room and as long as you don’t make a lot of noise they’ll eventually sleep through.
Explain that you'll be coming in to feed the baby at night and that they shouldn't worry if they hear the baby crying.
My DD was just 3 when her baby bro moved in. We put DS down first and waited until he was sound asleep. Meanwhile, we would start DD’s bedtime routine in our room: putting on her pajamas, brushing her teeth, reading a book or two. Afterwards, we let her “read” by herself in our room, just like she did beforein her room. Twenty minutes later we could come in and tell her that it was time for bed. We made sure she understood that she had to sleep now and couldn’tturn on any lights or get out of bed. She did come out of her room once, but fortunately without waking up DS . Otherwise, this strategy worked flawlessly. In the morning, DS wouldwake up before DD and nurse, but shedidn’t seem to be bothered by that. If she wokeup, we would tellher that it was not the time to get up yetand she would continue sleeping.
Once your children adjust to the new sleeping arrangement, things should return to normal.In fact, if your kids are anything like mine, once they get used to sharing a room, you may find that they can’t sleep any other way!

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