ds1 (3.6) sharing a room with ds2 (6 months nearly) - is this a good idea?!

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I should also mention I'm pg with dc3 and we live in a 3 bedroom house with the third bedroom only really suitable for a cot/toddler bed and a tiny chest of drawers... Eventually 2 children will have to share, but ds1 is really taken with the idea of sharing with his baby brother!
Is this a good idea?
TIA!

i think it's an excellent idea!

dd1 is 4 and really wanted her sister to move in, even demonstrated good behaviour after i told her dd2 couldn't move in if they were going to wind each other up all night (this was after she kept cheekily repeating, 'we're going to laugh all night').

come to find out, my sister wanted me rooming in with her, too, and so did my DH's elder brother.

try it out and see hwo it goes.

What were you thinking could go wrong? My two DDs have shared since DD2 was born (2y 9m between them).

My ds1 and ds2 shared from about this age. They didn't disturb each other. Although now they are 4.6 and 20 months, and stay awake giggling for 20 minutes or so after I've put them to bed. I don't mind this as they settle themselves down when they get tired (and they sound so cute laughing together, I can't bear to stop them!).

As long as you can trust ds1 not to torment ds2 or climb into the cot in the night, they'll be fine!

NoBiggy - My major concern is ds1 supplying ds2 with things for ds2 to choke on!! My other concern is whether ds2 sleeps through the night well enough yet. He wakes anywhere between 4am and 7am for a feed and depending on the time we settle him bck to sleep or get up. He's quite happy to go back in his cot and settle himself back to sleep but obviously wakes up grumbly!
expat - do your dd's share now? I suppose I'm also worried because I hated sharing with my db which I did til I was 5, still have strong memories of my feelings at the time!

DD1 is a heavy sleeper, which really works well when DD2 wakes for a feed (not often these days).

They won't go to bed at the same time though. They just can't leave each other alone. DD2 goes first, by the time I've given DD1 her milk, had a story, brushed teeth and all that DD2 is fast asleep and DD1 can go in the room and be tucked in.

Just as well it works out, we've got nowhere else to put them!