What age would you let your child

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Sleep on a different floor to you?
We have a bungalow with 2 bedrooms downstairs currently me and DH in one and DD in the other next door to us.
If we had another baby it would be in with us for a while and then either share next door with DD for a few years or DD would move to the upstairs bedroom.
Has anyone got a similar experience and how it worked?
What age would you feel comfortable having your child on another floor to you?
I feel better that we would always be on the ground floor and not upstairs and kids downstairs.
We have high spec security alarms, 24/7 cctv and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in every room.
Thank you 😊

I’m confused as to how this is a bungalow.

Do you live in a high risk area? I don’t really understand the risks involved if they’re not babies. It’s your house

Oh I should have worded that a bit differently 😂 A bungalow with a new loft conversions upstairs 😊

And no, we don't live in a high risk area at all

So they’re just right upstairs? Not in a different wing or anything? And this is just a potential question as you don’t have a second child yet?

I don’t know, it never occurred to me that it’s not safe to sleep downstairs from your child to be honest. Surely they’d just shout for you if they needed you, like they would now?

We had a three story house when DD2 was born. She (and 2 year old DD1) slept on a different floor to us from when she moved into her own room at 6 months. They were first floor, we were top floor. I didn’t realise this was something people worried about.

When they would be safely able to walk down the stairs during the night to come to you if needed.

@SmidgenofaPigeon

So they’re just right upstairs? Not in a different wing or anything? And this is just a potential question as you don’t have a second child yet?

I don’t know, it never occurred to me that it’s not safe to sleep downstairs from your child to be honest. Surely they’d just shout for you if they needed you, like they would now?

Yes just right upstairs it's not a massive house so no wings or anything like that 😂 Yes potential second child

Mine were on a different floor from 6 months! Town House

We moved up to a loft bedroom when children were 6 and 9. I did feel a bit worried about it at first and slept with bedroom door open. Main worry was if they’re sick in the night - I still sleep in the youngest’s room with him if he’s ill and he’s 9 now.

We have a loft conversion which is the master bedroom, both kids on the floor below. They were on a different floor from 6m onwards. It's never been an issue??

Should add, we use a video monitor at night, so can see/ hear them.

I always think this when I see family homes on Rightmove that have bedrooms on different floors.
It would be a problem for me.

Would happily have office or spare room on different floor but would want 3 bedrooms together so we were near kids - oldest is only 4 so may feel differently as they get older.

We moved to a duplex flat with ds on the floor above us when he was 2 and a bit. It was fine, I was anxious at first but it was absolutely fine.

I’ve always thought I’d be quite happy with this so long as my child was on a floor above me.. I think I’d feel a bit odd if a young child was on a lower floor to me and found easily creep down to the kitchen etc without me noticing! Also, if god forbid anyone did come in the house, they’d hit our room first and I’d likely hear!

Both of mine have always been on a different floor to us (3 story).
Video monitor for the youngest!
Absolute pain in the arse for the night wake ups though, it's like climbing Mount Everest at 2am 😆

Going against the grain here but I wouldn't like it (but I am a worrier!).

My concern would be in case of illness or a fire so I guess whenever I felt they could cope with either scenario.

When we moved to this house, so youngest was 22months.
However, I wouldn't have had any issues if we'd been here when they were younger.

We have this situation.

DS moved downstairs when he was 6 (6 years and 3 months). He was sharing a room with DD and it just wasn't workng. He loves it and has never once whinged.

I’d be more concerned with a young child on a floor below me but above wouldn’t bother me at all, surely just like you watching TV in the living room while in they are in bed in the evening?!

We have a three story with one room on the middle floor and three on the top floor. We let my son move to the middle floor when he went to high school.

We love in a three story house. My kids have always slept on the top floor. I can’t remember how old they were, but they were in their cot. Sometimes they asked for a light to be left on in the hall. We also had motion sensor light up plug ins, which gave us peace of mind if they woke and wandered downstairs to us.

We had this, my son was on the first floor from about 1 and we were on the second floor. It never bothered me, but a friend of mine had strict criteria when house hunting that all bedrooms had to be on the same floor. My son had a safety gate on his door so that he couldn't wonder in the night.

I dont think being on a different floor is an issue. Presumably you're not going to abandon them up there and you'll have a moniter? If you're ready to have them in their own room, then I think its ok

Get a video baby monitor ?

It never really occurred to me to worry about this. My house rises through half floors so we were at a distance from 6montgs. I never had a video monitor. Funnily enough once they were in beds their homing instincts to find you are very very strong.

My boys all slept on the the third floor from 6ish while we were on the second floor. Never had any issue.