Bedroom sharing ?

[Picklesbaby]

I have a dd who is 5 and ds is 1.5. We are currently in a 2 bedroom (fixed cheap rent as been here long time). 1 huge bedroom&a small one. Me and dh are having some debates . Looking to buy 3 bed but due to massive increase in price/demand in the area we keep getting outbid ,so have decided to stay till end of year to get a bigger deposit. dd swapped from a toddler bed last year&is now taking over lounge as she has no space to play. We are waking the baby up every night when we come to bed. Have discussed renting a 3 bed but he agrees it would be a waste of extra 100’s a month.
Current set up is - dds mid sleeper bed, all toys underneath & single wardrobe.
Ours has- king size bed, 2 double wardrobes, dressing table on one side & the baby’s “nursery”furniture one the other side(cot bed, wardrobe& set of drawers)
Do we move our bed and dressing table/tele in smaller room and all dds stuff in ours or just leave things as they are because them sharing is a terrible idea ?
Dh works away a lot so he’s not fussed.

Can you not get a bunk bed set up in Dds room for both DDs and keep most of the toys elsewhere? This is what 2 x DGS have with similar age difference.

How are you waking the baby up getting into bed? Are you turning the light on or making a lot of noise for some reason?

The ceiling isn’t high enough we did look at them last year. Ds is quite small has only just starting walking is still in the “cot” not the bed not yet.

@Caughtavibe no just opening the door and getting in bed. he’s always been a terrible sleeper up until stopping breastfeeding recently tbf. We have to walk past him to get into bed due to set up of room ,we tiptoe in lie there and hold our breath but within minuites he’s waking up.

I wouldn't make an older child share with a baby. Boy/girls sharing before 10 is fine if needs must.
We have 6 in a 3 bed so a bit cramped but making it work until we can afford to buy bigger in a few years. DS has the small room with loft bed, 4 girls have a large room with bunk beds, baby is in with us and will be until we move. 3rd moved in with 1st a few months before turning 3yr, twins moved in with them at 5yr.

Ikea do tiny bunk beds I would be amazed if they didn’t fit in your house! Kids sharing is pretty normal at that age

Them sharing is fine. My DDs have shared since the youngest was 6 months (she was a terrible sleeper but DD1 never woke).

How are you waking the baby up getting into bed? Are you turning the light on or making a lot of noise for some reason?

Both of my girls are insanely light sleepers, as is DP. Even loud white noise doesn’t stop them waking at the gentle clicking of a door or the rustling of covers as someone gets into bed. DD2 is 5.5 months and wakes the very SECOND I turn the door handle at bedtime.

It’s very irritating, I feel for anyone else with children like this!

@Timeturnerplease yes ! It’s the worst . Dd on the other hand is flat out at 7pm Nd a hurricane couldn’t wake her untill her eyes pop open at 5.30 am.

The roof is slanted so we couldn’t get bunk beds. We have switched today though so will see how it goes.

How big is the bedroom. We have a 2 and 4 year old sharing. We have kept our big bedroom. 4 year olds bed is along the shortest wall and then we have put our 2 year olds cot along the longest wall. It's not a large bedroom by any stretch of the imagination. They've been sleeping together since my little one was one. 4 year old wouldn't have it any other way now, I think 2 year old would secretly like the 4 year old out 🤣

Put up a stud wall and divide the big room in to two.
If you aren't allowed to do this, you could use furniture to divide - my brother and I had to share til I moved out & we had our wardrobes next to wreath other facing opposite directions in the middle to divide the room.

It’s a vv small double .our bed up next to the wall& a dressing table in atm . Kids have mid sleeper & cot bed . Perhaps a small single & baby’s bed would squeeze but all toys/ other furniture would have to stay in with us so seems a bit pointless.

@AwkwardPaws27 We’re only renting atm so no stud wall sadly .
Splitting the room seems sensible , are the proper room dividers worth the money ?

I've never bought a room divider, we used two wardrobes.
Terrible diagram attached - we put them side by side, facing opposite directions (extra bonus, kids can put posters on the back of the wardrobe without marking the walls 😁).
Obviously it won't be soundproof but you can use a lamp on one side without making the other side too bright, & it gives some privacy.