Bedroom advice ./

[Violetandpurple]

We have a 3 bed detached, 2 double bedrooms 1 box room.
currently dd 10 has her own bedroom
dd 6 and 7 share and all is fine.
due a little girl next month and trying to decide what is best -
should we put dds 10,7 and 6 in together so baby can have her own room when the time is right
or put dds 7,6 and baby in together
so that eldest can keep her own room.
eldest likes and needs her own space, other 2 like sharing and want baby in with them but I can’t help but worry a baby/toddler in with two older children will be a nightmare at bedtime, through the night etc so feel a baby needs their own room?
3 have to go in together in the biggest room
1 in the box bedroom.
which is the sensible option?
aware baby will be in with us for a while just want to be sorted before she arrives.
does anybody have toddlers in with older children - is it a pain at bedtime when they have different times to sleep/wake or if toddler isn’t sleeping through does it wake the other children?

Can’t you split the biggest room? No personally I don’t think a baby needs their own room, I’ve seen people split rooms so you could split the biggest then personally I would put two youngest together and 2 oldest

3 bedrooms for 6 people is simply not enough. And with puberty fast approaching your older DD needs her privacy. I'd keep the baby in with you until you can get more suitable accommodation.

I agree baby in with you for as long as possible.
Older DD needs her own room when she goes to secondary school and at least middle 2 girls are very similar ages which makes it nicer for them to share.

If you can't move or extend in the next few years I would put you and dp in box room and youngest Dd in oldest DD - and cross your fingers that works ok.

Another agreeing to keep baby in with you long as you can and look to move when you can

My DC1 was 7 when DC2 was born. They shared a room from when DC2 was 6 months and honestly no it didn't cause problems. DC1 knew that when they went to bed they had to be quiet and settle down quickly. Ideally they would've had there own rooms but we made do with what we had and it worked out fine.

I grew up with 4 children in two sets of bunk beds so close you could touch the other one.

I'll be honest it wasn't ideal but it I am not scared for life.

You may want to be sorted before the baby comes but that's impractical. The baby will be in your room for a year or so. By then the most practical thing will be the oldest in the box room on their own and the rest in together. In the long run can any bedroom walls be loved to even out the space.

My dd's are 15 and 16 and managed puberty and periods still sharing a room without problems...
Ds was 6 when ds arrived and loved sharing a room. Shared for 6 years by choice!!
Older dd in box room and 3 younger ones in the big room.

Another vote for keeping baby with you as long as possible and then they can share a room later on

What did you decide on when you decided to try for another? Or was it not discussed?
eldest DD needs to keep her own room. Could one of the bigger rooms be split? Is an extension or house move likely within the next couple of years?

What is your downstairs layout? Could you move your bedroom downstairs so that the three upstairs bedrooms are 1 x DD10, DD 6&7 share and then baby has the box room? Perhaps convert the living room to a bedroom if you have a kitchen / diner big enough to put a tv in, for example?

Keep the baby with you for a year.

then put baby in with DD 7 & 8 (by then). If possible, split the room into different zones to each child has their own area. for example, maybe you could put a cupboard or bookshelf between the baby's cot and the rest of the room to give sound insulation etc.

10 year old on her own for now

6&7 share a room

Keep the baby with you as long as possible, 12 months even as long as they have a decent cot they won't outgrow.

When you do move the baby out of your room, I would let the kids have the two double rooms and you have the box room if it can fit a double bed in.

Just because adults don't tend to use the bedroom for anything other than going to bed, whereas kids spend a lot more time in there and could utilise the space better with toys/books/desk etzc.

And I'd either have:

the 10 and 7 year olds share
And the 6 year old and baby share

Or the 10 year old and baby share
6&7 share

Depends on how responsible they are, how disruptive they could be at night etc and what combination would be best.

The kids are all girls so there's no need for a fuss about privacy and puberty.

Is the 10 year old to keep her own room even though the others will eventually turn 10?

It's not a perfect set up, most people could do with a bit more space in their homes , but it's absolutely fine and doable.