Sharing a room or having their own

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My DD who's 1 (19 months) currently has her own room, she's afraid of the dark and won't sleep unless her door is open and the hallway light is on all night long. My DS is currently 5 months and when his 6 months will move into either his own room we currently have a spare room empty which is a small room or in with his sister, obviously once they are both older they'd have their own rooms if they did share to begin with. I wasn't sure if having them sharing would help my DD sleep better and my DS wouldn't know any different, his a good sleeper atm! What's everyones sleeping arrangements when it comes to siblings?

Mine share because they have to. Most siblings I know irl share. Not been an issue but mine are 2 girls and 2 boys

It used to be a lot more common. I think if you have the space then separate is probably the best for sleep and avoiding territory upsets and squabbles.

Sharing won’t be damaging although I do wonder what they do about masturbating when they get to that age, which for me was pretty young 🥴

I don't think there's anything wrong with sharing and would definitely do it if necessary but IME with my DD, not sharing is better than sharing in terms of her sleeping well.

So if I didn't particularly need the other room I'd probably keep them separate.

My DC all have their own bedrooms but most morning we wake up to find the boys have gotten in together at some point in the night. They’re very close and best friends and they just like being together. It’s nice to give them the option of their own room though if you can.

Mine slept better as soon as I put them in together, stopped the separation anxiety wake ups and now they entertain each other in the mornings until the gro clock tells them it's time to get up.

It really depends how he is with sleeping - for me between 6-8 months was MASSIVELY disruptive sleep period so I personally would pick own room for the second 6 months. If he's fine with sleep then no reason why they can't share while they're young.

I have two boys who have shared since the youngest was 5 months old and the eldest was 5. They’re 6 and 11 now and both quite happy. When I told them they could have their own rooms one day if we move house, they were both sad!

It’s a decent sized room though, they have bunk beds and still room to play. They also have a separate playroom. So it depends what space they have too.

I found my 8 month slept much better without me there, so for me I'd always go separate rooms

Lots of my friends do sharing while children are under 7 then put them in separate rooms if they have the space. In some cases the children actively choose to sleep in the same room.