Looking for some advice. I have 2 sons, DS1 is 2 (3 in November) DS2 is 1 in the next couple of weeks.
My eldest was a rubbish sleeper as a baby and was close to 14 months before he started sleeping a full night. Has had periods of wakening in the night since but nothing major, however he's always been an early bird with very early get ups (happy here if we get to 6am).
My youngest (touch wood) is proving to be a much better sleeper and is now sleeping through without waking for a bottle.
Ok so, we live in a three storey home, two bedrooms on each floor. We are on the top floor next to the nursery and DS1 is in a room downstairs and has been since before DS2 was born.
Over the last month, my eldest has been sleeping terribly waking multiple times, so we continue to simply put him back to bed repeatedly until he gives in but as this goes on he disturbs the baby.
Last night was a horrendous night, DH was on nights so I was alone and felt like I was being tag teamed as DS1 was creating such a fuss he woke up the baby and so on.
Ok so, I wonder is it a terrible idea to put DS1 up into the same room as DS2. My thinking is, he might be frightened being on the lower floor and that's what the fuss is about? (He just says he wants to go upstairs) or am I just bonkers with sleep deprivation and this is going to completely disturb the baby more.
ANY ADVICE / experience greatly appreciated on this long and rambly post 🤣 (Atleast tell me this too shall pass)