Putting toddler & baby in the same room

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Hi, my baby is 7 months old and my toddler 2.5. My toddler sleeps in a cot in his room and my baby is in the next to me cot in our room

I'd like the baby to move into the cot soon and my son to transfer into a toddler bed.

Does anyone have any tips about putting them in a room together? Will in be a disaster? 😂 toddler usually sleeps 7.30-6 and baby wakes 1-4 times a night for feeds

Thanks!

My two share a room (theoretically 😂)

I would say, move your toddler to the big bed first and don't move the baby in until the toddler is sleeping well in it. We had two or three weeks of horrific bedtimes and throwing the baby In to the mix would have been hell (hopefully your transition will be easier but just our experience!)

Also teach toddler they absolutely must not crawl into the cot with baby! If they think baby needs help in the night come and get mummy/daddy.

We put the toddler to bed and then the baby goes in a bit later as I feed her to sleep. Usually she's in there until the first wake and then in bed with us but that's more laziness on my part as I'm too tired to be going in and out.

We've found baby crying does not wake toddler, but toddler crying (not often but sometimes she has a nightmare or if she's ill) does wake baby, so some nights can be difficult.

That said I have several friends who's children share rooms so it must be possible!!

That's really helpful! Thank you ☺️

Same as PP. Slightly bigger age gap as my toddler was 3 when we moved DC2 in at 7/8 months. We moved our toddler to their own bed first for a week or two. Once they'd settled, we moved baby in. Toddler slept through virtually every baby wake up. Those she didn't, a quick bit of reassurance and she went straight back to sleep.

We did similar at the same age. Difference was that the toddler was in a toddler bed already. I would do this transition first.

It took my toddler a few weeks before he adjusted to the bed. Look up a 1000 walks - each time we put him to bed, he would run out of the room with his new found freedom.

When we did move the baby I hd visions of sitting and reading a joint story and it was a disaster. Neither children went to sleep.

So we have always put the baby down first so they were asleep and then the toddler after 20 mins. Otheriwise the baby wouldn't go to sleep

We waited until DD2 was sleeping better. Partly as I remembered how exhausting it was having to go into another room to settle the baby compared to doing it from bed.

We didn't bother with a toddler bed... just a single at 2yo.

Our two have shared since littlest was around that age, but was usually sleeping through. They’ve almost never woken each other even when one or the other wakes up with a bad dream or whatever.

Mine slept better in the same room. DD was in a big bed and DS in the cot .