Baby and toddler sharing room

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Hello

was hoping for some help / advice with moving my baby into share a room with his nearly 4 year old sister

he’s 8 months at the moment and hoping to move him on over the next few months!

I’ve no idea how it’s going to work ! He’s in with us still and he’s asleep at 7! He’s decent enough with his sleep - wakes at 12 & 4 for milk and goes back down

toddler is a little later bedtime -3 books in her bed at 7 then she listens to her tonies box for a while and usually asleep by 8!

so no idea how to make this work

Whilst he is still waking at night, I'd not even entertain the idea.

Once he is reliably sleeping through the night, then put them both to bed at the same time with 3 stories and listening to the music box.

Fully agree with what @JimHalpertsWife said. Unless the baby is a deep sleeper and wouldn’t be disturbed by the toddler’s bedtime. I had one that slept through fire alarms, other DC’s meltdowns in the same room, my DH’s noisy DIY. It was really handy but I suspect not that common.

Probably wise @JimHalpertsWife& @EndorsingPRActice im finding having him in my room still quite stressful as the flat is small and I’m feeling like I’ve nowhere to go to get some time to myself (having a relaxing bath and getting myself dry and dressed in the living room while my husband is playing the PlayStation kinda ruins my buzz!!)😂 so keen to get them in together / but I suppose it’s only another few months (hopefully)

Relocate the PlayStation into the bedroom and he can play in there on an evening with headphones on - once baby is asleep.

I have a 21 month old and 3 year old. Toddler still in our room, not yet moved in to sisters room, because 3yr is still a noisy pain at bedtime.

Plus, often bedtimes will be an hour apart, due to naps and wake windows, so absolutely no point in doing stories together if 1 has to lay there for 1hr. Would rightly be 'disruptive'.

Also, even if bedtime is at the same time and we try doing books together, it usually is them being silly and playing together rolling around etc, hyping each other up.

I do hope by end of the year, toddler can sleep without laying next to her, so can turn her floorbed into the cabin bed, and toddler can go on the floorbed section.

Just to update - We moved them in together shortly after his 1st birthday

read to toddler in my bed - they haven't woken each other yet - 4 year old is in a top bunk and actually don't even know if the baby realises shes there!

He sleeps way better since the move as when he was waking up in my room he could see me and there was no way he would settle without milk

Since he's moved he wakes up has a look around and tends to just lie back down and go asleep again.

A newborn would sleep through that. But there is no way an older baby would sleep through that. They'd wake up and see the light and want to check it out.

Oh just seen the update, amazing job OP!!!