how to put two different age kids in 1 room?

[morethanamum]

i have a nearly 3 years old dd and a 5 months ds.i want to take his crib out of my room into his sister`s.but how can i manage daytime routine with the eldest toys and stuff in the same room?
should i only move him him when he absolutely sleeps through the night?

it depends on whether the older child will ignore the younger one if they are shouting during the night.
ours have a similar age gap and we moved the baby into DS1 room around 6 months. if the baby shouts he used to shout 'go to sleep' and go back to sleep himself while we sorted out the little one.

as far as toys go, just keep plenty of toys in the living room and let the rest be out of bounds when baby is napping.

my oldest is a heavy sleeper.she would probably go back to sleep if he wakes her.im afraid shell have issues about him taking her room in the day as well.

we found that DS1 actually preferred it. I think he thought it was far too cosy all 3 of us in one room while he had to sleep by himself.
He still calls it his room, only he gets to have the baby sleep in it.

did you take all the youngest clothes and stuff to your ds1`s room as well?

It should be fine with no need to move around, D2 was in DD1's room when they were 2.1 and 5 months, DD2 still wakes a few nights aweek, DD1 mostly sleeps through it but at the start she used to yell for me to sort her out and then conk out again.
During teh day DD2 naps downstairs ina travel cot in teh same roomas DD1 and I, with the radio on, DD1 running around etc etc and sleeps fine so sleeping in the room shouldn't be a problem, littlies sleep through the loudest noises (and wake at the sound of a biscuit tin being opened...)

not sure what your daytime room is, but I used to put dd2 down for a nap in her buggy in my bedroom so dd1 could always use their bedroom.

dd1 wasn't disturbed if dd2 woke in the night. You tend to find small children are only bothered about themselves and their own sleep. Doesn't register with them.

my daytime room is still my bedroom,he sleeps in his cot.but i`m a very light sleeper and wakes even if he moved his head.

How much space do you have. When my two were young they shared a very small bedroom, which had a wardrobe and chest of drawers in it, but no toys. They didn't play in their room, and all toys were downstairs in the rooms we used during the day, so there weren't any issues with toys and stuff.

When they were a bit older (3 and 5) we moved so we had more space, they still shared a very small bedroom but also had a very large room as a playroom to store all their junk!

love to hear how you get on as am preg with DC2 and intend to do the same and ages will be pretty much the same too. our worry is more about night.

i am thinking exactly the same thing at the moment. my dd1 is two and half and ds2 is 4 months and sleeps through apart from a dream feed at 11pm. i dont know whether to wait a bit longer or do it now as dd1 is waking in the night any way to come into our room which i think may be because she does not like being left on her own while her brother is in with us. she even asked to sleep on the floor next to his cot!!

Is it possible to have a crib/ cot in both rooms? I have a 3.2yr old and a just 1 year old and do find it much easier, particularly at bedtime, to settle them in different rooms. Usually pop DD2 down, then spend an extra 1/2 hour with DD1. You could move your youngest when you go to bed perhaps?
Also, they tend to wake up at slightly random times, and it does seem that if DD1 is lying in, it's because she needs the extra sleep for whatever reason.
Wouldn't have thought naps would be a problem if there are toys elsewhere. We keep DDs clothes elsewhere anyway as otherwise they would never get put away.

You could have a travel cot in your bedroom for naps through the day, then your older one could still play in the bedroom.

thanx for all your replies.
i live in a big flat.
dd1 has a reasonably big room,which can fit both beds,toys and stuff.
i loved the idea of having 2beds for ds2.
hes not yet sleeping through the night,im still working on it.
but you know they dont exactly wake up and sleep at the same time.i guess with time theyll learn to have turns if they woke up in changing,washing or having milk if they wake each other up.