Advice on sleeping arrangements

[PegPolkadot]

I have 3 DS aged 7 5 and 1 and we have a four bedroomed house, so in theory they could have a room each. In practise there are two big problems 1. DH snores so badly that quite frankly he needs a room of his own and

1. The smallest bedroom is tiny - it has the airing cupboard in it and currently DS3 in his cot. It would probably fit a single bed and wardrobe but that would be it.

Downstairs we have converted our garage so they have a playroom and the other three bedrooms are generous doubles.

DS1 has had his bedroom nicely decorated and has a nice Stompa bed. DS3 has the small room which used to be DS2's. DS2 has an awful room which has his bed in and then the king size bed in which DH sleeps in most of the time (because he snores like a chainsaw and DS2 is the only person in the house who can sleep through it).

Personally I think it make sense for DS1 and DS2 to have the big double bedroom, DS3 have the smaller double, have one other double and the single for DH and I. The problem is I feel really mean making DS1 and DS2 share when they could have a room each. I have thought about trying to partition the biggest room but don't know how it would work. The other option is to eventually change the playroom into a bedroom but at 7 I think DS1 it too young to sleep downstairs on his own at night.

We have been so indicisive about the whole thing we have done nothing for a year and I really want to sort it out this summer.

Does anyone have any advice or ideas? I would be genuinely grateful.

Maybe have DS1 an DS2 share until DS1 is a teenager, then let him have a room to himself and then DS2 and DS3 share?

I grew up in a 4 bed house where the boys shared, the girls shared (2 of each sex), parents had one, and one was let out. There were 4 DC and we let out a room! When DB1 left home we could have had a room each, but no! When DB2 left, we let out t'other one!

I was going to say there is nothing wrong with sharing, but after that little rant I might not...

I am an only child so have no concept of having to share anything with a sibling. My older two are joined at the hip at the moment but don't know how long that will last.

How about putting a daybed in the playroom and DH can sleep in there?

could you put a cabin bed in the tiny room? You could make it into a cool teenage hangout!

If they have a playroom DS3 won't need much space for a while (in fact he'll be in a toddler bed for ages rather than a single)

I can see that DS1 and 2 are close in age so moving DS2 in with 3 at some point could be a problem

Day bed is a good idea, thanks.

Dont think Ds2 and Ds3 will ever share because of the age difference.

We have the Ikea Hemnes and are told it is very comfortable. Is also great for imaginative play as it is quite deep (ship, truck, fire engine etc)

alternatively could he see a doctor!!

Sorry to sound like a wet blanket but would you not be better to tackle your DH snoring problem. Do you not miss sleeping together?

Yes, really miss sleeping together. He snores so loudly that it is like comedy snoring (only obviously it is not funny). Hevdid gonto thr doctors about 5 years ago when it first started to get really bad. He wore a sleep monitoring thing for the night and was told that as he didn't have apnea there was nothing they could do. We have tried the sprays, strips and the acupuncture ring and nothing seems to work.

At Christmas (admittedly after he'd had a few which makes it worse) I had to wear earplugs because could hear him snoring downstairs through the floorboards!

I also have 3 ds (9, 5 and >1) At the moment ds 1 and 2 share (it works fine even with the age gap) and ds3 has his own room. We do have another room but that is for dsd (16) who is here at weekends and holidays. I anticipate that within a couple of years dsd will not need a room of her own here permanently (although we have a converted garage where she will always be welcome to stay when home from uni etc. When this happens I will give ds1 her room and ds2 and 3 can share the small room with the big room being a playroom. Eventually they will probably all get their own rooms but for now I think it good for them to share.