Any tips on room sharing?

[MerlinsBeard]

DS1 (J...2.8)has been in his own room, on his own since he was 3 months old. Plan was to move B4 we had more babies.
Didn;t happen. DS 2 (O...9 months)has been in our room since he was born, in his own cot and we have tried moving him into J's room twice now.

1st time J was hurt quite badly when he climbed IN O's cot and fell getting out. we moved the cot back.
2nd time J wouldn't settle and again climbed in and out and kept on waking O up when he was quite happily settling himself. after 4 hours() we moved O back again and J was asleep b4 we had got the cot back in our room.

Any tips how to get them sharing peacefully? I want my bedroom back

I know it will take them a while i realise that but i am not sure i have the patience to cope with 2 grumpy boys !!

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If you can avoid doing it then dont! My boys (3 and 1) share a room and it is a nightmare. They wake each other up, ds2 keeps climbing out of the cot, ds1 keeps climbing into it... He puts the light on and wakes up ds2.. what i would give for a 3 bedroomed house!

Also cant put ds1 to bed til ds2 has gone to sleep :::sigh:::

Sorry im not very positive!

we even considered turning our lounge(up stairs) into our bedroom as well as lounge/dining room/study!!

Our DS's share - have done since DS1 was about 9 months old - and there's a 3yr 3 month age gap. When we first started we put DS1 to sleep a little before DS2 - but after a month or so we just put them down at the same time.

Just persaverence really.

Personally I would go mad if I found DS climbing into DD's cot (they sleep together, he is 4 and DD is 14mths) and waking her up. What about sticker chart combined with threats for disruptions (eg DS hates having the door closed)? Plus a big lecture on setting a good example to your DS2 at bedtime by being quiet and not moving around.