Should we put a baby and toddler in the same room?

[LuckyStar05]

Hi all, this is my first time posting so I hope you can help.

Dh and I have ds1 who is 2 years 5 months and ds2 who is 9 months. They currently sleep in their own rooms. Ds1 is a great sleeper, is still in a cotbed (and can't get out) and still has a lunchtime nap. Ds2 is a good sleeper for his age, but does often wake briefly in the night once or twice (and might wake for longer if he has a cold).

We would like to put the boys in the same room, because we would like to reclaim the third bedroom as a study, but also we are going on holiday soon and they will have to share, and we don't want it to be strange for them. We also thought it MIGHT be easier whilst they are younger (don't laugh at me).

I would like to know if people have tried this and what happened. Will ds2 wake ds1 in the night? Is there a better age to try? Will they still nap at lunchtime (ds1 sometimes chats to himself for half an hour before going to sleep at lunchtime, which would disturb ds2).

Please tell me if this might work or if you think we are crazy!

Thanks

Hi Luckystar, my ds2 is 2 years 3 months and ds is 6 months. We put them in the same bedroom a couple of months ago. I wish I'd done it sooner

ds2 is a monster toddler who had never slept through and was waking if dd murmoured in her sleep! I think he was worried he was missing something, so would come into our room to see. I ended up popping breast/bottle into dd's mouth at the slightest sound.

Anyway decided enough was enough, and put them in the same room!! It has been great! They both go to bed at the same time, and if either of them cry during the night, it doesn't wake the other!!!

Every week, is better than the last and I don't think it will be long before I get a full night's sleep.

I wanted them in the same room as my brother and I used to share and I thought it was brilliant, well until I was about 7

My dd is 6 months, not ds

I know several families who put the baby with the toddler(s) and it works really well for all of them.

they don´t feel so left out or alone etc then

DD2 is going in w/DD1 next month. They are 2.10 and nearly 5 months. If they're both good, sound sleepers I don't see why not.

We only have two bedrooms, so they'll have to share eventually.

my dd1 and dd2 have shared since they were 6 months and 2years old. the only problem is when they chatter too much to go to sleep, but that's now they're a bit older. as baby and toddler they were fine in together.

Thanks for the replies everyone. I guess we just have to bite the bullet and try it out!