Bedroom Talk

Sharing bedroom, or NO?!?

I don't know how to go about sharing bedrooms. My daughter will be 4 yrs. old by the time we have our second little girl this summer. I'm just wondering what most mom's have done in my siutation. Do I have the girls share a bedroom, or have the baby in our bedroom, if so for how long?! I suppose I won't know until the baby is here. But I want to re decorate my daughter's room, and want the girls to have matching bed sets, etc.

Public Comments

1. keep the baby in oyur room for a few months till maybe sleeping threw nights and then share.
2. I would redecorate your daughters room and everything but keep baby in your room until she sleeps through the night.
3. keep the baby in your room until she's sleeping through the night. i was 4 when my brother was born, and mom and dad put us in the same room. that kid never slept more than 10 minutes at a time, i swear! i finally informed my parents that i'd be moving out now. haha. let the 1st born sleep! :)
4. SORRY FOR THE CAPS LOCK MY COMPUTER IS MESSED UP KEEP THE BABY IN YOUR ROOM FOR A WHILE BECAUSE SHE MIGHT CRY A LOT AND IF SHE IS IN YOUR OTHER DAUGHTERS ROOM IT COULD CAUSE A LOT OF ISSUES. KEEP HER IN YOUR ROOM UNTIL SHE CAN SLEEP QUIETLY, AND THEN TRANSFER HER TO YOUR OTHER DAUGHTER'S ROOM. HOPE THIS HELPS.
5. You might want to keep the baby in your room for awhile, at least as long as she is eating at night. When she wakes up crying at 2:00 AM, she will wake up her big sister at the same time. Once she's sleeping through the night, you could move the crib into the other room. But wait to buy the matching beds and everything else until your younger daughter is ready to sleep in a big-girl bed.
6. Def do not make your older child share a bed with a baby. That would horrible for your older child to have to be woken up by the cries of a newborn sibling. Which could make your life even more hectic because if your older child is losing sleep because of newborn she would prob be more cranking and irritable for you the following day. When the littlest one is sleeping thru the night then put them in same room. Good thing you asked because that wouldnt be fair to your child to have to wake up with your newborn, thats the parents job. This is only my opinion and good luck to you my friend.
7. when I was 3, my sister was born, and my mom put her in with me. She tells me today, I always slept right through the commotion. I say, better for the parents to sleep alone than the children. Plus, sharing a room with you too long can be hard to break when your ready to move her.
8. I would not put a baby in the same room with a 4 year old. They will have completely different sleeping habits for awhile.