Getting My Kids to Sleep in the Same Room

I, too, have the sharing room issue. We are in a two bedroom house with 7, 5, 2 year olds...all in one room. I have always sat in there with them until they are all asleep (although usually I fall asleep in the chair). When my youngest was first born, he was in a bassinet in our room until he was too big. Then he was in the pack-n-play in the living room for evenings while I got the other two to sleep. Finally, I got to where I could read (with two on my lap, rotating at each book), then put the older two in their beds (bunk beds), and continue to rock the baby. We also spend time talking about whispering (using a whisper to talk about it) and being polite to let the others sleep. Not a perfect system by far, but it works (mostly) for us. Good luck.

FIrst of all congratations on your up coming birth. Secondly, Put both child in thier beds for both naps and bedtime, you are making more truoble for yourself in the end. They need to get use to each other in the same room. I have a 3 and 20 m old that have been sharing a room for a couple of months and they both love it. Another thing you can try it putting them to bed at the same time. It will not urt putting the 18m old to bed at eight or moving both to 7:30 pm. Have them get ready and in to bed together. Start making it a routine. Put the Pack and play AWAY it will be a tempation for you whern you are just to tired. With the new baby and everything else, you are going to need order and routines. Yes, the first couple of nights will be hard, but in the end even thing will be fine. Make sure all toys are put away before bedtime if that is a problem to. If they wake up at night calm go in put them back into bed, KEEP THE LIGHT OFF!!! (Just wake them up more) say good night and sleep tight.
I am a mother of five girls ages 9yrs - 20 m

I am a mother of 10, soon to be 11, and have lived this situation MANY times. After trying all suggested solutions, the one that always works is to turn off the baby monitor. Soon the novelty of rooming together will wear off and they will both sleep soundly throughout the night. Start on a Friday night since you probably don't have many demands on you on Sat and Sun. DO NOT GO IN THEIR ROOM!!!!!!! By Monday, you should be almost there!
Good Luck

My only suggestion is empowering your three year old and putting up a chart, for every night he ignores the 18 mos old and does not talk, goes back to sleep a gold star, earning them for something he wants.
Kids wake, the thing is getting the message across NOT to wake the other up.
I have a four and seven year old that share a room and I have made a HUGE point about if you get up to pee, you are quiet, you do not have to flush and you get back in your bed and go back to sleep! If you wake the other, points taken away and no more stars that day.
It worked for us. Even in the mornings my youngest used to get up at the crack of dawn, poke his sister in the eye to wake her up and the rest of the day was not pleasant!
I just warned them big time and make sure they have black out shades so they don't let the sun wake them up in the spring (time change).
Keep a baby monitor on in your room so you can hear if one is up before they are able to wake the other up, whisper sternly to get back to bed and back to sleep.
It isn't easy, believe me but they will get it, it is the newness of having a roomate. My other suggestion is putting the pack and play even in the hall and if they wake seperate them and put the 18 mos old there. Not fun I know.
Hugs! Good luck and congrats!