Sharing a Room - Portland, OR

Updated on October 25, 2006
J.T. asks from Portland, OR
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Hello, I have a 15 month old and a baby girl due in March. How do you transition them into sharing a bedroom? With my first one, he giggled, farted, cried, grunted, groaned, ect in his sleep. Because I could not breastfeed, he has been sleeping in his crib since he was 2 weeks old. Despite this being hard not having him next to me, we both slept much better. He loved his crib then, and loves it now. I am anticipating that the baby won't be very old when they start sharing a room. Someday we will have a 3 bedroom place to live, but for those of you that don't live in Portland Oregon, housing is NOT AFFORDABLE! (ok there was my vent for the day)

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J.B.

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I put my babies in a crib in the far corner of my bedroom so I could hear them at night if they needed me.Also, it is proven that babies that room in with parents, are reminded to breath when they are in a deep sleep, thereby avoiding IDS. Sometimes they forget to breath. When they got older , I followed Dr. Sears advice and put the crib next to my bed with the bar all the way down so they could step into my bed if they awoke and could not sleep. We all slept so much better . No getting up and walking around trying to get the baby back to sleep. Just a suggestion that worked for all of us. We slept so much better hon.

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G.M.

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I don't think that at that young of an age that your son will have problems with sharing a room. However, your son will be almost 2 when the baby is born. Are you planning to use your son's crib for the baby and put him into a toddler bed or are you planning to keep him in the crib and buy 2 cribs? If you are planning to use his crib for the second child then i would suggest getting the toddler bed before the baby is born and setting it up so that he can adjust to that and so that he will know that it is HIS bed. Just because he may still want to be in the crib even though it is for baby now. I know that my son was very upset when we got rid of his crib and got him a toddler bed. I don't think that you should have to worry about your daughter giggling in her sleep and such. Yes it is possible that until your son gets used to it he may wake up when the baby does. You could also play music in the room so that there is a constant noise that way your son won't notice the baby crying as much. Hope I have helped. Good luck to you and your family.

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C.C.

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My boys share a room. When my youngest was born he came early and I hadn't even got him a crib yet. He was on an apnea monitor for 5 months so I ended up keeping him in the playpen in my room. Eventually my older son moved into a toddler bed and my younger got his crib.

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T.M.

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I feel where you are coming from i have a 3yr old boy and im expecting in december and i also only have a 2 bdrm and housing is expensive here in Laramie, Wy also so im looking for the same advice you are

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A.H.

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Just make sure you get used to the noise of your sone climbing into the crib because he will and he will even if you tell him not to because he'll want to play with her. They should be fine. just keep the baby moniter on full blast or get a camera moniter just in case he hurts her you can watch them. but be sure to give them privacy so they get used to being with eachother on there own room.

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A.F.

answers from Portland on

I think a lot of us can sympathize with you as far as house size goes. We have two bedrooms and are expecting our third in January. Our boys, now 4 and 5 years old share a room. There have been challenges at each stage. It will take some adjusting to for your son when your daughter arrives. One thing we did was to shuffle the bed times. You can lay your son down and get him to sleep and then put your daughter in the room. After a while, he'll get used to all the little noises she makes and you won't have to do that. There will probably be good nights and bad for a while, but if your consistent, it will get better.

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S.P.

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My sons shared a room until the youngest was four and the older one was seven. I was so hyper-vigilant that my youngest didn't have to cry very long before I got him up. As for the restlessness, my oldest didn't seem to hear it. I like the advice you got about setting the room up for before the baby comes to get your oldest ready. Good Luck!!!!

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S.

answers from Anchorage on

I have a 5 years old boy and a 4 year old little girl and ever since my daughter stopped nursing they have been in the same room. They both love knowing that the other one is in there with them. I want to separate them but not til my daughter is in school. I think both of my kids have benefited from sharing a room.. I hope this helps you.

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A.E.

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I am almost in the same situation as you. I have a 2 yr old and twin girls and an 11 year old boy. I am going to have to have the 2 yr old (boy) and twins share because we cant afford a 4 bdrm house. Right now the twins share a crib and are sleeping in our room. When they are to big to share a crib I will move them to their brothers room. I am going to make a HUGE deal with my 2 year old. Telling him how fun its gonna be and how its gonna be great to share with his sisters. Thats what I think might work for you too. Hope this helps a little.

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C.F.

answers from Portland on

I would just wait until your son grows out of his crib and then put him in a toddlers bed and on the sharing the bedroom situation I would just wait until your new born is a little older.

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R.

answers from Las Vegas on

Hello J.,
My daughter and son have been sharing a room since they can remember. My daughter was 18-months-old when our son was born. My daughter was still in her crib and my son was in a bassinet. Once he got bigger, we finally got her a big girl bed with her choice of bedding (cheap Dora sheets). It was a little bit of an adjustment, but I just made sure that she said hi to him in the morning, and interacted with him a lot, even if she didn't care for him. They are now 3 and 2-years-old and they LOVE being together. I have many friends who wished they would have done it when their kids were younger b/c it is more of a struggle when they get older. Take heart, housing isn't affordable anywhere on the west coast! We do what we have to! THey are loved and that is all that matters :) I hope this encourages you, enjoy the new one soon.
R.

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