https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:23:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646536 Wed, 02 Nov 2016 08:26:53 +0000 shellio 2646536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have moved my babies all into their own room early (a few days old) because of the noise - but we also had struggles when we've attempted room sharing. I recommend keeping the newborn in your room (with white noise) for as long as you can take it. I found that my kids' sleep has gone through different phases as they get older and you might find that by the time baby is a few months old there will be an obvious arrangement. GL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646514 Wed, 02 Nov 2016 07:52:58 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2646514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My older two share and the baby is still in the nursery. The big girls never seem to wake each other up and the time before they're asleep and giggling together has strengthened their bond. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646488 Wed, 02 Nov 2016 03:24:18 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2646488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have baby in our room. The older two will share when they are 5.5 and 2.5. But like you the 2. Year old sleeps better than my oldest. But we want the baby alone for sleep training. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646474 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 23:43:04 +0000 MrsB2012 2646474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skipra: I feel like they would never go to bed, they would just be up getting into whatever all night long. The 2 year old needs a noise machine, and the 3 year old needs silence. No major reason, I'm mostly considering the baby and 2 year old, or the 2 year old and 3 year old together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646472 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 23:17:30 +0000 skipra 2646472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did I miss why the two older kids can't room together? And put the baby in whichever room is closest to yours? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646452 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 20:47:59 +0000 MrsB2012 2646452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cheesetomywhine: good to know! I'm leaning towards putting baby with the 2 year old as she's a deeper sleeper. Plus, I can only imagine the things the 3 year old and 2 year old would get into! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646451 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 20:40:32 +0000 cheesetomywhine 2646451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsB2012: I kept the baby in my room until recently (10 months!) as I was afraid to mess with sleep. We chose to put him in with his brother, my two year old opposed to DD who is now four. My two year old is the deeper sleeper and if he does wake he goes back to sleep super easily. The transition has gone very well! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646448 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 20:31:30 +0000 Foodnerd81 2646448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only have two but moved to avoid sharing! (Among many other reasons). But we had the baby in our room for the first 6 months or so then moved her pack and play into the master bathroom. We really didn't want them to share! Or, rather, really didn't want to risk making sleep worse. I would keep baby in your room for a while then see how everyone is sleeping. Fingers crossed this baby sleeps like your 2 year old!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646446 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 20:27:22 +0000 MrsB2012 2646446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: we aren't finding out the gender, and at this age it wouldn't matter to me :)<br /> The 2 year old doesn't wake up for anything, which is why I was thinking of putting the baby with her - I don't think she would particularly wake up. The 3 year old I'm positive would wake up every time, and then want to come in our room too.</p> <p>Thanks for all the suggestions, it's nice to hear others points of views </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646399 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 18:26:10 +0000 whiskers 2646399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My older two share even though they need different sleep environments to fall asleep. We just do their bedtime at different times. They don't wake each other when they have motn wake ups. </p> <p>I suggest trying your ideal setup and if that doesn't work out you can always switch it around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646398 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 18:21:18 +0000 erinbaderin 2646398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would keep the baby in my room for at least the first six months, using white noise if necessary if they're noisy, and then assess all the sleepers at that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646258 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:08:33 +0000 lilyann 2646258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have the baby sleep in my room-with a sound machine. Later, I would have the oldest and the baby room share. I would not mess with the 2 year old's sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646251 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:02:58 +0000 ValentineMommy 2646251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you know the gender of the baby? Does it matter to you either way?</p> <p>Does your 2 year old wake up to outside sounds (would a newborn wake her)? If your 2 year old would sleep through the baby crying, I would have them share a room. If you think it would bother her, I'd put the baby with the 3 year old since she's already waking up sometimes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646249 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:02:01 +0000 KayKay 2646249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a similar situation -- 4.5yo that often wakes up for "snuggles" in the night, an almost 2yo that doesn't make a peep, and a baby on the way in Dec. We eventually will transition the two older ones to the same room, but last week made the decision to postpone it for awhile. The new baby would've been in our room for probably 6-8w anyways, and with the new AAP guidelines, I may see if we can do longer (although we've kicked both out of our room previously at around 8w for being too noisy! ha). Either way, I figure that gets us until Feb/Mar before having to mess up LO2s sleep! Or to figure out if something else would work better.</p> <p>We also *could* end up with all having their own rooms, but we'd have to decide who gets the bedroom on the main floor (rest are upstairs)...and give up the playroom. Trying to avoid that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646244 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:58:04 +0000 winniebee 2646244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't want to screw up the 2 year old's magical sleep so I would put the older and the younger together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646233 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:44:28 +0000 codeitall 2646233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd probably stick the baby with the 3 year old. It sounds like your 2 year old has a good system going, it would be awful to ruin that. You may also be able to swing the 3 year old being 'helpful' in the MOTN to not wake the baby or help soothe the baby even. I shared a room with the baby at 5 and my mother credits that to finally settling my sleep down ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-kids-2-bedrooms-who-shares#post-2646219 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:29:37 +0000 MrsB2012 2646219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the new year we will have a 3.5 year old, a 2 year old and a newborn. We will only have 2 extra bedrooms which means someone has to double up.</p> <p>Our 3 year old goes through sleep phases. Sometimes she's up lots, sometimes she's not so bad. Right now, she's sleeping until about 530am then usually comes into our bed and will sleep until about 730 ( as it's so dark out.) About half the time she will sleep in her room until about 6/630 and then be up for the day. She sleeps with her door open, and needs to have a hallway light on.</p> <p>Our almost 2 year old never ever wakes up during the night. She sleeps soundly from 7pm-at least 830am. She sleeps door closed with a sound machine on.</p> <p>For newborn sleep, for our first, she slept in our room (in a basinette) for about 5 months I think, then she moved into her own room in her crib. Our second slept in our room for.. maybe 1 or 2 nights, then she got put her her own room in her crib as she was wayy too loud to be in our room ( just a super loud breather/noise maker and I couldn't handle it being a light sleeper.) So, open to having the newborn in our room, or own room depending on the baby.</p> <p>Who would you make double up? I'm almost thinking the 2 year old and newborn? </p>