https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:09:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-kids-room-share-do-they-have-the-same-bedtime-wake-time#post-2498062 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 12:38:21 +0000 mauxie 2498062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now, DD is 3.5 and DS just turned 2. They've been room sharing for about 6 months. They both still nap but DD's is shorter. I leave the door open a crack and she will walk out quietly when she wakes up, so DS can nap longer. It's worked out well. </p> <p>They go to their rooms for the night at the same time, though DS usually falls asleep faster. In the mornings, they usually get up around the same time if they've slept well. If one wakes up earlier than usual, they'll just walk out without disturbing the other and of course come and wake me up haha. </p> <p>It did take some time for them to adjust to each other and I'll have to change things up once DD drops her nap completely, but so far so good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-kids-room-share-do-they-have-the-same-bedtime-wake-time#post-2497981 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:58:03 +0000 PinkElephant 2497981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since they started sharing a room (around 9 months and 2.75 years), my girls have had the same schedule for going to bed/waking up. Now the older one rarely naps (she'll turn 4 this summer), but that's not a big deal - I ask her to stay in the room until her little sister falls asleep, then she can come play with me.</p> <p>If you already have a schedule that works for your boys, would you consider maybe putting your third in with the younger one once s/he is ready to move out of your room, and keeping DS1 in his own room? I ask because mine are 22 months apart also, and that gap was fine with getting the baby to just latch onto the older one's schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-kids-room-share-do-they-have-the-same-bedtime-wake-time#post-2497866 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:14:53 +0000 whiskers 2497866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: I agree. I just think I can't force it if DD2 isn't ready to transition - since she is so particular about her sleep conditions. The ideal is them to be sharing around July. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-kids-room-share-do-they-have-the-same-bedtime-wake-time#post-2497668 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:20:32 +0000 hilsy85 2497668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo2 wakes up before lo1 so I just run in there and grab her before she can wake him up. She takes her first nap in their room so it's off limits while she's sleeping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-kids-room-share-do-they-have-the-same-bedtime-wake-time#post-2497633 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:03:43 +0000 winniebee 2497633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KayKay: Yes! We have had them share at our family bakehouse and DS2 has woken DS1 in the morning when he wakes with his chirping! It hasn't been a big deal b/c it's just for a weekend or week, but the long term effects could suck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-kids-room-share-do-they-have-the-same-bedtime-wake-time#post-2497631 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:02:20 +0000 KayKay 2497631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't worry about the napping, since DS2 can nap in the room while DS1 plays/does quiet time/whatever elsewhere. And we actually haven't had a problem with bedtimes when our girls have shared a room for a week+ on vacations. We just put DD2 down first at whatever time, and then have DD1 do her books/songs in a common area. When she goes to bed, she knows she has to have the lights off and be very quiet. More of the issue for us is that DD2 wakes &amp; babbles 30-60min earlier than DD1 would get up on her own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-kids-room-share-do-they-have-the-same-bedtime-wake-time#post-2497576 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:36:08 +0000 winniebee 2497576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@whiskers: the baby will be in our room for a few months as well - I'm just thinking we should try to acclimate him before we shake things up w/ a sibling?! Plenty of time to think about it : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-kids-room-share-do-they-have-the-same-bedtime-wake-time#post-2497557 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:29:20 +0000 whiskers 2497557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like we are going through everything together. :silly: we've attempted to have the girls share here and there and it has not gone well. Hoping once DD2 is 18 months they will be more ready. She is particular about her sleep conditions. If we have to hold off, baby will just be in our room for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-kids-room-share-do-they-have-the-same-bedtime-wake-time#post-2497550 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:25:36 +0000 winniebee 2497550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We probably ned to move DS2 to DS1's room before #3 arrives. We had planned to do this eventually, but didn't expect to have such a close age gap between #2 and #3. DS2 will be 22 months when #3 arrives. I imagine he'll be napping and DS1 does not nap. Also, DS1 goes to bed later than DS2, but sleeps later. </p> <p>Did you switch up schedules when you had your kids start sharing rooms? Or just let them have different schedules? Did one wake up the other in the mornings? </p>