https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:35:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2816586 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:14:20 +0000 Mrsbells 2816586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone!<br /> @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: DH feels the same he would rather the two boys share. He feels strongly about jusy keeping the guest room. He doesn't like thr idea of guests in our kids rooms </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815631 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 11:03:59 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2815631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A week is a long time to displace a child and imposing to a guest to keep needing access to the room for clothes, toys etc. I’d have the two oldest share for a couple years and then move the boys in together. I know plenty of opposite sex siblings that room shared before puberty when privacy was requested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815589 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:52:36 +0000 birdofafeather 2815589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We’re on the 2 week countdown for #3 and just put our 5 and 2.5 year old together. Right now they’re in their crib and regular bed because we’re still finishing the bunks but we’ll move them in that room eventually. Baby will be in our room for a while but we wanted more places for people to sleep. I would probably just put the crib in the guest room with everything and also give the older two a few tries at sharing the room once the middle one gets a little older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815544 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 20:15:54 +0000 Kemma 2815544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’m due with #3 next week and we live in a three bed house so my big two (5.5yo girl and 3yo boy) have moved in together and the baby will eventually move in to the third bedroom once s/he outgrows the bassinet. The baby’s room has a queen bed in it so if we have guests then baby will move back in to our room when people stay.</p> <p>My oldest two are stoked to be sharing a room and I actually know a surprising amount of kids that share with other siblings but we do plan to relocate and move to a four bed place within 2-3 years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815513 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:08:24 +0000 winniebee 2815513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 3 boys (not that I think gender matters, when they're little I think its fine for diff genders to share). We have 4 bedrooms but wanted to keep one a guest (it's tiny, my husband takes call, etc). So, we moved DS2 in with DS1 when he was 28 months (DS1 was just about 5). It's been a year and they seem to love it. We moved them in about 2 months before DS3 was born, just to get them used to it. DS3 even slept in our room for 6 months so we could've kept DS2 in there for longer....but we didn't want him to associate baby with taking his room/crib/etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815511 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 16:52:47 +0000 Hypatia 2815511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd put a crib in the corner of the guest room, and have the baby sleep in a pack and play in our room when guests come. Babies don't need toys or really over the top decoration in their room. Then I'd transition the baby to your son's room when SIDs is no longer a concern and he's sleeping predictably. </p> <p>We have two kids and three bedrooms total, but we keep one room as a guest bedroom and have the baby sleep downstairs in an out of the way nook by the laundry area. That's because I have a joint disease and don't trust myself to carry her up and downstairs, but if she were upstairs I'd just put her crib in the guest room until she's old enough to sleep in her sister's room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815478 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:57:34 +0000 ValentineMommy 2815478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the idea of every child having their own room in theory.</p> <p>In practice, I have three kids (4 bedroom home), and my boys share a room. Our fourth bedroom is used as an office/craft room/storage landfill lol. If we had overnight guests, which we literally never do, we would be using that room as a guest room as well.</p> <p>My boys are 5 and 2.5 and we also have a 1 year old DD. The boys never had an issue sharing a room. There was even a point where all three kids had to share one room, for reasons out of our control, and it was fine as well. </p> <p>If the guest room is needed, I would bunk two together without a second thought....and pick whichever child sleeps best in with the baby (whichever one will sleep through crying). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815477 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:54:04 +0000 Mrsbells 2815477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone, each comment adds a bit more perspective and is giving me and DH a lot to think about. We still have a lot of time as DS2 will be born in October and will be in our room for at least a good number of months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815463 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:18:34 +0000 Ajsmommy 2815463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd prioritize my kids having their own rooms over having a dedicated guest room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815456 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:55:50 +0000 bhbee 2815456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following for sure. We only have 3 bedrooms and will have 3 by this summer so someone is sharing! Our plan is to keep baby in our room for at least a while in the pnp bassinet (or move crib in there but not a ton of space). When she outgrows that we’ll try to judge what kind of sleeper she is. Right now the crib is with ds (3) and he sleeps in a bed. Dd is 6 and she may be interested in having baby sister with her but I think we have to wait and see (also not ideal to put crib in there, but doable). </p> <p>My general plan has been if baby needs to sleep alone, dd gets kicked out of her room (for nights) for a while, we move crib in there and get another twin for older kids to room share. But if I can avoid another bed purchase quite yet great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815453 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:35:31 +0000 Becky 2815453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I just put my kids together (4 years and almost 2 years) about a month ago and it has been a huge lifesaver. I only knew one person growing up who had a guest room, and I spent plenty of time sleeping in rooms that a cousin or other family member got kicked out of/getting kicked out of my own room so a guest room wasn’t a priority. Bedtime is so much easier now, and all the laundry is in one room. DD2 wakes up screaming a lot still, and she rarely wakes DD1 (if she wakes up she just pulls her blanket over her head and goes back to sleep). If a guest room is a priority I would bunk the two older ones together now and then swap rooms later to have a same gender room or give everyone their own room when they’re older and you might have fewer visitors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815452 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:33:51 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2815452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When you're ready to move the baby out of your room, if he's not sleeping though the night use the guest room short term. And once he's reliably sleeping all night put the boys together! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815451 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:28:06 +0000 skipra 2815451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would wait to decide once your third has arrived and you can see how well he sleeps. If there is room you could keep the bed in the guest room and add the crib. If you have guests they could sleep in your room and you could go in the baby's room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815443 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:14:36 +0000 Dr. Pepper 2815443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have each kid have their own room. It sounds like your daughter has bunk beds already that your son could use if the other room is needed for a guest. The tricky part is that you would need to have a rather large bed in there for a 2 year old if it was also the back up guest room. </p> <p>I am trying for #3 right now and also have a 4 bedroom house. We are going to have my two oldest share a room. They are both boys and are the best of friends. They will be 5.5 and 2.5 (or older) when a baby would arrive. I plan to have them share because we only have 3 bedrooms upstairs and the 4th is in the basement (which is 2 huge flights of stairs away). No way I'm putting my 5 year old that far away. Also, that room is technically under construction right now and has no flooring. Maybe I'll feel differently once it looks like an actual cozy room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815441 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:05:52 +0000 PinkElephant 2815441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We currently have DD1 (6) and DD2 (4) in their own bedrooms with a shared jack &amp; jill bath in between. DD3 (18 months) has her own room, which also has a queen sized bed and it's own attached bathroom, and that room doubles as a guest room. She comes in with us when we have guests, but I'd also be comfortable putting her in with DD1. I would not allow her to sleep with DD2 because DD2 tends to have "too much love" and can be a little rougher than she intends to/up in DD3's face. That's one thing to consider, IMO - you might not really want to have DS1 unsupervised with DS2 while everyone is sleeping until you know how he acts around the baby.</p> <p>When we started out, we had a dedicated guest room elsewhere in the house, but changed that into a more sound-proof office for DH. We intend to create a dedicated guest room again (when we finish our basement), but for now, I've prioritized each kid having their own space 99% of the time. If we were using the guest room for something else on a regular basis (gym, sewing room, office, etc.) I might be more apt to bunk up my kids...but I'd probably bunk up the older ones at least until baby was walking or in a toddler bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815432 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:57:34 +0000 DesertDreams88 2815432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with every word looch: said.</p> <p>I'm not a mom of 3, but I was 100% planning on having my kids roomshare and the room has been designed for 2.5 years in preparation for that. Now that LO2 is here, there is no way in hell I'd let my toddler sleep in the same room as the baby anytime under the age of 1. He likes to hit her and it's been going on for 2 months, and I don't foresee it resolving enough that I wouldn't worry. Also whenever I lay her down in the crib with him in the room, even for just a minute, he tries to climb in with her. I can just imagine him falling on her.... ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815419 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:55:56 +0000 Mrsbells 2815419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone you all make good points.</p> <p>We dont have overnight guests all that often yet since we are fairly new to this house and didnt have the guest room set up at first. I am torn on this because I do like the idea of a dedicated guest room since all our family is out of state so whenever they do come it will be always be for at least a week. I also sometimes feel weird when I am an overnight guest somewhere and their child got kicked out of the room for me. I also love the look of a nicely decorated guest room versus kids things all over the room. But at the same time I do see the logic of giving each child a room since we don't have guests that often enough to justify keeping that room mostly empty.</p> <p>I'm glad to hear some of you say that room sharing worked for you and the younger child didnt wake up the older one. This is all really useful, please keep the ideas coming </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815418 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:54:20 +0000 MrsADS 2815418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Similar here, except we have 3 bedrooms and about to have two kids. DS 2.5 has one room and the other room is a guest room. My mom comes to visit every 4-8 weeks and usually stays 5-7 days to help with DS so the guest room gets a lot of use. I am about to have a new baby next month.</p> <p>Our plan (for now) is that DS 2.5 will stay in his room, baby will be in our room for a while. Eventually, new baby will go in the guest room, and when we have guests (my mom) baby will come back to our room and eventually the two boys will share a room when we have guests (we will have one of the rooms have a trundle bed or bunk beds or something). </p> <p>Honestly I wish I had 4 bedrooms because the logistics are a bit tough! But it's doable. Right now my #1 concern is not to mess up my 2yo's sleep in any way so he's staying right where he is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815417 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:49:59 +0000 josina 2815417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted to let the boys share, but if your guest room isn't used often, I'd give them all their own rooms.</p> <p>My step-daughter is 15 so she was never going to room-share with a baby :).<br /> DS was 2 years, 2 months when DD was born. We kept DD in our room until she was a year, we were too worried DS would crawl in with her.<br /> They've been room-sharing for a month now. Typically we put DS to bed first and I rock DD to sleep and sneak her into her crib. It does have it's challenges since I need to sleep-train her so she goes to bed sans rocking.</p> <p>Eventually DSD will get a room in our basement (once finished) and then the two littles will get their own rooms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815416 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:49:21 +0000 kiddosc 2815416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @looch: </p> <p>Our home is for our family. I would prioritize devoted space for each family member over a guest room that would sit empty the majority of the time. Both kids will have full size beds (one is currently still in a crib) and we have a roll away twin bed. When we have guests, which is only a few times a year, they sleep on the full size bed and we roll the twin bed in with the sibling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815415 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:47:40 +0000 Mrs. Toad 2815415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have DS, 3.5, and DD, 14 months, in the same room. They have been together since shortly after birth. Most of the time, neither wakes up the other when they are crying in the middle of the night. Several times, DS did wake up while I fed DD. I just put her in the crib, and then tucked in DS again. </p> <p>We are in a 2 bedroom apartment and planning on trying for number 3 soon. If our timing works, DS will be 4.5, DD will be 27/28 months, and we will have a baby. DD will be moved to either the bottom bunk or the trundle and the new baby will take the crib. (We have bunk beds with a trundle in the room.) We will be moving out of our current area in two years and just plan to stay in the apartment until we move. New baby would be 13/14 months when we move if timing works on the first try. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815412 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:42:59 +0000 Mamatimes3 2815412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with looch. Unless I had visitors on a monthly basis, I’d rather each child have their own room. </p> <p>In our home we have our two oldest (boys) share a room and little sister has her own room. My mom currently lives with us so she has the 4th room. But the plan is for each to have their own room eventually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815411 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:41:30 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2815411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would keep the boys together. Our older siblings have never woken up from the baby crying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815408 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:28:48 +0000 looch 2815408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How often do you have overnight guests? If I had three kids and 4 bedrooms, I would prioritize that everyone gets a room and then on the occasion that we do have guests, I would make sure at least one bedroom has at least a full sized bed and another has a pop up trundle type bed to bunk the kids when guests visit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815406 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:26:46 +0000 Mama Bird 2815406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our kids are roughly the same age and at the moment, DS and DD share a room. I'm pretty sure the baby will be in our bedroom for the first year, and then move into their room and they'll all share. Everyone wants me around in bedtime so I'd probably lose my mind if they were in different rooms.</p> <p>Eventually someone's moving out of that room, but it's going to be a few years so we only have a vague plan about how that will work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-three-room-sharing-configurations#post-2815401 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 08:58:59 +0000 Mrsbells 2815401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your kids share a room can you help me figure out the best way to go about this? By the time DS2 is born, DS1 will be 2years old and DD will be 6. Currently they both have their own rooms. DD has a bunk bed and DS1 sleeps in his crib. We plan to have the baby in a bassinet in our room for the first 4 to 6months after that I am not sure if its best to just have the baby in this own room, and move DS1 to DDs room to be on the bottom bunk. On the other hand I would love to keep the two boys together since his room is more boy themed but wonder if the infant will disturb the 2 year old by crying in the night?<br /> A third option would be to just turn the guest room into a bedroom for the 3rd child but then we wont have a dedicated guest room anymore.<br /> What room sharing configuration do you have going on? </p>