https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 03:37:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2514247 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 20:47:47 +0000 PinkElephant 2514247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did it when DD1 was right around 3 and DD2 was just a little more than 1. DD1 slept through the night but sometimes had night terrors; DD2 was still waking up once at night looking to come hang out with us (she had just self-weaned). Honestly, I expected some drama (not going to sleep, one waking the other up) - but moving DD2 farther away from me helped her self-settle, and while DD1 sometimes still has night terrors, DD2 is pretty immune to it unless it gets crazy out of control. I kind of know the threshold of each kid to the other's noise, and step in when I need to to avoid having both kids up. About a month ago, DD1 got a vomiting bug and was up in the night, pacing around, puking, crying, etc., and DD2 slept through the whole thing.</p> <p>It's so sweet hearing them chat to each other at night, but sometimes they're a little extra silly/wild at bedtime. They totally gang up on me. DD2 is 23 months and DD1 will be 4 this summer. They share somewhat out of necessity (it's a HUGE room - like 8 ft by 20 ft) because the other "bedrooms" in our house are a nursery alcove off the master or a basement bedroom, but I think they'd probably choose to share even if they didn't have to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2514234 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 20:32:10 +0000 matador84 2514234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It has been good at times and awful at times. I can't remember how old each one was when they moved in together--I think DD was a little over a year and DS was between 2.5 and 3. For a while, it's been musical beds. DD took a while to get to STTN so DS would bust into our room at some point in the night and crawl in our bed. </p> <p>Lately they've both been so wound up that putting them to sleep has been hard and it's been 8-9 pm bedtimes, which is way late for us. Usually once they are asleep, they are fine and make it through the night...but its' rarely a 7/night a week thing. Probably at least 1-2 nights a week DS ends up in our bed.</p> <p>The other thing is one usually wakes the other up in the morning, so whoever is up first wakes the other one up and then wakes us up, so we're all up.</p> <p>It's not the worst thing for us, but it is definitely not ideal. They do love sharing a room though and DS can't wrap around his head what it would be like to have his own room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2514225 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 20:24:39 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2514225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Abort mission!!! :shocked: </p> <p>not good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2514161 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:54:33 +0000 hilsy85 2514161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So since I posted on here, we made the move and they now share a room! It has actually been very easy. DD is in bed by 6:30, 6:45, DS is in bed by 7:15, 7:30. He has been great about being quiet when he goes into bed, and so far he has only woken her up in the MOTN once (and she has only woken him up once). I do think that I am making her MOTN wakings last longer because I jump out of bed as soon as she makes a peep, but it is what it is. DS is also fine staying out of the room when DD is napping in there </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2514153 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:30:46 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2514153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are on night two.<br /> Little sister is fifteen months and big sister is three and a bit.<br /> So far so good.<br /> Little sister goes to bed at seven and big sister at eight.<br /> The younger one is very easy to put down and is usually asleep quickly. The older one is harder to put to be but she was very sensitive to her sleeping sister.<br /> Will update tomorrow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2514145 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:22:51 +0000 Foodnerd81 2514145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@knittylady: I would love more stories too. At some point is like the baby out of our room and we only have two bedrooms. I'd love to know about staggering number bedtimes or how people do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2514132 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:05:22 +0000 knittylady 2514132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumping for more stories! We're moving mid May and DH suggested starting them sharing once we move. I think it'll be too much change all at once but who knows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2411626 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 16:07:27 +0000 autumnlove 2411626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My girls started sharing the day after LO 2's second birthday. The transition was very smooth and they only had trouble with naps the first two days. They love sharing a room and I enjoy eavesdropping on their early morning conversations. They also want LO 3 in their room...lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2411601 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:50:48 +0000 hilsy85 2411601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: same!</p> <p>how does it work for naps though??? LO1 has toys and books in his room--when we move LO2 in there, and have her do her naps in the crib, is the room just off limits to LO1 while she's sleeping? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2411582 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:43:47 +0000 birdofafeather 2411582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Would love to hear more stories. Hoping to move the girls in together whenever we decide to kick DD2 out of our room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2411372 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 13:38:01 +0000 sungirl 2411372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just started last month. DS1 is 3 and DS2 is 18 months. Both mostly STTN with actually DS1 at the time having more random wakeups. So far it's gone well. It is DS1's room. He sleeps in a crib converted into the toddler bed. He's been in that for almost a year. For some reason (that I do not want to jinx) he does not get out of his bed until we come in. We first put the pack n play in DS1's room and put DS2 in there for nighttime as a trial, but still did naps separate. After a week we moved his crib in there. It's gone really well. I think they both feel more comfortable with the other one in there. DS2 usually sleeps through DS1's wake ups. If DS2 wakes up, sometimes DS1 sleeps through and other times he starts yelling at him to be quiet. When that happens we just take DS2 into our bed. We moved DS2's bedtime a little later so we can put them down at the same time. Occasionally DS1 will stay up later and then we do stories in another room and put him down quietly so we don't wake DS2. Sometimes it takes them longer to settle down for naps, but overall not too bad. Good luck </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2411268 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 12:30:36 +0000 Mrs. Cheesecake 2411268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is almost 3 years old (33 months) and DD just turned one last week. They have been sharing a room since May 2015. DS still sleeps in a crib though since he hasn't tried to escape it, but we may be transitioning him to a real bed soon since he's getting big for the crib. I think overall both kids are pretty good sleepers and that is what made us put them in the same room. DS sleeps through his sister's wakings and we have a white noise maker in the room to help block out external noises. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2411113 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 11:23:12 +0000 MrsSRS 2411113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Almost exactly the same here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2411110 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 11:20:42 +0000 Anagram 2411110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following! I want to do it soonish though. Like when LO 2 turns 6 months. My LO 1 has always been a bad sleeper, so it could be a disaster, but all 4 of us just shared a room for a week while we traveled over the holidays, and I was surprised that generally, each kid's crying/wakeups didn't wake the other! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-kids-started-sharing-a-room#post-2411106 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 11:17:38 +0000 knittylady 2411106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've always wanted our boys to share a room. We've been waiting for our youngest (16 months) to start at least sort of STTN. Well, he has, but just when he started, DS1 (2.5) started jumping out of the crib (cue move to big boy bed) and having nightmares.</p> <p>A part of me wonders if having his little brother in the room could even help his sleep, since a lot of it seems to be insecurity/loneliness?</p> <p>Anyway, how did you do it? How old were your LO's? How did it effect their sleep? Were they both STTN reliably when you made the move? </p>