We're looking to buy a new home and 99% of them are two stories. Which is fine, but the master is down while the other rooms are upstairs. How do you deal with going up and down the stairs to tend to your LO if they're fussy or sleep training, etc.?
I have a feeling one of the bedrooms upstairs might be mine because I'll be tired of going up and down the stairs after a few times....
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
This is how our house is. It has two bedrooms next to each other upstairs and the master is downstairs. For the first 3 months of Xander's life, he was in a bassinet in our room (the master). When we moved him into his room upstairs, we moved into the guest room next to his room.
I'm not sure what we'll do when we have baby #2... maybe keep them in our room until they're STTN and then move them upstairs and hope for the best??
cantaloupe / 6206 posts
Funny- we are house shopping (maybe done....) and DH and I were split on this issue. He didn't think it mattered and for me it was a non-negotiable to have the bedrooms on the same floor. I am picturing YEARS of sick/barfing/crying/nightmaring kids, and I don't know that he has that "vision" (or rather, I'm assuming I'll be on night duty most of the time....) If EVERYTHING else was perfect, I'd make do, but would 100% prefer master and kids' rooms on the same floor.
grapefruit / 4066 posts
our bedroom is on another floor than LO's and it hasn't been an issue at all. we have a video monitor though so that helps. we moved into this house when she was older though, so I cannot imagine doing it when LO was a newborn and up multiple times a night!
grapefruit / 4663 posts
Our house is opposite this, our room is upstairs and DS is downstairs. He's still in our room and probably will be for awhile because of it. Its a silly thing but going up and down the stairs 5-6 times a night just takes so much effort 
there is not another bedroom on that level so we can't do anything else with it.
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
This is how our house is...master downstairs and all other bedrooms upstairs. I'm still having to go up/down the stairs 1-2 times a night. I've just gotten used to it, so it doesn't bother me anymore. I think it'll be really nice when LO is older--she'll basically have the upstairs to herself.
papaya / 10343 posts
I'm a little worried about this! We have a 5 level split and our LO's room is the last one at the end of the hallway on the top floor. The master suite is on the next level down (so only half a flight down, but at the end of a long hallway). I think its going to be a bit annoying when our LO(s) are little. But I think once they get a little bit older it will be nice to have a bit of separation from them!
nectarine / 2834 posts
That was a big no on our list when we were looking at houses. I am too nervous that LO will come walking down the stairs in the middle of the night and fall. Our master is a half a flight up from all of the other rooms, so it's really manageable.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
I will say def say this is a long term benefit! When they've grown up and are being weird teenagers them and their noise will be far away from you!
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
I think it's only an issue in the short term while they are young. Our bedrooms are split between two floors but it doesn't matter now that both kids STTN. I think it will be nice to have some space away from the kids when they are older/teens!
grapefruit / 4066 posts
@Andrea: I'm struggling with what to do when future LO comes along and DD is older and in a toddler bed. Did you put up a gate to prevent them from coming down stairs? Was thinking about moving her to our floor where the office is once she is in toddler bed...
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
@NovBaby1112: No, she was fine going up and down the stairs by the time we moved to her to a toddler bed (a few months after her 2nd bday). She was confident on the stairs and I didn't want to restrict her movement. It made me feel better that she could come get us in case of an emergency, I guess? Our bedrooms are pretty far apart.
grapefruit / 4066 posts
@Andrea: yea, that makes sense...that is probably what we will do then. i think around 2 years is a good time and she will probably be good with the stairs by then too, hopefully.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
We were house hunting while pregnant and this was huge to me! I wouldn't sleep on a different floor than my child until they were school age. Not just because of night wakings, but safety as well. what if there is a fire on their floor, but not ours? I would also be less likely to hear if someone broke in if they were on the opposite floor... I know those are extreme situations but I couldn't do it, personally.
honeydew / 7488 posts
The only way we made this work was that we have a study on the first floor. That's the room we use as a nursery until the kids turn about 3.5 . My DD has been in her own room upstairs since that age, and my DS is still in the first floor study until we feel he is ready to be upstairs without an adult..
pomegranate / 3791 posts
The house I grew up in had 2 downstairs bedrooms and 1 upstairs. My brother and I just shared a room until we were like 2 and 3, and then we got separate rooms and my parents moved upstairs. It would be nice to have them all on the same floor, but if it was a great house at a great price it wouldn't necessarily be a deal breaker for me since needing to be near the kid's rooms is a temporary situation.
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