Little background. We're moving into a 3 bedroom house. I have a 3 1/2 dd, almost 2 yr old, and a 5 month old. My 3 1/2 yr old dd is very very very good with the baby! Very gentle, very sweet, has never been aggressive toward her.
Would you let the two room together?
I guess I'm just nervous that she would try to give her a toy and accidentally whack her in the head, or try to pick her up (I highly doubt it, it's just a worst case scenario).
If not, what age would you suggest it be ok for me to put the baby in there with her?
ETA: the baby sleeps through the night! So I won't have to worry about her waking her big sister
4Health
07-25-2009, 08:29 AM
We have 3.5 yrs, 22 mos and 3 mos all boys and a 3 bedroom house. My two "big" boys share a room and actually a full size bed even. It has worked really well for them/us. They go to bed at the same time so they won't wake each other up. My DS #3 goes down at a different time, so I would worry that one would wake up. Our oldest has a fear of the dark, so having a nitelite and brother to sleep with has really helped him alot. If you think they would be okay, then I see no prob with room sharing. Maybe you could do a trial with a pacnplay before you move to see if it work?
tallanvor
07-25-2009, 10:27 AM
We were in a 2 bedroom apartment when our son was born, so we had our 2 1/2 yr old with the baby and it worked just fine.
Nanner99
07-25-2009, 06:18 PM
I would do it. Put a baby monitor in there so you can listen out for mischief. :giggle:
My 3 yr old and 23 mos old recently moved into a double bed together in their room and at some point we may move the baby into a crib in there as well (for the time being, the baby will be in a PnP in our room).
2Pinks
07-25-2009, 11:03 PM
My girls are 16 months apart and have always shared a room. I had to separate them during naptime once my oldest figured out how to climb into her sisters crib (we had taken the side rail of her own crib) but only for a few months and she just slept in our bed instead. Never had a problem at bedtime.
They very quickly learned how to sleep through one another's noises as the baby wasn't sleeping through the night all the time when we put them together but neither was my oldest.
EmsMom
07-26-2009, 07:24 AM
Providing they sleep on a similar schedule I'd do it. I would tell your odd that she's not ever to put any toys in the crib for the baby and if she THINKS the baby needs something then she needs to be a big girl and come get you. My dd would have been good with that at that age.
Our kids have shared a room since ds was 1 and dd was almost 3. They've done great with it.
angel0123
07-26-2009, 07:46 AM
My boys share a room, even if I had 10 bedrooms they would still share. They love it.
mommysweetpea
07-26-2009, 09:23 AM
We have a 2 bedroom house so my DS and DD have always shared a room. They are 2 years apart. Never had a problem with it.
tmrobinson
07-26-2009, 08:06 PM
My girls are 20 months apart and there is no way I could trust them in a room together by themselves. My oldest has never been violent/mean to the baby and loves to play with her. HOWEVER, she tries to "feed" the baby using her toy kitchen stuff and we had to stop her from choking the baby by shoving the toy spoon in her mouth. She wasn't trying to hurt the baby at all but was just playing with her but sticking the spoon in her mouth was choking her and she started coughing and gaging. She also loves to hug her sister but can squeeze her too tight some times. We are always in the same room with them (never leaving them alone together) and things can still happen so for my own sanity I know that I could not put them in a room together until the baby is older.
JeDeeLenae
07-26-2009, 08:08 PM
No. I don't think it's worth the risk. 3 yr olds are curious. Jaxon once completely covered his brother (4) with crayons, pillows, blankets, blocks and other toys while his brother slept. He thought it was hilarious.
