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Sharing a Bedroom - is it a good idea?

Sharing a Bedroom - is it a good idea?

We asked our Facebook Community about bedroom sharing, and here's the feedback:

We had problems with Master 2 1/2 sleeping for over a year he would always sleep in our bed for atleast part of the night and it drove us nuts we tried everything!! Then we had brilliant idea to put Master 2 1/2 in with Master 5 and what do you know master 2 1/2 slept though! And no trouble since so yay to sharing rooms.

My oldest was about 20 months when I moved her sister (who was 6 months) into her room. It was so easy for ages - absolutely no problems! I think because of their ages and because they both were good sleepers. But about 4 months ago when my oldest was just over 2 and she started climbing out of her cot (and into her sisters cot) we had a fair bit of trouble especially as my younger one started enjoying interacting with her sister (party time). Now we stagger sleep times - we put Miss 14 months down first and our almost 2 1/2 yr old rests on the couch for about 10 - 15 mins before we put her into bed. This has worked well for about 6 weeks or so and I'm hoping it lasts because number 3 is due in 2 weeks.. Then a few more months and we'll have to figure out how to have 3 in one room! The only trouble we've ever really had has been going to sleep and occasionally getting up but they never really wake each other in the night if one is crying..

I am so glad I have my two in togeher.. Did it when no 1 was just over 3 and no 2 was about 2-3 mths... have had almost no issues! White noise overnight and No2 gets a 10 min headstart at night before no1 gets tucked in!

We've had very few problems too...I love that my boys share a room, and I love listening to their chatter in the morning. However in the next few months my littlie will be ready to have the side off his cot and I'm a little worried about what might happen then!

Only problem is when one is sick, otherwise 5 and 3 year old girls have been in same room since youngest went into cot at 6 months. Now they are really cute in the mornings and get into bed with each other. Hoping it will last!! If one is sick and waking lots then generally I end up in one bed and the well child is in with Dad...

We've had few problems too. The boys love sharing a room - although they're only 5 and 15 months - we just stagger bed time so no issues going to sleep then they talk to each other in the morning ;-)

My twins share the same room, no choice on the matter as we had to move in with my parents in their small 3 bedroom house to save money. Girls nearing 5 months, in separate cots which we manage to squeeze into the nursery. Aswell as a chest of draws which contain all their clothes and a little bookcase. No room for anything else and barely enough room to play so if still here in two years it maybe a matter of switching bedrooms (ours is a tad larger) as I'm sure they will have lots of toys and bit and pieces they get gifted. Girls sometimes wake each other by crying but usually ones fast asleep and doesn't stir if the other starts crying which is good. And also listened into their baby chatter going back and forth between them yesterday morning which i hadn't heard before, very cute and wouldn't experience this if they werent in the same room :-)

Our boys 6 and 4 love sharing and they enjoy being together and have done so since they started to share two years ago. There beds have there own posters and special things about them and then they share a desk, draw, bedside table, and cupboard. We have alot of things not in there room. So it saves the over active toys in there room. The respect each others space and enjoy sharing. It is nice to see.

we had 4 kids in one room in our last place, it was only two bedrooms. We had two sets of matching bunks in the room, the 8 & 10 year olds on top bunks and 4 & 6 year olds on bottom bunks. It worked ok unless one was sick, then the sick one would sleep in our room. As you can imagine there was alot of chatter, but we staggered the bed times so all going well they went to bed easily most nights. The room space worked well, we just had the two bunks, and two tv cabinet type units with drawers under for lego and littlest petshops. The clothes and toys we kept in other spaces so that the room was un-cluttered.

Our boys, 2 and 5 share a room. We make it work by making it a sleep only zone. For decoration, they each have the space by their sleeping spots.