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Two boys - one bedroom. When is it time to share? |
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by katiepiatt  (March 2006) (rank 34th) |
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Last week we finally took the plunge and moved baby Oscar (1 next week) out of our bedroom and into his brother Archie's room (2 1/2). We've been meaning to get them sharing for a long time now, but have been two scared of interrupting Archie sleep (who is an
excellent sleeper - 12 hours without a squeak) by introducing Oscar, who is a much lighter sleeper, and tends to wake at 5ish and want his dummy, and then want his milk at 6ish etc.
Well I'll tell you what - we're now having the best night's sleep we've had in ages. Oscar seems to be sleeping from 7pm to 6 or 7am, with only minor coughing from both, which doesn't seem to wake the other. I went to get Oscar at 7 this morning, stroked Archie's head and he slept on for another 30 mins quite happily after the interruption.
For us, having the baby out of our room just means I can roll over in bed without fear of disturbing him, and have the light on for bedtime reading (what a luxury!). For Oscar, it means he isn't interrupted by us coming to bed and rattling around. I'm not sure what happened to his 5 and 6am waking sessions - maybe the other room is quieter or darker - I don't know, but long may it last!
Anyway, my advice would be, if you're thinking of putting your kids into the same room - try it! Don't be like us and wait forever, because you're scared, it might (fingers crossed) all go well, and if you're going to do it eventually, why not do it now and let them get used to it as early as possible.
