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Do you 'enjoy' spending time with your kids?
- Yes, most of the time we really have fun together
- Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's really dull and aggravating
- Honestly most of the time it's not fun at all, but it's not supposed to be fun
- I really don't enjoy it at all, and wish I could spend less time with them
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Does anyone here have two young kids sharing a bedroom? How does that work with a little baby? Does the late night crying wake the older child? We are thinking about splitting the bedroom with a sliding door, but not sure if it's worth it. Thoughts?
38 replies [ Reply | Watch | MoreReally depends on the kids. Our first two shared a room from birth of #2 and it was great. They would both wake up early and entertain each other. #1 would climb into #2's crib and play with her while we slept later. But, #3 and #4 are doing it now and it's not working at all. Db is 1, and she is constantly waking her 6 yo brother who has to go to school, and so it's a mess. Give it a try first, and see how it goes.
[ Reply | More ]3 and 5 yr old dd's sharing a room for 6 months now. was a little difficult at first (3 yr old "reads" books outloud to fall asleep and older needs quiet) but after a few weeks they started to love it. now, on the monitor we hear them talk and giigle and sometimes say "i love u" before drifting off...
[ Reply | More ]Why do you people have all these kids when you don't have enough bedrooms? Seriously.
[ Reply | More ]I'm the poster with 4 dcs above. We have two extra guest rooms. My son WANTED to share a room because he heard how much fun his older sisters were having, giggling at night, etc.
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My kids are 2 years apart and love sharing a bedroom. They sing and chat until they fall asleep. When the younger one was crying at night and sleep training, we got a mini-crib and put him in the living room until he was sleeping more reliably. They were both thrilled when we moved him into her room. Not sure what we'll do when they're older, since we don't have any more rooms.
[ Reply | More ]Our DDs are 17 mos apart and have been sharing a room since DB2 was about 2 mos old. the baby was in a bassient in the LR in the beginning. No sleep issues whatsoever. The sooner you put them together the easier the transition will be. They will figure out how to coexist in the room and will probably be sounder sleepers because of it. It always amuses me when people tiptoe around their babies and tell everyone to be super quiet because the baby is sleeping. That's a great way to raise a child who can't sleep through anything. Trust me, I am one of those light sleepers and wish I were more oblivious to noise like my DH and children. Raising them in noisy NYC definitely helps.
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