With my DD1 I had already transitioned her to her own bed but in our room by the time I was pregnant (she was 2) so that could be an option if the room is large enough? When DD2 was a week old we moved house and DD1 was put into her own room (she was almost 3) because I didn't want the newborns sleep disturbing hers as she had just started sleeping through. She was completely fine with the transition and even excited, she is still breastfed to sleep so I always go lay with her in her bed as she falls asleep. Occasionally she will wake and come into our room (maybe twice a month if that), if this happens I make sure I am in between DD1 and DD2 as DD1 can like to overlay me and wouldn't want her doing that to DD2! Usually though, she wakes up and then asks me or DP to come back into her room to lay with her till she is back asleep.
I wouldn't stress TOO much just yet. This is a little different but I know I was freaking out about the feeding to sleep as DD1 was still waking overnight for feeds when I got pregnant and I had no idea how I would co-ordinate both but by the end of pregnancy she was sleeping through (2yrs 8months or something) so it all worked out. I was happy for her to be in her own room once she was sleeping through and she seems to have adjusted no problems to that.
I put a cot next to my bed with the side down, newborn was in there, I slept right next to him, DD (2 at the time) in the middle DH on the other side. DD was then sleeping in her own bed until about 10pm when she would come into our bed for the rest of the night. Worked great, did it for about 12 months. Best thing in the world all 4 of us waking up together. I miss it!
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