How long did you share a room with your baby/child?

[little_mrs]

Miss G was in the bassinet next to our bed for about 3 weeks, and her sleep patterns were terrible. Moved her into her cot in her own room and she slept great. Now she sleeps in the portacot next to my bed when dh is on nights or has mates over late but otherwise she has always been happier in her own room! I initially thought 3 weeks was way too young for her to be on her own but that's how she liked it

[Jellyfish]

DD1 was in my bed until 2 and then in her own bed in our room until almost 3 when she got her own bedroom. We never felt we had to creep around, especially when she was in her own bed. Now DD2 is in bed with us and there was a brief overlap of all 4 of us in the bedroom! We moved her to her own bedroom when she started regularly sleeping through and because we wanted to avoid the baby's night stirring, waking up the toddler. Worked brilliantly for us.

We plan to move DD2 in with DD1 when she is sleeping through regularly. I imagine it will go well, DD1 already asks when they can share a room often and I think DD2 will find having DD1 close comforting. I think she will sleep through sooner than DD1 did (already does 7hr stretches which DD1 didn't do till around 2 lol) but still thinking it will be in a year or two.