We set up the portacot in our lounge when DS2 (now 4 months) arrived, that way I can walk/rock DS2 when he's unsettled and I can still be around DS1 (25 months) at the same time.
As for TV, I reason that while DS2 is so little, it's just a temporary thing to amuse DS1 during those times when I can't read him books or play with him because my attention has to be focused on DS2 etc. DS1 much rather be outside anyway
Thanks for everyone's reply, I do have a baby borjn but DS is already nearing 7kgs so he's a bit heavy to carry around for long periods of time.
I really like the idea of setting up the portacot in the lounge - I didn't think of that, I guess my mind set was that he has to sleep in a darkened quite room so if all else fails i'm going to give this ago.
He sleeps quite well at night and if he does wake he's able to settle himself without any trouble (he's still sleeping in our room so I can here him kicking around in the middle of the night) it's just the days that are a problem. Not sure if anyone has heard of a heart to heart bear but I have one from when I was little so i've pulled the heart out of him and put it under he's mattress today - this seems to have helped this morning.
Thanks again everyone
I found that I had to have DD sleeping in the living room (I also used to be quite strict on the dark quiet room for a nap for DS).
DD wound up sleeping a lot better, despite all the light and noise, she would come into her light sleep, kind of crack her eyelids open to see us and then snuggle back down for another sleep. And DS wouldn't be left alone to entertain himself or start calling out for me while I was resettling her. It was just way too hard running up and down the stairs all the time.
I think she was about 5 months when I started putting her in her room for her naps, when she was becoming much more aware of her surroundings and they were starting to wake her up rather than soothe her back to sleep.
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