Toddlers sleeping in the same room??

Hi everyone,

I need some advice regarding toddlers sleeping in the same room. We are in the process of down sizing and I am considering putting my two little ones (2.5 yr boy & 1.5 yr girl) into the same room. Is it a recipe for disaster? :pray:

I personally wouldnt, as I know at this stage neither would go to sleep easily and I would worry about safety as they are still of an age to 'act before they think'. But if you have no choice, you have no choice.

I definately would NOT recommend doing bunk beds though. Our second toddler (13mths) has bunks in his room set up one-on-top-of-the-other minus the ladder and our 2.5yo still manages to climb the bloody thing! I have nightmares worrying about him trying to get down and injuring himself badly with or without the ladder.

We've got a 2yr old (well.. 3 in March) and a 14mth old sharing a room. They're in bunks :) DS is in the top bunk and DD on the bottom.

DD still wakes frequently and ends up in our bed through the night. But DS is never disturbed by this.

DS goes to bed without fuss around 7.30pm. and DD goes to bed anytime in the evening.. depends really. She hasn't gotten into a routine of her own yet. But she's usually down for the night around 9 or 10 (as in any wakings after that are quick feeds and back to sleep, not up to play).

It hasn't been a problem so far :) The only thing is if DD is asleep in there during the day I have to remember to keep DS out of there. But that's not too hard coz most toys and books and things are out in the play room, and I usually remind him to grab anything he wants out of there because DD is going to have a sleep.

I'm sure you'll find a way to make it work :)

I had to seperate my girls - 3 & 6, but when Jesse goes out of my room he'll go into Bri's room. (The 3yo)

Thanks for the responses. I think that my two could co-occupy without too much hassle but my partner doesn't seem to agree. I was thinking of putting them into one room and then making the other room a study/play room. I guess the only way to know is to give it a go. They are both starting child care in a weeks time, so they will get use to sleeping during the day with other kids - I'll probably wait until they are use to that and then the transition would probably go a little smoother. :pray: I just need to convince my partner lol

What are your partner's concerns? Are they easily disturbed by noise or wake easily during the night? If so, then it might be a problem. But if they are like my two (2.5yrs and 14 months) they will be fine. Right now they are both lying in their bed (older one in a bed, Ollie in his cot) and chattering and basically avoiding sleep, but it is a hot night and they should settle down within 30 mins. They VERY rarely take long to go to sleep.

Good luck :)

I'm not too sure why he didn't like the idea but we discussed it again over dinner and we decided to give it a go. (I can be very convincing ;)) They are both very good sleepers and we don't have any difficulties getting them to sleep, so I'm feeling quite positive. I'm going to re-arrange their bedrooms tomorrow to have a little test run before we move house. It will probably be better for them to be comfortable with the new bedroom arrangement before having to get use to a brand new house as well.

Thanks for all of the support & advice :D

No harm in trying! Hope it works out :)