Bedtime routine for almost 3 year old and 9 month old sharing a room?

[wysiwyg]

So plan has always been for DS to move out of our room and in with his sister (2 bed flat so no other option) after the IL's visit next month - providing he is still sleeping well. So just after some options/opinions on what might work or not on how to put them both to bed. Both together, him first, then her etc etc. My current plan is to read them stories together then feed DS then just leave them to it (he will be in cot, she in bottom bunk but she can't climb into the cot) - they have stories together at the moment if DH isn't about and love it. DS will sleep ok most of time after feed and a cuddle and if he is off properly he doesn't wake easily. DD normally 'reads' to herself for a bit then falls asleep.

So if my initial plan doesn't work am after some alternatives. I don't know anyone in real life who has got children who share a room or plan to share.

[Cassius2]

your plan is exactly what we do

99% of the time it works perfectly. sometimes there are shenanigans, but nothing so dramatic that it questions the arrangement ITMS. Now that DD2 is getting older she is starting to go down at the same time as DD1. and DD1 goes to sleep while i give DD2 boob in the room...and voila!

(ps. i like that they have eachother to wake up to in the morning...)

[*EJ*]

My boys share a room and this begun when they were 3 & 18 months. By this stage DS2 didn't need me to get to sleep so once it was bed time we read stories and then hopped into bed. In those early months DS2 more so crawled everywhere rather than did much listening but he stayed in the room. Sharing has never been an issue for us. They both sleep perfectly together and if one ever wakes it does not disturb the other. And as Cassius2 says it is lovely that they get to fall asleep and wake up together.

I think your plan sounds pretty good, it may take some settling into but i'm sure it'll work for you

[Nai]

My 2 have shared a room for 2 years now and our routine is still the same.

Bath, pj's together and then DD2 goes to bed between 7 and 7.30. She has 2 books and chooses her bedtime music from the iPod. She goes to sleep. DD1 does her homework reading from school while this happens and gets to sit with DP & I to have some time debriefing about her day. She goes to bed around 8pm and chooses her bedtime music from the iPod (DD2 will be asleep and her music finished by then).

[wysiwyg]

Thanks for the replies, sounds like I am on the right track. DD is used to sharing with her grandparents when they come to stay (my mum comes for extended periods 8 weeks or so sometimes) and likes that, and seems excited by prospect of sharing with DS. If it doesn't work he can come back in with us and try again when he is older, have not found having his cot in our room as much of an issue as thought I would. For those that share have they been doing day naps together? DD does not always have hers, but currently DS and I tend to nap when she does on my bed (sometimes she likes hers in his cot) but as he is rolling now and I don't always want to nap with him will start putting in cot, which will then be in her/their room.

[Cassius2]

with napping DD1 would sleep in her room and DD2 would sleep on our bed (we have a low set futon though lol). DD1 doesnt have naps anymore and stopped about 3ish months after DD2 was born...

DD2 now naps in their room and i tell DD1 to get any toys that she might want to play with out of the room before DD2 goes to sleep. works a treat.