Moving into siblings room at 7 months. Experiences?

**Helcatt** · 29-05-2009, 02:45pm

We had E in with us until she was 2 years old.

But we are in a new house now and even though we have more space, the layout of the room is difficult and its hard to fit a cot in to our room.

I ordered a new cot because I lost the bits to fit Es old one together but when it finally turned up, I realised I ordered a cotbed and it is far too big. So no way will it fit into our room

So, looks like J will be going in with E already!

I was worried about this because J does still occassionally wake over night and am concerned it will disturb Es sleep

Any experience? Did it work alright? Or was it problematic?

Hx

**Lady Leah** · 29-05-2009, 03:00pm

We put Rhys in with Ethan at around 3 months, Ethan sometimes has nightmares and wakes up crying (very loudly!) and Rhys hasn't woken once. Also, Rhys wakes around 6.30 ish and just coos etc in his cot for an hour or so but has never woken Ethan up, I would just go for it, they will soon get used to each other!

Sometimes in the mornings we hear them making each other giggle - the best sound in the world!

**Jelly** · 29-05-2009, 04:08pm

We put DS2 in with DS1 when he was about 6 months, and DS1 was 5.5yrs. It was fine. The only problem we had was when DS1 had friends over to play and DS2 needed a nap, but we just moved his cot into our room for naps.

**Hepzibah** · 29-05-2009, 08:04pm

We put DS in with DD (then aged nearly 2 yrs) when he was 5 months and they're still in there together a year later and so happy. He was sleeping through but still wakes up a lot more in the night than she did/does. They never seem disturbed by each other even during the worst teething screaming fit.

It makes it easy if we stay elsewhere too as if you put them in together they feel a lot more secure and also in the morning they 'chat' to each other and make each other laugh.

We're looking to move to have a spare room but will prob keep them in together because they love it.

**laurasaurus** · 29-05-2009, 08:17pm

Oooh this is interesting because we're at the stage where we need to move Jemima in with Jacob but I'm scared!!!

The main thing I'm worried about is Jacob throwing stuff into Jemima's cot - is that irrational?!?!

Lx

**Littlemisstwinks** · 29-05-2009, 08:55pm

I think we moved matthew into katies room when she would have not quite been two and he was about 3 months old, they are still in together now. In fact neither of them will now go to sleep without the other!!

It was a really easy transition, even when katie went through a 6 month stint of daily nightmares that involved screaming fits of 2 hrs each night. Matthew never woke!!!!

They play together now in the morning and katie gets up and gives things to matthew through his cot bars to keep him occupied when he wakes up :) and hearing them giggling together is adorable!

**laurasaurus** · 30-05-2009, 07:40pm

Well after this thread I've bitten the bullet and moved Jemima in with Jacob today - they've both gone down and I can hear Jacob chatting to Jemima - hopefully they'll both get to sleep before midnight!!!!!

Lx

**popinjay1** · 30-05-2009, 09:47pm

The transition when Amy moved in with Claire (probably around 9/10 months I think) was rather easy. I was totally dreading it. But we put Amy down first (she would fall asleep like a dream) and then Claire go to bed 30 mins later. We used to just stress how important it was that Claire not disturb Amy and she never did.

Both were prone to waking sometimes in the night but rarely disturbed the other - even if there was full on screaming/shouting involved. Take tonight (ok several years on) but Claire was being a right diva tonight and shouting/screamed for ages (being stubborn rather than distressed) but Amy did not stir at all!

**RealGoneKid** · 30-05-2009, 09:50pm

We moved E & W in together when we moved here so E was 2 years 5 months and W was almost 4 months. They have been fine the majority of the time and only wake each other when there is complete full on screaming. The whinging and general crying doesn't disturb the other one

**L66TTY** · 30-05-2009, 09:57pm

Originally Posted by laurasaurus

Oooh this is interesting because we're at the stage where we need to move Jemima in with Jacob but I'm scared!!!

The main thing I'm worried about is Jacob throwing stuff into Jemima's cot - is that irrational?!?!

Lx

Exactly what you said LS I am petrified that Dexter will climb in with Frazer or throw something on him I was thinking that if I put all his big books up high the worst thing he could throw in would be a soft toy.

How is it going? I may have to do a detour to IKEA to buy a bed tomorrow as Dexter is in the bed bit of the cot bed so need it back to make the cot as Frazer is busting out of his crib!!