I am exclusively nursing my 5 month old and she eats the most between 4-6am. We moved my son into his own room and crib at 5 months old and would love to do the same with my daughter (i miss my space!!!)
The problem...my 2 yr old is a very light sleeper and I remember what a hard time he had...crying one night for 12 hrs (i didn't let him cry i went in and rocked him back to sleep but he didn't want to sleep alone.) He did finally get use to it and loves his room now.
Because of space issues they have to share a room...so how do i move her into his room if she is going to be waking up crying? And she is a cryer.
Also i fear to comfort her my son may put a blanket etc. in the crib.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated
I agree. As difficult as it will be, you should wait. It's not good for the older child when he just learned to like his space. Being an older child at that age is already difficult. Good luck!
I would not move baby into the 2 year old's room.
Keep baby in your room.
Baby wakes you.
Thus baby WILL wake the 2 year old too.
Your baby is only 5 months old... and her sleeping habits will change... and per growth-spurts and teething, and feeding needs.
Sleep patterns in a baby, always changes and is not static.
Your 2 year old is a light sleeper.
He needs his sleep.
It not being interrupted.
Nor him being a supervisor of the baby.
And he now loves his room.
It is "his."
And your baby is a crier.
No, I would not put the kids in the same room.
Not at all.
I get that you miss your space. But this is your baby and she is young and I think you should keep baby in your room.
And not putting baby in your son's room.... and then making him have bad sleep and lack of sleep. He is just a 2 year old.
His room, is 'his.'
And he has different sleep needs/patterns, than a baby.
Your baby will wake and cry. For YOU.
And even if baby is in your son's room, you will STILL have to wake and then walk over to that other room, at all hours. For your baby.
And then putting your 2 year old back to sleep amid ALL the interruptions, upon, him.
Poor thing.
It is an intrusion. On his sleep to say the least.
Son should be in his room, by himself.
Baby with you.
Not putting baby in the other room, to get your space back.
I wouldn't put them in the same room if it is going to disrupt the older sibling. It doesn't seem fair =( Maybe put the baby in a crib, but in a corner of your room so the baby won't wake the 2 year old up? At least the baby will be in a crib, you will have your bed back, and everyone (hopefully) can sleep well and by themselves.
My situation was similar except that the 2 year old is a wonderful sleeper.We broke down the crib and moved it into the 2 year old's room. Then the next morning, we put the crib back in our room. We didn't want to ruin the 2 year old's awesome sleep habits just to have our room back and that what was happenining after just one night.
If you decide to move the infant into the 2 y.o.'s room, try a crib tent to keep your older child from "helping" the infant. when zipped, it will keep baby in, and unwanted things out.
It sounds like it would be really tough on your 2 year old to put the baby in his room--he desperately needs sleep at his age. We just moved to a 3 bedroom a couple weeks ago, but before then my daughter (11 months) slept in a pack 'n play in our walk-in closet and my son (2.5 years) slept in his room in a crib. NOBODY would have been sleeping if we had put them in the same room together. My advice would be to keep the baby in your room and section off a part of it to make it "hers". Even if it's just putting a temporary wall up (or curtains in a corner) to block her from seeing you at night until the baby is sleeping all the way through the night. Best of luck!
I would work on night weening. I moved my baby to a room with is 2 year old brother at 3 months, but he had been sleeping through the night for a month by than.
If you put the baby in the toddler's room, you need a crib tent to keep him frmo putting things in her crib or messing with her or taking her out. However, if the baby still wakes up crying and the 2 year old is a light sleeper, I would not put the baby in his room. I'd keep the crib in your bedroom or in the living room if he will not hear her there.
