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2 years ago ::
Jun 02, 2011 - 4:14PM
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I know i have awhile to figure all of this out but i thought another opinion would help. We live in a 3 bedroom house. My boys occupy the other 2 bedrooms and i hate to put them in the same room so the baby can have a nursery. I feel like that wouldn't be fair and they might resent the baby. So for now we are going to keep the baby in our room. It's not a big deal since i plan on nursing and having the baby nearby is very convenient. I want to have a pack-n-play in the living room because my husband works at night so i want a place for the baby to sleep while he is in the bed during the day. But i also want something small in our bedroom for the baby to sleep in. I don't really want a bassinet but i can't seem to find another option. Anyone know of something else i could use.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 07, 2011 - 4:23PM
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There are arms reach co sleepers or fisher price rock n plays. Personally I would just put the boys together. I read an article once about how it's actually great for kids to share a room. It teaches them all sorts of life lessons about sharing and getting along. Plus if you moved them a few months before baby comes there wouldn't be as much of a connection to babby = sharing a room.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 07, 2011 - 6:32PM
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You could get a portable or mini crib. They're smaller than normal cribs. I'm with PP though, I would recommend moving the boys in together. It's great to have the baby in with you to begin with, but sometimes everyone sleeps better when they're in their own room (the night I moved DD, she started sleeping 5 hr stretches). How old are your boys?
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2 years ago ::
Jun 07, 2011 - 7:46PM
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I agree with the girls. I also think you should put the boys together. In my opinion it'd be easier for you.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 08, 2011 - 10:39AM
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My boys are 7 and 5. I will think about it. It's going to be a transition either way.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 08, 2011 - 4:37PM
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I used a pack n play for my son in my room for a whole year, lol. Why not use another one of those in your room too....
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2 years ago ::
Jun 08, 2011 - 7:00PM
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yeah that is actually what i am thinking of doing!
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2 years ago ::
Jun 08, 2011 - 7:17PM
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I am currently debating the same question as you. I have two boys, ages 4 and 6. They currently have their own room. I have been asking them if they want to share a room, or if my youngest will share a room with the new baby. They both seem to want to have the new addition in their room, but over the last two weeks I have let them have sleepovers in each others rooms. They love it. Its a bit harder to get them to sleep, but I think they will enjoy sharing a room. I am currently planning on keeping the baby in my room for the first month maybe two. Just long enough to get the two hour feedings down to once or twice a night. For now, I will continue letting my boys have sleepovers to get used to sleeping in the same room. I am using a play yard in my room with the bassinet and changing station all in one. Its easy to move and set up, and if needed I could move it downstairs. I was also given a bassinet that is a wicker basket with handles, but it is made for babies. I am planning on using that one downstairs during the day, and to take with when I take my kids to the park, etc. Good luck.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 10, 2011 - 12:07PM
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We have 3 bedrooms on our upper level that are currently occupied by my Husband and me, Daughter (3), Son (8). We have already discussed with the kids, that depending on what we have (boy/girl) one of them will be sharing their room with the baby once he/she is old enough. We will keep the baby with us for quite a while though, as it is just SO much easier on me to nurse that way. Then once my son gets a little older....and I get more comfortable with the idea, he can move into one of the bedrooms on the lower level. I just can't stand the idea of him being down their all by himself with the rest of us upstairs. Baby steps 
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2 years ago ::
Jun 10, 2011 - 1:18PM
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honestly, i'd put the boys together now. a baby has many more non-negotiable needs more than older kids, so "fair" is a relative term. 7 and 5 is an easy age gap, and the arrival of the baby is a good time to transition them. you'll want the baby in its own room eventually, because he will sleep better or longer stretches or so your husband and yourself can have time alone, and that change will again disrupt the older boy's routine, that they will have just barely settled into. it seems like it would be easier on everyone in the long run-the boys would be able to play in the living room without waking the baby, too, rather than making them go outside, be quiet, or stay in their rooms.
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