5yo and 3mo sharing a room?

[vkj73]

We start our 3mo dd in the same room with our 5yo dd.
It all starts out pretty well, but around midnight/1:00 the baby starts fussing (then again around 3am). I'm ok if she fusses herself back to sleep, but I don't want it to wake up my older dd. For a while I'd go in and take her back to our room. Last night, I fed her, and put her back in her crib.

Is anyone else in the same boat? How do you do it?

I'm hoping she'll start sleeping through the night, or at least only wake up one time when she hits 5-6 months.

Thank you!!!

 

[Babybear85]

Mine had thier own rooms up until a month ago when.we moved Ita slightly different as mine are two and three but if my two.year old wakes it never disturbs my eldest at all he sleeps straight through it. The only thing u could do if your massively concerned is put some white.noise.in.thw room but I.honestly don't think.it'll.be as much of an.issue and u imagine

 

[DCS]

Again slightly different because mine Andre 4 and 1. But the one year old wakes a few times in the night. Ds just sleeps through it. It doesn't seem to bother him at all. Istart of going into dd but then get either fall asleep in her bed or bring her into my room.

 

[AK89]

Is there any reason you haven't had her in your room with you? Not sure what country you're in but in the UK the guidelines are to have them in your room until they're 6 months.. It's something to do with the prevention of SIDS. Not to sound judgey or anything! Just not sure if you knew or maybe it's different where you are.. Also, don't take this the wrong way, but I feel like you may be being a bit ambitious on the sleep front! My dd slept better (amazing, actually) before she was 5.5mo, then regressed and went back to waking every couple of hours for a feed. We switched to cosleeping then 'cause I just couldn't handle getting up every couple of hours when an obvious solution was right in front of me. Just a heads up!!

 

[AK89]

Just read back through your original post... At the risk of starting WWIII, your baby still needs to be fed through the night at this age, so I'm a bit unclear as to why you let her fuss herself back to sleep..? Maybe I've just misunderstood.

 

[LovemyBubx]

I agree with PP xx

 

[Pearls18]

I'd be keeping a 3 month old close to me not my eldest I don't think it would have been fair on him, even now my youngest is 20 months and eldest is 4 I haven't put them together yet as my eldest would wake earlier than my youngest could cope with in the day, but tbh that's superficial, but no way would I let a 3 month old sleep separate from me let alone with an older sibling who could be woken. Is there any reason why she can't stay with you for a few more months?

 

[donnarobinson]

I agree with others baby stil needs night feeds at this age and really should be in the same room as you x
Once my youngest went in with my eldest all was fine there 3 & 1 though x

 

[MrsT&Ben]

My children are 11 months and 5 & 1/2 and I wouldn't let them share a room. I know my 5 year old would try and 'help' and stress the baby out.
Baby still wakes up at least once a night and so far hasn't disturbed the older one (bedroom is right next door a joining wall is super thin)..is there a reason they have to share? My baby was in with me until she was around 8 months old. Just couldn't be bothered with making the trek to a separate room to feed.

 

[vkj73]

Thanks ladies. I'm definitely still feeding her throughout the night. And majority of the time she is with us in our room. I was more so just thinking ahead and thinking out loud.

 

[Pearls18]

Thanks ladies. I'm definitely still feeding her throughout the night. And majority of the time she is with us in our room. I was more so just thinking ahead and thinking out loud.

Ah I see sorry, I'm a planner too! My boys would have been fine to share as soon as my youngest was sleeping through (8 months for him) but the problem would be I know they would wake much earlier together than separately so that's why I've held off, but other than that it would have been fine.