Experiences with siblings sharing room?

[SpringCrane]

We live in a 3 bedroom home, and we are pretty sure we'll stop at two kids. Right now my son has a room and we use the other for an office/random crap strewn around haphazardly room. I'd really love to stay in this house until my kids move out, so we're planning long term here. The first six months will have baby in with us.

We don't know the gender of baby #2. I think if it's a girl, we will likely just make the office into her room from the get go, since we'd definitely give them each their own room eventually. If it's a boy... Well, I'd really like for brothers to share a room as long as possible. I think it teaches them valuable skills and I think it'd be fun for them (until they get cranky and hormonal). However, I've never had to share a room with a sibling, so I'm really just guessing.

What did you do? Mixed genders share ever? How goes sleeping disruptions? Will your kids share permanently or until a set age/stage? Did you let your older kid have a say?

Age difference will be 33 months (ie, basically 3 years).

Any thoughts appreciated!

 

[Button#]

No experience as a parent yet but I shared with my brothers as a kid and loved it. I plan for DS and DD to share once she is sleeping through reliably. I want to get the ikea mid sleeper and use it as bunk beds with the bottom bunk on the floor for DD. They'll have their own rooms when they're older but I think it'll be nice for them to share for a bit

 

[SpringCrane]

No experience as a parent yet but I shared with my brothers as a kid and loved it. I plan for DS and DD to share once she is sleeping through reliably. I want to get the ikea mid sleeper and use it as bunk beds with the bottom bunk on the floor for DD. They'll have their own rooms when they're older but I think it'll be nice for them to share for a bit

How old were you when you stopped sharing? Glad it was such a lovely experience for you!

 

[heychrissie]

I shared with my brother until we moved to a bigger house when I was 7 (my brother was 4) - we moved rooms within the house to the biggest bedroom, though. I recall it being fine - at that age, it doesn't really matter! My DH and his brother shared a room until his brother was 17 (DH 14) and hated it apparently. Arguments and fights...though I imagine fine as children!

 

[izzlesnizzle]

Once ds is reliably sleeping through (if ever at this rate!) we plan to put him in with dd until they want their own rooms when they're older. I shared with my sister who was 7 years older than me and she made an invisible line down the room that I wasn't allowed to cross. I remember the line but I don't remember feeling upset it was there, I just accepted it. It was probably put there because one day I thought it would be a nice idea to put a hot water bottle in her bed but didn't put the plug in properly and it soaked her bed right through and and she was furious. I must have been only 4 or 5 at the time. Oops!

 

[Button#]

No experience as a parent yet but I shared with my brothers as a kid and loved it. I plan for DS and DD to share once she is sleeping through reliably. I want to get the ikea mid sleeper and use it as bunk beds with the bottom bunk on the floor for DD. They'll have their own rooms when they're older but I think it'll be nice for them to share for a bit

How old were you when you stopped sharing? Glad it was such a lovely experience for you!

I was 10 and I'm the eldest.

 

[sethsmummy]

In all honesty is give them a room each. I live in a two bed flat and have three boys. Baby who's just turned one is still in with us. Mr 2 and me 6 share. Yes at times its lovely as they play together and they sleep fine but the fights are unreal. If I was sble to give them a room each I would in the blink of an eye x

 

[catty]

My son and daughter share a room as they prefer it that way (and it's easier for us) in the morning they chat to each other and my son entertains my daughter so if there up super early it buys us a little time to wake up properly. Our third room is a 'man cave' at the moment and we will probably think about giving them a room each when there about 3 and 4 so another 2 years yet. I think by school age itl be nice for them to have their own private space but if they prefer to share that's totally fine by me too