Babies Sharing Bedroom? Very Pregnant and I Have an Almost 1 Y/o and 6 Y/o

Hi A.. I have 7 kids and a 4 bedroom house soooo I've been there done that! I would absolutely put the 6 yr old in with the baby for at least a little bit just for your own sanity!! It's much easier to explain to a 6 yr old that she must be quiet and not wake the baby than to explain the same to a 1 yr old! LOL! It will be better IMO to have the younger girls together eventually when both are old enough to sleep together (say ages 2 and 3)and the older daughter is in shcool and needing more "Big-Girl" space.
Good Luck to you and CONGRATULATIONS!!!

T.

My daughters are 19 months apart and even when we had an extra room we put them in the same room. AGood thing because a few years later we had our son and now he has his own room and hates it. He is always sneeking into his sister room. I am an only child and I really wanted a sibling to share with. My girls argue over having to share a room but when one is away at a sleep over or something the one at home has a hard time sleeping by herself. They might say they don't like it, my husband and I love nothing more than to listen to them wispering and laughing them selves to sleep.

I think that sharing rooms will work out. I would wait and see what kind of sleeper the baby is, I would be concerned that the baby would wake up the 1 y/o in the middle of the night. You might think of adding a make shift wall out of fabric for the girls that share a room. Then they can choose to have their own space or share the space. One of my best friends growing up shared a room with her sister(they were close in age as well) and although at times they didn't like most of the time it was a lot of fun and they were very close growing up and still are to this day. Congratulations and Enjoy!

A.,
Congratulations on the new baby! How exciting! I am delighted for you and your new little life. And right around Christmas. Well, baby will get combined presents for the rest of her life, but what a gift! You get to have a tiny live baby at the time when everyone is celebrating a different birth. Just think of the cute pictures of tiny girl in red and green under the Christmas tree. Or those adorable little sleepers that say, "Baby's First Christmas." Wow! How neat!

Why don't you ask your girls who wants to share a room with whom? Of course, the new infant will want to be with you, but the other two might have a preference. Also, you can always change things around over time. My friend had 2 girls and 2 rooms so each was single, then had another girl, so the baby and oldest shared a room for a while. Then, she had a boy, and the oldest moved into a newly remodeled room, and #'s 2 & 3 shared for a while. When #1 grew up and moved out, rooms changed again and everyone was single.

Best wishes and just know you will find your way. You are so lucky to have three babies!