Moving 3 Yr Old to Room with Newborn

Hi J.,
I would start now. Talk to your son about moving into the bigger room and let him know that when the baby comes he will get to be the big brother that will help the little one learn the routines.
Let your son pick out paint and bedding (or atleast pick from one of two you have decided on). Have him help arrange the room and ask him where the crib would work best(if you dont want to put it up yet when it gets closer let him help). That way he can start getting use to the idea of the baby in his room.
Have fun with your room project! Best Wishes on your deliver and new baby!

I personally wouldn't do it as there will be a lot of commotion in the early weeks/months with newborn feedings, etc.

If it were me doing it again, I'd keep the baby in our room in a basinette or pack-n-play and tend to it as needed to prevent disruptions to your 3 year-old's sleep schedule.

We didn't move our son until our daughter was about 9 months old. Our kids are 21 months apart, and our pediatrician advised to keep him (the older) in the crib as long as he wasn't trying to climb out.

Knowing we'd be moving our daughter into the crib soon, we moved our son into his "big boy room" at 2.5 years.

Our daughter stayed in our room that long because I was undergoing chemo and didn't have the energy to get out of bed and tend to her. It was easier to keep her with me (and made me feel psychologically better about the ordeal we were all going through).

Good luck in making your decision.

i would move your son to the new room as soon as your able. he may be just fine with moving, with no lost sleep, etc..or he may need some time with you losing a little sleep while he transitions. i'd do it now becuase once that baby comes, you'll be too tired to think straight, and will have your hands completely full with the baby. this way, your son will have some adjustment time and you will have the time to take care of his needs now.

when my second was born, i kept her in a bassinet in our room for almost 3 months before moving her into the crib in big sister's room. they did fine once I moved them in together.

i had a 3rd baby last april and kept her in our room/bassinet for 3 months and then moved her in with her 2 older sisters (we, too, were trying to move and it didn't work out, so they all have to share a room for now!). so far, so good - been 6 months. baby still wakes up at night often (frustrating!), but it doesn't bother the older 2 much at all. they all go to bed about the same time.

good luck! there will probably be a few crazy nights at first if baby is waking up....just until the older child gets used to the cries. i'm sure the older one will eventually learn to sleep through it!

congrats on baby #2!

Congrats on #2! I didn't move the baby into the room with her sister until she was able to sleep through the night. Of course, my older child is pre-school age, so we needed to take school/sleep schedules into consideration. We used a bassinet in our room until then. I am thrilled at how well it is working out. Good luck to you!