Rooming Situation

We have a 4 bedroom. Obviously we have a room, our oldest son has his own room, the twins, b/g, have a room and the other room is a playroom. We will find out for sure what we are having tomorrow. Two weeks ago they thought it was a boy and last week they thought it was a girl. Hopefully we will get confirmation this week. Anyway, we are trying to decide what set up for rooming. We definately want our oldest to keep his own room because of him having friends over and such. We have thought about changing our formal living room into a playroom and putting the same sex childs together. Our lastest thought was to switch the twins room with the playroom and put all three (twins and the new baby) together eventually. We will keep the baby with us in our room for a while, but not sure how long. What are others planning to do? The twins were just 2 in June and to be honest I am not sure how they will do if we seperate them. They take care of each other so much now I really think it would be hard on them. I know that eventually they will have to be, but I almost feel like as they get older it will make mor since to them. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts.

 

WHAT PART OF VA?

IM DOING MY TWINS TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY STILL DEPEND ON EACHOTHER..

MY OLDER SON HAS HIS OWN ROOM/ PLAYROOM..

I KNOW IM GOING TO HAVE TO PUT THE BOYS IN ONE ROOM EVENTUALLY BUT RIGHT NOW MY DAUGHTER DEPENDS ON HER BROTHER..

M

 

We have a 3 bedroom. Our twins turned 2 just after Liam was born. We have kept them in the same room for now. Eventually, Meghan will get her own room and Liam and Nolan will share, but I just don't think that M&N were ready to be seperated. I also think they would disturb Liam too much at this point. I leaning toward Nolan being 4 and Liam being 2 when we change the roommates.

 

We are the in the Virginia Beach area, actually Suffolk.

Maureen - that is my concern. Will they bother the baby. How long did you leave Liam in with you?

Our first was only in our room about 6 weeks before he went to his own room. The twins were in the hospital about 4 weeks and then in our room about 6 to 8 weeks after they came home. I did not breastfeed our first and pumped and breastfeed the twins. Unfortunately I didn't continue breastfeeding long because it just became too much. Anyway, I AM going to breastfeed this baby or at least that is my intention. I wasn't sure if breastfeeding should play a part in how long we keep the baby in our room. This area is kind of new territory.

Thanks for your input.

 

We kept Liam in with us until he was about 3-4 months old. We did the same with the twins. Call me crazy, but I hate when they move out of my room....I feel like they are growing up too fast . I moved him when I decided I would get more sleep if I didn't jump up every time I heard a peep out of him. (And when I got my husband to set up the crib)

 

I would change the playroom to the living room and give that room to the baby. All of our kids have been in our bedroom for at least the first three months, breastfeeding or not. We moved them when they were consistently sleeping about 10ish to 6ish. Except the twins...we didn't have a room to move them to so they stayed with us until we moved just after their first bday! Our twins and three year old are all in a room together right now. As soon as Kayci moves to a bed (maybe around Christmas, definitely by their third bday next June) we'll rearrange boy/girl rooms. I'd put your new baby in with you to start and then in it's own room for a while. Kayci and Erick turned two June 14th and I can't imagine splitting them up right now!

 

I am keeping my twins together b/c they just do not do well when separated. They need each other.

I would move the playroom to the living room and give the baby his/her own room.

My twins are both boys so we are keeping them together until they ask to be apart.

 

I have all boys so I really don't have the same issue. My twins share a room at this point and big brother has his own room. Luckily he has bunk beds with a twin on top and full on the bottom so our plans are to have the twins move in with big bro. He wants to share a room with them! I definitely think you should keep your twins together. Whether you turn another room into the baby room or leave the baby in the room with you for a longer time! My twins were in my room, in their own cribs, until they were 1. I was just more comfortable with that being they were so premature.
Good luck!

 

I think turning the living room into the playroom and giving the baby his/her own room sounds like a great plan. Down the road you can re-evaluate and revise if necessary.