Ok so we live in a 2 bedroom house. Me, my husband, my 3 year old daughter, and my 9 month old daughter.
The baby just moved from our bedroom to her sisters room a couple months ago which is great but she is teething and her night time waking is waking up the 3 year old. She also has to cry herself to sleep.
Now the 3 year old has just moved into our room which really solves nothing.
We are planning on having baby #3 so we can't have any kids in the bedroom while that is going on. LOL
But we also bought a sofabed so for the time being should my husband and I just take the sofabed and let everything be. We don't mind sharing a room with a baby in fact we love it . And we do plan on having a new house hopefully by the time the baby is one.
2007-09-30 16:03:21 · 10 answers · asked by niknac 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Please don't judge me on trying to have another baby that's not what the question is
2007-09-30 16:18:17 · update #1
Have three when you're ready to have three.
If you think the sofabed thing would work best for you, go for it - it's your house!
My parents had their third (my brother) when we lived in a two bedroom house...my sister and I were bunked in together, and he slept in their room for the first couple of months, then all three of us were in the one room (bunk beds and a crib).
We moved to a 3 bedroom house when my brother was 8 mos. My sister and I still shared, the baby had his own room.
Now they're in a four bedroom house, we're all out with kids of our own and they're empty nesters...this is just the way it goes! :)
2007-09-30 16:44:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If your problem is too many kids for the space available, then really you need to wait to have #3. With two kids rather than three, the new house should also be possible sooner, right? It strikes me that by moving to the sofabed and having an extra child now you're setting yourselves up for a major problem in the future if your new baby also cries a lot, you simply won't have the possibility of separating all the kids out. I'd put your efforts into getting a bigger house ASAP and then try for the new baby.
2007-10-01 04:31:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know you say having a 3rd baby is not what you asked about but the problem is you do not have room now to have the two kids. Your only option especially if you are wanting more kids is to find a bigger house. That is the only solution. Your baby you have now has many more crying nights ahead of her and your 3 year old will be disturbed by it. It is time to look for a bigger house or to extend
2007-10-01 03:41:15 · answer #3 · answered by Rachel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our neighbors live in a 2 bedroom. They have a total of 5 kids plus the two adults. They sleep in the living room and the boys are in one room and girls in the other. I would suggest doing that for the time being. Id also say you need to think about buying a larger house with 3+ bedrooms before you start trying to have another baby. Thats only going to make the situation worse.
2007-09-30 23:12:33 · answer #4 · answered by Ashley Oasis 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I take issue with you letting the baby cry herself to sleep. But the girls sharing a room or the baby staying in your room I think is fine. It was only recent that it became mainstream for every child to have his/her own bedroom. It's not as if they'll be someone stunted developmentally if they have to share.
A 3rd with 2 bedrooms, though? I think that's pushing it. 2 per room is plenty, and sleeping on the sofabed is not a long term solution. The sofa is where company sleeps for a night or two.
2007-10-01 00:17:26 · answer #5 · answered by Magaroni 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Put the baby in your room, in her crib.. leave the 3 year old in her room and use the sofa bed to try for baby number 3...
Don't put the 3 year old in the living room.... I assume that is where the front door is located. Common sense, the 3 year old can probably open doors.
Best of Luck to you!
2007-10-01 02:42:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd move the 3 yo to the sofa bed before I gave up my own room. I'd also wait till the house was a done deal before trying for #3. Our 3rd was a surprise and we still lived in a 2 bd apartment for a few months after she was born (we'd signed the final paperwork on having our house built less than a week before she was born) and I thought I was going to lose my mind being cooped up w/ 5 people in that little apartment.
2007-09-30 23:18:21 · answer #7 · answered by redessa 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
So, what's the question?
If I were you I'd wait until I got a new house before I started trying for number three. It's never fun moving while you are pregnant or with really young ones.
"Please don't judge me on trying to have another baby that's not what the question is" Well, what is the question?
2007-09-30 23:10:18 · answer #8 · answered by .vato. 6 · 4⤊ 3⤋
wow maybe you should have thought about all this before having more kids. I guess one needs to move to the living room.
2007-09-30 23:07:08 · answer #9 · answered by njyecats 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
maybe focus on the baby you have before you try for #3.
2007-09-30 23:06:45 · answer #10 · answered by parental unit 7 · 5⤊ 4⤋