Where to put guest when new baby in house?

[Anonymous]

I have a three month old and my sister is coming to stay with us for a few nights to see and help out with the baby.

We have five bedrooms. One is a playroom/guest room; another is my three year old's room; another is my six year olds room; one is the baby's room (crib but no bed) and one is our master bedroom. My husband has been sleeping in the guest room while I get up to tend to the baby etc so he can get a full nights sleep.

While my sister is here, I suggested he sleep in the master with me and give my sister the guest room. He does not want his sleep disturbed so instead suggested my sister sleep with my three year old (he has a trundle). I instead suggested we double up the kids in the same room and give my sister the six year olds room. He does not want to do this because he think the kids won't sleep as well.

Thoughts? Should I make my sister sleep with the three year old while everyone else in the family has his or her own bedroom?

[Anonymous]

Um no, DH can sleep with the 3 year old and your sister gets the guest room.

Or Dh can get an air mattress and sleep in the living room or something.

[Anonymous]

Good lord, DH can suck it up and sleep in the master for a couple nights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Um no, DH can sleep with the 3 year old and your sister gets the guest room.

Or Dh can get an air mattress and sleep in the living room or something.

This. Your sister is coming to help you and your family out. At least give her her own bedroom. Sheesh.

[Anonymous]

Get a cot, aerobed or even the bottom of the trundle bed and put it in the nursery. Since Mom already is getting up to nurse and tend to the baby she can sleep with the baby for a couple of nights. Dad can sleep in the master and Aunt in the guest room. Mom can sleep in the master for a nap during the day while Aunt helps out watching the baby.

[Anonymous]

If just put the older kids together for the few nights. It's only a few nights! Alot of kids that share a room all the time.

[Anonymous]

"I'd just put", not "If just put". Dang phone.

[Anonymous]

Here I thought your post was going to say that you only have a two bedroom house and there is just not enough space for a guest. But you actually have a FIVE bedroom house. Your DH is an a$$hole. Your sister is coming to help. She should stay in the guest room.

[Anonymous]

Your husband needs his sleep. It is also HIS HOUSE. If he doesn't put his foot down about this, he's not much of a man.

Your sister can suck it up and sleep with the kid. Or put the 6 and 3yo together for a few nights.

[Anonymous]

I'd be really upset if my DH didn't give up the guest bedroom for a guest. It's not for months or even weeks...just a couple days!

[Anonymous]

OMG -- hubby is not willing to sleep in his own room and is saying the kids cannot double-up?
Who's the big baby here? Geez -- let the kids double-up!
And I say this as someone who stayed in the guest room for 3 months w/ a newborn (during the weekdays) because my DH has sleep issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here I thought your post was going to say that you only have a two bedroom house and there is just not enough space for a guest. But you actually have a FIVE bedroom house. Your DH is an a$$hole. Your sister is coming to help. She should stay in the guest room.

Pretty much this.

And I really hope he's participating at some level in night duty. If not, what a great time to start!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here I thought your post was going to say that you only have a two bedroom house and there is just not enough space for a guest. But you actually have a FIVE bedroom house. Your DH is an a$$hole. Your sister is coming to help. She should stay in the guest room.

THIS THIS THIS. As the former "sister" in this situation, I guarantee that your sister will want to have a space of her own to decompress ALONE for a little time each day. She is not used to living with the chaos of 3 kids. Since you have the space, she deserves her own room where she can keep her stuff w/o a 3-year-old getting into it, make a private phone call, or just escape from the chaos for a few minutes. It would be INEXCUSABLY rude to not give her the guest room. How you make that work is up to you, or should I say, up to your DH. I don't think you should have to sleep in the nursery either, since you are doing all of the hard work here. Your DH is doing nothing overnight, I don't feel bad for him if he is woken up a few times.

I don't often say this on DCUM, but why did you marry this jerk???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here I thought your post was going to say that you only have a two bedroom house and there is just not enough space for a guest. But you actually have a FIVE bedroom house. Your DH is an a$$hole. Your sister is coming to help. She should stay in the guest room.

THIS THIS THIS. As the former "sister" in this situation, I guarantee that your sister will want to have a space of her own to decompress ALONE for a little time each day. She is not used to living with the chaos of 3 kids. Since you have the space, she deserves her own room where she can keep her stuff w/o a 3-year-old getting into it, make a private phone call, or just escape from the chaos for a few minutes. It would be INEXCUSABLY rude to not give her the guest room. How you make that work is up to you, or should I say, up to your DH. I don't think you should have to sleep in the nursery either, since you are doing all of the hard work here. Your DH is doing nothing overnight, I don't feel bad for him if he is woken up a few times.

I don't often say this on DCUM, but why did you marry this jerk???

If you're that high maintenance, who needs you?

Who do you think you are to come into someone else's house and make demands?

You're more trouble than you're worth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get a cot, aerobed or even the bottom of the trundle bed and put it in the nursery. Since Mom already is getting up to nurse and tend to the baby she can sleep with the baby for a couple of nights. Dad can sleep in the master and Aunt in the guest room. Mom can sleep in the master for a nap during the day while Aunt helps out watching the baby.

This is the best solution. Well done, pp!