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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When #3 is born, my existing two will be 2.5 and 4 (both boys).  The 4 year old goes to bed a little later than the 2.5yo.  4 year old fights bedtime at times but then sleeps well most nights, 2.5 year old (currently 2) has about one bad week a month with lots of night waking / inconsolable crying until he pukes unless we go comfort him for while.  The kid has absolutely no chill.  I’m assuming the issues have been teething, not feeling well, scary dream etc so maybe it’ll be better in 5mo.  Both get up anytime between 545 and 715.  I actually enjoy the 1:1 time with one of them while waiting for the other to get up so don’t want to force them both to stay in bed until 7 or something.  They currently have a love / hate relationship, occasionally play together but generally drive each other crazy (younger messing up olders stuff, younger dying for olders toys, older being mean back etc).  Hopefully this will improve too!

I’d like to combine their rooms so we still have a guest room still when we have 3 kids.  It wouldn’t have to happen right away, we could leave everyone as is for awhile and just deal w/o a guest room for a year or so.

Is there any hope of combining these two without it being awful for their sleep and mine?  What age would you suggest is ideal?  2yo is still in crib and will leave him in there as long as possible as he’s a wild child.  Would it be better to wait until he’s used to sleeping in a bed and isn’t getting up 1000 times?

Basically give me any tips or warnings to not do this![/quote]

I wouldn't combine. It is disruptive to their sleep. They should have a private and secure location to go be by themselves and not have their things messed with. Why on earth would you need a room to sit empty most of the time vs giving your children their own room and letting them combine for when guests visit?

From experience... Just don't. Or wait until they are a lot older. [/quote]

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