Anonymous wrote:Keep the older child in the smaller room. I say this because younger child gets the SHAFT in everything else. Let younger child have the bigger room.

I kind of agree with this having been the youngest. My brothers both had huge rooms and my room was seriously half the size or less with eaves and barely fit one twin bed. My mom regrets it and would’ve had my brothers room share if she were to do it over. I know you said room sharing isn’t an option, OP. But why does the older kid need the bigger room? That way you don’t have to worry about messing with your toddlers routine.

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Anonymous wrote:I’d actually vote for room sharing, once the baby sttn, but that’s me. I’d turn the smaller room into the playroom after you no longer need a nursery. Just my two cents. But I shared a room my whole childhood, and the things we learned are priceless.

OP here. The room is not big enough to share. We have plenty of space for a playroom in the basement. I hate sharing a room growing up. We want them to have their own rooms.

How big is the smaller room?

Move 18 month well before baby comes - so they do not feel displaced. Or share the room until one of them sincerely asks for their own room - then that one gets the smaller room.

Anonymous wrote:I’d actually vote for room sharing, once the baby sttn, but that’s me. I’d turn the smaller room into the playroom after you no longer need a nursery. Just my two cents. But I shared a room my whole childhood, and the things we learned are priceless.

OP here. The room is not big enough to share. We have plenty of space for a playroom in the basement. I hate sharing a room growing up. We want them to have their own rooms.

Anonymous wrote:I’d actually vote for room sharing, once the baby sttn, but that’s me. I’d turn the smaller room into the playroom after you no longer need a nursery. Just my two cents. But I shared a room my whole childhood, and the things we learned are priceless.

Ooh, that sounds like a trove of stories! Do share, PP!

I’d actually vote for room sharing, once the baby sttn, but that’s me. I’d turn the smaller room into the playroom after you no longer need a nursery. Just my two cents. But I shared a room my whole childhood, and the things we learned are priceless.

Anonymous wrote:I would move the toddler. Make the new room really enticing by decorating it to his liking. What is the long term plan? Will #2 always be in the nursery? Will both kids move down? We have 2 bedrooms up and 2 down. Kids are up and we are down. Youngest moved up at 3. Worked fine.

OP here. We just moved into this house. The smaller room will stay the younger kids room, and our toddler will have the bigger room. The two bedrooms are in basement and I would not feel comfortable being on the third floor with one or both of them in the basement. We use it as a guest room and an office, but that may be rooms for them when they get older and want more privacy.

I would move the toddler. Make the new room really enticing by decorating it to his liking. What is the long term plan? Will #2 always be in the nursery? Will both kids move down? We have 2 bedrooms up and 2 down. Kids are up and we are down. Youngest moved up at 3. Worked fine.

Keep the older child in the smaller room. I say this because younger child gets the SHAFT in everything else. Let younger child have the bigger room.

100% agree with pp!

Make the change as soon as possible so your toddler doesn't associate being further away from you with the baby coming. Make it exciting, a big boy thing, let him help choose deocrations, new bed, etc...

It doesn't matter. If the 18 month old is sensitive to change I wouldn't move them.

It’s fine, do what works for you all.

As long as no one is in the basement it doesn’t matter.

We have a 15 month old and are expecting a second ( and last) child in May. We live in a 5 bedroom house - 3 bedrooms on the third floor and two in the basement. We were using the closest bedroom ( smallest) for the nursery, but now thinking we should move toddler to the bigger room ( an extra 10ft away) and use the nursery for the new baby. Baby will sleep in our room in a bassinet for the first 3 months. Is this weird?