Husband wants to put him in his own room

[Lovinmy2babies+1]

:angry He's almost 18 months old and I love when he's in our bed. However, Dh is worried that when the new baby comes, there won't be enough room for all ov us. (We only have a full-size bed) I'm sad about this. :( I'm not ready yet.

[turtlemama77]

It looks like you're not due until October? Lots of things can change from now until then. You might find that your ds wants more space as he gets older. If not, what about setting up a separate sleeping space, either another mattress on the floor of your room or in another room. You could get a cosleeper or sidecar a crib for more space in your bed. There are lots of options.

[alybeans]

I would upgrade to a bigger bed or buy a twin( if you don't already have one) to put next to your full to add some more room. While I totally understand your wanting your DS in your bed I do think it will be squished in a full size with 4 people.

[Lovinmy2babies+1]

We do have an arm's reach co-sleeper, which we'll use for the first few months with the new baby. I wonder if I could transition him easier by putting his bed in our room for a few months?

[turtlemama77]

I'm due in July, and dd will be 18 months old then. I toyed with the idea of putting a twin mattress down in our room and transitioning her to that, maybe starting with naps. She only sleeps with us part of the night at this point (starts out in her own bed, joins us 3-4 hours later). We're going to get a cosleeper for sure. I'm perhaps naively thinking that it won't be a big deal.

I think putting your ds's bed in your room is a great idea. For some toddlers, there is a need for closeness at night (absolutely nothing wrong with that, either!!).

[HelloKitty]

We struggled with this too (and we have a King!), can you push the twin bed next to yours and make yourself a bigger bed? I thought it would be really difficult having two in the bed but actually it's worked out great!

[travelinmom]

We have a queen bed and our three year old regularily climbs into bed with dh and I and little Journey. It fits well now but when I was pregnant I had to kick them out, dh and ds1, I couldn't sleep. So that started ds1 sleeping in his own room w/ dad. Later dh would put ds to sleep and then come back to bed and by then I'd have Journey asleep so we got some private time.

[Ruthla]

Reading this thread title, my knee-jerk reaction is "so put him (meaning DH) in his own room!" :lol

Seriously, you've gotten some great suggestions already- you've got plenty of time to figure out something that works for your family.

[fourlittlebirds]

There won't be room, so his first thought is to isolate the young child? :(

My baby is 18 months too, and there is no way either of us are ready for that separation. Nor my four-year-old for that matter. So it's me, the baby, and my other daughter together in bed, and my husband sleeps elsewhere. Actually, I feel bad for him, he doesn't get to experience that nighttime closeness with us, but unfortunately I'm a light sleeper and he snores. :/

[georgia]

We have an 18 month old, too...there would be NO way in the world she's going anywhere!!! When she was first born, my dh started sleeping in another room with our almost 5 yo--and that has worked out so great, IMO. My two yr. old slept with me and the :baby. I totally agree with fourlittlebirds (b/c she's so wise!!!), the nighttime closeness is so important.

Are you short :D? The reason I ask is you might be able to sleep with your heads positioned length-wise along the side, with some bed moving and a little furniture manipulation :) That prob. makes no sense..wish I could draw a picture of what I mean....