My partner and I are wanting to have our second baby together and have a three bedroom home - our room, our child's room and our office which also doubles as a guest room for when my partner's 5 year old from a previous rship stays one night per fortnight. Our office can move to the shed but we don't know what to do about sleeping arrangements for his 5 year old. If the baby is the same gender as our child then they will share that room permanently which is great but if not is it okay to have the 5 year old stay in the baby's room for that one night per fortnight if they are the same gender? Thanks IMs!
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You could leave it as it is for now and have the cot in your room couldn't you? Then as you've said, it'll either be the 5 yr old girl in the babies room when she's a toddler if it's a girl or your two sharing a room if not.
I would think your best bet it is to have the baby in your room (in a cot or bassinet) then move baby to your childs room. Or start the baby in your childs room. Or you could put your husbands 5 year old in with your other child.
Until the new baby is no longer a baby and sleeps all night, don't put the 5 yr old with him. I'm sure it will all work out. BTW what a great step-parent for considering his situation :)
Just to add, our child together is only 6 months old so they are both very young - I'm thinking the little ones share regardless of gender at this stage... Thanks :)
Such a shame how horrible people on the Facebook have been to me, just trying to get some help on making everyone comfortable in my home with very limited space. Some women are just nasty, I really regret posting after all the judgmental comments passed on Facebook - best to get rid of Facebook and keep the helpful people on here I say! But anyway, I don't think I'll be posting again!