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House - making it work!
Pregnant with baby number 3. Other two are 5&7 (will be 6&8 by the time baby is born).
We have a two bed house and moving is not an option. Last baby not planned but not unwanted either!
Plan to have baby in our room for the first couple of years then turn our room (the bigger one) into two small rooms for the older boys and put baby in the second (technically third room) smaller room. We will then get a decent sofa bed and sleep in the living room. Is anyone else in a similar situation and got any advice? This way all the children have their own space, and the living room can be turned into our bedroom after they go to bed. I think it’s fine but have had some negative comments
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I'm considering this as an option too, I live in a 2 bed and expecting surprise baby number 2. I'm thinking of either splitting my room and giving baby and my son that or letting them share the bigger room then having my son's current room as mine but it's very small not sure would fit a double bed...or same as you getting a sofa bed for downstairs and letting both kids have a room each.
Have you thought about storage etc, where you'll store your clothes and bedding and everything if you have downstairs room, I'm thinking will still have to have wardrobes in the kids rooms for my things as won't want and don't have space for that stuff downstairs.
I'm definitely with you though on needs must and putting the kids first to make sure they have their rooms is way more important to me than me having a room xx
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