How to Teach a Baby to Sleep in the Room with a Sibling?

Hm...well my babies slept in my room (in their own bed unless I was just soooo tired and fell asleep while they were nursing) until they were over a year old (say, 14 to 18 months ; by this time they were usually sleeping through the night. Would the baby's crib fit in your room until he is a little older? When he does start sleeping through the night, moving him into the older boys room could be an excuse for a wonderful little 'ceremony' for both kids!

I'm going to try remember to keep an eye on this one :) - It started out with my 4 year old not being quiet so waking up the "baby" - he's 16 months now. Now, the 16 months old wakes the the 4 year old. I'm thinking I might have to separate them for a while - perhaps put the pack 'n play in the other room because I hate starting out my mornings angry... :) Good luck and I can't wait to read the rest of the advice!!

IMO, it is not quite so much as teaching the baby to sleep without disturbing the older child, as it is helping the older child to sleep with a baby in his/her room! LOL I'm saying this because my sister is 6 years younger than me, and for a while my mom had us sleeping in the same room in the hopes that it would help my sister sleep better. All I remember about it was her wanting to talk and play all of the time, while I tearfully begged her to lie down in her crib and be quiet!! LOL Little ones just have no clue!

My kids shared a room together till recently. I would always put my baby to sleep first and then my son. By the time my little one was asleep he was ready to go to bed. Then in the middle of the night when my little one woke up it didnt bother him. He slept right through it. I hope that helps.

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I have had to work through this one myself and still have to hear some gripping from my older son when my toddler is sick or has a nightmare. My younger son was about 16 months and it was summer when I decided to move the boys into the same room. I had a talk with my older son(9 at the time) about EVERYTHING the "move" would involve-at that time the baby was still spoiled to having me put him back to sleep in the middle of the night, which was totaly depriving of much needed sleep. I told him if it bothered him when the baby cried to quietly sneek into my room to sleep until he either stopped crying or till the morning.(Or since yours is younger you may just let older son just go to sleep in your room till you get the baby use to being in another room) It only took about a week until the baby started sleeping through and/or putting himself back to sleep w/out crying. I think it bothered me more than my older boy who used to laugh at me when I got upset about letting the baby cry it out(only lasted a minute, but...). I had to keep telling myself if I got up to put him back to sleep he would never learn. After that I would put the baby to sleep first and now that he is 2 and the other is 10 I don't even have problems putting them to sleep at the same time. I hope this helps-Good Luck!

Have you considered ear plugs for the older child?