Hi all! I’m pregnant with my second baby, due in four months. My first just turned one and he doesn’t like to sleep alone at night, he used to, but ever since he entered into the clingy stage he wants to sleep with me or my husband or both. I know we have four months to get him back to sleeping on his own, but just in case he keep refusing, I’d love to hear stories of how other parents have handled having a newborn and bed sharing with a toddler/older baby.

I’m not looking to debate whether bed sharing is good or bad, just looking for stories and tips of what worked for you.

The current plan is to have the newborn in the same room as us in a bassinet, but I’m debating letting our first born keep sleeping in our room or if we put him in a larger bed in a separate room so we can lay by him when he gets distressed in the middle of the night to help him fall back asleep without too much disruption.

Do you think this plan alternative plan (putting toddler in his own bigger bed) might work well? Those that have experience with two under two and bed sharing with the older one, I would really appreciate thoughts and experiences from you. TIA!