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Is it safe to put my 6 month old in the same room as my 2 yr old?

My son and daughter are exactly 18 months apart, and he is a VERY active and curious child. I am worried that he will climb in her crib or throw toys in for her. I've read to just explain to him that he can't do this, but that takes time and I think he would need to be a little older to truly grasp that concept. But she needs to move to a crib soon and there is NO room in our bedroom, as it also serves as a home office. Moving is not an option and space is limited.

Public Comments

1. it seems ok to me why not
2. i did and it was fine just make sure you have a baby monitor
3. i have a 8 month old that we have hard enough time sleeping through the night. do you really want your 2 year old waking the 6 month old up all the time?
4. My daughter and son are exactly 18 months and one day apart. My son will be 3 months old on the 27th of this month and was too big for the bassinet and we had no choice but to move him into his sister's room for now. For a week before we put them together we put a baby doll in the crib and pretended it was baby and just saw how she acted. Occasionally we would find a small toy, but it was usually during the day. And we would just give her back the toy and tell her that's not where her toy belonged. So after a week we put them together. We put my son down after my daughter was already asleep at night. We left the door open (with a baby gate in the doorway so my daughter can't wander around the house at night if she were to wake up) and with a baby monitor on as well. And I make sure I am up before them in the morning just as extra precaution. And I have never found anything in his crib in the morning. (I do push him closer to the back just in case though!) And I want to mention though my daughter sleeps through the night, and my son sleeps a very good chunk of the night so they don't usually wake each other up. Hope this helps a little! Good luck!