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hi,
i am just wondering how many children you all have? me and my partner have 2 one 2and a half and one 10 weeks we live in a 2 bed and he works full time, im currently looking for part time work, i would love to have another but he doesnt think we could manage does anyone have 3 kids in a 2 bed?? we wouldnt stay here forever but whil they are young. whats your opinions???
i am just wondering how many children you all have? me and my partner have 2 one 2and a half and one 10 weeks we live in a 2 bed and he works full time, im currently looking for part time work, i would love to have another but he doesnt think we could manage does anyone have 3 kids in a 2 bed?? we wouldnt stay here forever but whil they are young. whats your opinions???
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how long is not long, don't forget number 3 will be in a cot for a considerable amount of time too. and remember if they do all stay in the same room bedtimes will be a nightmare as they get older and want to chat/play. i thik though tbh when the time comes to plan you'll be surprised at how many solutions you come up with on a needs must basis..... good luck
The law regarding children sharing a bedroom only applies if they are diffrent sex which at the moment they aren't. As far as I am aware different sex children can share a bedroom until their combined age adds up to 11, therefore if you had another pretty soon then you would be ok for a while.
You get a great set of bunk beds that are single on top and double on bottom so this would work for when they are a little older if space was still an issue. I would go for it personally speaking
I have 2 girls at the minute & we are ttc our 3rd. We live in a 3 bed though our 2nd bedroom is a good size our 3rd is only big enough for one. Our plan is for Amy & Zara to share the bigger room to free up the smaller room that is currently being used as a nursery for the next baby. If the next is a boy will will stop at 3 but if it is a girl we might try for 1 more. Our main reason is that we know we couldnt afford to move to a bigger house & tbh we like where we are anyway but if no 3 was a boy & we went again & no 4 was a boy it would be too cramped for them in the smaller room if you know what I mean.
I wish money wasnt an issue either coz I could happily just keep going on for a football team too!!!! LOL
so far no one with 3 kiddies in one room though i would love to have another so much dont want that clouding my judgementor making the kiddies suffer, alothough im sure they would have lots of fun at bedtimes!.
will talk things through with oh tonight we can afford it its just the bedroom situation but we would extend evenutally so would be maxium 4-5 years untilwe had another 1or 2bedrooms. as for the car has anyone got three car seats in the back??
TBH my two oldest (boy and girl) share a room and will do until the baby is ready for a bed. They have seperate beds (bunks) and are 6 and 4. I will def seperate them when lo is about 2.
However, we had to buy a new car, We had a BMW 3series estate which def wouldn't fit 3 car seats in the back! We ended up buying a Cirtoen Grand C4 Picasso (7 seater or 5 and huge boot) which we love!
My sil's having her third in Sept and has 2 boys and scan looks like a girl! As her eldest is 9 and youngest is just 3, the younger 2 will share and she's heard they'll not be allowed to share once the eldest is 7. Then, the boys will have to share to give the girl some space! lol
'The "law" you're talking about relates to official overcrowding in terms of being eligible for a larger council/social housing house and it generally only involves siblings of the opposite sex over the age of 11 sharing a room. But its only a guideline to help allocate housing not law.'
hope that helps, i'm sure whatever you decide you'll be fine anyway, love is what children need, and, if they happen to be a bit cramped until you get an extension/ new house i doubt it will cause that many problems as they are young. good luck hope it all works out for you
dunno if you watch grand designs, but recently there was one where 2 girls and a boy had been sharing a room, they moaned about it but in the new house they had their own rooms and said they missed each other!
also in the times today was about a woman with 12 children, so must be quite a bit of room sharing there!!
susie
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oh i'd just like to say i'd love a fourth but its just not possible in this house we'd have to move first, my dh wasnt keen at first but he's slowly coming round to wanting another i think its cos our youngest is so good
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