How often do you have the kids?

put the 2 skids together. while my 2 skids are at the bm's house the 2 of them share a room because new hubby has a daughter and she has her own room and they procreated together and he has his own room.

I say you put the girls together & give SS his privacy.

If you don't have the kids often, put them in the same room. A baby doesn't need to share a room with another child until they are older. Too many things can happen that a 6 and 8 year old don't understand and often times don't comprehend.

Evil stepmother or not, it only stands to reason that you would have the SK's share. You child will be there full time...no since in having someone elses things in his/her room 20 days out of the month when they arent even being used.

Put baby in the smaller room and put up a divider for the SKIDs OR put the baby in with boy or girl, depending on gender.

my skids share a room ~~ have ever since i came into the picture ~~ guess i'm the evil one, b/c i needed the 3rd room for an office....

they have a nice bunk bed i bought them, stereo & satellite. any nakedness can be done in the bathroom. they don't have a room at home either, in fact i here they all sleep in the living room, bm on one couch, sd on the other, ss on matress in the floor ~ i guess so they can drag it ouside and air the piss out of it!

Maybe you could approach it with them by telling them its whats best for THEM?? I.e....its not good for them to be woke by the babies cries on a school night, etc???

That's easy - for the first couple months, maybe even first year baby sleeps with you and DH in your room (in a bassinet/crib) after that you put the 2 older kids together because even at 1 years old the baby will wake up more often then the kids and keep them up.

Really they are only there 10 days so a little more than a week a month they can suck it up.

Congrats on the new baby.

For four years (me 10-14. bro 4-8) my little bro and I shared a room in a three BR house. My parents wanted it that way. We had a third bed room but for some reason my parents would not agree to me moving to the back bed room. (maybe there was a murder in that room or something :? )

Anyway, those four years are the source of some of the fondest childhood memories for my brother and I.

Though I am 6yrs older we used to lay in bed and BS late in to the night.

I would put the Skids together and take one of the BRs as a nursery until the baby is old enough to bunk with their same sex sib.

Best regards.

Last idea was good! Skids together is my vote either way. A baby shouldn't be with an 8/9 year old. I wouldn't trust my baby with the skid anyway. First explainthe pros/cons to hubby. I had to do this and when I did I had more reasons why baby should have their own room and did so in a way where he understood and agreed. You low hubby so you k ow how to persuade him. Once that is settled then explain to him that HE is going to have to gently break the news to the skids. Dothey know you are having a baby? I also say this process should be done slowly!! Let them get used to the idea of a new baby. Then let them get used to theidea of them sharingthe room BEFORE you start switching anyone. Then when they are ready and you can't wait any longer switch rooms. Let the skids decide how they want their room to be fixed- with dividers or not, what kind of bedding they want, dothey want bunks or not, etc. If you can paint the room then let them help you decide how they want their NEW amazing cool room to be done. TRY to make it as positive as possible. Good luck!

Congrats on your pregnancy. Your baby will sleep in your room most likely for the first year or so. After that, I would put it with the same sex sibling unless their are serious issues regarding the SKIDS and the new baby.

in the uk houses are smaller and more spendo. one room for each kid is a luxury and if its down to the courts in divorce genders have to share.
we only have a 2 bed flat, but 3 skids, 2 SS and SD..older boys sleep together in the second room and sd sleeps with us (shes only 2.5) in a cot bed.
to be honest I would rather have baby in with me up until about 2 or so anyway and if its 2013 you can then move.
i wouldnt move or make the skids share. they will feel pushed out.

I would honestly put the baby in with its same sex stepsibling. Well, first I would actually put the baby in my room until he/she began sleeping thru the night and then I would put he/she in with stepsibling. The baby would have the room to itself the majority of the time-and it's not like the baby is going to be hanging out in the bedroom all day not giving the older skid privacy-I am sure he will be with you. He could still do naps in your room as well. All my kids share rooms-they don't know anything else and it's no big deal.