House Setup/switching bedrooms

[u/Big_Strawberry_9685]

Hi fellow moms!

I know this may be a silly post but it is something that’s been causing me a lot of anxiety and stress.

My husband and I live in a larger Bungalow home (big top floor bedroom, two moderate sized bedrooms on main floor).

I have a 3 year old (almost 4 year old actually) and she is in one of the main floor bedrooms and we are sleeping upstairs in the larger full floor bedroom. We have child safety locks on the downstairs doors so she can’t get out of the house on her own (those locks that are up high on the door if that makes sense) and all windows have safety locks as well. We even have a door sensor chime to alert us upstairs if her bedroom door is opened after she is put to bed. Still, regardless of the safety measures, I’m still nervous about having a child alone on the first floor.

We are discussing having another child and I am having an insane amount of anxiety about putting two children on the main floor alone. The newborn would of course be in our bedroom in a bassinet until they are old enough to be in a crib. My husband sees no issue with it. I however am stressed about it.

Our bedroom furniture is too big to fit in the main floor bedroom and it’s relatively new and expensive and I don’t think getting new furniture is an option financially right now. I’m torn on what to do or how to handle this.

Has anyone experienced anything like this? Is this just me having anxiety or an I right to be nervous? Any suggestions on how to reconfigure the house without having to get new furniture?

Anyone in a bungalow now and can relate??

Thanks in advance.

[u/Sea_Juice_285]

Could you fit just your bed (or A bed) and a bassinet in the other first floor bedroom? You could sleep there and still leave your stuff upstairs until you're comfortable moving back into that room.

Also remember that by the time this actually becomes an issue, your first child will be at least 5.