AITAH for politely asking my neighbors what room they’ll be putting their upcoming newborn in?
For context, I’m a college student and a VERY light sleeper. For nearly the past two years, I’ve had to deal with a baby upstairs waking up crying multiple times a night, every single day. I’m talking 3–5 times a night.
I completely understand that it’s out of their control, but it has seriously affected my ability to get good-quality sleep and has made the starts to my days difficult. A lot of the time, I can’t fall back asleep until the mother is done tending to the baby, which usually takes 15–20 minutes.
I don’t mind it as much on weekends and whatnot, but it really bothers me during periods when I need good rest for exams or classes.
Now, they have another baby due in a couple of months, so my parents and I agreed to switch rooms because of this. Since we’re going through the hassle of moving everything around, I’ve been debating whether I should ask them if they plan on keeping the newborn in the same room as their current baby (which is right above me), or if they might use the other room instead — which would happen to be the room I’m switching into.
I don’t want to go through all the work of moving everything just for it to end up being pointless. I also genuinely can’t imagine having to endure even more years of interrupted sleep, especially if both babies end up crying at different times throughout the night.
The issue is that we currently have a good relationship with them, and I don’t want to accidentally strike the wrong chord or come across as rude or insensitive by asking.