Sibling bed anyone? - Page 2

[aprons_and_acorns]

Originally Posted by zoebird

meta,

just for cool clarity, you have one big bed--a queen and double beside it-- where 5 of you sleep together. your eldest will be 10 soon and your youngest will be 4 right?

that's a pretty sweet deal.

my son is only 16 mo and currently has no siblings (and unless we adopt, likely won't). he loves cosleeping and we have no intention of moving him.

but we were talking about keeping him with us in our room (having a family bedroom, just bringing in his own bed when he's ready for it) until he's a preteen or teen or seems to feel the need for his own room.

a lot of folks seem uncomfortable with this idea, but i know that--internationally, "tribally"--many families share the same bedroom or even the same bed until the child moves out! inspired by the images of how different families from around the world sleep (a unique art installation at the Chicago airport's international terminal), i began to really consider just having us all share a bedroom!

i don't know why i like the idea so much; but i do like what you wrote because it is like the idea that is in my head.

it's very 'unamerican.' LOL

Zoebird, my family looks like yours (mom, dad, one son) and we all share a room. It's been a wonderful arrangement for so many reasons. DS is five and he loves it. We have a queen bed and a double bed with a night table between them. It looks like a funky hotel room. Some folks think its kind of odd, but whatever. It works out beautifully for us and bedtimes are so peaceful with the whole family together.

Plus, having just one bedroom leaves another room free for other things. It's our "project room" for crafting, reading, games, etc.

[zoebird]

yeah!

DH and i talked about this last night, and he's game. he thinks that when hawk is 12-14, he'll probably want his own space, but that a family "sleeping room" makes sense.

so that's what we're looking at.

[dharmama]

back to a sibling bed!!!

we pushed our kids' twin (single ) beds back together yesterday!!

they have both been having "bad dreams" and have been sleeping in our bed much more than their own. none of us have been getting any sleep (dh especially who keeps getting pushed out of the bed) so i proposed pushing the kids' beds together and making a big bed for them to share in their room.

they loved the idea and helped me clean their room to do it.

last night they both slept straight through the night in their new big bed.

i peeked in on them when i went to bed and they were all cozied up together. so cute.

they were so proud this morning when they woke up and realized they were still in their beds.

[zoebird]

a king bed sheet can go over both twins and help keep the beds comfortably together.

DH and i talked about this at length and decided that we would do a family bedroom for the next 5 yrs at least (DS will be 6).

we are looking at purchasing a 2 br apt, and renting the second room to our "gal friday." we met a young woman who is a recent PSU grad, also a yoga teacher, and has experiene as an au pair. she's pretty darn near perfect.

so, she'll come to NZ in May (her boyfriend is already there), and live with us. She'll help out with our business--teaching yoga, doing work at the desk, and also doing some child care (when i teach, date night, etc).

she's going to start with a two-year stay, and then if she decides to stay on, we can decide whether or not we want to extend that time with us or simply transition DS to his own room or whatever else we want to do (get him his own bed in our room, etc).

so, yeah, that's what we're looking at.

thanks for the inspiration and encouragement!

(PS. renting to our gal friday also helps us defray costs to the mortgage!)

[Icehockey18]

Just wanted to say to the sibling bed! My brother and I shared a bed, and I really enjoyed the company! He was 6 years younger and when he moved out of my parents room I actually joined him in his bed (a queen size) It wasn't for long (once I turned 10 or 11 I moved out) but my parents have some sweet pictures of us holding hands while sleeping We were not too terribly close growing up, but that was more of an age thing- I was a bossy big sister now we are close and I think a sibling bed is great! Who wants to sleep by themselves?!?

[Doodlebugsmom]

Our kids share a bed, but I'll admit I didn't have much to do with it. Dd is almost 8 and Ds is 5. They slept with us until dd was about 4 and Ds was 2. At that point, they both decided to sleep together in Ds's twin size bed. About a year and a half ago, they decided to move into Dd's room which has a queen size bed. I guess it was getting a little cramped in the twin! They love sharing a bed, and they do have a very close, loving (well, usually ) relationship.

[AmyKT]

My second is still in utero, but I'm already planning for this. We just bought a full size mattress to throw on the floor of DD's eventually room with the idea that one day the two of them will share it. My brother and I shared a twin bed for a few years (2 yrs apart) and we fought like cats and dogs in the daytime. Nighttime was fine, though.

[dharmama]

we are looking at purchasing a 2 br apt, and renting the second room to our "gal friday." we met a young woman who is a recent PSU grad, also a yoga teacher, and has experiene as an au pair. she's pretty darn near perfect.

so, she'll come to NZ in May (her boyfriend is already there), and live with us. She'll help out with our business--teaching yoga, doing work at the desk, and also doing some child care (when i teach, date night, etc).

i know this is slightly off topic. but wow! this sounds like a sweet set up for everyone!!!

Our kids share a bed, but I'll admit I didn't have much to do with it. Dd is almost 8 and Ds is 5. They slept with us until dd was about 4 and Ds was 2. At that point, they both decided to sleep together in Ds's twin size bed. About a year and a half ago, they decided to move into Dd's room which has a queen size bed. I guess it was getting a little cramped in the twin! They love sharing a bed, and they do have a very close, loving (well, usually ) relationship.

hey susan!!! i know about those (usually ) close, loving relationships!!!

[Doodlebugsmom]

Originally Posted by dharmama

hey susan!!! i know about those (usually ) close, loving relationships!!!

Hi, Erin!

[weliveintheforest]

My 2 and 4 year old sleep together in a double bed and it works very well for them. Occasionally one will wake the other, but for the most part they are very happy to cuddle. We are going to be getting a twin for them instead, but I think it will still be fine, I just won't be able to join them.

[Drummer's Wife]

We just got a full/double sized bed for our almost 3 yo and 5 yo to share. We turned it sideways, because they are short , and so they sleep on it the 'wrong' way. But, it has been about a week and a half now and it is working out really well. Before this, the youngest one slept with DH and I most of the time, and the boys had two toddler beds in their room. No matter how I arranged it, the older one would push their beds together so they could be right next to each other.

There has even been a couple nights where our almost 7 yr old slept in the bed with the younger two, amazingly, they fit comfortably. He has his own full sized bunk bed with a twin on top, but wants to be with his brothers at times.