Is anyone totally content in a QUeen with them, their dh and one baby? - Page 2

[ScooterMama1]

We slept quite well with our singleton babies in our queen. It was a lot harder when our twins came along! It took us a bit of getting used to the new sleeping arrangements, but worked out well in the end. Good luck!

[urchin_grey]

SO, DS, and I are fine in a queen (DS is 4 but smaller than most 2 year olds). If he were a crazy sleeper or big for his age, I'd be wanting a king by now.

[NettleTea]

It worked out fine for the three of us. We used a bed rail to prevent the little one from falling off. Never had any problems.

[leaves]

we've co-slept with our DS in a queen for the past five months, and it's been okay. i would prefer a larger bed, but the queen in fine, for now. and DH is a big guy. i don't know how we'd sleep with more than one kid though.

[motherbirth]

We have a queen with a sidecarred crib but the babe never goes into the crib part, so we are all in the queen just fine. Note: DH and I are both thin people; we used to sleep together in a single bed when staying over his parents' house, so YMMV.

[momoftworedheads]

Originally Posted by Katie34

Just having a momentary freak out here! Posted this on another thread but wanted more feedback. Expecting baby #1 in 6 weeks or so. For the last 5 yrs dh and I have been sleeping on a full sized mattress. It was a very uncomfy bed so we just invested in a nice (expensive) new Queen sized mattress and box spring. Some told us to get a king if we plan to co sleep but we thought I king was just too huge. We just moved the new mattress upstairs today and now I am wishing we had gotten a King sized! The guy who helped us move it says he co sleeps with his wife and two LO's in a cal king and that we may find the queen too small
I am planning on getting an arm's reach co sleeper but this guy also said they started with one of those but ended up not wanting it and just wanting the babies in bed with them, and that we might find the same.
So the thing is our mattress is non returnable plus we pais a lot for it and can't really buy a king now. I think had we realized we could have afforded a king but not now since we already got the queen!
So now I am concerned because being pregnant sleep has become a hot commodity and I know will be more so when we have the baby.

So- has anyone done really well co sleeping with one baby and their dh in a queen- especially with a co sleeper attached? Or did we just make a really bad choice? We had people telling us- get a king, but others saying- no, a queen is plenty- and we got a good deal on this queen-. so- thoughts?

My husband and I have been co-sleeping with 1-2 of our kids for years on a queen. Right now it is my DH, then my son (who is 4), then me, then the baby and a co-sleeper attached. If the baby is not in the co-sleeper, then he is right next to it, then I am right there. It is ok.

We are thinking of adding a twin sidecar for our 4 year old. We have 4 kids and have co-slept with each of them. The queen bed has always been fine.

Good luck to you. With one, I think a queen bed will be ok.

Take care!

Jen, mama to 4 fun and energetic boys, one angel princess who we will never forget, RAA.

[Deir]

Originally Posted by MamaMelis

We coslept happily in a queen with one child and an arms reach cosleeper ~ It was when I started to get big pregnant with #2 that it felt too small and we bumped up to a king.

I did like the cosleeper (even when we had baby #2 and the king bed) because it let me start baby out there for the night, and then when they wanted to nurse that first time I would pull them into bed with me for the remainder of the night. it also let me nurse baby on either breast/side without having to worry about baby falling out of bed when they were nursing on the outside breast, if that makes sense. It let DH and I have the sanctity of our bed while watching tv or reading before bed (or doing other things ) while baby slept happily in the cosleeper, without us having to worry about bumping into them/rousing them.

I felt like the co- sleeper helped give us a place for one arm

[wombatclay]

One baby? Queen was fine and the co-sleeper was a nice space for necessities like diapers/water bottle/snack/etv.

One baby and a toddler? Queen was less fine, co-sleeper important for storage but also for space.

One baby and one toddler and one preschooler? Queen not so good.

We are currently DH/DS/I in the queen and dd1/dd2 on an air mattress (sibling bed) and it's great. At one point we put the queen on the floor and pushed a twin up against it and that was plenty of space.

[limette]

We are 4 (2 adults, 4yr old and 22 month old) in a queen and it's getting a little snug. 3 was great.

When baby is born in August someone is moving to the floor!

[mamadelbosque]

We have a queen and its fine for co-sleeping with one. We do have a crib side carred, but its mostly just a 'stuff holder' - DS2 almost never sleeps in there. The bed does get a bit on the crowded side when DS1 tries to come in and sleep with us too, but for just two adults and a baby its fine

[frontierpsych]

DH, DS and I slept in a full size bed until recently, that was a bit cramped (DS and I are small, but DH is about 280). We just got a queen, and it's plenty now. A king will not even fit in our room!

[texaspeach]

we make a queen work but I'd kill for a king, largely because dh is a bedhog and we're both trapped on our sides. a king won't fit up the stairs though. I am considering getting a twin like you described to add some more bed space - they make gap fillers for the crack btwn mattresses btw.

the cosleeper was nice in theory but we never used it. ds sleeps in bed next to me and the cosleeper holds water, my light, diapers, etc.

[wombatclay]

In case anyone needs the info... two twins side by side are essentially a standard king (the sheets will fit). You can strap the twins together (on your own or there are strap/crack filling products available though these tend to be "as seen on tv" type products).

We actually did this for a while after dd2 arrived but didn't find the extra space worthwhile. And when we moved the side by side twins didn't fit the space anyway. But it's an option...

[nalusj]

I haven't read all the responses but we co-sleep in a queen and I don't like it. Don't get me wrong, I love co-sleeping but the queen is just too small and I always find myself smashed up against the wall. DH and DD take up a ton of space (picture snow angel) and I would love to have room to stretch out. I want a CALIFORNIA KING.

[readytobedone]

we have a king now but we co-slept mostly full-time, in a queen, till DD was nearly 2, and it was pretty much fine. we got a king mostly because i thought our current mattress wasn't that comfy, and if we were going to get a new one, i figured why not a king?

if nothing else you could sidecar a crib, or a twin mattress, if you find you need more room.

[guestmama9971]

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