two trundle beds and a partridge in a pear tree
I need a wee bit of advice. Abigail’s crib is falling apart. Phil says it’s just loose, needs some glue or nails or something, but I say, it’s done. I say it’s a sign. Why not take this as an opportunity to transition to a toddler or twin bed with rails.
And that’s my question for you. Which would you do? Would you go out and purchase two toddler beds (which for those who don’t know are small beds with rails that still use a crib sized mattress), or would you skip that step and simply buy two twin beds with universal rails? While the twin beds will be more costly, we’re at least skipping a step. I feel like we should just go for the twin beds, but wanted to hear any advice you might have. Also, at what age do you think bunk beds can be appropriate? That is, what age would a child have to be in order to safely sleep on the top bunk?
I do wonder if come morning I’ll ever find them snuggled up together on the floor.
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July 26th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
My son hated his toddler bed and we would find him asleep on the floor next to it. We got him a full size bed, he hopped in it, loved it and never looked back! He was two for the toddler bed and three for the full. Now he is eight and has a queen size bed. My second went from crib straight to a queen size bed and never had problems, he was three.
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July 26th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
I bought my son a “This End Up” brand daybed. It has 2 removable rails. The products can be purchased from their website. It was twin size, but it does have room underneath for a trundle. He is now 25 and I just sold that bed to another family who will be moving their 2 year old to his big boy bed. The furniture is so sturdy that I was able to sell it for $175 when it sells for $275 brand new!
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July 27th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Off and on throughout our childhoods, my brother and I slept on the floor rather than in any bed. My husband and I still will avoid an inflatable guest bed in favor of the floor.
I’m just saying that there’s nothing wrong with sleeping on the floor, if that’s where one is happy sleeping, what’s the big deal?
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July 27th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Skip the toddler bed. Age 6 for top bunk.
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July 28th, 2009 at 12:41 am
Twin beds for sure. My little stinkerbell used her rail to keep her stuffed animal “friends” on the bed and kept her safe as well. And seriously! that trundle bed is adorable.
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July 28th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Hey Stephanie. I was at Wunderman the same time you were, but we never worked on anything together (I was in the IBM group). Anyway, my twins are now 9, but when it was time for transitioning them (when 1 was easily climbing in and out of her crib at will), I just bought 2 twin beds and let the girls sleep on the mattresses, on the floor. No box spring. So when they roll off the mattress (and they WILL, I assure you), they’ll only fall 6″ (we used to keep a folded blanket next to the bed for them to fall onto). Then, about a year or so later, we got platform beds for them and just plunked the mattress on top of that. You can avoid the whole bedrail thing, too. Good luck.
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July 31st, 2009 at 10:20 pm
When my twins hit, about 2.5, we were done for. They were getting out of their cribs by unzipping their crib tents and somehow figuring out how to untie the sailor knots I used to adhere the zipper to the netting. We went to twin beds. Since they were sharing a room, I bought the Pottery Barn Belden beds. They bump up against each other in the shape of an “L”. The boys’ heads are practically touching and they can giggle all night, talk about Spiderman and tell stories. The first four months were killer as they worked through the novelty of them and now, we only have to lock them in their rooms at 9pm. (Just kidding). Have fun
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July 31st, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Hey – our twinboys were pretty much done for at about 2.5. They were crawling out of their crib tents, after untying the sailer knot that I left behind. It was stressful so I broke down and bought the Beldon beds from Pottery Barn. I have them set up so that they are in the shape of an “L”. This way they can hold hands or talk about Batman or tell stories. The first 4 months were killers as they worked through the novelty of not being in prison, but we worked through it. It takes a bit, but for them, it’s pretty exciting. Have fun!
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