soonermomma Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 My twins are 2 1/2. (boy and girl) They are currently still in their cribs with crib tents on them. (they are climbers) They are and always have been great sleepers. They sleep 12 hours a night and take a 3 hour nap every afternoon. We have always just laid them down and they go to sleep. A lot of times they climb in on their own. So here is my dilemma. I know they can't stay in baby cribs forever. Their room is pretty small. Two twin beds would fit, but wouldn't leave them much room at all for toys and to play. (We don't have a play room.) The other thing we saw and are considering is a captains bed that has a trundle bed that is like a drawer that pulls out and it also has three storage drawers. My only fear is they would smash fingers in it opening and closing it. I also don't know what kind of bedding I could do for the top bed that would be unisex. Any and all opinions and suggestions are welcome. We are planning on redoing their bedroom for their birthday (which is a week before Christmas) and Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Would they sleep together in a full sized bed? My girls do that, but they are older. Or how about this? It's a mini bunk bed from Ikea....do you think they'd climb over and fall out? http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10123996 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 What about inexpensive toddler beds until they outgrow the crib-sized mattresses? I've known several kids who slept on theirs until they were 5 or 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcaller Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 We switched our kids to twin beds after their cribs. In retrospect, I really wish we would have gone with toddler beds. Our kids seemed kind of scared of the big beds. I suspect we wouldn't have had so much trouble with them coming to our room if they would have been happier with their new beds. Hope you find a good solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I'd just use toddler beds for now and switch to bunks (maybe the Kura from IKEA?) in a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Well, I find toddler beds to be a complete waste of money... however, if you need them for space right now, and will have more space in the future for normal twin beds, I don't see a problem with doing that for right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Marie Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 There's alot of inexpensive toddler beds, and when they grow out of them (usually around 4/5) they would be old enough to have bunkbeds:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 We don't do cribs and move them from co-sleeping to twin mattress on the floor. But one my my friends was living in a small 2-bedroom apartment and had her two kids in what I think was a toddler-sized bunk bed. It was much smaller than a regular bunk bed. DS has been using the top bunk of a regular bunk bed at my parents' house since about that age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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