Julie in CA Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 most colleges have Twin X-Long beds, not the regular twin beds. I don't know...both of the colleges my ds has attended had twin beds in the dorms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 All of my boys are over 6' tall, and one of them is 6'4". Four of my kids have XL Twins, and when we have company, I push two of them together and have California King bedding that fits them perfectly. The kid without an XL Twin has a queen ( by default, I didn't buy it purposely). I love our current bed situation, which makes a nice big guest bed in each kid bedroom when we need it. :001_smile: Honestly, I can't imagine any of my kids telling me that they "need" a bigger bed, even when they each only had a twin. :001_huh: My response if they demanded a bigger bed ('cause I'm mean like that) would be, "get over it". :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 My ds12 is really tall (but skinny) and he has a queen sized bed. Normally, I would have done a full sized bed, but dh and I still had a queen sized from our move up to a King and we used what we had. He was definitely uncomfortable in a twin bed, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) did she define "bigger" bed? how tall is she? ask her for her friends parents phone numbers so you can conduct a poll as to her friends actual "bed size". The only ones I've been willing to purchase a "bigger bed" for were my three children (including 2dd who is 5'11") in the 6' range - xl twins so they can stretch out. eta: twin and full are the 75" long. xl-twin/queen/king are 80" long. Cal king is 84" long (but only 72" wide). Edited February 13, 2012 by gardenmom5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 My 13yo definitely outgrew his twin. He is 5'10" and still growing so we got him a queen. He tends to sleep diagonally across it. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 We *just* upgraded our 14 y.o. to a full size bed. It actually arrives next week, but I went ahead and marked Full anyway. I will add, though, that a twin bed here in Brazil is narrower and shorter than a twin bed in the US, and that my 14 yo is 5'8" and still growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginszoo Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 My 13 year old has a twin, my 12 year old has a full sized bed. Both are bottom bunks with younger siblings over them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Queen, but by default. Her room is the guest room when we have guests, so she gets to sleep in a queen. She also gets to clean/vacate her room often. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 My daughter has had a full size since she was 6 years old. My son is 12 and super sized so I plan on getting him a full sized bed within the next year or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) Both of my kids have twins (they are 9 and 12), and they will sleep in these until they leave home. Well, my youngest has a twin-size loft bed, but the set also had a regular twin that went underneath, that he can use if he gets tired of the loft. I don't think kids need beds bigger than a twin -- this is a modern trend. I am an older mom, and when I was growing up, no kids had large beds like today. I think they are unnecessary and kind of silly in a way. But I'm sure I'm a product of the times I grew up in -- 60s and 70s. ETA: I just read some of the other posts, and I would like to add that I would get my kids a longer bed if they physically outgrew the twins. I don't think that either of them will get that tall, however. Edited February 13, 2012 by Serenade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 My ds has a queen, but at 14 (and currently 6 ft) his feet already almost hang off the end of twins and fulls. He can sleep on them, but for true rest queen is best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I bought both of my daughters full size beds, so that is what they will have when they turn 14. :001_smile: I couldn't imagine that they would be comfortable in twin size beds as teens, so I just decided to buy them full size beds when they were toddlers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) My daughter has a twin mattress on a loft bed. In her dorm room, they had extra-long twins. My son sleeps on the futon couch he claimed when we got the new living room furniture. If he puts it down flat, it's roughly the size of a full mattress. He sleeps on it in its folded-up-like-a-couch mode, though, since it's not worth the trouble to adjust it twice a day. My husband and I shared a twin mattress for several years when we were first together. Nowadays, we have a queen-sized mattress. Edit: I didn't think to mention how tall people are around here. My son (sleeping on the twin-sized futon) is 5'9". My husband (sharing the double with me) is 6'1". Edited February 13, 2012 by Jenny in Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 My 13.5 yo, 12 yo and 4 yo all have twin sized beds. If one of them hits 6 feet tall before leaving home I might review the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 My 6' tall almost 16yo son sleeps in a twin size bunk bed. We split the bunks, so they each have one on each side of the room instead of being stacked, but there is no room for a larger bed. I thought about twin over full bunks but the 10yo tends to sleepwalk and I don't want him on top because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 My 15-year-old has a twin. It has a trundle under it that rolls out and pops up to make two twins, or a king when we have company. If the Army can manage to function with all of the baracks outfitted in twin beds, it's probably OK for the average teen :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in MI Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 Thanks! She has a twin bed and that's what the majority said. She's 5'7 1/2", She said that she does fit in it but it's not comfortable? :001_huh: I don't know if she just wants something to complain about or if it really is uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 My 14yo dd has a full-sized bed. It was a give-away when she was little, so that's what she got. I have no plans to change it at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I would get the extra long twin if my kids were tall (roflol -- so not an issue), but I don't think most average (even on the large side of average) teens "need" a full-sized bed. And as others have pointed out, they'll get a twin (probably extra long) in any college dorm, so might as well be used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Thanks! She has a twin bed and that's what the majority said. She's 5'7 1/2", She said that she does fit in it but it's not comfortable? :001_huh: I don't know if she just wants something to complain about or if it really is uncomfortable. That is exactly how tall I am and I have no issue whatsoever in a twin bed. Maybe she has a lot of pillows or other bedding taking up a lot of space, so she's sleeping farther down than normal? I would consider this a non-issue unless it were a child well over 6' tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Thanks! She has a twin bed and that's what the majority said. She's 5'7 1/2", She said that she does fit in it but it's not comfortable? :001_huh: I don't know if she just wants something to complain about or if it really is uncomfortable. Could she need a new mattress? That would make the bed uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezus Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 My dd14 has a twin bed, just the regular sized one. We have a double size loft bed with a desk underneath that she could use, but she doesn't want to climb up there, so twin bed it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Only SillyAutismMan has an extra long twin here - he is a tad over six-feet tall and needs it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 My ds is over 6ft. and really needs a bigger bed than a twin, so he sleeps on a full size, although he graduated from a twin at age 10. FWIW, I (a girl, and not very tall) also got my first full-sized bed at around age 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 That is exactly how tall I am and I have no issue whatsoever in a twin bed. Maybe she has a lot of pillows or other bedding taking up a lot of space, so she's sleeping farther down than normal? I would consider this a non-issue unless it were a child well over 6' tall. I agree - check on the pillow placement. SillyAutismMan has an extra-long twin (he is six feet tall, or a tad over) and has to keep his pillow at the very top of the bed or his feet hang over the other end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I slept in a twin until I graduated college - I was 5'9" by then and it was fine. I've shared a twin with a baby many times in the last several years. It's adequate. However my 3yo has a queen! It's what we happened to have, plus she still has a parent laying down with her most of the time, so space for two is good. :-D Her room is teeny tiny, so we'll be getting her a smaller bed at some point so she can have enough room to walk in there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Thanks! She has a twin bed and that's what the majority said. She's 5'7 1/2", She said that she does fit in it but it's not comfortable? :001_huh: I don't know if she just wants something to complain about or if it really is uncomfortable. Is it not comfortable from a length point of view, or overall uncomfortable? A memory foam topper might make all the difference. Sometimes when they go on sale, all the sizes are the same price. If that's the case, you can even get one made for a king bed and double it up. That can turn just about any mattress into an amazing mattress. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 That is exactly how tall I am and I have no issue whatsoever in a twin bed. Maybe she has a lot of pillows or other bedding taking up a lot of space, so she's sleeping farther down than normal? I would consider this a non-issue unless it were a child well over 6' tall. One boy is just under, the other just over 6'. They do not have room to move in twins. They are not heavy or super restless but don't lay in one spot all night, without rolling. They both have queens now, and sleep so much better than they did in twins. I guess it really is more than just a height thing though since I'm 5'2" and find a twin uncomfortable. What is adequate for one person may not be the same as what is adequate for another person..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtotkbb Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 All my kids - except oldest who's bedroom now doubles as a guest suite so it has a king size - have full size beds. We are getting ready to move our 13 yo ds (5'10) and 15 yo dd (5'9) into queen size beds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TX6 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 We may upgrade to a queen, so it can double as a guest room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RaspberryPie Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 My daughter (eleven) has a queen size bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Our oldest daughter at 14 got a twin waterbed. When she moved out, her younger sister inherited the waterbed. She eventually put a hole in it, I forget how and we bought a mattress for it which was the equivelent of a twin x long. In the mean time our sons outgrew their twin bunk beds as young teenagers (they are both way over 6 feet tall) , so we got them twin xlong beds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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