How do you change the sheets on a high sleeper/ cabin bed?

[Melstarrynight]

..... without becoming a sweaty panting mess? I though getting said bed for my seven year old was a fantastic idea. It saves space, he has a desk/ storage. Now I'm starting to wonder how long I'll be physically able to change the sheets. I've tried getting him to do it but he physically can't and having done it myself several times now I'm not surprised.

Any useful hacks welcomed.

Get him to do it.

My 7 year old changes his sheet as I can't get up on the bed and he can easily. It's on of his 50p chores :)

No hacks, alas. I swear a lot. Added complication that DS aged 6 shares his bed with c. 30 soft toys...

The answer is “infrequently” .
Didn’t help that DD had every soft toy in the world up there.

I’d climb up there, strip it, put the (fitted) sheets on the far end while sitting at the ladder end, then stand on the ladder while fitting the sheets that end. Fitted sheets definitely helped. Total PITA though.

Can you get a double sheet and just get him to fold it down the sides? That might be easier than struggling with a tight single sheet

How heavy is the mattress? Would it be easier to pull it down, fit the sheet and chuck it back up again?

Easy peasy! But I am over 6ft.

Think of it as a workout.

Climb up. Hook on the far right corner, hook on the far left corner. Shuffle back down the bed. Hook on the bottom right corner. Get off the bed. Hook on the bottom left corner.

Was how I used to do it, now they do their own.

I pull down the mattress, pop the fitted sheet on and toss it back up.

That’s the reason I get rid of DS’ cabin bed and do not plan to get another ever.

But I agree the easier way is to pull the mattres down if not too heavy. If heavy, just slide a side over one of the edges.

With difficulty. I consider it a workout. 100% yes to fitted sheets. Couldn't be doing with a flat sheet on a high bed.

Karate moves, muscles aching, out of breath and in the end it isn’t done properly

I did it how Struggling described. It helped that the mattress was quite flexible, so could bend it up to hook the sheet over.

And be careful not to bang your head on the ceiling!

Put three on at a time and just remove one at a time when the need arises. Like bulk cooking for laundry.

Refined this technique over about 8 years. Lots of cuddly toys? Fill an Ikea bag with them, remove for changing the bed and replace when done. Child can do this job
Next step -use a step stool, lift the far away edge of mattress up toward roof and fit the fitted sheet (always use a fitted sheet). Do one end, both sides then the other end both sides.
Ask child to rearrange cuddly toys.
Throw up duvet when done, don't bother with a second sheet. Too much hassle!

FYI. I’ve never had a high rise sleeper because I’m very short but it could work. Maybe.

Thanks all for the replies so far.

I do have fitted sheets and I do get him to remove them for me but he physically can't get them back on (there were tears when he tried). I'll have a go at getting the mattress down next time.

I find the hooking the sheet over the corners really hard at the mattress is quite a tight fit in the frame.

I'm liking the idea of several sheets 😄.

Also I hadn't thought of the step ladder idea. That might work but it's very high up.

Really struggle with this as I bought the bed, then became disabled. DS can take them off but can't seem to get them back on again and I physically can't climb up.

DH does them when he's here but he hates doing it too. Bloody bed.

I have given up. I can do the bunk beds but not the high sleeper as it has a terrifyingly slippy gloss side. The ladder has some grooves but there was one time I was left hanging by my armpit over the side of the high sleeper while my feet windmilled around to find the ladder and I was the only one in the house thinking I was going to have to rip my arm off to ever get down.

Since then DD gets the sheets down when she wants then changing and I throw it all back on for her to sort when it's clean.

AmazingBouncingFerret

Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that?!

I don't understand why you'd put multiple sheets on though? They'll all get dirty (sweat, drool, etc etc) it just means when you strip the bed you have to take them all off and wash them. You'd be better off ignoring the sheet altogether and using a sleeping bag.

Get dh to do it.

The mid sleeper he can stand and reach, the high sleeper he gets up on the bed to do.