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Those with 8/9/10 year olds in their own room...

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Snufflebabe05 · 15/03/2019 10:08

My daughter is keen to have a high sleeper bed when she moves into her own room in our new home.

I feel that in a year or two she won’t want to climb up into bed, and think a standard single bed is more suitable. It’s a long, narrow and smallish room so I understand the space benefits of a high sleeper, but don’t want to have to buy a new bed in a couple of years.

Would love to hear from others who have kids a similar age?

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JohnLapsleyParlabane · 15/03/2019 10:09

I had a mid sleeper from 10 till I moved out for university and my room was converted to a guest room

LooseSeal2 · 15/03/2019 10:12

Mine is turning 10 next week and she still loves her high sleeper, like your dd she has a small narrow room and the space under it is great. I’m not sure what she’ll do for space when she has a single bed. She’s 5ft 1” and her ceiling slopes low over the bed but she still loves it.

ColeHawlins · 15/03/2019 10:14

My older two had high sleepers at that age. One converted into a cabin or single bed. The other one we got second hand from friends. So we weren't too worried about longevity of use. Could you find similar?

iklboo · 15/03/2019 10:14

DS is nearly 14. He's got a midi sleeper which is a bit more practical for him. He'd never be able so sit up in a high sleeper now without cracking his head on the ceiling.

blueskiesovertheforest · 15/03/2019 10:16

My 11 year old wants to get rid of his, which he's had since he was 5, and finds it embarrassing. It's full size and an adult could sleep in it. My nearly 8 year old would like it but only recently swapped rooms with his older sister because he wanted her bunk beds and she wanted his ordinary single... Not playing musical rooms too often and definitely not dismantling beds!

I'd just get plain adult size singles for everyone if doing it again!

WinterHeatWave · 15/03/2019 10:20

My 9 year old still talks about the mid sleeper we had to leave when we moved. Would that be a compromise??

Or, as already suggested, a convertible one. I've no idea what this company is like, just found a suggestion.

Ohyesiam · 15/03/2019 10:21

Dd got her high ear at 5, and a proper bed at 14, she was 5’9”. She would still be in it if it wasn’t for logistics problems .
Why do you think your dd wouldn’t want to climb in and it? Dd is fairly athletic, but I think pretty much any teen could manage it.

MinervaVause · 15/03/2019 10:21

My dc both had midi sleepers for a while but we got rid of them in favour for normal single beds when they were 5 & 6. We just didn’t find them all that practical and the kids got fed up of having to climb up and down whenever they wanted to go to the toilet/turn their light off/change their books etc. Snuggling up in bed with them to read a story didn’t work, comforting them at night when they were unable to sleep/poorly was hard as we couldn’t lay next the them. Changing the bed in the middle of the night when they were sick was a mission.

They’re 8 & 9 now and still prefer their normal beds, we don’t regret getting rid of the midi sleepers.

AornisHades · 15/03/2019 10:24

We got a second hand convertible one so it is currently at midi height. I dare say it will eventually come down to an ordinary single.

killpop · 15/03/2019 10:31

DC1 is nearly 14 and LOVES her high sleeper, has been offered an alternative but likes her bed as it is. It was funded by Family Fund as she has ASD and needed space underneath as a calming area, though she doesn't really use underneath now.

DC2 is nearly 11 and wanted a high sleeper, but has now changed her mind and waiting for a double bed

Wincher · 15/03/2019 10:32

I always think high sleepers make a room feel a bit cramped - we got rid of DS's a while back in favour of a 2'6" single which fitted into an alcove. It makes the room feel lighter and bigger and you can always sit on the bed - it's not lost space.

TheTurnOfTheScrew · 15/03/2019 10:42

we had this when DC1 moved into the box room - I think she was 9 or 10. I worried that a high sleeper would lose its appeal quickly. She's got a bed with really huge storage drawers instead, similar size to this only in oak, which looks more grown-up. She's now 12 and pleased she didn't go for the high sleeper.

SwayingInTime · 15/03/2019 10:47

In a small room you end up with visual clutter at eye level and nowhere to sit if you go for a high sleeper. I would get a normal bed and do everything in your power to site it across the shortest wall.

ScatteredMama82 · 15/03/2019 10:51

My 9 year old loves his high sleeper. The space underneath is so useful too, it was a den when he was younger, now it’s ideal for all his Lego!

spiderlight · 15/03/2019 11:55

My DS got a high sleeper for a small room at 8. He was utterly desperate for it and loved the novelty of it for about a month, and thereafter utterly hated it. He found it unbearably hot in the summer, he hated having to climb up and down and he really just wanted a bed he could flop on. He moaned about it for three years straight but there was nothing we could do about it, as he needed the storage under his bed. We've just converted our loft for him and got him a normal bed and he's so much happier with it.

CryHavoc · 15/03/2019 11:59

My daughter has just turned 11, and she still really likes the high sleeper we bought when she was 6. It has a desk, shelves, and a sofa that folds out into another bed underneath it, so she has somewhere to flop if she wants to, and it saves tons of space.

dottyp0104 · 15/03/2019 12:02

My 6 year old DD has the ikea high sleeper that is an adult sized bed. She loves it. (My ceiling not so much as she touches it). It is great but making and changing the bed is a workout on its own requiring step ladders and a lot of mattress balancing. (I won't climb onto it).
I am trying hard to convince her to get a normal bed but on the other hand the built in wardrope and the large desk under it is brilliant for her room. I think its like marmite... you will either love it or hate it 😉

TheCrowFromBelow · 15/03/2019 12:02

We had a mid sleeper for one and a cabin bed when they were 7 & 5
They had them for about 4 years before wanting a standard single.

CakeNinja · 15/03/2019 12:03

Dp wants to get one for ds (7) when he moves into his new room but I’m opposed to it! Such a faff when changing the sheets in general but also in cases of sickness etc. Also, bloody hard to get in for a little cuddle and stuff (ds is still quite a cuddly 7 year old!) or read a book, and I still get into bed and cuddle my teen girls - they are in normal double beds.
They are great though for space saving.

RedSkyLastNight · 15/03/2019 12:06

My DC both wanted to move from their mid sleepers when they hit about 12/13.
In DD's case she wanted a more "girly" room.

In DS's case, he got too tall to be comfortable.

DamonSalvatoresDinner · 15/03/2019 12:22

Mine all have doubles. It means they can have sleepovers more easily and they also like to have their siblings in with them as often as possible. (They all get on really well)

Dothehappydance · 15/03/2019 12:25

My almost 13 yr old has a high sleeper with a futon underneath, no issues.

My 7 yr old has a mid sleeper, but they are the steens beds so we could change them all round in future.

DS (11) has a mid sleeper as well. In the old house we had it as a shorty bed then when we moved made it into a full length. His has a desk under that swings out so hopefully he will want it for a while.

Whatsnewpussyhat · 15/03/2019 12:33

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Notso · 15/03/2019 12:38

DS1 has had a mid sleeper since he was 6, he's now 14, 6 foot 3 and just about to get a double bed.

spiderlight · 15/03/2019 12:46

@Whatsnewpussyhat my DS went on a school residential trip a few months back, and as he opened his suitcase on the afternoon they arrived, his friend vomited directly into it from a top bunk. I'm glad it was the poor teacher who had to deal with it and not me!!

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