Can I use a SK bed by turning it on its side and sleeping lengthways?

[maggieemagpie]

I don't know if my title makes sense but I'm soon to divorce and I've had the DC in bed with me since they were little (NOT the reason we're divorcing!). We're in a SK bed atm but as DC are getting bigger, even a SK doesn't feel big enough so it's time for some changes! Their dad will be moving out in the spring so I want to move into the slightly smaller room and get the DC used to sleeping by themselves on a bunkbed. I'll have to move the SK nextdoor but the only way it'll fit is if I have it on its side so that the doors of the fitted wardrobes can open comfortably. So the bed will be 200cm wide and 180cm in length placed on its side. My issue is that even though I'm 158cm tall, I've been in a SK so long, I think I'm going to find the shorter bed really uncomfortable! Also, can I use a mattress on its side or are they designed to be used lengthways only?

Sleep sideways if you like.

Or treat yourself to a new slightly smaller bed

I don't think I understand - is there a reason why you can't just climb into bed and sleep normally?

I can't see why the way round it was would affect how you actually sleep on it. Particularly if there's just one person sleeping in it so you don't need to worry about waking someone in the night by clambering over them.

Is what you’re saying that you need to tip the bed up against the wall & sleep on one of the sides?

Try sleeping the other way while it's in the same room to see how you get on.

Do you mean actually sleep on the side of the bed? Or do you mean sleep across the bed? In which case won’t it take up the same amount of room?

You may find there are dips in it that will feel odd when you sleep across the bed rather than along the bed. It should settle down in time though. Give it a try. I’m sure you’ll adjust. It will be one less person in the bed, so room enough id have thought.

I’m not understanding. Any chance of a photo or diagram?

Definitely needs diagram. I feel like I must be misunderstanding as I'm visualising a bed tipped on it's side and the op trying to sleep on the side of a mattress

Ok I reread it now and think I understand. The super king bed is technically a rectangle, that you will turn lengthwise now to fit into a room.

So the bed will be portrait style now instead of landscape. Is that correct?

Why can't you keep your room and have the kids in the smaller?

I’m totally confused. As long as you can get in the bed, you can sleep anyway you like. You don’t have to sleep down the width surely?

Do you have to sleep pointing north to south or something?

Why did you need to sleep on the side of the bed?

If you do mean you've planning on putting the bed it's s side and sleeping on the edge of the mattress I think it'll be too narrow and a bit high.

I think this is what OP is suggesting? But I might have interpreted wrongly?

So essentially flipping the bed and mattress round so they sleep perpendicular to how they slept before.

I think the only issue would be if there are dips or something that are in annoying places but it's certainly worth a try I think.

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Why do you have to move into the smaller bedroom? Stay where you are and move the DC into the smaller room.

But then the OP could still put the pillows at the narrower end?

Having a diagram is a great idea but I think we need one from the OP.

I had the same thought but wonder if the OP needs/wants a wall at the end of the bed. But perhaps a headboard could get around that issue.