To ask you this children's room sharing question?

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...as I don't know if this is a good idea, so looking for some experience.

My 4yo DD has said she'd like to share a room with her 3yo sister who agrees (as much as a 3yo can). Both currently have own rooms although tend to play together in eldest's as it's bigger. Youngest has the box room.

Floor space would remain the same as they'd have bunk beds and the storage is built in so no additional furniture.

I'm hesitant as I don't know how it would work out for example if they are likely to disturb each other? Or whether it's the novelty of the idea of bunk beds?

Would like opinions or anecdotes if possible!

I'm in the same postion, my 2 are desperate to share and, while I've considered it I've decided agaisnt. I think it does them good to have their own space and while they probably wouldn't wake each other up regularly (they've shared on holidays and stuff and it worked well) they would from time to time especially if one was ill or something.
I'm lucky enough to be able to afford a big enough house for each to have a room (even if one is pretty small) so I'm going to leave it as it is.

Aren't they too young just yet for bunk beds? Your choice of course, but don't the beds come with a stipulation that they're for ages 6 and above?

My three shared once the youngest was sleeping through the night, so from around 4.5 yrs, 3 years and one year and that worked fine. At first the two oldest were in separate beds, and then into bunk beds. They all shared until the youngest needed his own bed, so DD moved into her own room (around 5.5 yrs, 4 years and two years). DS1 and DS2 shared until we did a loft conversation when they were 11 and 9. I felt quite sad when they then had their own rooms. It worked well for us with them sharing. They got on well together (and still do) and I think they chatted after lights out and had a similar bed time. Give it a go and just swap back if it doesn't work out.

Mine did go into bunk beds younger than 6, but the beds were very low - no need for me to climb a ladder to be face to face with the one in the top bunk.

Yes I've been looking at the lower ones where the bottom bunk is only a few inches off the floor so I'd imagine the top bunk would be shoulder height to an adult iyswim?

I'm just worried about forking our if it doesn't work out! Thinking maybe best to try and find second hand and then sell on if so...

My 3yo asked to share with her 18mo sister and that was about 3 months ago. They are too young for bunk beds but it has meant that they have a playroom which is really nice. I thought thy wouldn’t use it because it’s upstairs but they do. And there’s hardly been any incidents of waking each other up even though the youngest still wakes crying at 11 each night. Oldest sleeps through it. Bedtime is easier with both in same room and especially with yours close together can listen to the same stories etc. for us it works well.

DB and I wanted to share, we had a room each, he had the bigger bedroom, I don't think my parents wanted the messing about and shenanigans every night but put bunks in his room so at weekends, school holidays etc we'd share and we'd often play together in his room, but as we got older we did this less until the bunks finally went. It also meant there was a spare bed for friends sleeping over etc

Why not, tbh even if they don't like it in the end the bunk beds will still be used by friends or rare nights together.

My two share a room. It doesn’t really make a difference. The big one already had bunk beds and he asked so much for his brother in the room we agreed.

It’s rare they disturb each other to be honest but I have kept other room empty just Incase it doesn’t work out!

I have 6 and nearly 10 year old DDs that share. They usually love it, they have massive three sleeper bunk beds but often end up both squished up sleeping on the top bunk together, though it's only during school hols and weekends that they're allowed to sleep in the same bed as they mess about a lot at night.
Honestly, bedtimes are stressful with getting them to stop messing about and actually go to sleep, mainly for the younger one as there's quite a large age gap. But it is lovely listening to them play and laugh together and they get on (mostly) beautifully when they're playing at bedtime.
They really need different bedtimes though now and have for a while and will soon be having a room each, though we'll keep the bunk beds for sleepovers and mostly let them decide where to sleep, but the older one is wanting her own space more and more.

Some of these are really sweet and are making me lean towards trying it now

Also that's a v good point about the bunk beds being used years down the line for sleepovers etc!

I actually shared with my sister and we really enjoyed it until the point we wanted space and started getting a bit territorial haha!