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AIBU?

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To ask how old you can be before a high sleeper is no good?

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Bobcatcornea · 20/03/2019 09:29

How old were your DC when they stopped using it / couldn't use it anymore? Looking into one for our relatively tall 7 year old DSD but wondering if it's worth it if she's going to outgrow it in a couple of years. Limited on storage space so trying to maximise as much as possible.

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Ellisandra · 20/03/2019 16:03

I’m 48, 5ft 5” and sleep in my daughter’s when we have guests and a room switch.
I can sit upright without hitting my head, but not any more than that (don’t need more than that).
Custom built so we maximised head space, and it’s also a double for more sleeping room.

flojo73 · 20/03/2019 16:08

My 14 yr old ds is just out of his. He's tall, and he couldn't sit up in it without bumping his head on the ceiling. Agree they seem to take up a lot of space in a small room, or they definitely make the room feel smaller.

wildbhoysmama · 20/03/2019 16:17

I'm going to.disagree that it makes the room smaller. My DS 7 has been in a mid-sleeper for a year or so and I think it makes the room seem more spacious ( cupboard underneath and den) in his tiny room. Ours is Stompa- slightly longer than a standard single mattress, IKEA sheets fit. Best thing we bought. HTH.

TeenTimesTwo · 20/03/2019 16:19

DD2, 14, is still in her Stompa high sleeper, but she is petite, still under 5ft tall.
They make the room feel smaller, but make good use of the space.
The Stompa, being Swedish, is a few inches longer than a UK single bed, so we have to get sheets from Ikea.
Agree it is a pain to change the sheets.

Hiddenaspie1973 · 20/03/2019 16:20

I was still in a high sleeper at 23.
I was 5'4 and slim though

HaveYouSeentheWritingontheWall · 20/03/2019 16:25

My 18 year DS is still using his. It is a sturdy wooden one, he will soon be moving in to a bigger room and I will remove the ladder and side panel, cut the legs down to a reasonable height to make a decent spare bed so that I don't have to buy 2 new ones.

Chouetted · 20/03/2019 16:51

Surely it depends on how good the occupant is on remembering not to bang their head on the ceiling? People sleep in all sorts of weird spaces, they just get used to them.

Dothehappydance · 20/03/2019 16:56

I am always puzzled by this question. It is no different to a top bunk that many have to sleep in until a significant age.

Vanillaradio · 20/03/2019 16:59

I slept in mine up until leaving home in my early 20s. I am 5ft 6 and have been since my teens.

wendz86 · 20/03/2019 17:08

My ex was 6 ft 4 and had one till he was 21 and left home .

drspouse · 20/03/2019 17:16

bobcat I have just seen pictures of the steps but I'm sure a Google could tell you!
The other option I'm thinking of is a mid sleeper with storage under (meaning we could get rid of one of DD's sets of drawers, that's currently in a prime desk spot, and just have a desk there instead.)

TrickyKid · 20/03/2019 17:21

Unless you've got extremely low ceilings how would you hit your head sitting up in a high sleeper? Aren't they about the same height as bunk beds?

CheshireChat · 20/03/2019 17:24

Funnily enough, we have a mid sleeper and I'd like to switch to a high one when DS is older and less crazy. Mid sleepers are good to put some storage underneath and you can make dens there as well.

I wouldn't put a desk underneath either type as I think it would be a bit gloomy and no natural light?

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Bobcatcornea · 21/03/2019 07:33

See I'm thinking due to the position of the door, if we got a mid sleeper with one of those pull out desks we'd have to put it under the window - which could potentially block the light from the window I think.

Whereas with a high sleeper as the desk is under the bed, I think we could probably put it along one of the other walls which then wouldn't block the light from the window.

Re how would they hit their head @Dothehappydance it didn't occur to me they would until I read a thread on here about high sleepers and somebody said their DC kept banging their head on the ceiling. I'm guessing the same would occur with a bunk bed but I see bunk beds as more of a need due to having more DC but extra space with a high sleeper is more of a nicety iyswim

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Flakeyface · 21/03/2019 08:50

I had one from Argos when I was in my twenties( metal frame)

muttleydosomething · 09/07/2019 13:00

Can I hijack this thread and ask how long it is before one's DC is too heavy for a mid sleeper? We have a low ceiling and a small room and I am worried my 8yo will outgrow the cabin bed not long after we've bought it.

Proseccoinamug · 09/07/2019 13:19

I don’t think they’ll get too heavy. I’ve slept in a midsleeper when I gave up my room for guests and I’m not small.

I don’t think mid or high sleeper is going to be an issue until they are of an age that they want to bring partners home / have sex.

BlueSkiesLies · 09/07/2019 13:21

My friends shared a double bed high sleeper as their marital bed - small and awkward shaped Victorian flat conversion meant this was the only way they could have a double bed and wardrobes!

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