What age are bunk beds ok from?

[RudolphsAuntMabel]

Any ideas?

three and a half on top, but you have to have a rail of some kind
about 2 on the bottom

Mine had them at 3 and 5. The maufuacturers said '7' but they have to cover themeselves. As long as the top bunk has a little fence so they can't roll off it's fine.
The bunks also provide great indoor climbing frames.

We have them and my ds's are 6 and 3!

So would DS1 (4 just) be ok the? I suspect yes. but DS2 is 15m, he'd be ok in a normal bed with one of those rail things up wouldn't he? DS1 didn't go to a bed till he was about 2.5.

Would you be putting the 4 year old on the top bunk?

Errm yes.... don't think DS2 would manage a ladder safely yet

Sorry - that did make me look really stupid, I was just a tad confused as to whether 4 year old would be in bottom and younger child in a seperate bed!

I am all in a muddle - must be the thread on orgasms!

I am not sure whether 4 years is too young for the top bunk.

I thought that. Was considering all options including one of those high rise beds with a space underneath for storage and getting ds2 a futon for under it. That way DS1 wouldn't be as high up as he would in a normal bunk bed and DS2 could just roll in and out as he pleases.

Yeah that sounds like a good idea as long as there is enough room underneath for your son to sit up and not bang his head.

The one I've seen has about 3ft underneath, I guess when ds2 got too big we'd trade up to proper bunks but we really need the extra space for them now and a bed and a cot are taking up a lot of room. I'd make a huge different to their play space.

Yes I know what you mean!

I would go with that then and then as you say trade up to bunk beds when they are older!

SNAP - I asked the same question about bunks this morning lol

How old are yours?

DS is 3 and DD is 1 and half!

ds1 is 4 next friday and ds2 is 15 months. are you going to get some b.beds then?

Thinking of it, as we are moving back to our house in UK (currently in Germany) and cannot really afford to move to larger house, so i thought it might be a temp solution. Have been looking at the ones that split into two single beds so when we do move they will have beds save buying new ones again!

Yeah, I looked at those, but as DS1 has a habit of getting out of bed in the middle of the night I want as short a fall as I can get for him!!