2yr old in a bottom bunk bed?

[Plonker]

We have a 3 bedroom house and 3 children.

Atm, the oldest two share (10 and 6) the larger room in bunkbeds, and the littlest (2.6) has the small boxroom.

As dd1 is getting older, we have been thinking whether we should be considering putting her in the small room on her own (her belongings would be safer from her 6yo sister for a start!! ) and the two youngest should share.

In theory I think it's the right thing to do, however, I'm not sure that dd3 would be ok to go in the lower bunk. She sleeps in a big bed anyway, so it's not the bed that worries me, it's more that she's got access to the top bunk, if that makes sense?

Has anyone put a 2yr old in a bunkbed? If so, has it worked out?

My 2 year old is in a bottom bunk but I hide the ladder from her. Presumably yours is not removable though I take it?

No, unfortunately it's not removable.

Do you just keep taking the ladder off and putting it back on again?

I don't have anyone on my top bunk yet but when my son comes out of his cot, my DD will have to take the top bunk. I think I will have to remove it at bedtime and once they're both asleep put it back on. If that makes sense? As I think it'll be mucking about at bedtime whereby the younger one will try to go up it. But I could be wrong...

lol, our ladder comes off.

i specifically bought bunk beds with a detachable ladder for this very reason lol. during the day the ladder lays on the top bunk, and it only comes down for sleep. no access during the day

that said, once the smallest dc has worked out how to climb like a monkey, it's safest to leave the darn thing on and keep your fingers crossed...

My dds (now 5 and 3) share a room with bunk beds. When we put them together they were 2.4 and 4, we have never had a problem and never remove the ladder. HTH

When ds was 2 he would often get up at night to get into big sister's bed, so bunk bed wouldn't have been safe. Suppose it depends on the child.

I think the safest one would be one with a slide. That should prevent them from trying to JUMP down, which I know mine would do.

DS3 been in the bottom bunk for almost a year now (he's 2 3/4yrs). Used to climb up and over the end of the top bunk (ie not up the ladder) then figured out how to climb up the ladder.........but then would should "STUCK".

Then got bored after a week or so of me simply taking him down and sticking him in the bottom bunk - and he's only do it once or twice before going to sleep.

He can now climb up and down the ladder (it's a vertical one - not at an angle) on his own, but rarely does it.

I put him to bed - he goes to sleep without adventuring "up there". Only climbs up in the morning if we're too lazy and stay in bed listening to him play for a while.

BTW - DS3 going into the bunkbed was also the result of wanting our oldest (we have simlar age gaps - mine are 9, 6 and 2.8) to have his own room/space.

Thanks all - will think if over for a while. Maybe I'll win the lottery and move to a bigger house, maybe ...

My two year old is in a bottom bunk. The ladder is not an issue. Scaling the ends of the bunks to get to her sister a la Spider Man is. But don't let that put you off. My toddler is faulty. She is stuck on 'naughty, noisy, drive you to distraction setting'. The off button seems to have been lost.

My 2 girls have bunkbeds.

Youngest was 2yrs and 4 months and the oldest was a month off being 4 and was in the top bunk.

We have had no problems with it and I was worried before we did it. We told her not to go on the top bunk and we find that if they do want to be together it tends to be the oldest that climbs down and gets into the bottom bunk!

4 yr old has fallen off once messing around - she's never done it since!

Your best best is to show her how to get up and down safely if you think she will attempt it but I think they don't bother if it's boring enough. Encourage the oldest to come down to the bottom and it should stop any nonsense!