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Cabin beds, high sleepers, mid sleepers - opinions please.... for a 6 year old

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Kbear · 09/06/2008 21:58

DS needs more floor space in his room, he has a junior bed at the moment which was storage underneath which I use for spare bedding. He needs a new bed and I have been looking at the cabin beds - he wants a high sleeper but I have my reservations about them because of his age for starters and the fact that I can't sit in bed with him and read as we like to do, if it's right up there!

So, those of you who have them, especially in the box room, opinions would be useful.

ta

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LIZS · 09/06/2008 21:59

Flexa - you can buy different leg lengths/combinations

PeaGreene · 09/06/2008 22:01

We've got an argos mid sleeper. DS has had it since he was 5. Good cos loads of storage underneath but I guess he'll get bored of it by the time he's 12.

And I wouldn't let him jump on it. But apart from that, it's fine.

I wouldn't have a high sleeper for the reasons you say. And it's more fun for friends on sleepovers having the little space underneath. DS slept under there for weeks on his cot bed mattress...

StudentMadwife · 09/06/2008 22:03

mid sleepers are great, my 4 yr old has had one since he turned 3 and him and his 2 yr old db love it, they keep on their toys and make dens underneath.

at storeytime i just get on his bed and read with him.

StudentMadwife · 09/06/2008 22:04

*should say they keep their toys...duh!

lackaDAISYcal · 09/06/2008 22:04

we've got one for our six year old DS that is at my shoulder height so I can change the sheets from ground level. He's had it since he was five and we've never had any falling out issues. We have a sofa bed underneath it so we sit there for the bedtime stories then he gets into bed, but floor space isn't such an issue for us.

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Kbear · 09/06/2008 22:04

He wants the high up one so he can have a computer underneath and a telly and dvd player and a playstation and his mates round. He said.

Rein yourself in 6 year old, I said!

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nell12 · 09/06/2008 22:05

DS had a midi sleeper from age 3, with a slide and lots of storage underneath. Was not too bad as we could stand next to his bed and read to him.
Getting to him when he was poorly sometimes was tricky.

The other issue he had was getting out of bed at night to use the toilet... but the slide seemed to help

He now (aged 12) has a high sleeper with desk and single futon underneath. He inherited it from his cousin and although he loves it, I HATE it!!

You have to climb a ladder to kiss him goodnight or good morning, getting to him when he is poorly is impossible, and changing the bed is a logistical nightmare.

We got him a storage thingy with pockets that hangs off the side of the bed, for his books etc (from IKEA) and fitted a shelf on the wall at the end of his bed for a bedside light, alarm clock etc.

HTH

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Kbear · 09/06/2008 22:07

Yes, don't fancy swinging about on ladders when I kiss him goodnight before I go to bed - which I have to do, I can't not do it! I am getting advance kisses sneakily while he sleeps to save up for when he won't want to kiss his old mum anymore.

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CristinaTheAstonishing · 09/06/2008 22:07

DS has had once since he was 5 or 6. DD1 shares his bedroom, her bed is the normal, low-level type and not directly underneath so they can still see each other and chat a bit.

PeaGreene · 09/06/2008 22:09

I did have to get one of those little plastic steps to stand on so i could lean over the barrier to give him a hug...

Milliways · 09/06/2008 22:14

DS had been in a flexa cabin bed since aged 2 (we moved his pillow to the end away from the opening so no rolling out).

The quailty is great - really solid. His has a pull out computer table/desk, a chest of drawers underneath & the folding doors wardrobe (designed to sit under the high sleeper but great as a standalone).

Now he is 12 and has a huge room (moved from 6'6 x 7'6 room to 19'9 x 10') we offered to drop it to a low bed. He said no as he loves the cabin height and all the storage space underneath.

At age 6, no problems with a high sleeper (you can even get slides attached!) and again, Flexa allows you to change the height if you change our mind later.

nell12 · 09/06/2008 22:14

DD (3) can manage the ladder up to her brother's bed perfectly well, it is just me, their aged parent that does not like the climb

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Kbear · 10/06/2008 12:34

so any views on the high sleeper ones? This would maximise the space in his room and he is old enough (if I get over myself about not being able to snuggle in bed with him for a cuddle six foot off the ground!).

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CristinaTheAstonishing · 10/06/2008 21:08

You can still snuggle up in bed with him. I found it scary looking down but my DD1 could go up and down those stairs into DS's bed before she could even walk properly.

jenthehen · 11/06/2008 20:35

ds had the flexa tower/slide bed from age 3, he loved it but when we redecorated his room we decided to buy a jaybe high sleeper bed with futon and desk underneath as it went better with the style of his room. He is 6 and manages fine with the high sleeper, he does miss his slide (which we still have) and dd is gutted that her room is too small to fit the slide on her Flexa bed. We sit and read stories on the futon before going up to bed and he feels really cool when his mates come round. Like flexa the jaybe are really well made so I'm hoping this will last for years.

Fizzylemonade · 13/06/2008 21:48

kbear will tell you that my nephew has a high sleeper, and MAKING the bed is a nightmare, imagine changing the sheet!!!

Orinoco · 13/06/2008 21:53

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