kids sharing a bed?

MrsStubbs · September 2011

My 2yo is a great sleeper and I can't even remember the last time he woke up in the night.

My 5yo used to be a great sleeper and now she has been waking up scared about one thing or another. After story time DS always wants to sleep in DD's bed and Tues I let him. DD didn't want him in there at first and I told her I would take him to his crib after a while. 2:00 she comes in to tell me to take him to bed, I sent her back to bed and left him there. Same thing happened Wed, last night DD slept all night long. I think I might just leave DS in her full bed with her.

Do your kids share a bed?

GinandTonic · September 2011

Mine do sometimes - just because they want to - or DD falls asleep in his and I don't move her. I do think they sleep better...

Mominator · September 2011

Mine do sometimes. When I first got divorced and moved into my current bed, the 2 youngest shared a queen for a while. They have since each gotten their own twin bed, but still share a room. I'd say half the time if not more they sleep in the same bed.

Littlejen22 · September 2011

I don't get why you would have your 5yo DD and 2yo DS sleep in the same bed especially when she does not even want it. I understand sometimes b/c it is fun for them and I understand sharing a room but not a bed, each kid deserves their own space. And I know she is only 5 but I can only imagine the comments made in Kindergarten when she tells people that she shares a bed with her brother b/c they do not have their own.

GinandTonic · September 2011

Littlejen22:
I don't get why you would have your 5yo DD and 2yo DS sleep in the same bed especially when she does not even want it. I understand sometimes b/c it is fun for them and I understand sharing a room but not a bed, each kid deserves their own space. And I know she is only 5 but I can only imagine the comments made in Kindergarten when she tells people that she shares a bed with her brother b/c they do not have their own.

Gotta say that I don't think the kids are really discussing where they sleep over the course of the Kindergarten day.

Zenya · September 2011

Littlejen22:
I don't get why you would have your 5yo DD and 2yo DS sleep in the same bed especially when she does not even want it. I understand sometimes b/c it is fun for them and I understand sharing a room but not a bed, each kid deserves their own space. And I know she is only 5 but I can only imagine the comments made in Kindergarten when she tells people that she shares a bed with her brother b/c they do not have their own.

Really? You think 5 year olds would be judgy about siblings sharing a bed? Are these nest Kindergarteners? Stick out tongue

But if she says she doesn't want him there then I wouldn't leave him there.

ridesbuttons · September 2011

Occasionally. Last night my 4 year old was scared to go to bed (he said he was scared of his dreams) so I let him crawl into be with his 2.5 year old brother. We let them sleep there until we went to bed (at which time H moved the 4 year old back to his own bed).

When we do overnights at the cottage, they share a room and inevitably fall asleep in the same bed.

But usually they sleep in their own twin bed in separate rooms. I certainly wouldn't make one of the kids take the other if he didn't want him there.

lollitots · September 2011

My oldest two do. They each had their own bed, but one was under a window and would get cold at night. She started crawling into her sisters bed and sleeping at the other end (feet to feet). It was once in a while until it has become every night and now we just put her down there. They really liked it, but are getting bigger now (hitting feet). We are putting up a bunk bed away from the window and will be splitting them again soon.

penguingrrl · September 2011

My two do and have since Emma climbed out of the crib in December. In fact, we moved in June and will be moving again when DH graduates this spring and their current room is teeny tiny, so we only have one bed set up.

lisa&mike · September 2011

My 3 year old & 5 year old boys do. They share a room for starters and we did have the older one with a twin bed and the younger one had his toddler bed in there but they started always sleeping in the twin together. The twin didn't seem big enough anymore for the 2 of them so we just upgraded them to a full size bed that they will share until they're big enough for bunk beds.

melmax · September 2011

Yes, they do. It's not a space issue, they both have their own beds and rooms, but I was having a big problem with my DD#2 not staying in her room.

DD1 has always been a great sleeper, and never one to get out of bed, so she wasn't the issue. One night dd2 ran into dd1's bed, while giving me a hard time. I let her sleep there that night, and they haven't slept apart since. They both love it.

shopgirl78 · September 2011

Yes, sometimes my older two do.

MrsStubbs · September 2011

Littlejen22:
I don't get why you would have your 5yo DD and 2yo DS sleep in the same bed especially when she does not even want it. I understand sometimes b/c it is fun for them and I understand sharing a room but not a bed, each kid deserves their own space. And I know she is only 5 but I can only imagine the comments made in Kindergarten when she tells people that she shares a bed with her brother b/c they do not have their own.

I don't really care what the kids in her school would say about her bed. They both have their own beds and their own rooms.

J&A2008 · September 2011

Sometimes. Last night we did bedtime reading all together in my bed, and everyone stayed and fell asleep. I moved one kiddo out so I had room, but the other two spent the night in there.

superslug · September 2011

Mine share a room but my older DS doesn't want any part of sharing a bed with his brother. Caleb is all over the bed at night so I don't blame him one bit!

mom2one · September 2011

MrsStubbs:
Littlejen22:
I don't get why you would have your 5yo DD and 2yo DS sleep in the same bed especially when she does not even want it. I understand sometimes b/c it is fun for them and I understand sharing a room but not a bed, each kid deserves their own space. And I know she is only 5 but I can only imagine the comments made in Kindergarten when she tells people that she shares a bed with her brother b/c they do not have their own.

I don't really care what the kids in her school would say about her bed. They both have their own beds and their own rooms.

Do you care that your daughter doesn't like it? I don't think it should be forced...

lsufan · September 2011

Mine have their own beds, but they frequently climb into each others beds and sleep that way. It's a little tight in their twin beds, but whatever helps them sleep.

r9stedt · September 2011

My sister and I did growing up occasionally, NBD.

We each had our own rooms, and our own bed, but we just liked the closeness.

When I moved back home during my sophomore year of college, and she was a junior, we shared a bed again (for the same reason).

When my exH left, and my sister lived with me, we once again shared a bed. LOL

NBD

MrsStubbs · September 2011

mom2one:

MrsStubbs:

Littlejen22:
I don't get why you would have your 5yo DD and 2yo DS sleep in the same bed especially when she does not even want it. I understand sometimes b/c it is fun for them and I understand sharing a room but not a bed, each kid deserves their own space. And I know she is only 5 but I can only imagine the comments made in Kindergarten when she tells people that she shares a bed with her brother b/c they do not have their own.

I don't really care what the kids in her school would say about her bed. They both have their own beds and their own rooms.

Do you care that your daughter doesn't like it? I don't think it should be forced...

What I do care about is the fact that she slept better the past 3 nights than she has for months.

MrsStubbs · September 2011

r9stedt:
My sister and I did growing up occasionally, NBD.

We each had our own rooms, and our own bed, but we just liked the closeness.

When I moved back home during my sophomore year of college, and she was a junior, we shared a bed again (for the same reason).

When my exH left, and my sister lived with me, we once again shared a bed. LOL

NBD

I remember sleeping in my sister's bed when I was older, we never did when we were little.

Carol*Brady2 · September 2011

My older 2 do by choice in a twin (they have bunk bed) & have for at least a year. I used to fight it but don't anymore. My DD3 want to join them & I've let her a few times (she's normally in a crib). My oldest is almost 7 & in 1st grade ::gasp::--LOL. I shared a full with my sister from 6 or 7 until 13ish. I honestly loved it!! We are super close to this day

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Jodi&Joe · September 2011

I definitely wouldn't FORCE them to.

If it's something both kid wanted, I would have no issue with it.

My younger sister slept with my older sister often. My older sister hated it and I feel bad that she never had her own space b/c of it. But my younger sister was a scaredy cat (for a number of very valid reasons) and needed to sleep with someone. So my older sister, begrudgingly, overlooked it. (My older sister was more like a mom to us so my younger sister felt safe with her)!

jlw2505 · September 2011

Never, they would never get a good nights sleep as they both move around a lot during the night. We just had them sleep in the same room a few weeks ago while on vacation and they did great but I can't imagine the same bed. I had a friend growing up who always shared a double bed with her big sister and they did great though.

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