Best Beds

I think she is too young to be on the top bunk. I think the recommended age is 5 ot 6. If you decide to get a bunk bed, you should sleep on the top for a couple years.

Toddler beds don't last long and you will end up having to buy yet another bed.

Will you be sleeping in the same room a year or 10 years? If it is temporary get the twin bed. It will be more affordable and her own space. Easy when you are separated. If this is a permanent situation then I'd get the bunk beds so that you will have more room........if you feel she will be safe with the bunk bed? My niece would climb anything and never would be safe with a bunk bed. She would have jumped from the top bunk just to be a dare devil. At this age I would keep your little girl in the bottom bunk......you can switch later.

Another thought........trundle bed.

Instead of bunk beds how about a trundle bed? The lower mattress slides under the top mattress during the day. Much less dangerous. Might also be an easier transition for her since you'll still be fairly close (about a foot difference in height). Here is a photo (https://images.furniture123.co.uk/F123images/Catalogue/Vl.... I'm sure they come in all price ranges. Good luck!

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I got a memory foam mattress for my daughter and put it in the ground in her room. We do our bedtime routine there and cuddle down for the night. I've been sleeping with her, but am slowly removing myself from different parts of the night so that she will sleep on her own and night wake up.

I prefer the daybeds that are trundles rather than bunkbeds. They look nicer and are just as good as bunkbeds.

I had my son sleeping with me until he was 3 or so, and we needed more sleep space. I put him in a twin size bed that was right between my bed and the wall. If you have enough space in the room, I suggest this arrangement. It allows you both your own space, and still she'd be right next to you. An easier transition. I wouldn't recommend the top bunk for a child that small. She could easily fall trying to get down in the middle of the night (or any time for that matter) if she's trying to get back in bed with you, which she likely will for a while.

My 2.5 uses a toddler bed very happily. You can get one at Ikea, I believe; we got ours at a kid-furniture store in San Jose. The "big bed" (twin) would be huge for her. I think the toddler bed, being low to the ground and small, is more comfy and more welcoming for a 2 year old. Our 4.5 year old now uses a twin bed, which is quite high off the ground and hard even for her to get up to (uses a stool usually). I guess a twin size mattress on the floor would be OK for your daughter, but if I were you, I'd try to get her interested in a toddler bed by taking her to a shop where they are displayed and telling her how exciting it is to have "your own bed." Good luck!

If you are going to keep this arrangement of sharing a room for the next two - three years I would consider a toddler bed for her because they don't take up much room by the time she is 5 - 6 or 6 - 7 she may be ready for a bunk bed. Recently while furniture hunting I found so many bunk beds with stairs and drawers built into the stairs. That seemed much more kid friendly than the kind with the ladder.

I grew up with the ladder kind of bunk bed. Kids will be kids and there will be some kind of hanging oddly from the bed.

If you really don't want a toddler bed or bunk bed a trundle is the way to go to conserve space. I hope this helps.

I agree - a toddler bed is not worth the investment. I would get a trundle or a twin mattress next to yours.

My suggestion is that you take out the regular sized bed and get two twin beds... or a twin sized daybed with the trundle bed under it. If you are sleeping alone, a twin size should be large enough for you, and it just makes more sense to invest in something that will last for a long time for your daughter rather than a toddler bed she'll outgrow in a few years.

I would go with a toddler bed if space is an issue. They are very inexpensive (check Craigslist or a local resale store) and kids don't outgrow them until they are 5-6 years old. By that time your living situation could be quite different.

I know a lot of people do not like toddler beds. For various reasons, I understand. But, there are definitely times when a toddler bed is far more reasonable than anything else. At one point in my life I had to have all three of my very young girls share a very small room. The youngest was 2 yrs old and she got a toddler bed. It worked wonderfully. She wasnt a very big girl so she kept it for at least til she was almost five. She loved having her own bed and when the older girls played they used her bed for a couch which she loved. So I say whole heartedly get a toddler bed for now. You can find them everywhere used and new. They are inexpensive and will provide you with the room you so desperately need. Hope this helps!

I would NOT advise putting up bunk beds while your daughter is so young. I don't even think they are recommened for children so young. We our self tried bunkbeds when one of our children was 4 and even at 4, we weren't sure. I wish we had gone with our instinct because she had a terrible fall coming down the ladder. I felt guilty for weeks. Even though we think our kids are "big girls" now, reality is that bunkbeds are dangerousas this age.
I know space is tight. Maybe go with a trundle bed. You can get a twin size. Call the local furniture stores, bedroom stores or google it. Good luck and I hope the transition to her "big girl" bed goes well.