I have twin 3 year olds, they will be 4 in December, they hate their bunk beds, I see them in the hallway
asleep, or under their bed, pretty much everwere but their own bed! At naptime they sleep fine in their
bed, does anyone know what to do? Or have the same problem? I would approtiate any help!!!! Thanks!!!
so last night we blew up a airmatress, and they both slept on it just fine, we have done it before but they were jumping on it, instead of sleeping, so we took it out. I think the conclusion of it is we r going to separate the bunk beds, and see how that goes? Thanks to everyones advice I approtiate it!!!!
I have a new question? I was woundering does anyone know about how to conceive a boy, I have heard they are the fast swimmere so do it at the begging of ovulation? We will be happy to get a healthy baby boy or girl, we just thought we would try if there is anyway to get a boy.......we will see, I'm just hoping for one instead of two this time! :-) Thanks again!!!!
Have you tried having them sleep in the same bed? Worked for my brothers and my nieces who are twins (lots of twins in the family!).
This sounds like a no fight situation to me. As long as they sleep, I wouldn't worry about where they sleep... as long as they are safe of course. Our granddaughter spent many a night sleeping on the floor just inside her bedroom door when she was younger. Some nights when it was cold, we worried about her, but she seemed able to get enough blankets to keep warm and hasn't suffered any ill effects from her strange sleep habits.
My girls at ages 2 and 5 went through a phase where they slept everywhere but their beds. They'd sleep on the floor or on a chair or in the hallway. And yes, under the bed. If they were in the hallway, I'd put them back into bed. But otherwise I just shrugged and let them do it. It lasted quite awhile, but recently they've decided that beds are more comfortable.
L.
Thats a tough one. Their is a company that makes castles, tents, forts...etc.. out of fabric.http://www.thebeanbagstore.com/bhadamsfortbed.htm
It is made to go over your bunk beds. Makes a fantasy world out of regular beds. Its a thought.
Try getting new favorite stuft animals or new bed spreads and making a big deal about it. Toddlers love when you make a big deal about what you buy for them and get them involved with making their bed. Also let them know in order to keep the new stuft animal and/or bed spread they must sleep in their beds. You can also try a much less suttle approach and try sleeping in a chair near their bed and leaving as soon as they fall asleep. You can move your chair closer to the door until you make your way out. Back to what I mentioned in the first place, when it came time to potting train my babies, I took them out and let them pick out their own underpants and made a big deal about it, by the time we got home they went potty on the toilet. Goodluck!
If there is room then try to put them into singles so they can see each other.
My son loves sleeping with his pillow & blanket on the floor! He is only now (6yo & in 1st grade) mostly sleeping on his bed. Even if he goes to sleep in his bed, often we'd find him on the floor. (I often wondered if he fell out of bed!?! but no, he moves there) He just likes to. Dunno why. I'm glad to know he wasn't/isn't the only kid to prefer the floor to his bed. :)
I just made sure he had a big blanket/light quilt and pillow and he was good to go.
The upside to this is... it's easy to travel with him!!! Just had to fold up a quilt and lay him down on the floor in our room wherever we went!
HI M.,
Do they say they don't like their beds? My husband is a twin as well and the stories that I have heard... They were very active at night with sleep walking and talking. Maybe that is what is happening. I wouldn't worry too much. It sounds pretty normal to me, the mom of 7.
Blessings,
Stac
I wouldn't worry about it, but maybe you can just make them into twin beds, not bunks, for now. When they are older, they will fuss about being on top, but they might be scared (or playing) at bedtime. And be glad they are not crawling in your bed. Do they have a nightlight? :D
Hello,
I imagine you are trying a few things out regarding your twins. I have twins as well. Fraternal, 11 month old girls. I also have a 2 1/2 yr old son and a 6 year old daughter. We had issues with our son staying in his bed as well. He would get up and get in mischief, like color my tile foyer with his older sister's markers or color pencils. I would wake up to nurse twins to find him doing something other that sleeping. So a family member shared with me what she had to do with her son who went through this type of stage as well. Her son is now in the 8th grade and doing well.
She shared that they reversed the lock on his bedroom door. Now, you may think, HOW AWFUL. I did at first. But after sharing the idea with my husband we discussed that it was the safest thing to do... It kept him in his room, whether he stayed in his bed or not was up to him, but at least we knew where he was... The first 3 nights were hard. He cried and pounded on the door. We would check on him to make sure he was ok. Then after more fuss he would go to sleep. For the first week he would be found by us either under his bed, or sleeping in the middle of his room on the floor. That was about 6 months ago. From the 2nd week till this day he sleeps all night in his room in his bed.....
Have you asked them why? Bunk beds can be fun during the day, but scary at night, so maybe that's it?
I always let my kids have a small reading light clipped to their beds. As long as they were laying there quietly "reading" they could keep the lights on. Most nights they fell asleep this way within 10 minutes and then I would go in and turn off the lights. Just a thought...
Hi, I have twin 2.5 year olds, (and twin 10 year olds) My girls (the babies) usually end up sleeping in the same bed even though they each have their own. We still have them in toddler beds. There are times when I go in at night to check them and they've fallen asleep on the floor, or in the closet or on one of the shelves where their toys go, we just pick them up and put them back in bed. If I was in your situation I would take the beds out completely and just have the mattresses on the floor, they may like that better.
