Bunk Bed FAQ's

What everyone wants to know about switching to bunks

A sweet woman in the UK messaged me on IG this week with questions.

“How do you navigate having two young children in one room?”

“What does bedtime look like?” “Nap-time?”

“Do they wake each other up?”

“How do you know when they are ready for bunk beds?”

They’re common question and ones I was happy to answer. Not because I have all the answers. Goodness no. Please don’t forget I’m learning and figuring this out as I go too.

So when your son projectile vomits and wakes up your sleeping baby, know I’ve been there. When you think your oldest is ready for a bunk but your youngest is still making you nervous with their acrobatic feats, know I’ve been there too.

When the kids wake each other up or you naively believe that getting a “big” bed will solve all your problems, or you wake up on the couch because your 7 year old is still crawling into your bed and has a propensity for sleeping perpendicular –

Know that this is the world I’m still living in. And it’s going to be ok.

As parents we often want to feel like we have all the bases covered before we leap. But more often than not, we have to move in faith before the plan comes into clear vision.

The road to possibility is often paved with unconventionality.

We don’t have to have the future mapped out perfectly in order to begin taking steps forward in the present.

So lets dive in.