We've only recently put away the single camp bed that we had in DD3's room - her sleep has been shocking and so one of us has been sleeping on it every night. If I actually already had a queen bed, no way that would not have been in her nursery. Comfort when you're already battling sleep deprivation is heavenly.
FWIW, DDs 1 and 2 sleep in queen size beds. They used to share one but now have their own, with "sleep overs" sharing on the weekend. Its so great being able to get a seriously good night's sleep if you end up snuggled up with your LO. One of my big girls is great to sleep with - quiet, still and snuggly. The other is an absolute nightmare and there is no way I could sleep with her in anything less than a queen. If you've got the space, use the queen.
My daughter recently moved into a queen size bed and it's great! For me, lol.
The co-sleeping/bed-sharing thing often happens, and sometimes for quite a bit longer than you might expect. You just never know, so good to be thinking about alternate sleeping arrangements. If you have a queen available, then use it. Unless you've already got a king single? I'm just all for not spending extra money
My kids have both fallen out of bed a few times, but I figure it's great for learning about spatial awareness.
We had the cot side cared to our bed, I the. Moved the cot to the nursery, and have a single bed side cared to our bed. The only time the cot got used after moving it was so Spock had somewhere safe to sleep for her naps, otherwise she was in the single bed in out room. And now she can safely get off the big bed so the cot hasn't been used in months. When it warms up I'm planning on moving her to her own room, and ATM the game plan is to just move the single bed. (Advantage with it is the legs fold down so is basically only as high as the mattress.
What I'm trying to say is we only really used our cot for a couple of months, even now if we did have another, I would only use it for day sleeps when they can move and don't understand the drop, and have bub with us in our current set up. Another thing I am likely about our plan is in that transition period, I can lay down with her in her room, which a cot I couldn't.
Thanks for all your input. We'll move the queen bed back into the office so I can decorate the nursery. We already have a bassinet we got for DS1. We'll see how we go once bub arrives, assuming all goes well this time.
i was also thinking about getting one of those Ikea day beds. They have 3 sides, so maybe a side rail would work. They can also pull out to be a double bed. I don't know how comfortable they are though.
part of the issue is money. I don't want to pay for something we don't need.
My first two kids slept in a hand me down cot i got from my sister. When I was pg with DD2 I bought the cot I had always wanted - a beautiful Boori sleigh. The darn thing is still brand spanking new. Literally NEVER slept in, as DD has slept in our bed every single night of her life. She is allergic to that beautiful cot!! I tried a couple of times to put her in it for a day sleep - her eyes would pop open before she even touched the mattress! Day sleeps in our king bed... I have taken the cot down now and replaced it with a single bed - which DD has never slept on. One day, when we're all ready!
If you are open to the idea of co sleeping, my advice is to wait until bub is here and then figure out whether you need to spend money on a cot. If we don't have another baby, there'll be a really nice Boori sleigh on the market soon... As new condition!!!
On the Ikea day bed, that is what DS has - transitioned from a cot at about 2.5. I think it's practical as it'll change to a double when he's older, and the storage under is handy. A bugger to make as you're tucking sheets down under the sides iykwim, but that's the same with most beds and no different to a cot. I'm just used to ensembles with nothing on the sides!
The ikea day bed is a great idea. My DD is on an ikea single, and it is comfy enough that either of us will sleep there instead of our bed, with or without DD1, if we need to, rather than use the double bed in the garage. A day bed loaded with cushions can also double as. Beautiful quiet feeding spot.
But you can totally wait and see. I probably would. We started out with a cot in the second bedroom, and baby slept in a co sleeper in our room. We moved the cot into our room at 3 months, then back out (with baby) at 10 months. Didn't buy a bed until we needed the cot for DD2 when she was 11 weeks old ad had outgrown her handmedown bassinet.
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