How do you play musical beds?

[onthefly]

i cut out the middle man - ie DH - and sleep with my daughter.

[Astrid]

We have a queen size guest bed, plus a decent couch. So if the situation for sleep gets very desperate, normally DH will head off to one of those. The times I have snuck off for a better sleep all I get is grumbling from DH how he was kept awake by DD2. Thankfully DD1 stays in her bed most nights (well once she is asleep that is)

[LuluHB]

If DD1 comes in then I usually head into her bed. I love my girl dearly, but she is the worst person on the planet to sleep with - she turns every which way and I normally end up with a good few kicks and punches for my troubles when sharing with her. She also carries on full blown conversations in her sleep and I'm a light sleeper so its easier to just leave her and DH in our bed.

If its DD2 then either the three of us stay, or DH will leave. DD2 is gorgeous to sleep with and TBH she is the best option in our house to share a bed with - cuddles in, doesn't talk, snore or move around.

If both the girls come in then DH gets out immediately and gets into one of their beds and I will tend to follow after the girls are asleep.

If DH is snoring too loudly and I'm struggling to get to sleep then I will go and crawl in with DD2 and leave him to it. I have never in my life met anyone who can snore while lying on their stomach!

[Phteven]

If DD1 comes in then I usually head into her bed. I love my girl dearly, but she is the worst person on the planet to sleep with - she turns every which way and I normally end up with a good few kicks and punches for my troubles when sharing with her. She also carries on full blown conversations in her sleep and I'm a light sleeper so its easier to just leave her and DH in our bed.

If its DD2 then either the three of us stay, or DH will leave. DD2 is gorgeous to sleep with and TBH she is the best option in our house to share a bed with - cuddles in, doesn't talk, snore or move around.

My 2 are the same. DS1 is all pointy and kicky and DS2 is fuzzy and snuggly. I sometimes get the guilts because I sleep more with DS2 and he gets more snuggles I feel bad for DS1 because it's not his fault he's wriggly and pointy.

[LuluHB]

Me too with the guilt Onyx. The girls share a room, and if its been a night where DH has been snoring and I've crawled in with DD2 I will sometimes try to sneak out of her bed in the morning before they wake so I can climb in with DD1 so she thinks I've slept with her all night.

[Arcadia]

We have a queen with a single butted up against it. DH is in the single and I'm between the two kids in the queen. DD was sleeping in her bed, but has started going to bed reaaally early and sleeping through when she falls asleep in my bed, so I encouraged it (plus i love snuggling her!)

I get so much more sleep these days than when we all tried to keep a conventional arrangement.