Anyone have the bunkbeds that are just the upper? we are looking for some so that we can put dressers under them to maximise our space.

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Timmy 4lbs 15 oz 15 days Nicu
Caylee 5lbs 3 oz 2 days Nicu
Joey 5lbs 7oz NO NICU

Born at 35 weeks 1 day May 26, 2009

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You are putting them in bunk beds now? Mine are still in cribs. I am assuming either you're talking about later or maybe with the railings. What you asked reminds me of the loft beds people had at college. Not a bunk just an elevated bed where you can use the space underneath.
Lisa

GGB born 12/26/08 @ 34 weeks
4 lb 14 oz
4 lb 12 oz
4 lb 5 oz

I wouldn't trust a 2 year old in a bunkbed. They aren't even recommended for any child younger than 6 or 8. I can't remember exactly, but toddlers in bunkbeds is asking for trouble.

Lori

http://yesidohavemyhandsfull.blogspot.com/

yes most definately, this is for later on we have crib tents and they will be staying in their cribs until they no longer fit, lol we are just trying to plan for the future.

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Caylee 5lbs 3 oz 2 days Nicu
Joey 5lbs 7oz NO NICU

Born at 35 weeks 1 day May 26, 2009

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just found this one, no price can only imagine

http://www.bunkloft.com/loft%20beds%2016.html

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Timmy 4lbs 15 oz 15 days Nicu
Caylee 5lbs 3 oz 2 days Nicu
Joey 5lbs 7oz NO NICU

Born at 35 weeks 1 day May 26, 2009

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The price is there -- about $2400 w/o taxes!

I have a metal loft bed with a desk underneath -- bought used. It could easily be adapted with drawers under the bed. I also have a wood bunk bed (now used as two singles). Without too much work, the bottom bunk could be removed and dresser drawers put under it. One might have to add a little bracing to take the place of the lower bunk.

I am going to have to replace the wood bunk beds soon...the boys are getting too big!

From the same company with the $2400 bed, here is a stripped down version for $200:

http://www.bunkloft.com/loft%20beds%201.html

That is basically what I thought of doing with the wood bunk bed.

Vaughn and the ABC Boys
Alex, Bryce, & Calder
The 14 year olds!

exactly what I thought buy some dressers and have someone make the beds to go over them, unless a person can afford to spend ridiculous amounts of money on beds they will just trash anyway.

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Timmy 4lbs 15 oz 15 days Nicu
Caylee 5lbs 3 oz 2 days Nicu
Joey 5lbs 7oz NO NICU

Born at 35 weeks 1 day May 26, 2009

eistriplets.blogspot.com

Do you feel handy (can use a skill saw or jig saw, cordless drill, and can measure)? I was planning to build my kids their beds but we kept postponing for safety reasons, and now they want to split up into 2 rooms, so less need for the bunks. Bunk beds are pretty easy to build if you can get ahold of ready-made designs.

Loren
GGG Jan.2005 @ 28wks

Sweetened Taters - http://sweetenedtaters.blogspot.com

If you have an IKEA neaby check there. We have the bunk bed version of the link posted for my son but we want to get the loft for his sister. She has the smallest room so we need the space too.




http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80160867/

Suzan

g/g/b August 21, 2005
my miracle 24 weekers!!!!

A WARNING ABOUT BUNK BEDS

Please take this for what it's worth and considering your own situation, but we had a near disaster with bunk beds and I want to share it to prevent it from happening to anyone else.

We moved into a house and had to put all 3 boys into the same room. They were not quite 4 at the time. My boys are tall and the rails on the bed were quite high and so I felt that they would be safer in them than some other children tehir age. We set up the bed and had long talks about safety and messing around on them with the boys and they seemed to understand.

My one son one night fell off of the bunkbed hitting his head on the wood dresser and closet door railing. He was completely knocked out and convulsing by the time I ran from the kitchen to the bedroom after hearing him hit the floor. The other two boys saw him fall and immediately started asking me if he was dead. I immediately called 911. By then he was throwing up but still unconscious. When the ambulance and firetruck showed up my neighbor came over who is a nurse at the hospital to watch the other children while I went to the hospital with my son. My parents later came to be with my kids. DH was working half way across the state at the time so I called him and had him start home. We ambulanced over to the local hospital where CAT scans and MRIs were performed before the helicoptered him to the Children's Hospital in Denver. Fortunately, DH was in Denver by the time our son landed and other than the flight over he was never without any family with him. I then drove to Denver. We spent the 1st 24 hours in the emergency room and our son never woke up, although he dry heaved most of the night. We spent 11 days at Children's with a traumatic closed head trauma. Our neurologist said it was like he had been in a high speed car crashing into a brick wall. The MRIs revealed damage to the very center of his brain, near where the brain stem comes in. On the outside he had a very small bruise on his left temple. When he finally woke up he could not sit up unassisted. By the time we left the hospital he could walk only if someone was holding his hand. He had to crawl around the house like a baby to move around. We ended up having to do almost a years worth of Physical and Occupational therapy with him. For years he had balance issues. He is now 9 and we feel so lucky that he has overcome the damage done on this accident.

We eventually found out that he was trying to reach a light shown on the ceiling by one of his brothers when he slipped and fell. Something any child might do and never think about the possible consequences. He wasn't jumping on the bed, so he thought he'd be fine.

Most children who are hurt on bunkbed falls receive broken bones, usually arms from bracing themselves from the fall.

Bunkbeds are not recommended for any child under the age of 6, even with the rails.

If you have a ceiling fan in the room with a bunk bed the child can be whacked in the head by the fan really hard.

I know you may be planning this for sometime down the road, but please wait until they are at a minimum of 6 before using them.

Kim
Nate, Nick & Noel(36w4d)and Nia.

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Scary story, Kim. Glad everything turned out right with time.

I think we started using a bunk bed when the boys were 5. By this age, my boys were very use to climbing trees, rocks and anything that stood long enough to climb...including a rope swing in the backyard. And they had taken a few falls, so they knew the dangers of falling.

But 6 is still a good general minimum age for bunk beds.


Vaughn and the ABC Boys
Alex, Bryce, & Calder
The 14 year olds!

Hi.

I don't know if University Loft still sells to the public, but we bought our loft beds when they were selling at a furniture store here in the Indianapolis area. They are a company that started here in IN and sold to universities before branching out. Their construction is solid wood and excellent quality and they build (or at least did when we bought) in the US.

We bought their beds so we could make a "junior loft" set...it's one of those bunks where the top bunk is only about 4 feet high and the bed underneath is perpendicular, super close to the floor. (think of willis' and arnold's beds from "different strokes") We never did end up bunking them like that, but these beds are awesome because the mattresses can be adjusted to any height on the frame, up to about 4 feet high. When my kids were 6 (or maybe 7),we put a short, 2 drawer dresser (sold with the bed sets as a dresser/cushioned seat) under the bed so we had storage, but the mattresses were only a few feet off the ground. They used the dressers as their step up into bed (again, designed to have weight on them). We had bed rails for the longest time, then graduated to putting a foam pool noodle under their mattress pad so they couldn't easily roll off the bed.

Here is a link (although they don't show 2 beds set up as a low junior loft):

http://uloft.com/gsa-market/solid-wood-series/item/67-enlisted-junior-loft


We love the options these beds give us....

We moved recently, so my kids now all have their own rooms. My son has his bed set at the highest bar, so he can easily sit under his bed and read or whatever. My girls both have their mattresses set at almost normal height, but 1 DD has hers up a little bit so she can easily store her stuffed animals under there.

We bought the "bunking" sets for each of the beds, so that when they get older, we can make their beds into regular bunk/loft bed height and put desks, etc, underneath.

My kids are about the same age as the previous poster, and her story is the reason we chose this option over regular bunk beds....I remember reading her posts right after the incident happened...it was heartbreaking. Kim, I am so glad to hear that your little guy is doing great!

Good Luck,

ask
ggb at 30 weeks

Thanks for posting! I am in Indy, too, and have been looking all over for something like this. I wanted twin beds that could be upgraded to bunks later. Last night I scoured the web and I just needed to look here. Thanks again.
Becky
bbb at 32 weeks

I believe most bunk beds have a warning posted on them that says not to allow chilldren under 6 on the beds. My kids are 9 too, and I remember Kim's son Noel's accident well. We have loft beds in the girls room, and a set of bunk beds in David's, but he still prefers to sleep on the bottom, and gets nervous to climb up top. We didn't get them until our kids were 6 or 7, probably because I was scared to death after Kim's nightmare.

Tanya
Erica, David, Halley 4/7/02

we are planning on doing the lower loft beds, just so we can fit a dresser under the bunks,my kids are young yet and don't plan on taking them out of their crib/ cribtent configuration anytime soon. their cribs also turn to daybeds. glad to hear your little guy is doing well, very scary. thanks for the info!

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Timmy 4lbs 15 oz 15 days Nicu
Caylee 5lbs 3 oz 2 days Nicu
Joey 5lbs 7oz NO NICU

Born at 35 weeks 1 day May 26, 2009

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You might consider captains beds if you're just looking for drawer/dresser space.

http://allamericanfurniturelakeland.com/?page_id=395
(item 13 as I wanted headboards and footboards)

Our room is very tight and there is no closet, but I have 3 of these in their room. It is still somewhat high in my opinion (my kids are 3 1/2yo) and we just moved to twin versions of these in Aug. You can have 6 drawers on both sides. Definitely shop it as we ended up saving the cost of a bed by doing so. We paid less than $1000 for 3 of these with the 6 drawers underneath. They are solid wood and manufactured in the US. I generally only keep seasonal clothing accessible (less to clean up if they decide to remove everything too) so we have plenty of room for their clothes. You do have the option of putting a trundle under as well if you didn't need the drawer storage or as much (3 drawers + a trundle).