How big of a PITA is changing a bunk bed sheet?

[Anonymous]

Horrible. Also the top bunk is much hotter than the lower one. We got rid of ours.

[Anonymous]

I have the same situation as you (3 kids, only 3 upstairs bedrooms). Used to have a bunk bed but switched it out for 2 twins and vastly prefer it.

Changing the sheets is annoying, but that’s not why I made the switch. I didn’t like not being able to be close to the top bunk kid. It’s hard to get up and in there to give them a hug, sit with them, etc. Reading at night, top bunk kid is left out from cuddles, seeing pictures, they are kind of on their own island there.

Last, it made the room feel smaller, darker, and less open.

[Anonymous]

My sister and I shared a room growing up and had bunk beds for awhile. She hated sleeping on the top bunk and most of the time she ended up sharing the bottom bunk with me. My parents got rid of the bunk a few years later in favor of two twin beds.

[Anonymous]

Trundle bed > bunk bed

[Anonymous]

When one of my kids had a loft bed, we used something like this. It made life so much easier!

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[Anonymous]

Super, super annoying and I don’t change the top sheet as much as I would like because of it. Worse is my 8yo stores books, stuffed animals, and notebooks up there so changing the sheets requires moving all of her things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very, very annoying.

But maybe still worth it if it solves other more annoying issues.

+100

Also agree with another poster who recommended getting a light mattress. It’s much easier to put on the fitted sheet if you can easily lift the corners of the mattress.

[Anonymous]

I tried it at a friends place and it was very annoying. Everyone I know who has one, has their cleaners do it. Personally, I’m not a fan of that approach so we just got a regular bed. Also, I knew I would have to change it myself when my kid inevitably soils or throws up in bed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have three kids and a four bedroom house but one bedroom is downstairs. I want to move the toddler upstairs and get bunk beds but I'm worried I'm going to dread changing the sheets every week. I've never had a bunk bed in my house before. How annoying is it?

Annoying. Very much so. Also, there's a high likelihood you'd be getting rid of that bunk bed when your kid is a preteen. They usually want regular beds by then. You'd have to disassemble that bed and move it elsewhere or get rid of it. If I were to do it again, I would've just gone straight to a regular sized bed.

[Anonymous]

You can buy zipper sheets for bunk beds.

[Anonymous]

Triggered by this post even though it’s almost 20 years since I changed a bunk bed sheet. Imagine changing both top and bottom sheets after a stomach bug induced projectile vomiting - after a spaghetti dinner, 😫

[Anonymous]

I would not know. We have a house keeper for these things but we do not have bunk beds anyway. Every child gets a twin bed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not know. We have a house keeper for these things but we do not have bunk beds anyway. Every child gets a twin bed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very, very annoying.

But maybe still worth it if it solves other more annoying issues.

+100

Also agree with another poster who recommended getting a light mattress. It’s much easier to put on the fitted sheet if you can easily lift the corners of the mattress.

I agree with this too. Is it annoying? Yes. Is it manageable in relation to saving the space and the kids' enjoyment? Yes.

[Anonymous]

It's a pain but much easier if you have two people--one can push up the mattress to get the sheets tucked under more easily on the top. I always found the bottom to be more of a pain but it is what it is.