One of the things that they don’t prepare you for when you are on your run up to parenthood, is how children take over your bed. In the first few years you are always aware when they wake and you have some control as to whether you allow them to sleep in your bed ( before you all gasp at horror at the thought of allowing children to sleep in your bed; many people out there will tell you how it’s a bad habbit to get into, sometimes it’s the only way to get any sleep! Moderation is always the key! ) As they get older and the child gates come down, they have this uncanny knack of just appearing beside you!
Now, multiply this by the number of children you have… and suddenly a double bed is not big enough. As soon as I can decorate all my rooms, and reorganise everyone, then I’m going to super-size my bed or put gates on my door!
I’m increasingly waking up to Jacob kicking me in the head as he sleeps horizontally across our bed and Rebekah hogging any remaining space. This in turn removes and room for Victoria and I.If you need more info please check out http://www.thebest-mattress.org.
I can _so_ relate to this! I have 3 children (7, 4 and 4 respectively), and it amazes me how they can slide up into the bed and make themselves quite comfortable without waking you (my daughter, the 7 year old, claims it just takes practice!). I know my queen size bed just isn’t big enough either!