mikeandmcgee's Profile

How incredibly sad for those midwives and their clients. We were blessed with wonderful midwifery care and a beautiful home birth for our son, and we hate to hear that others no longer have that option. Midwifery care is an excellent low-cost alternative to a hospital birth, and it is a safe option for all but a handful of mothers.

We were going to do a custom built-in loft bed for our daughter's room. We got as far as sketching out the design and determining the supplies and materials we'd need, but we decided that at 3 she might jump or fall off the top of the bed. If your child is under the age of 5 or 6, I'd probably stay away from a loft bed. In fact, bunk beds generally are not recommended for children under 6 because young children can fall off the top bunk or off the ladder.

In my humble opinion, a loft would stand the test of time for a child if it had ample built in storage that would work for a younger or an older child, and if the area underneath the loft could later fit a computer desk or perhaps a comfy seating area for lounging with friends and playing video games. In addition, the upper portion of the loft would need to have a light source for reading in bed and some sort of small storage space for an alarm clock, a book, etc.