Baby still in cot?
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@Lizzie haha I know I'm scared of him getting out of his bed every 5 mins too. Luckily he has a stair gate on his door but it still won't stop him 😂 aw does she, we know what boys are like don't we hahaa. He has a pillow currently but haven't tried the duvet yet, think we will try that soon. See how he does with that xx
Still in a cot and sleeping bag. In the last month he has begun to stay the "right way up" if that makes sense so I am beginning to consider moving to a bed in the next few months, certainly by the time he is 2. We won't use a duvet in the cot as I have read it can get trapped by the bars and is a suffocation risk. He knows no different and is comfy as he is! :)
Until my daughter shows signs of trying to climb out her cot I will be keeping her in it. She still sleeps with sleeping bag too and she’s happy! Shes happy in her cot and I’m just about to have another baby so I can’t be contending with her escaping her bed in the middle of the night and wreaking havoc yet 😂
As long as he fits, he's fine. Our 3-year-old is also still sleeping in her Chicco Next to me Forever and we're only now thinking of getting her a toddler bed. She also can't use duvets because she moves around so much. She wears sleeping bags with feet. So it's not a question of age. Whatever works for you.
Still in the cot, I've read to leave them there as long as they can't climb out, sounds like your October deadline is a good one, but make the most of it for a bit longer if you're happy right now!
We had no intention of moving our LG out of her cot until she began trying to escape… however it turns out she’s going through some weird sleep phase where she won’t actually sleep unless me or her dad are in the room with her 🫠 so we’re now going to be transitioning her to a floor bed. Have to say I’d much prefer it if she stayed in the cot for as long as possible but it’s definitely not practical now 🙃
We moved straight to a single bed so we could keep the cot up for the next one. Found the single better as more room the move around and we could get in with them if unsettled
We are in no rush! He’s not trying to climb out yet so will move him when he does 😂 do it whenever suits you I guess x
Don’t move them till they climb out! 🤣
We had this discussion as i am due my second baby in July. My daughter has just turned 20 months and will be 3 weeks of turning two when baby’s due. We decided to do it when i was feeling a bit more energetic towards the end of first trimester beginning of second and not in the first trimester hell and transitioned her around January time. She took to it straight away and we havent looked back. She waits for us in her bed to get up and loves climbing into bed herself. Not every night is smooth sailing but we’ve all definitely slept better since we transitioned x
@Leolie ooooh this is v interesting!
My little boy is 19 months and is in a toddler bed with a duvet and he sleeps fine, never had any issues or him falling out of the bed x
My 20 month old has a travel sleep/play cot thing in our main bedroom (it’s a lot bigger than your average cot) and her own double bed with safety guards in her own room. I give her the choice of both. But more often than not she will still be in her cot in the room and only nap in her room during the day. Obviously you don’t have to do a double bed, but it works for us for guests and what not. Back to my point, I feel kids will tell you when they’re ready for something new. If it’s not them outgrowing the cot directly, it’ll be them trying to climb out. It’s weird because them being in a cot when new baby arrives will be very convenient for you, but by October I’m sure your toddler will be a lot bigger and won’t comfortably be able to stay in the cot. You could save the hassle training them with a toddler bed now but be aware they may climb out and do their own thing.
I spoke to my HV about this the other day and she made a good point of if she’s not trying to climb out leave her in as long as you can. So that’s what we are doing 😂
I’m also having this debate 😅 I moved my eldest into a bed when she was 14 months old as she hated being contained and it made sense. But my little boy is a firecracker 😂 we don’t trust him being able to get out on his own at the moment as he’ll just be getting into mischief, my daughter wakes up and just plays or gets into bed with us so is more sensible but I know my little boy would cause trouble! We’ve put a pillow and duvet in his cot though so he’s more comfortable and warmer.