We didn't get a second cot... I just moved DS onto a mattress on the floor at about 16m and he is still there... We haven't got around to buying him a bed yet... (oops). We bought a good mattress, just need to find the right base for it... I did have DS2 in a bassinet for a while, but had moved DS1 to the bed before he come along, so he didn't feel too displaced...
Maybe the extendable bed from Ikea (mentioned earlier) might be a good idea. You can have it short (toddler size bed) to begin with so he is snuggly and feels safe, and then extend it when he needs a bigger bed (or you have to be in the bed with him ) This way you don't have to get a toddler bed as well as a single bed later on...
Thank you all. Ok well i have a made a descision yay!
I think i will just get a single bed for DS and try it and see what happens in the next month or so. Hopefully it will all go well and if it doesnt - no biggie - we can always try again later. Little one can just use the port-a-cot and the bassinette until the big boy loves his new bed
I even sealed the deal by buying some single bed manchester on sale today so i cant back out and get anther cot cause i cant afford it now
Thank you all, its great to hear about your experiences.
Hey Kristy, I have no experience at an urgent transition but I was going to suggest a couple of things.
Sometimes a toddler bed just isn't viable for lots of reasons. DD is an amazon child and was almost too long for the cot at just over 12 months old. A Toddler bed uses the same mattress so for us that just wasn't a usable option.
I think the single bed is a great idea, and two things helped with my two (who went in at 16 and 11 months respectively), either just trial him on the mattress on the floor (with or without a bedrail - some kids need it for a sense of security, not just to prevent them falling out), or take the castors off the ensemble (if that's what you choose) so it isn't so high.
Good luck, but don't worry. He'll probably surprise you.
I think you've made a good decision...well thats what we did and it worked for us and DS1 was 20months old when DS2 arrived.
We bought DS1 a single childrens bed when he was 18months old- started with day sleeps then moved onto night sleeps about 3weeks later. We've not had too much trouble with DS1 getting out of his bed either and he took to sleeping in it pretty well. I think it helped that when we went looking for beds for him- we watched how he'd react when we went to the stores- we ended up with a train themed bed- because we looked at it a few times and each time DS1 would run up to it, climb on and lay down and pretend to sleep.
We also put side rails up, which kinda enclosed it (except for the bottom corner- so he could get out)- which i found had a little bit of a cot feel to it.
At least also with a single bed you'll still able to lay in there with him- though it might get a little tricky towards the end.
My back up plan was to use the port-a-cot too- got it all ready but didn't use it once. So hopefully everything works out for you's as it did us.
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) This way you don't have to get a toddler bed as well as a single bed later on...
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