We considered getting a toddler bed but when we thought about it it's just adding in another transition that you will have to make later, so we decided to cut out the middle man and go straight for a big bed. Jonah is in a big bed which is up against the wall and we have a rail on the other side and he has not once fallen out.

Also it's just going to be another thing for you to store when he's not using it and I don't know about you but we are fast running out of room already with stuff he doesn't need to use anymore, lol.

We've done the same thing in regards to toilet training. We've got an insert for the toilet rather than getting a potty and then going to sitting on the toilet. For me it feels like I'm cutting out some of the bother and stress for him by cutting out a step iykwim?

But of course this is just my opinion and if you really wanted to start him in a toddler bed then you should