At what age did your babe go from cot to bed? Any tips on making the move?

[chrysalis]

My little guy is nearly 2 and still rolls around the cot like crazy at night.
However we are pregnant with number 2 (very early days) and are projecting the need to move him to a bed with time to spare so he adjusts and does not think he is being booted out from the cot to make room for the babe
When did you move your little one?
Any tips?
Also just as an aside, any tips likes or dislikes about the bed you bought your little one? Did they go straight into a single or go via a toddler style bed?
TIA.
Belinda.

[Olive]

we put DD into another room in a normal single bed at 2yrs with two side rails so she couldnt get out, she was upset at first, wanted her cot but we persisted with it! shes was fine, we recently took the last rail off and just have a small pillow on the edge under the fitted sheet to stop her rolling off.
goodluck!!

[MamaPan]

hi - we moved DS when he was about 19 months... but he wasnt so into his cot.
we got a king single with a bed rail and also put lots of padding on the floor around it. he has only fallen out 2 times.
he has slept a lot better in the bed (was a pretty bad sleeper beforehand) as it happens...
we made a big deal out of the bed - took him to 'choose' it, got great linen, brought him in to see it all set up etc etc. it has been v successful here... we get him to show off his bed to gparents etc
hope that helps

[nic]

I can't quite remember when we moved DD, think it was a little before she turned 2? We moved her into a King Single we already had in the room. I put her in the bed for day time naps to start with, trying to ease her into the bed that way, but she hated it. eventually she settled down and when we had her sleeping in her bed, we just pushed the cot up against the side of her bed until we could get a bed rail. She seemed a bit happier when the cot was up against her bed too.

[Oorki Galoorki]

ds was about 16 months we put the cot against the bed(one side off)so he could get used to the space then took the cot away..
dd has been in a bed for about 6/7 weeks(will be 2 soon) we have done it the same way although i think the fact both also co slept/sleep most of the time means they are used to edges.

[hayles07]

DS was 13 months. He used to thrash about in the cot so moving him to a bed was a simple solution. He has always slept much better in his bed and with a rail on one side he doesn't fall out.

[fionas]

OK, just want to stalk this thread as DD is almost two and can climb on top of the cot rails. She hasn't actually fallen out yet but she could. I just bribe her to get back in with the threat of not reading her a story at the moment.

But I think the bed rails we have are only half-length so I'm a bit reluctant to transition her because I reckon she'll just scoot to the end of the bed and then get out.

Think I just have to take the plunge though!