We had Sammy's bed set up for a few months before we actually tried him in it at night time. He used to jump on it and didnt see it as a threatening thing at all so when we started putting him to sleep in it he was perfectly fine. We are still in the process of transitioning between our bed and his bed but we have no cot right now. I cant say about getting up and out though cos we tend to still feed to sleep so when he wakes up he runs out all proud of himself lol

Jo