I reckon set it up in his room in the morning, talk about it, spend time in his room, practise climbing up and down and pretending to sleep and wake up, and then ask him if he wants to sleep there that night.
We were expecting the adjustment to be hard when dd moved to her room, her new bed but the move went so smoothly and her sleep improved.
Id set it up and 'let 'im at it!' Honestly at 3 he's likely to be very capable at getting in and out, and would have to really move around to fall out over the rails already there. Having said that I'd definitely get him to practice and explain it would be dangerous and painful to play up there being silly in case he fell iykwim?? I understand where you're coming from though. We ended up having to put ds1 in a top bunk at around 2 1/2 and I freaked at first too but he was fine. Having said all that you could try get a higher bedrail thing to squeeze between the one already there and the mattress...
I agree wth HSM - let him at it. I worried about DS2 going from cot to bed. He climbed out of his cot one night so the next morning we put a bed in his room - he was only 18 months old. We put him to bed (in a bed) that night and he slept through without any issues - didn't seem to phase him in the slightest. We have also moved house since then, so it's a bit backward to what you've done, but he also adapted to the new room really well too. He loves to jump on his bed and climbs onto the bedhead - I've given up worrying about him falling and breaking something (a bone or something).
Love the bed by the way - I'm sure he'll love it too.
I'd just jump straight in. My DS went into a bed just before DD was born so about 25mo. He was so excited about the new bed. He played on it and couldn't wait to go to sleep. He has a side rail on his bed and he is often pressed up against it but he has never fallen out. Ask your DS and see what he wants to do. I'm sure at his age, he would have an opinion
PS Maybe you have sorted it out already but I can see a link, not a pic, in your post. Cool choice of bed
OK, so we will do all the morning and bedtime stuff in his room from now on,
We pick up our sofa on Monday so we'll move our temporary lounge into the actual lounge room
and put his mattress in his room until we get his bed.
Set it up the night we get it - after he's gone to bed - and he can check it out in the morning and play with it a bit.
The only concern I have with this is that he'll get used to sleeping on the floor in his room and when he gets his big bed he will forget he's not on the floor anymore because the room looks the same. Am I being silly?
We're pretty stoked with the bed too, cant wait to get it!!
Thanks everyone for your help. It seems like a silly question now that I've posted it but it was really playing on my mind
Thanks Sloane, some good ideas there I'll start doing that tonight.
OP - yeah the height mostly. He sleeps on a mattress next to our bed. Not sure about setting the mattress up somewhere else, we don't have any proper flooring in any of the other rooms. Will see what I can work out.
Thanks OP, I was about to message someone, I hadn't realised you were a mod lol
I could move his mattress to his new room but would that make it more likely that when he gets out of the new bed he'll forget that it's high because he's used to sleeping on a low bed in the same room?
Sorry I'm not articulating this very well. I know what I'm thinking makes sense but can't put it into words
I am on my phone. Nice bed though
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