cot to bed what age ?

was just wondering how old your children were when you moved them from the cot to the bed and did you go to a toddler bed or straight to a big bed. DS1 got a bed for his 1st birthday and was a single bed but he was walking by then DS2 was about 15mnths and not walking he also dot a single bed but he seemed ready for it but cooper just doesnt seem like he is even nearly ready seems to be all over the cot ect, a friend told me I should just put him into a toddler bed and a matress on the floor reason being that his cot has become quite loose and has already been repaired I dont want to buy another as we arnt having any more kids, but I think it is too dangerous to leave him in it iykwim?

DD1 is moving into her big bed soon (i have the bed but the warehouse didnt deliver the head board so have to wait) but she is nearly 18 months.

Id be moving your DS if the cot isnt safe....

i agree with kim if its not safe ditch it, could you borrow one from someone?

sophie is going on 19 months and NOT ready for a big bed just yet!!

I put DD into a bed straight from a cot at 14 months old only because we moved in with friends and she had to share a room adn there wasnt enuff room for her cot n draws....
She never fell out of bed and to this day she still hasnt fallen out of bed and she is nearly 8yr old
If your worried bout him falling out buy a bed rail to stop him from falling

Sarah

Sorry to take over this thread....

but how do you know when they are "ready" for a bed? DD is 13 months old and I am due for #2 in November, so am thinking about when to put her in a bed. She has been walking for almost 2 months now and she doesnt try to climb out of the cot.

I would also put your bub into a bed if its not safe and youre not going to buy another cot:)

Cheers

Melissa

Mel have you got a portacot he could use until he's ready?

My eldest DS moved into a toddler bed at 23 months, I bought it cheap from eBay though, I wouldn't pay a fortune for a bed you won't use for long. I liked knowing that he didn't have far to fall (and he did fall out a couple of times). He moved into a big single bed when he moved rooms to make room for the new baby (he was around 2 3/4).

Definitely stop using your cot if you don't think it is safe.

We moved our eldest to her big girl bed at about 14 months and she was no where near ready. It all backfired and she ended up in our bed till she was nearly 2.

Our youngest girl is now in her big girl bed and shes 19 mths old.

DD was 16 months when she went into a bed, because we knocked down our house to rebuild and moved in with mum - it was just easier. it was a full sized bed, and at firt she couldn't even climb up inot it without help!!! We started by putting pillows on the floor along the side of the bed in case she fell out - which she only did twice. each time we found her asleep on the floor the next morning - she hadn't even woken up when she fell out!

DS was 13 months when he got his big bed, tho he still spent a lot of time in our bed (gave up the cot at about 8 months lol).

We decided he was 'ready' as soon as he knew how to climb off it safely. So he got his big bed and a bed rail. We still have a bed rail, altho I'm not sure whether we still need it. He throws himself into the wall at night (can hear him banging around) so I guess we'll just leave the rail on the other side for a while yet. :)

Just be prepared for them to get themselves up when they're in a big bed. They're not confined to it like in a cot, so it could change how you put them to bed etc. We didn't have any problems, but I can see potential problems for self-settlers. hehe.

DS got a car bed for Christmas. I had in my mind i had to move him before DD arrived in July as she'd need the cot and planned to in April. But i knew, he is just not ready for it. He wouldnt understand "sleep in your big bed". And i would be up all night and it would be an endless fight and struggle. I was actually in tears with worry about the whole issue as i knew he was and is just not ready for it. But DH said we have a cradle for DD to come home in and if worse comes to worse and he is still not mentally ready by the time she moves out of it we will put her in a travel cot.. or need be, buy another cot.

I was talking to the CHN at Jesse's recent 18 months check up about it. She absolutely agreed. She said you are better waiting until they can understand what is going on, otherwise you will just be up all night. She said some kids stay in their cot until they are 3 years old. And really the only other time you need to worry is when they start to try and climb out of the cot, as its dangerous for them if they fall.

So i think its really up to you, but i am going with what our CHN said. TBH she is the best midwife/CHN i have ever met. She has been seeing both Jesse and i after he was born and everything she has ever suggested has work, not to mension she is just lovely. I really trust her suggestions.

Our DS is 26 months old and still in his cot. He's a shocking sleeper (didn't sleep through until he was 17 months) so we are keeping him in his cot for as long as possible!

Oh - just want to add - once they're in their own bed, if they wake up, they bring themselves into your bed, and you don't even have to wake up! LOL - I've woken up many times to him in our bed! So it can be a good thing! :D

We moved our DS at 12mths beause I was due to have our second baby soon and I did not want to buy another cot for what could possibly only be a few months. He did not have an ounce of trouble with it and has stayed in his bed from day dot. Its an ensemble so close to the ground, easy for him to climb on. I think because he was just that tad bit young enough not to question us is the reason why we had no issues with the transition. I could NOT imagine switching him now, there would be he!! to pay. We will be switching our youngest to the bed DS1 is currently in now when he is 12mths old too as long as he is cruising/walking.

Well my DD (2.3 yrs) is still in a cot LOL. We have a Boori cot which is on the bigger side, so she still fits in it fine(and she is the size of a 3 yr old). I figure if she were uncomfy then she would start to get unsettled during her sleeps, which she doesn't.

We are planning on buying it soon though. She will definately be in it for a fair while before we have another baby, so she doesn't feel like she has been kicked out of it.