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SO who's got one for their toddler?
Who's had a toddler in one???
We're about to get one as Mateauz is scared witless of the big bed but decided to day to jump head first out of his cot making a nice mess of blood all over his face. Im worried about his head and getting injuries and cause of the blood and his crying i havent let him go to sleep
SOOOOO
Would like to know what peoples thoughts on these beds and if the transition was long, bad, good ... you get what I mean :)
Oh, poor Mateauz :(. I hope he's OK.
I used a toddler bed for DS1 when he was 23 months old and he took to it really well. It was nice and low to the floor and I put a portacot foam mattress on the floor next to it in case he rolled out. The first night I put him in it he was a little upset so I just lay down next to him and he happily went to sleep. We had no problems after that :)
My own feelings about toddler sized beds is that personally I wouldn't bother. Because they are short length-wise their time of usefulness is going to be quite limited and before you know it you'll be looking for somewhere to store it so that you can fit a full single in the room. If being close to the floor is important to you i would instead invest in a single futon. Then at least you be able to fold it up and store it easily and also offer it to adult guests. Also buying a single futon means that you will only have to buy the next size up linen... ie go straight to single bed linen.
But you do what's needed. Luckily my toddler didn't have an issue with going into a full sized single. We have a king single futon though which is very handy to have in the house and easy to store.
We got one from IKEA, but its really quite long - so I think DS will be in it for a while, and then will be passed down to his siblings.
Poor little man.. hope he's ok xxx
DD put DS on a mattress on the floor for the first few weeks until he got used to the idea.
Not far to fall :lol:
What my Dad for my brother many years ago and we used the bed for our girls and I now have it here to make up for GS2 is to cut down an old bed and I think it takes cot size mattress. We used it for many years until we passed it on to other family members.
He is about the age I put DD2 into a bed as she could climb out.
Sounds like you have a climber there. :D
We have one for DD1 who went into it at 2yrs - she got it for her birthday. She loves it and we had no transition problems at all. She has always been small so a full sized bed was a bit scary for her too. I think she will be in this one at least for another year and then Miss J will take it over.
Also she has fallen out a couple of times and because it is so close to the floor she didn't even wake up! I just heard a thump and went in to check on her and she was on the floor :lol:
Bath - there already is a full sized single bed in the room and he absolutely hates it with a passion :(
Ive found a toddler bed for him on ebay - but it out for $95 with a mattress so the inlaws are bring it tomorrow. Its white like his cot so he should be alright with it and has safety sides on it also
I worry about him hitting his head. Ive seen him have enough fits to last me a life time.
thanks everyone for their input :hug:
We bought a single bed before DD was born and she will go straight from her cot into the single. To start with we'll just put the mattress on the floor to get her used to it and then we'll put it on the frame and buy some sides to attach to the frame. This will then be her bed probably until she moves out of home. It's a great mattress, well made and very comfy. Both DH and I have slept on the single bed at various times when DD was first born to allow the other to sleep undisturbed.
can you take the side off his cot?
not so scary then
we have a boori cot and that is how it converts...
Our cot converted to a toddler bed too - worked well as it was all the same for DS. I have a friend who is converting theirs by taking off the side and stabilising it with bracing etc. Its one that doenst convert but they are changing it as they are not having any more kids and so buggering up a cot doesnt matter.
We got about 2 years use out of the toddler bed so well worth it for us (and two years as a cot so great for the money).
We've bought one for DD (as DS will be requiring the cot she currently is sleeping in lol)...
Found it on special at Target for $99.
I'm concerned about getting DD to sleep in it - she'll only be about 20 mths when we'll need her to start sleeping in it (or until we move future DS from a bassinette into his own room). It was far too daunting to put my premmie baby into a big bed already - and it'll be handed down to DS in the future - so for $99 I'm not complaining.
Our toddler bed is the same size as the cot - it uses the same mattress as our cot. I got one because we had to move DD in there at 17 months so DS could move into the cot and she seemed too little for a big bed.
DD loves her toddler bed. She fell out of it a few times early on, but we put pillows on the floor where she fell out and she never hurt herself, just got a fright.
The only problem I have with them is that they are very small and DD won't last too much longer (she is quite tall for her age). That's okay thought because DS will need the toddler bed by the end of the year as DS will move into it (bit of a side issue).
Ours was $99 from Target without a mattress (mattress was about $40) both on special. All the cot linen and blankets fit it so I didn't have to buy anthing extra like that, I just used what I already had.
BUGGER!!! I rang target and they said they didnt have any at al and never had :( ah doesnt matter now...looks like its just one more night in it (thank god)
Doudou - our cot isnt one that converts but with a bit of luck SIL will be pg soon and its all her's
THanks everyone :)
We got a toddler bed fro MJ 2 weeks ago...
Its been fantasti. Uses the cot mattress and is about 1cm from the floor.
ot ours from spotlight when they had a big sale on and it only cost $160 and came with tables and chairs and a a storage thingy.
Its not the normal type of bed that i would by (disney and metal/plastic) but it does the job really well.
She fell out the 2nd night and there was No issue, as it was so close to the floor - ther are little bumper rails near the head end, but she spins around in her sleep.
There were tears, but because she didnt know where she was, rather than she had hurt herself.
We went to this as MJ was trying to climb out and i was so worried that she would hurt herself.
Didnt use one for DSS, he went straight to a big bed at the age of 2
I used one for Jaidan and Chase. Loved them, they both fit nicely into the room too cos they were smaller, and the boys loved them. Gave them away when they decided sleeping together was better (2 and 3 years old) and wouldn't sleep in seperate beds :rolleyes: so had to get a king single lol
But I would get one if he wont go in to a big bed :)
Yeh, my friend purchased few months ago 2 x Toddlers Beds for her 2 year old twin girl's from Target (Ballarat) on special at $99 each too (white wooden).
They are now 2.5yrs old and i honestly can say i don't think they will be in them much longer, so very short little beds they are :rolleyes:
Our DD has a cute little white one from Ikea, its gorgeous. The trick is getting her to sleep in the darn thing!!!!! Tips anyone? Hehe
We just bought DD's bed yesterday with the plan of her going into it some time after Xmas - hopefully!!! We also bought a trundle bed so we figured she can go on that first because its muhc lower then work up to the big bed. The main reason is we have number 2 on the on the way and will need the cot but I won't rush DD - we can always borrow a cot for baby if we need to.
We got one for Brendan when he was 23 months old and havent looked back.
He knows it's his bed and loves it. We also love the freedom that comes with it, Brendan's sleeping pattern is irregular (due to sensory issues and hyperactivity) and he can wake all through the night or not at all. Having the toddler bed means he comes to us, rather than one of us having to get up :lol: so lazy of us :lol:
I never liked them till I decided to get one for Ds3. I highly recommend it. Jacob stayed in his for well over a year. I think it was around his 3rd birthday we moved him to a big bed
DD wil go in it in a few months. We got ours from Toys R us for $80 I think. Its a winnie the pooh one. only issue with it is that we needed a inner spring mattress but you could put a bit of wood in there as a base and use a normal cot mattress
We put ds into one about 2 months ago. He went straight in without a problem- but we did it at the same time he dropped a day sleep, so by the time he got to bed he was really tired and didn't care where he slept ;)