Toddler bed to single bed

[Coffee1Sugar]

When does this happen? Dd is 2.11 and still has loadsss of room in her lovely little toddler bed but at what point should I be buying a proper single bed? Reception?

[LadyBigtoes]

Whenever she outgrows the little bed, or is desperate for a big one, or you want to for whatever reason. We put ours in big beds at around 2 but that was because the toddler bed wasn't very comfy for us to lie on while settling the/reading bedtime books etc, so bigger bed suited us ASAP. Dd now has a mattress on the floor (fit better as her room is in the eaves) and I can definitely recommend that, as they can't fall out far. :)

[BikeRunSki]

DS went straight from cot to single bed at 20 months. He us very tall, and and didn't look like he'd last 2 minutes in a toddler bed before he outgrew it.

[WhispersOfWickedness]

We went straight to a normal bed at 20ish months with both DC.dd is not that big either, but she is a bit of a climber so learnt to negotiate it safely pretty fast

[LittleMissLucy]

I agree with waiting til she's getting too big for it. My very tall DD was 4 1/2 when I got her a single - in which she now looks very tiny!

[whattodoo]

DD stayed in her cot bed until about 4.5, as she still fitted it and it was comfy for her.

We changed it when we got offered a fab 2nd hand cabin bed.

Otherwise she'd probably still be in the cit bed now!