To think baby would sleep better in a montissori type floor bed?

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So here's the deal, we have a 9 month old who hates his cot. Doesn't last more than 4 hours in it and that's in a good night!We've also tried a co sleeper and a cot bed to no avail. It seems to trigger his startle reflex when I settle him into his cot as I have to lift and place him in it.

Does anyone have experience in using a floor bed with their little one and did it help them settle any better?

I did this with dc3. It worked really well. He was in it from under 1. I got a low futon bed and used to lie in with him and bf to sleep, could get in if (when!) he woke in the night.

I did similar with dc2 but she was in the middle of a double bed with guards either side.

It meant there was never any transition from cot to bed. I put a baby gate on the bedroom doorway.

Yes we did it with our eldest. Terrible sleeper. We put a double mattress on the floor and took turns cosleeping in it with him. Can't remember exactly what age but somewhere around 1. He went into a double bed on a frame aged about 2. When he was 3.5 (and his little sister was 2) we put them together in the double bed and that's where they still are at 5 and 3.5.

He definitely slept better in a bed. I'd do the same again.

Yes OP we had exactly the same problem with startling when placing in the cot and a floor bed has been so much better for us. It meant I could lie with her to get DC fo sleep/settle in the night instead of repeated thwarted attempts. I only wish we figured it out sooner, it's much kinder on your back too.

I did with ds when he was 10 months until I got him a toddler bed at 2. I could get in with him then ease away when he was asleep. He's 3.5 now and drops asleep in 10 minutes without fail by himself. I loved that there was no angst about transferring to a bed either. I put a baby gate on his room door.

Worked well for us too! I do also agree about the baby gate - we never wanted one until I nearly stepped on dd1, who had at 9 months crawled out of her floor bed, her room and fallen back to sleep on the stair landing

Is it just a mattress on the floor or special type of bed?

Yes do it, we changed when my baby was about 18mo and should have done it earlier. No transfer! And comfy for me to lie with him cuddling him. Win win!

It's just a mattress on the floor. No different to putting them in a single bed except you eliminate the fall danger.

I think it's fine but you might need to check your airflow and consider a futon-type base (clean dry wooden pallets work, or the base for some of the ikea chair futons) because if a mattress gets damp underneath it can get mouldy, which you don't want.

DS was a little older but I just put the gate on the stairs.

Thanks for the advice everyone. Sounds like a resounding yes to floor beds! I'll update with how it goes!

Sorry but I think the reason your 9 month old only sleeps 4 hours max, is because he is a 9 month old. That’s is his/her developmental norm! Sleeping through the night is NOT!

@Calvinlookingforhobbs I'm not expecting my son to sleep through yet. However he won't settle in a cot despite months of trying. No matter if he sleeps through or not it is unpleasant for him not to be able to settle in one! That's for your advice

It wasn’t meant to upset you , just to reassure you that sleeping through isn’t the norm. I know it can feel like everyone else’s baby sleeps through and our society seems to obsess over it. I have a friend who swears by getting in the cot alongside her baby to feed/soothe him to sleep. She says it worked every time and then once he’s has fallen asleep she climbs out. I’m not sure it’s for me (I am a larger lady).