to have my 2 year old in a cot?

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Apparently it is really weird that I have no plans to move my 2.1 year old to a bed any time soon. Is it? He sleeps brilliantly in his cot and he's never tried to climb out of it. We have no further babies planned so don't need it for anyone else.

I just don't tell people anything anymore. Makes for an easier life! Do what works for you!
My little one is 2.8 and still in a cot. It works for us and he's not needing to get out to the bathroom so I'm not changing it until we have to.

Met up with 3 of my NCT group last week. Our DC all turned 2 in January and February and none of us are thinking about moving out of their cots yet.

You are definately NBU.

My nearly two year old DD is still in a cot. She's not walking yet and moves SO much in her sleep that moving her to a bed would be stupid.

Also part of the pro-one and done child brigade, hi 👋🏻

Hmm my two were both nearly 4.

Not weird at all! My 3 year old has only just moved into a bed. The only reason I moved her into a bed now was because she falls asleep in my bed and moving her into the cot was killing my back, putting her into the bed is much easier as I don't have to get her over the side!

If he sleeps and it’s working for you then don’t mess with it! Mine were both in beds before two, but that’s only because they’re both giants who only sleep in starfish-pose, and kept getting limbs tangled in the cot bars, and yelling to be untangled. If I could have contained them for longer I would have done!

I liked it when mine moved onto beds and could come to me instead of shouting for me. I could stay in bed instead of getting up. They were also climbers. They were out at 18 months.
I also like sitting beside their bed for stories when they're all snuggled up.

My son has just turned three and is still in his cot. He sleeps 12-13 hours and doesn’t try to get out so why would I change things?

DD has just come out of her cot (unwillingly) at 2.8 after climbing out after getting too long for grow bags.

I love how many folk judge...

My 3.5 year old is still in a cot

Why the fuck would I want to change something that still works?!

I took my daughter to her friend's house a few weeks ago and discovered that her friend was still in a cot at 4 and a half! I think you're fine

My DS loved his cot and didn't want to leave it. We put a toddler bed in his room just after 3.5 and it took 2 weeks to persuade him to sleep in it! I thought we ought to get him into a bed before school...
I've very much in favour of keeping them in the cot as long as possible provided they are happy / safe / not being evicted in favour of a new baby sibling.

My twins were in a cot until they turned 3. They are 6 soon and still in toddler beds.

We’ve just taken the side off DS’ cotbed last week and he’s 3.5

We only went for a bed because DD was outgrowing her space saving cot. Of course the toddler bed we got is the same size as a cotbed so that saved money

Dd is 2.5 and only just gone into a bed. Do what's right for you.

Nope. My DD is 2.3 and I have no plans to move her. Her brother moved just before this age as she was on her way but DD is, quite frankly, the sort of child who needs to be contained FOREVER for a bit longer

So far as I'm concerned cot beds and toddler beds are roughly equivalent. My eldest went into a toddler bed at Christmas when she age 2.2 as it seemed good to separate it from her brother coming along a few months later. I think he may have been in the cot longer but not sure now, was a climbing out issue that settled it. The toddler bed was used till nearly 5.5 by youngest, even though he was tall.

My 2 year old is in a cot. Not weird at all. His mattress is fabulous, much better than the one in my bed. If I was his size I’d be in there with him!

I'd keep him in a cot for as long as you possibly can. DS discovered how to fling himself out of his cot headfirst age 2.3 so we had no choice but to move him to a bed. He went from being an amazing sleeper who napped for two hours every day and would fall asleep by himself and sleep for 12 hours straight at night, to climbing in and out of bed at bedtime, needing someone to stay in his room til he fell asleep, multiple night wakings, refusing to nap. It was a total nightmare and took about 4 months to sort out. Thankfully he then went back to being a great sleeper, but it nearly broke me. I think nearer 3 or even older if you can manage is a much better age because they can understand a lot better and respond better to bribery.

We put DD in an adult single bed at around 18 months for 2 reasons:

• I walked in one day to find her literally on the point of launching herself over the bars of her cot bed; I actually caught her as she went over. Thank goodness I'd heard her waking up.
• She was a horrible sleeper, wouldn't settle unless she was in with us. So we thought to transfer the issue to her bed. In a cot bed, even with the bars off, this wasn't feasible, as DH is 6'4" & built like a Viking.

It worked for us. Go with what works for you.

Mine came out her cot when she was about 3.5 I definitely got raised eyebrows but didn't care. Once she was in a bed, she was so used to not being able to get up that she didn't try. When she wanted us she'd just yell! It took her nearly 9 months to realise she could get up out of her own free will!

For those asking why some put children in a bed so early, both my dds were in toddler beds at 11months. With the first she just slept better in it and we were having work fine on the house so she was in with us (on her bed) for a while. With our second she would wake up so, so often in the night that putting her in a bed made it easier as I could lay next to her and she could come in to us easier without screaming the house down. My third however is 14months and I've absolutely no intention of putting him in a bed yet. He sleeps excellent in his cot and wakes up and happily plays in there for a while in the morning, fantastic. We will be putting him in a bed once he's 2 as at that age we will be introducing potty training, sooner if he's ready. What do those with older children that are toilet trained do about that at night with cots? Genuine question. I definitely don't think 2-3 is to old for a cot though

My Dd is still in a cot at 25 months, and will be unless and until it becomes dangerous. It’s a cot that transforms into a child’s bed, so plenty big enough, and I just don’t see any advantage to having her be able to wander around at night.

We moved DD1 at 20 months and massively regretted it, her sleep went to shit. With DD2 we always said we’d keep her in a cot for as long as possible, but she was toilet trained by 19 months so she needed access to the toilet. She was fine, it didn’t affect her at all.
Do it when you want/need to do it. It’s fine.