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How old was your child when they moved from cot to bed? How long can I get away with it!?

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Frostythesurfmum · 03/01/2006 15:43

DD is now 2.7 and still happily in a big cotbed. She sleeps no problem until 8 in the morning, and then stays in her cot and I can hear her playing and singing.

She's the only one of her peer group in a cot still, but I just think if it 'aint broke don't fix it .... oh and I'm not really a morning person, so she's contained until I'm ready to get up [selfish moment]!

Is there any reason why I should think about getting a bed for her?

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elliott · 03/01/2006 15:47

we moved ds1 about a month before he was three. I wanted him to be old enough to really understand that he wasn't to come through into our room until getting up time!
In the event the transition was fine. I suppose one issue might be potty training and night training - but ds1 nowhere near night training even now (aged just 4) so not a problem for us.

ixel · 03/01/2006 15:47

Ds was 2 in November , and he's been in his bed a couple of months now. It was very hard at first, but after about 2wks, he was pretty good at staying put. Sometimes he tries it on initially still, but never gets up in the night. But we only really changed him over so early so that the cot will be ready when number 2 needs it, and I wanted him to forget it was ever his.

Blackduck · 03/01/2006 15:48

I wouldn't! We (stupidly) put up ds's bed this holiday 'cos we needed the bed, and now he won't go back in his cot (he's 2.7) - if I'd have thought about it I would have hung on as long as possible...its a nightmare!!

Hulababy · 03/01/2006 15:48

SS was 18 months and she loved her new bed. She had never really enjoyed being in a cot at all. So it was a good move for us.

HRHQueenOfQuelNoel · 03/01/2006 15:48

DS1 moved when he was about 20 months as kept waking himself up crashing into the sides of the cot.

DS2 was 2 at the end of November and is still in his cot.......and will be for some time if I have anything to do with it LOL.

Hulababy · 03/01/2006 15:49

Swap SS for DD - must look at what I type in future!

madmarchhare · 03/01/2006 15:53

Frosty, DS is 25 mos and he's staying put as long as I can get away with it. I'm definately with you on this one.

harpsichordcarrier · 03/01/2006 15:54

i honestly don't understand why being in a cot should be a concern
why the big deal?
dd is 2.7 and perfectly happy in her cot
what would be the benefit of moving her to a bed?
[baffled]

CountessDracula · 03/01/2006 15:54

dd was 3 and 1 month

puff · 03/01/2006 16:02

ds2 is 2.5, still in a cot and happy there. Doesn't get out except when he wakes in the morning, and then does so carefully, so no accidents as yet. I don't see the point in a bed just yet.

Ds1 was v different. Began vaulting over the cot early - had a couple of nasty bangs on the head so we transferred him at about 18 months.

expatinscotland · 03/01/2006 16:05

If it's not broken, why fix it?

DD1 is 2.5 and still in big cotbed and fine w/it.

She'll stay there until she starts night potty training, which will be when SHE is ready.

We've left everything till when she's ready - potty training, giving up the bottle, etc. And it's worked fine - child is healthy w/minimal tantrums.

If your child is happy in her cot, not climbing out and getting into accidents, there's no reason to rush a move.

Parents of 2+-year-olds still in cots, unite!

coppertop · 03/01/2006 16:07

Ds1 moved into a bed at 2.5yrs. Ds2 slept in his cot until about a week ago. He's almost 3. Baby no.3 is due in about 3 months and will need the cot.

As long as there is plenty of room in the cot (the one ds1 and ds2 used is massive) I don't see what the problem is tbh.

mancmum · 03/01/2006 16:09

my DD is 2.7 as well and will be in her cot until she is 18 or can give me a guarantee that she won't come into our room before 9:00am!!

Pfer · 03/01/2006 16:13

DS1 went to a bed at about 2yr 6months. He loved it, but for ages we'd had the side off his cot so he could get in and out anyway.

DS2 is 15m and he's just gone to a bed - but only because they've got bunk beds. Have wedged him in a bit as he does seem a little lost with all that space around him.

If your DD is still happy in her cot leave her. No point rushing her.

fennel · 03/01/2006 16:14

yes, the older they stay in a cot the better IME. who wants to get woken up by relentless freeroaming toddler?

am pleased that dd3, 20 months, is a rubbish climber. no chance of her nipping over the cot rails for ages yet.

IlanaK · 03/01/2006 16:15

DS1 was 3 when we moved him. He slept really well, wasn't potty trained, so I could see no reason to do it earlier. It all worked for the best.

NoPearls · 03/01/2006 16:16

DD was in there until she was gone 3 - looking back I don't know how I crammed her in. I only changed her to a bed because she wouldn't fit in the travel cot any more and she would need to be in a bed when we went on holiday later in the year.

polly28 · 03/01/2006 16:17

ds was 3yrs and 2 months when we took the bars of his cot bed.He still sleeps with a bedguard he's 3yrs 5 mo now but purely because he feels more secure with it.He got up loads of times when I took it off last week,so it instantly went back on!

geekgrrl · 03/01/2006 16:20

ds will move into a bed in a couple of weeks - he's 26 months old and I'm dreading it, but as he climbs in and out of the cot during play it's just a matter of time before he has a nasty fall in the dark.

uwila · 03/01/2006 16:32

DD was exactly 2. But the only hurry was that DS was on the way and soon to claim her cot. Otherwise, I dare say I would have left her contained until I wanted to get up -- at least on the weekends.

elliott · 03/01/2006 16:35

yes, another reason is the need to use a bed when away because they are too big for the travel cot. But ds1 did manage fine in a bed a couple of times before he'd moved into one at home.

Art · 03/01/2006 16:35

We didnt move ds until he was almost 3 and then we had to as he was trying to climb out wearing a grobag! He is still in junior bed now at 4.5 and I'm in no rush to get him into an adult bed as he still rolls out frequently in his sleep.

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Frostythesurfmum · 03/01/2006 16:37

This is very encouraging - especially the ones at 3 and older! We're unlikely to have another one now, so that's not an issue, the only thing will be when we go away and she won't fit in the travel cot. But having said that she sleeps in a bed at my mums, and still goes in her own cot OK afterwards. The only other reason I can see is to get more room in the bedroom she shares when her big sister comes to stay (my step-d) as we're getting bunks for them.

Thank you all for your replies.

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Bozza · 03/01/2006 16:43

Main issue has to be nighttime potty training and when you decide you are ready for that IMO.

DingDongMaloryTowersCalling · 03/01/2006 16:44

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