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Aaarrgghhhhh...... 15m DS had learnt to climb out of his cot

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DedalusDigglesPocketWatch · 07/12/2011 08:44

This led to us all being up for 3hrs in the night.

Today my plan is to make sure the room is completely safe for him and get the stairgate back up, but do I really need to start thinking about taking the side off the cot already? Because obviously there is a risk he could hurt himself falling out even if the room is safe.

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Mum1369 · 07/12/2011 08:55

Once mine had mastered the cot, he mastered the stair gate....both still in his grobag....Houdini indeed. I didn't take the side of the cot off initially and just put pillows down in the hope he would stop doing it. Afraid I gave in, in the end. Once he realised he could do it, he did it without fail, every night....sorry

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DedalusDigglesPocketWatch · 07/12/2011 08:57

That is not what I wanted to hear! :o

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Mum1369 · 07/12/2011 08:59

I know...sorry. On the oth side my DS1 only ever did it once, the cot is quite high, and he gave himself such a fright getting out, he never did it again. Put some pillows down tonight, then if he does climb out he's not going to hurt himself.

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DedalusDigglesPocketWatch · 07/12/2011 09:10

Hadn't thought of that, perhaps it will give him a shock.

Just one of those nights you don't want to have to repeat in a hurry!

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mumatron · 07/12/2011 09:15

my dd2 (11mo) has just learnt to get out of her high chair, with the straps as tight as they go! she can also get out of a fully buttoned up baby grow in about 30 seconds flat.

ds learnt to climb out of things at an early age and I ended up taking the side off the cot at about 15-16mo. unfortunately, once he learnt he could do it he did it all the time

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DedalusDigglesPocketWatch · 07/12/2011 10:38

Yes to highchair, and supermarket trolleys. Have to take a pair of reins with me if I know we are going to restaurants or supermarkets.

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startail · 07/12/2011 10:47

We put the side down on the cot and cable tied it firmly so it made a bed rail and tied a step to the cot leg.
DD could then climb out into child safe bed room and walk into our room and say hi.
No way could we leave the side up because she showed me how she'd got out. Pushed herself up on her arms and jumped out the corner. If she'd caught her toes she'd have gone head first very hard.

startail · 07/12/2011 10:48

Oh yes reins in trollies. She got on to the till belt the day I forgot

JiltedJohnsJulie · 07/12/2011 10:54

Does he sleep in a grobag? Lots of babies find it harder to climb out if they do, but not all.

Agree with putting something soft down like pillows in case he manages it again. My bf just put a stairgate on her babies door though and left him to it!

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DedalusDigglesPocketWatch · 07/12/2011 11:23

He used to sleep in a grobag until he realised he could 'incredible hulk' his way out of it.

We couldn't take side down on cot, it would have to come off completely.

He had shown he was keen on climbing out when I put him in his cot for a moment to help DD with something, but has been fine when it is bed time. Last night DD disturbed him and then he wouldn't go back to sleep for 3hrs! And spent the whole time climbing, at one point he was astride the cot rail and another time he had his head lower than his feet.

DD was never this much hassle :o

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hillyhilly · 07/12/2011 11:26

Mine got out of the cot but never mastered the gate thankfully. Try a couple more nights but then best to take the side off if he's still at it

scurryfunge · 07/12/2011 11:28

My DS did the same at about that age and ruptured his testicle which had to be removed. Once they can climb out you'll need to think of something else.

Akiram · 07/12/2011 11:33

I'm having the same problem as you. DC3 (18months) has just learned to pole vault the cot.
I'm considering taking the side off his cot to reduce the risk of him hurting himself when he lands.
I did think of putting him back in a grobag but he like is mum hates having his feet covered when asleep.
Scurryfunge something like that happening is my fear. What would you recommmend? A toddler bed? We have one in the garage and I am contemplating putting it up or just stick with taking the side off the cot - does it make a difference?
Never had this problem witht the other 2.

scurryfunge · 07/12/2011 11:37

We went straight to a toddler bed although it was much earlier than we had wanted to. Fortunately he didn't continue with night time wandering. So long as stair gates are there and doors to the landing were shut he couldn't come to much harm if he did decide to get up.

Akiram · 07/12/2011 11:41

Yes I'm thinking toddler bed.
DC used to go to sleep beautifully when put in his cot, he was wide awake, would listen to his music box then would nod off. Now I have to make sure I have bf him to sleep in order that he goes down. Pain in the arse - especially if I want to go out. Ho hum, he willgrow out of it.

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DedalusDigglesPocketWatch · 07/12/2011 12:33

With DD we moved her straight into a toddler bed at 2 and it was relatively stress free.

I will take side off instead of getting another toddler bed due to space issues.

Have spent the last half hour trying to sort out the bedroom so it is baby safe. Hopefully it won't be necessary.

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NellyTheElephant · 07/12/2011 17:28

My DD2 was a climber - at 11 months out of high chair (and into A&E after landing on her head, much blood involved!), 17 months out of cot. We took the side off and had a stairgate on the door - she never managed to climb that, but it was the roller blind style of gate which has less purchase than a normal gate and so harder to get over I think. She had no problems being in a bed at that age, the cotbed was very low to the ground, so she could easily get in and out and we often found her asleep on the floor! She wasn't good at duvet management though so had to sleep in lots of clothes until I perfected the art of tucking a large blanket very tightly over both her and the duvet to hold it in place after she had gone to sleep (no point trying to tuck in when they are still awake).

corinthian · 08/12/2011 07:57

How about a mattress on the floor?

MadMonkeys · 08/12/2011 09:13

Ah yes, I remember it well. My DD mastered the art of climbing out of teh cot at 18 months. We got a bed at that point to avoid her hurting herself by climbing out again. We couldn't get a stairgate on her doorway, so we turned her doorhandle upside down to stop her escaping in the night, and put a thick duvet on the floor.

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DedalusDigglesPocketWatch · 08/12/2011 21:51

He was ok last night, but this evening he tried climbing again. When he was first put in.

I don't want to put him into a bed unless I need to due to the fact he has only just started sleeping properly!

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whoopdewhoop · 10/12/2011 20:08

We had an interim phase of a travel cot, which was harder to climb out of as less to hold onto. Is that an option for you? DD slept in that for about 6 months (15 months to almost 2), when I finally put her in a bed. Although she gets out of bed, she's slightly easier to 'reason' (ahem) with now than she was at 15 months.

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DedalusDigglesPocketWatch · 10/12/2011 22:09

TBH, I think he would tip a travel cot, he is a bit of a brute!

He actually got out last night, but I think he scared himself as even though he was upset and angry at being put back into bed he didn't try climbing again.

I know it is just a case of seeing how we get on with the view that the side may need to come off quite soon.

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