Move to big boy bed, help and advice please

[DialMforMummy]

DS is now over 2yo and I feel it is time for him to move to a single bed. We got it all today, bed, duvet, bed guards...
Although DS likes the bed, it didn't seem to keen to sleep in it tonight. It didn't matter anyway because it took me ages to put together the motherfucker I hate their guts mothercare bed guard.
The cot is still in his room. What should I do? Get rid of the cot and leave him no alternative or leave to him until he feels ready? I am not too sure how to go about it. I hope I am making sense I am dog tired today!

Both of my boys took a good few weeks to get used to the new bed. Just let him get used to it, go on about him being a 'big boy' and play snuggly games in the bed so he knows it is a nice place to be. Put his soft toys in the bed and exclaim at how comfy and lovely they think it is (the lengths we have to go to, eh?!). In the end he will decide to sleep in it and the process is so much better like this than forcing them into it when they aren't ready.

We just swaped cot for bed when DS was about 19 months old.
Never had any problem.

How old were yours MrsJamin?

We put Dd in a bed at 22 months in preparation for birth of dc2. I made sure the bed wasn't too different I.e. same bedding, toys etc. Not had any problems.

Ds1, loves change, just after 2 as we needed the cot for DS2. Ds2, 2 yrs 8 months as he hates change! He was v scared and shouted NO when we suggested he even get in the bed. It really helped to get a duvet
Cover that ds2 loved and just couldn't resist. I would go slow if you can, always think its best with children for them to feel confident in making changes rather than forcing them into changing.

OP - you might be pleaseantly surprised.
I recently moved DD1 to a bed. She was 2.9 at the time and has taken to it like a duck to water, to the extent that she now asks every night can I go to bed now. She never wanted bedtime when she was in her cot!
Your ds is obviously younger, but what helped us was to talk about the move from a cot to a big girls bed for a while before, we let her try out beds in shops (even thought they werent the actual ones we ended up buying) and generally bigged it up. The last night in the cot we told her it was her last night ina cot and that she would move to a bed the next day.

I personally think once you have decided to move him, dont go back and give himt the option. If you don't think he is ready , ie thats why you want to leave him the cot as an option, then just dont move him and keep him in the cot for a bit. there is no law that says a two year old must move to a bed - my dd was defintiely not ready at just 2 and by leaving it much later until almost three (her grandparents were going mad!!)it was very smooth.

I have now FINALLY sorted the bed guard and DS is in. It sounds like it was a storm in a tea cup (in my head).