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DS 23mths can climb out of his cot............ i dont want him in a bed yet!!

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juicychops · 22/12/2006 21:02

He goes to sleep perfectly but in the mornings hw wakes up moaning. Always does and i cant get him out of it.

Ive tried so many times to get him to call me which he rarely does.

However, the last couple of days after ages of moaning he's started calling me so i go in there. He has only stopped moaning because he has climbed out of his cot and is just standing in his room ready to come into mine.

Whats the next step? If he had a bed he would be straight into my room as soon as he opens his eyes and i just don't think he's ready for a bed yet.

What sahll i do in your opinion??

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MerryBiglipsmas · 22/12/2006 21:10

well hes that age where he is ready for a bed unfortunately

my 26m old did it twice a few weeks ago and then all last week she got out of the cot when she had finished her sleep and her naps too. This week she hadnt climbed out apart from having a very shitty bum as she didnt want to have a nap with a shitty bum! so i will drop the side of the cot after xmas and i know for the fact she be running up and down on the landing - we've got a safety gate on top of stairs

ISawTortoiseKissingSantaClaus · 22/12/2006 21:13

My DD2 2.5 has been getting out of her cot for a while now but she always comes into my room when she gets up.
I can't afford a bed for her yet but will be sorting it in the new year.
I think 2yrs old is about right for a bed.

Jaynerae · 22/12/2006 21:14

Unfortunately once they can climb out of a cot - you really can't avoid putting them in a bed, purely because they could have a nasty fall whilst climbing out of the cot. What about a stairgate on the bedroom door, that's what we did - worked fine.

Tiggerish · 22/12/2006 21:16

When our ds got to this stage, we took the side off his cot and put a stair gate across his doorway. Our thought was to stop him falling down the stairs in the dark, but it worked really well keeping him in his room.

Even once we took it away, he would never leave his room without us going to get him. Even now he only comes out of his room if he needs the loo, or sees lights on. (he's 4.7 btw)

FrayedKnotRoastingOnAnOpenFire · 22/12/2006 21:17

I'd put him in a bed, and see what happens.

DS fell out of his cot virtually onto his head the first time he tried it (about 2) and that was enough for me - the sides came off.

He doesn;t come into our room at all.

I tell him I'll come and get him when it's waking up time and he seems to accept that.

marymillington · 22/12/2006 21:18

a sleeping bag is a useful hindrance both to climbing out of cots and getting out of bed.

ds suddenly announced about a month ago he was "too big" for the cot (26 months), refused point blank to be in it. so we had to put him in a bed. he tends not to get up in the night at all, though often rattling at the stairgate on his doorway in the mornings.

LemonTart · 22/12/2006 21:21

Mine were both in a bed well before their second birthday. As soon as they could climb out I put them into a proper bed with a rail. Both transferred quickly and easily. Helped along by them going out on a special "new bedding" shopping trip and also helped dad to assemble their new bed - we had a party!

Are there specific reasons why you think he isn?t ready for a bed? I found that mine slept better at night as they stopped getting legs and arms stuck between the bars and didn?t wake up with great red stripes across their head where they had wedged themselves into a corner!
I know it feels as if you are "losing" your baby when you pack up the cot and move them into a bed but it is just the beginning of a new chapter. He might feel really grown up and happy with a big boys bed and be more content to stay there in the morning.

hotandbothered · 22/12/2006 21:51

My dd 3.4 is still in her cot She climbed out of her cot for about a week but before we had time to get a bed she stopped! We did put the side down tho' so she could get out safely. It's almost as if she now knows she can get out so doesn't try. I'd recommend not rushing the bed thing... a sleeping bag helps too!

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juicychops · 23/12/2006 09:42

Thanks everyone for your advice. sorry, i had to rush off after i posted so couldn't reply to any messages.

This morning he just appeared in my room i didn't hear him climb out and he didn't moan or anything. But that was at 7.40am so not too bad

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LunarSeasonsGreetings · 23/12/2006 10:50

You're doing well to get to 23months IME. ds was climbing out of his, even with a sleeping bag, at about 15 months He could hurdle stairgates in it too. He's going to be a whizz at the sack race if they ever do that at school!

MerryBiglipsmas · 23/12/2006 19:25

same to my dd about her sleeping bag as ive had it back to front but the zip ended at the bottom of her fet so she had pulled the zip up and got out of her cotbed and was walking round with her feet sticking out of the bag!

fizzbuzz · 24/12/2006 13:53

A colleague at work who is much older than me told me her friend put one of those box type firegaurds over the cot ...apparently it worked very well....

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juicychops · 24/12/2006 14:06

like a cage??

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fizzbuzz · 24/12/2006 16:09

Yes indeed like a cage.

notwaving · 19/03/2007 22:03

One evening a few weeks ago my son 29m climbed out of his cot, opened his door, vaulted over the baby gate, opened another door, made his way downstairs and appeared soundlessly at my side, although a little red faced and out of breath, in a grobag. He is now in a big boy bed with a rail on the side and spends his mornings (5.45am onwards) vaulting into his little sister's cot - she is 13 months - for entertainment. I'm completely knackered as Milly gets fed up after about 10 minutes and wails for the rescue party. i had put one of those plastic stick on cupboard straps across his door so he doesn't go downstairs again but he has realised that brute force will open it quite easily. i'm loath to remove the grobag as he never really took to blankets.

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