Moving to a new house, am I mad to move toddler from cot to bed at same time??

[GreenFingeredMummy]

I could really do with some advice. Im moving house in a couple of weeks and am expecting my second lo in May. I want to move dd whos 19mths out of her cot and into a toddler bed and am thinking of doing this as part of the move.

Her new room is totally different to her current one and I dont want to go down the road of making her feel like nothings changed then moving everything around ready for the new baby, whos going to get the cot.

How do I go about it? Do I get a duvet and pillow or just stick to her grobag for now? Do I get a bed with guards? Argh so many questions.....

Shes a pretty good sleeper except crying to be up - afraid I my be giving myself lots of work, please help.

i did this when we moved ds was also 19 mths we had junior bed and to be honest there so low you don't need to panic about them hurting them selves just stick folded duvet by the side of the bed i tucked ds duvet in at open side of bed and had it open at the wall side so if he rolled duvet stopped him from rolling out anyway

i got my ds involved in where he wanted his bed etc was all exciting for him i was also told to put stairgate on bedroom door but this freaked him out but has been a success for others

Leave it until a few weeks after the move, too many changes at once. You could get her used to having a bedlike sleeping place by taking one side off the cot. When you move, put both cot and new bed in the bedroom, so that she can get used to it being around. Use familiar bedding in the new bed, favourite toy, etc. Start putting her in it for naps at first and then make the move to bed permanent, take down the cot and remove completely until you need it. If it's still in her room she may want to go back in it. You could use a bed guard, but she won't hurt herself if she rolls out, some children just carry on sleeping! A folded duvet or sleeping bag at the side of the bed will reassure you.

I personally would leave it. Give him a month or so in the cot, then change to bed, hide cot for 3 months and then get out again for baby.

DS is older (2.7) and we're moving next week and we're trying our best to make sure there are no other changes in his life at all.

Having said that we moved him at 19 months to a big bed (it's a normal single) and he was fine. We kept him in a grow bag to begin with but this was only ok as he didn't attempt to get out of the bed. We moved him to a duvet much later, in summer, as when we first tried he was waking up cold all the time.

sorry her ! and we also put the bed in the room for about ten days before making the change. It was completely uneventful in the end so we must have done something right, or just lucky! We also role-played with his teddies the bedtime routine with the bed.

We moved DD from a cot to a bed when we moved house, although she was older (2 1/2). We made a big deal about when we had the new house she would have a big girl's bed and she got quite excited. I would have thought that the new house was an ideal time to effect a change.

I would get it over and done with in one go - we moved DD's bedroom and into a big bed in one go as due baby no.2. No problems at all. We got a full size single bed and a grobag duvet set, a bedguard is a good/cheaper alternative. It may not be that bad - lots of "big girl bed" helps and telling her in advance whats going to happen.

Thats for all the great advice. I was thinking of getting a junior bed and guard with her favourite Upsy Daisy bedding, although still going to put her in her growbag as she quite happy with this part of the routine and I think a duvet might be too much of a change.
She hasnt aattempted to get out of the cot yet so shouldnt be a problem, and to be honest I think that would freak me out if she did, its a long way down!!
I think she understands what a bed is and what its for so Im hoping that it helps, with lots of the "big girl bed" as suggested.

ANother totally unreleated question for those with two kiddies - did you use a monitor with your first, if so what did you do when new baby came along (being that they are in seperate rooms - neither with me)????

Cheers

we announced that the special new house came with a special big boy bed, with Thomas the Tank duvet and a Pillow.
He was delighted (2.5 at the time).
Babies (ds2 moved into the cot a few weeks later) don't have duvets, he said.