Problems sleeping in new bed, is this normal?

[varmit]

Hi, after over a week of very bad sleep, I'd love some feedback as to whether we are doing the right thing! I suspect it's just a case of giving it a bit more time....
2.5yr old DS moved from cot to 'big bed' about 10 days ago. He's always been a great sleeper, rarely waking in the night, and consistently sleeping from 7.30pm till 7.00/7.30am. I think we've got so used to that, that we've found the past week really hard! He goes to sleep well, but is waking in the early hours and not always settling again for quite a while, that isn't so bad, but the really hard bit is him waking at around 5.45 every morning. My DH pushed for him to go into a bed, I wasn't in a rush, as he slept so well in his cot, but now DH thinks he should go back in his cot! I suspect that would be a mistake, and that we need to give it at least another week. I know compared to some we have had a very easy time, sorry if those of you with really bad sleepers feel irritated by what is a relatively minor problem! I guess it's just what you're used to isn't it. And we are definitely not used to this! TIA

Exactly the same thing happened to us when we put dd into a normal bed at 2 yrs. It was as though she realised that she could get out and it disrupted her sleep. She woke in the early hours, came in to us and we had to go through all of the rigmarole of returning her to bed a dozen times. My DH wanted to put her cot back up too, but I thought that the damage had been done and that we may as well tough it out.

TBH, it took a month or so until she was back to her normal 7-7, but it did go back. Just seems like forever, doesn't it? No real advice though, we just spoke as little as possible, kept repeating that it was sleep time etc.

Hope it improves soon!

Thanks Rosie, that's good to know. Just a case of sticking with it then really I guess. It's just when he wakes at around 6am, there's no way he's going back to bed, and the early starts are taking their toll! New baby arrives in April, so hopefully it will sort itself out by then.......