Bed for dd 2.5

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Dd is 2.5 and still in her cot. She sleeps well in it, and has never attempted to climb out so haven’t had any reason to change.

But she’s getting a bit long for it now. And I’m pregnant with dc2 and finding it increasingly a struggle to lift her in. So I think it’s time for a bed.

But not sure what to get. Should I bother with a toddler bed or just go straight for a standard single?

Any recommendations? Her favourite thing to do is jump. So it needs to be robust!

If she’s too long for a cot, will she get much use out of a toddler bed? You might be better with a regular bed. Yiu coukd always put a bed guard on it.

That’s what I was thinking jilted. Don’t want to get a bed she grows out of in 6 months. But wondered if I’d missed something about toddler beds!

If you're worried about jumping/falling, you could just put her on a mattress on the floor until she's a bit older? That's what we did with DS because he was a massive wriggler in the cot.

Toddler beds are very cute, but I also don't see the point. Plus, if she's poorly and you need to lie with her, you'll struggle with a toddler bed!

We put our son in a toddler bed pre-2yrs. We have a Baby Dan bed guard and it’s actually twin beds where one fold underneath, so we have that one pulled out a bit to use as a step/crash barrier! He’s an incredibly restless sleeper but has yet to fall out...

Don't bother with a toddler bed; get a normal bed as generations have before.If DC is particularly restless put a landing pad on the floor or a pool noodle under the exposed side of the mattress or similar cheap and short term fix.

Just get a single bed.

We did this with ds1. Had a cot, then a toddler bed, then just got a single bed and it will last him now till he's older.

Thanks all, single bed it is then! I knew toddler bed was just a marketing swizz, but was doubting myself.

We have a cot bed so it turned into a low to the floor bed for our son which we've used from about 2 and a half years. There is still loads of room left in it length wise so we wont be buying him a big single yet. He has slept in single beds at Centre Parcs but I worry about him falling out as he has done this at home several times but its only a short drop to the floor at home!