for those put their child in a bed before they were 2

[nappyaddict]

did any of you go for a normal bed straight away and not a toddler bed or a particularly low bed?

dd2 went into a double bed when she was under 2.

DS1 went in a normal size single bed with Tomy bed guard at 14mths. He is very squirmy and kept banging himself on the cot bars, had no problems at all and we all got much more sleep
DS2 is 15mths and doesn't squirm so much in his sleep at all, so no rush to get him into a bed.

that's the problem we have with ds!

I love sleigh beds because they look beautiful and story book, but they also work fantastically to stop children falling out. Like this one cgi.ebay.co.uk/PINE-CHILDS-SLEIGH-BED-WITH-MATTRESS_W 0QQitemZ160128381109QQihZ006QQcategoryZ122763QQssPageNameZWD VWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
or
cgi.ebay.co.uk/Antique-pine-3ft-single-sleigh-bed_W0Q QitemZ140131341360QQihZ004QQcategoryZ131584QQssPageNameZWDVW QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

My daughter went into a sleigh bed at one.

My kids tend to stay in bed tbh. DD has a brief episode of trying to escape but we were mean and shut the door and after a bit of howling she climbed back in, pulled up the covers and went back to sleep!

DD2 has an Ikea extending bed (the metal one) which is great as it has slightly raised sides at the top and bottom to prevent her from falling out, and it will also extend into a full size single so should last her a while.

Best of all worlds imo. (It looks nice too! )

Oh - and dd1 went into a normal single at about 2 but did fall out several times so I had a spare duvet on the floor to cushion the fall!

My dd is one and sleeps better in my moms spare bed than in the cot (which she uses to play peepo over the rails and not sleep)
does she need a bed rather than cot now? my mom cant remember how old we were going into beds!
Is the suggestion to get single bed with rail rather than toddler bed should the single be a low one? she can get down off our divan (an its super tall one of those super space age mattresses)She cant get on our bed but has started to climb up and onto the sofa!
Any advice is good advice thanks in advance

is she just one or is she a few months older than 12 months?

i would say go for a normal bed and put a spare duvet and some pillows on the floor (this is what we will do) but wait until she can climb in and out. that way if she decides to climb out in the middle of the night she would be able to get back in.

Nobody likes my sleigh beds! Sob!

I love sleigh beds, Aloha.

Whaddya think of this one then?

if I was a rich girl

13months next week! so single, rail + spare quilt on floor?

13months next week! so single, rail + spare quilt on floor?

yes that's what we are going to do and ds is 12 months on sunday.

Ooh horsewoman, ds's bed looks like that only in pine - so, so cheap from ebay.
I love the Aspace catalogue. But so expensive!

I want the pink gingham armchair too!

ds went onto a mattress on the floor at 10 months and then a very low cot bed.

He got a full sized bed for his 2nd birthday.

We have never used a guard rail.

normal bed, no bed sides but the cot mattress on the floor beside the bed.

Just got back from shopping - not ignoring you.

He was about 13 months and it was a normal bed.

ds1 was 1.8 when we took the sides off the cot bed as he kept climbing over them. We used a bed guard after I got sick of him falling out of the bed, his bedroom is above ours so we heard it.

At 3 he went into a proper sized bed (as we needed the cotbed back) and we ditched the guard then. Does often fall out now.

All you with tinies in beds/mattresses:

Do you put a stairgate on the door? Or how do you ensure they are actually safe at night (I am already paranoid she has managed to fall out of a window when we are asleep and she is in cot...)

Am really wanting to do this (have wanted to for ages) but need to know she is safe - obviously. She is a very active, wriggly, inquisitive baby. A climber too - so could easily climb in and out.

you can put a stairgate on the door, or at top of stairs. Depends if she can open doors to other rooms

My daughter went in to a bed at 18 months. A regular single bed with a bed guard. We had to as she climbed out of her cot.

dp going to love me when he gets paid next week getting new pushchair and bed with rail and stairgate(x3)!

redtoenails - how old?