How long would you expect a TODDLER BED to last your child?????

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Mattress in 140cm long.

dd is still in one at nearly 5 and a half. She's average height for her age I'd say

Til at least 5 I'd say. I slept in dd's once (not something I'd repeat)!

her mattress is 130cm

Do you think they are worth it. I think DD's room is on the small side so my thinking was toddler bed and them hopefully when she is a bit more sensible and les of a monkey one of those elevated beds giving her more space.

I do, but lots here don't.
just about to move dd2 into the very same bed (was given by friend) so they will match ( awwww) and when dd1 outgrows ( in a year or two?) dd3 will get her bed and she'll need new one.
if other children will use it I think yes is good buy

DD's friend is still in her toddler bed and she is 5y4m. Still fits in it fine and she is a tall girl. Toddler bed fits in her bedroom better as a samllish room.

That's my concern there is very little chance of more following but then I can't get the elevated bed now so toddler beds are a bit cheaper than normal single bed so maybe.

You hear how I am trying to convince myself.

Well I got one because her room is fairly small. She can chose her own single bed when she is older.

They tend to say "to age 6", so my working assumption has been to age 5ish.

DS has one because (a) we got it cheaply on eBay and (b) that way we can fit his toddler bed plus a double futon in his room (if we had the futon down, admittedly you couldn't actually walk anywhere in the room, but technically it fits) which may prove useful at some point (c) I know that eventually DS would love, love love an elevated bed, and this way we can think about that when he's old enough rather than pursing my lips and saying "you've got a perfectly good single bed already, I don't know... kids today...".

For as long as they are a toddler.

'til they were 5, probably. This is one of the reasons we just went straight from cot to proper single bed at 2 years old.

The DDs both have cotbeds as they will be sharing a room. They are 150cms long which is great length. Ds is tall at 3.3yrs and would say he could get another 2/3yrs out of the cotbed. He isnt in cotbed as he has a small room we got him a mid sleeper.

Ds is 7 in may and quite tall. He still fits in his bed just about! I can lie in it with him if we both curl up. I suppose we should have got him another bed by now but he sleeps very well in this one and his room is tiny so we've been putting it off.

my dd1 is still in hers at 4years and we will keep her in it until dd2 is big enough to go in a bottom bunk, then we'll change them both over at the same time.

ds is still in his with plent y of room.he is 4.5 yrs.

thanks I have ordered one now so much appreciated.