Where do your toddlers sleep at other people's houses?

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Our 22-month-old sleeps in a bed in her own room at home, and has done since just over 18 months, without a problem. She rarely gets out of her bed etc. when we visit my parents, for example, she gets her own single bed, in a separate room to us, and she treats it the same as home, even though she has only done it on two visits. But at my in-laws we have to all sleep in the same room. This was fine when she used a travel cot, but she will not sleep in the cot now, and I don't blame her as it is so different to her bed. We could take her old cot mattress and put it on then floor, but I worry she be straight up and pulling books and folders from the shelves in my ILs spare room (there are many, and last time DD raided she sat on some of the books, bent covers etc. which is not on). I wouldn't be worried at all if it was a clear room with nothing in it she could damage. She won't co-sleep as she is very independent and every time we've tried it we end up with her climbing/ playing/ honking our noses at 3am.

So, what do other people do? I'm hoping there's a very obvious solution I have missed! Thanks

Sorry if I'm missing something, but if she sleeps ok in her own single bed, in her own room, at your parents, what makes you think she will ransack the room at your in-laws'? She can get out of a single bed as easily as off a mat, surely? Or is that room baby proofed?

So get her a readybed. Preferably with a character on it she likes.
I'm not really sure what you are worried about: she will fall asleep at some point, you go downstairs for a bit whilst she is sleeping, then you will go to bed yourselves (ie be there to stop the ransacking). And you could use a baby monitor in the meantime so you could hear any mischeif she might get up to.

At ILs, ds sleeps in a ready bed or in their cotbed on the landing, in front of the guest room. It's room sized and he' s in a corner. Means we can hear if he gets up while we're still downstairs!

At my parents they have a spare cotbed mattress put on some cushions, and after thinking long and hard the best place is in the spare bathroom, where we used to put him in the travel cot. Means he can get to the loo easily in the night without stumbling on odd steps, and there just wasn't any other space upstairs. I wanted him to be on the same floor as my parents.

Possible options?

youl at home, she's surrounded by her own toys and clothes, with furniture quite carefully placed to avoid climbing etc. It doesn't matter if she lugs her own stuff about. She's the sort of kid who accepts her own surroundings as simple and boring, but loves to explore anything new and different. Once she's decided she wants to be in bed, she's fab. But when she's awake, she's very active.

Love the idea of putting her in a bathroom, but sadly no spare one, and the landing is tiny. I will look into a character ready bed.

bTW, it's not a massive deal, and I'm not overly worried. I just wondered what other people do, and wanted to explain why I am asking the question.

Thanks for the ideas.

Disco - my question was actually about why you parents house was different from your in laws. Totally understand how her room at home quickly gets boring and not worth investigating.

Ah, sorry, read it wrong. Yes, there's bugger all in the room at my mum's. A bed and a bedside table. And usually DD's luggage. My parents have a fairly minimalist house, but MIL is a hoarder!

Then I'd go for whatever bed/mattress suits, with a very sensitive baby monitor to pick up the noise of misdeeds!

Plus remove anything particularly delicate and precious, maybe spend some time in the room before bed (to take the edge off the novelty), keep it nice and dark (unless she's scared of the dark - harder to explore!) and, if you think she'd understand, have a little chat about Granny's precious things beforehand.

Sorry I disappeared, we've now got sickness to contend with too. I'm taking on board all of the comments here and will be testing it out this weekend, all being well. Thanks