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When should I move my toddler to a cotbed?

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Aoibh10 · 06/12/2025 21:19

Hi,

looking some advice on when I should move my toddler to a cotbed?

For context, she’s 18 months old, sleeps through the night with the odd night wake when she’s sick, regressions etc. We plan to start trying for our second baby next year and don’t want to do it too close to a new sibling arriving and also want to use her current cot for the new baby.

I see quite a lot of people online with toddlers younger than mine who are in cotbeds already and I’m wondering if I’m holding her back?

When did your LO move into a cotbed? How did it go and how long did it take?

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scaredfriend · 08/12/2025 21:43

I did it at 18 months as baby 2 came 20 months after baby 1 and I wanted the cot well and truly vacated before the baby arrived!

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