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Has anyone moved their DC into a bed before they could climb in/out by themselves?

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nappyaddict · 08/01/2010 23:59

Just wondered cos I've seen people on here who have put their 9 and 10 month old babies into beds and wondered if it was cos they were quite mobile already or if they did it before they were able to get in and out on their own.

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SqueezyIsStartinAResolution · 09/01/2010 14:28

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mdavza · 09/01/2010 19:02

HI there, I had a back fracture about a year before having my baby, and for that reason we had to put him in his own grown up bed from around 5 months. My sister-in-law did it with both her dd's because they couldn't be bothered using a cot after outgrowing the moses basket, and both of them settled v well in beds. I couldn't lift my ds out of the cot as he was getting bigger, and initially we just put cushions around him to keep him from rolling off. Now that he's more mobile, we've put cushions all round the bed and occasionally (during the day) he will fall onto them but more often he thinks it's a game and he's never been hurt. We are also teaching him how to get off the bed with his feet first (he is 10 months now)
I love being able to lie next to him in the mornings, and it's easier at night when you have to soothe the baby. Go for it, they adapt.

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nappyaddict · 10/01/2010 14:36

mdavza Is it a normal sized bed or a junior bed? If normal sized is it a divan sort or one with a frame? Oh and did you use a bed rail?

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mummywoowoo · 12/01/2010 19:33

Bump.. Also interested... Have back Ishoos too ...what a great idea!

mummywoowoo · 12/01/2010 19:38

Bump.. Also interested... a great idea!

strongblackcoffee · 12/01/2010 19:42

We moved ds1 into a bed at about 16 months, only because we saw a toddler bed in the small ads, bought it, then thought we may as well assemble it, then he asked to sleep in it. We never had any problems, he was fine getting in and out, etc. Used a guard rail that went down half the side of the bed, so i guess he felt quite secure with that there...

Hulababy · 12/01/2010 19:44

DD was 18m when she went into a bed. She really didn't like her cot (she was verbal and culd tell me). She didn't like the bars. She was very mobile by then, but hadn't tried climbing out.

A bed was the answer for us, and I would have moved her earler had we been in our new home in time.

seeker · 12/01/2010 19:45

mine never had cots -straight from moses basket to futon. you don't have to have a cot, you know!

mummywoowoo · 12/01/2010 22:30

Seeker any reason for a futon over a regular bed, out of interest?

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nappyaddict · 13/01/2010 04:38

Seeker have CATed you about potty training BTW

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seeker · 13/01/2010 08:05

mummywoowoo - a futon because it's not far to fall, there's room for mum or dad to lie down with the baby and you don't have to buy another bed when they get longer and bigger. And you can roll up the mattress, shove it in the car and take it with you to Grandma's.

Nappyaddict - I haven't got your CAT - I wonder why not?

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nappyaddict · 13/01/2010 09:41

Perhaps it is on it's way? May as well ask here though I suppose.

I've read your potty training "advice" on here before and you said if they were having too many accidents in a day then you would leave it. How many accidents in a day is "too many" would you think? And does this include even the first few days when surely you accept there's probably going to be lots of accidents? What about if they'd been going say 3 days with quite a few accidents then 2 days with only 1 accident on each day, 1 day with no accidents and then the next day had 3 accidents within 30 minutes after lunch even though he didn't drink that much? Would that be a reason to think hmmmm he's not ready let's carry on, or carry on he's done really well so far and he's probably just having an off day? Also if you do decide they're not ready how long do you leave it before trying again?

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seeker · 14/01/2010 14:16

I think it depends a bit on how old he is and how engaged in the process he is himself. I think that potty training should be child-led. What does he say about it? How does he react to accidents?

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nappyaddict · 14/01/2010 14:49

Oh this is all hypothetical we haven't started yet but he is interested in the idea.

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nappyaddict · 15/01/2010 10:40

Come back Mdavza lol.

The earliest I have known someone use a divan is 12 months but with a bed rail. Would be interested to hear back from you.

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mdavza · 14/03/2010 23:14

Hi ya, sorry, been out of circuation - colds, sleepless night. It is a small double sized bed, normal height. He is now able to climb off himself by turning around - V v cute! and we've had a couple of incidents at night when he went for a stroll, but there are still cushions on the floor. Nights when he's been poorly it's been wonderful to be able to go and lie next to him. I don't know what one would to if you had to take the baby out of the cot all the time. I suppose he's going to start travelling soon, but we'll just continue putting him back in his bed, as millions of people with toddlers eventually do?
W'eve never used a bed rail or a frame, we thought we'd put one in if we needed it but so far it hasn't been necessary. I probably would have had second thoughts if it weren;t for my nieces who slept on 'big'beds from a v young age, with no problems. He's been sleeping badly on and off the past few months, but that is due more to colds teething and whatever things I'm doing wrong than the bed!

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nappyaddict · 15/03/2010 03:09

Thanks I presume he could not get in or out of the bed when you first put him in it? Is it the sort with a wooden slatted frame or a divan?

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mdavza · 16/03/2010 21:45

Yes, he was about 8 months when he slept in it for the first time. My Dh built the bed himself, it has walls on two sides, it has a solid wooden base - don't know what you call it. He used to sleep ona futon matresses but we invested in a good memory foam mattress a while ago.

addictedtolatte · 16/03/2010 22:05

my ds went in at 16 months. his is a divan with a bedrail attached. he can get out if he tries but he is too lazy he just waits till i come and get him. we put him in a bed early because we thought it may be easier as he is so young they dont protest as much i suppose

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nappyaddict · 17/03/2010 10:03

mdavza You said further up that it was 5 months .... Don't suppose you could measure from the floor to the top of the mattress for me could you when you have a second?

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mdavza · 17/04/2010 13:44

Update: the travelling has started. My lo has started stopping going to bed without a struggle, and one of the things he does is get out of bed now and crawl to the door!!! We just put him back and sit with him until he falls asleep. I thik a cot might make things easier although, still nice to be able to lie next to him when he's ill/awake. I will go measure, nappyaddict, it's quite high.

Suzihaha · 17/04/2010 22:07

My DS went into a toddler bed at 17 months. It took him 3 weeks before he realised he didn't have to wait for us to get him, but he could climb down himself. He is now 27 months and still comes out of bed 2 or 3 times before going to sleep. In the first month we were going back and forth for 45mins to an hour. Cot was easier as you didn't have all the walking, but we had crying in the cot, whereas there's no crying in the bed.

Rhian82 · 23/04/2010 10:08

DS is 18 months and we're starting to think about a bed (have a cot bed so it's just a case of taking the sides off and lowering the ends).

One thing I worry about is whether he'll just go wandering round the house in the morning - any experience on this?! We're in a flat so no stairs, but wouldn't want him wandering into the kitchen etc without us being aware.

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