How did you decide when to make the move from cot to bed?

Question

My daughter (22 months) sleeps in a cot but has started to climb out of her sleeping bag (she stands on the bottom of it and "pops" the shoulder poppers then shimmies out). She is very restless when sleeping so, with a sheet and blanket, she ends up uncovered and sometimes (even though the weather is warming up) gets cold and wakes up. She hasn't started even trying to climb out of the cot yet, though.
What made you decide it was time to make the big change?

OK, I think we have a "divided by a common language" situation. As I am in the UK, by "cot" I mean a bed, meant for a baby, that has high sides to prevent falling/climbing out. I think in the US the word would be "crib" though, for me, that means a very small cot for a very small baby only. Is that any clearer?

Answer 1

my son is 27 months and has been in a bed for about 4 months. i decided it was time for a bed when he could climb out of the cot and one day he tipped it over! also he started to bounce and broke the lats! he has an adult size single bed and he loves it he tells me hes a big boy now. my son frequently kicks the duvet off so i have a sheet to tuck him in nice and tight and a duvet on top, i check him before i go bed and he wakes me in the morning. my son had a sleeping bag until last Summer when he worked out how to get out o it, i think its the sense of achievement and the challenge of it!

Answer 2

I moved my son out of his crib when he was about 18 months, because he learned to climb out of it, and i was scared he would get hurt. We bought him a toddler bed, im not sure if they have those wherever you are, but it uses a crib mattress, but has low rails on the sides, and is only about 6 inches off the ground. He loved it, and at 4 is now still sleeping in it, although hes starting to outgrow it now, but it was well worth it, and made me much more comfortable than putting him in an adult sized bed at 18 months. If they dont have those where you are, when she learns to climb out, move her to an adult bed, but make sure you get rails for the sides. Good luck

Answer 3

She will get more hurt crawling out of the crib then she will falling out of a bed. You get a bed and get the guard rail until you feel comfortable. Congrats mom, your baby is growing up!!!

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I think that if people took the time to actually read the question and realize that we're not all American on this site then there would be less language barriers. I understood from your question what you were talking about, even though I had to read it twice to get the gist of it.

Answer 4

i baby was out of the crib at 10 months
he wouldnt sleep in the crib. i think because he moves all over the place. bed had more room

Answer 5

try switching her to footed sleepers instead of a bag, you can double up for warmth. She may be ready for a bed, but I would wait a little longer. My son was three before we moved him out of the crib.

Answer 6

why would any baby sleep in a cot? I hope you mean crib...anyways Now is the time!

Answer 7

as for ur addtion u had to add .I didnt know what a cot was either ...A cot to me is what people slept on in a time of war or poverty.
As for your child...its time for a BIG bed.