My son is 6 1/2 months old. I know its too early right now to move him into a bigger bed but I was wondering what age is best. See now he moves the bumper pads up and down and moves his legs and arms into the slats and starts rolling all over the place. I’m so scared he’s going to break something on him. And I was thinking about moving him into a full size bed when he turns one. I dont really want to do the toddler bed thing bc I feel those are too small and i dont want him rolling off the bed and hitting the hardwood floors which we hope to have carpet put down soon. And he can grad a hold of the bumper pad and sit up (he’s been able to sit by himself since he was 5months) and before I raised the side up he pulled himself up to standing. So I’m also scared that here soon he’s going to be trying to get up and over within the next few months. Any advise?
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I’m guessing you have the cot on it’s lowest position.
It is perfectly normal for him to want to pull himself up, my son did it then too. However my son never tried to get out. If he wanted out, I got him out (with the exception of bedtime obviously). If he tries to get out at bedtime just put him back to laying down and tell him it’s bed time. Maybe rub his tummy a bit to calm him down.
As for moving him into a bed, I moved my son into a fullsized single bed at 13 months (we moved house and I thought I might as well get all the big changes done at once and have one stress session than several)! I bought one of those bed barriers and had the other side against the wall. This seemed to do the trick as he loved his big bed (always hated his cot) and there was no fear of him hurting himself as it was a lower fall than his cot would have been. Luckily he never tried to get out of either.
Basically just judge it on what you think is best for your child. Consult you’re health visitor as well as he/she has been watching your child grow and will be able to help with fair advice based on your child and their medical knowledge.
Good luck hun xxx
my son is 14 motnhs old and still sleep with me- i wont transition him until he can at least climb in andd out of the bed by himself. he cant do that yet. he can get out by himself, from a bed thats on the floor but he cant get in by himself, his legs are too short. so right at one would probably be too soon. i do have a full size bed and i cant decide whether i will u se that or his toddler bed. the otddler bed i can buy cheaper rails for to out on the side though which wil make it a little bit safer
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mt now 4 yr old borther use to throw himself out of his crib- he’d pull himself over teh edge and fall. it was a nightmare thinking he had a head injury every day- my step-mom just took the side off makeing intoa toddler bed- he still fell out sometimes but was mush safer than throwing himself from a high distance. a bed railw ill help prevent that though
it is unlikely that he will hurt himself n the slats, as they wouldnt make cots like it if babies hurt them selves! as for bumpers, they should not be used once a baby can sit unaided as it is a hazard!
toddler beds are suitable from 18 months to 2 years1 however if you would rather put him in a bigger bed, buy a safety rail for the side! it isnt wood just fabric and not harmfull!
my daughter is 8 months and pulls herself to stand on everything including the cot but she is no way able to climb out!
If he does start climbing out, that is a good indication it is time to move him to a big-boy bed. My daughter never climbed out, but I moved her when she was 18 months old. She had a crib that converted to a toddler bed and that’s what I used until she was 2 and then she switched to a twin-sized bed. I just put a bunch of pillows and blankets on the floor next to the bed the first few nights. She did role out once, but that was it.
At 1, a big bed is far too high. They now sell toddler beds that you can add extenders to once the child is old enough. Your child needs to be able to touch the floor from the bed matress. At 1, We got a toddler bed and added an extra long bed rail….babiesrus…it has worked fine.