how old to go in big bed?

[carrieon23]

HI all,

I was just wondering what sort of ages did people put their toddler in a bed? My 21 month old is trying very hard to pull himself out of his cot, and im concerned its not going to be very safe for him for too much longer. He sees unable to do it if he is in a sleep bag, but im guessing its only so long before he figures out his escape from a bag too! Obviously I dont want him going head first out of the cot but he is such a squirmer in his sleep, he will just be rolling out of bed all the time.

Any tips on how to convert to a big bed welcomed. We are also in the middle of moving so don't want to change too much at one time.

Also any ideas what age should a child be before they sleep with a pillow?

Ta, C x

[Belle]

We gave my little boy a pillow when he was about 14/15 months I think, he was getting lots of colds etc and we thought propping up might help. He loves it - doesn't always sleep on it in the conventional way but often when we look in on him he's cuddling it, and gets v upset if he throws it over and then realises he can't get it back.

With moving to a big bed, some people posted suggestions re that on a thread I started about cots versus cot beds, some good ideas there. Personally I want to keep my son contained behind bars as long as poss but can see the climbing is an issue! I have heard that the move to big bed can coincide with naps stopping so depends if you're ready for that I guess (though am sure that's just anecdotal).