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Ange&Seth
02-07-2006, 20:52
Hi guys :wave:

Just wondering at what age did you lower the base of your bub's cot? DS has just started to pull himself to standing and while I don't think that he can reach to pull himself up in his cot at the moment, it got me thinking - when should we lower the base? I mean, it seems like we should lower it when he CAN pull himself up but I was just interested in what you guys did KWIM?

Thanks for your input guys :thumbsup:
Tam-I-Am
02-07-2006, 20:54
It says on mine to do it before the bubs can sit up, or at 5 months of age - whichever comes first. I would think that if your little man can pull himself to standing, its time to do so.
drewid
02-07-2006, 20:56
We lowered the base when bub started getting more mobile - but not yet pulling up to stand in the cot. Didn't want to take the risk of him figuring it out first and ending up on the floor! I think he was about 9/10 months, but my memory is a bit hazy!
Mum2Bug
02-07-2006, 21:59
I lowered my cot as soon as she could pull herself up into a sitting position as well. I didnt want her working out she could stand up and see out!
rynosmum
02-07-2006, 22:07
I did mine when bubs was 4 months old, just to be safe.
dormouse
02-07-2006, 23:01
We lowered the cot when bub was about 7 months. Just sfter she learned to sit on her own, but before she was mobile.
My cot says to lower the base when bub can sit on their own or at 6 months. Just took us a little while to get onto it!
reAllytee
02-07-2006, 23:38
We did it around the 6mth mark Boof was sitting up etc by then so with him being a very tall boy thought it best we lower it to be safe.
Mind you now even at 16mths he hasnt even tried to get out which would be easy for him consdering his height & the fact that even in the lower position he is well above the rail.
JnA
02-07-2006, 23:48
We use a grobag, Jade can't stand up in it yet, but I guess it's only a matter of time until she figures it out.. thanks for the reminder that i should put her cot base down too. :thumbsup:
missmum05
03-07-2006, 06:37
I lowered it as soon as she started standing in the cot.....:smiliedance:
*Country Bumpkin*
03-07-2006, 10:12
The general rule is as soon as they can sit up you lower the base of the cot....
hayleylea
03-07-2006, 10:21
Hey Ange yep it says on almost all cots that once they are sitting by themselves that you are to lower the cot. I would do it asap if he is pulling himself up - you dont want him falling out and ending up with a bump on his head like my little Cooper :no: Although he didnt get his bump from falling out of the cot its still not fun and i have heard of this happening to a few little ones. So time to lower it i say!! :yes: Talk soon chic....havent seen on msn for a few days!
angcaltam
03-07-2006, 13:15
Hey Ange,

I would lower it now. It won't be long before he figures out how to pull himself up on the sides. It is better to be safe than sorry.:yes:
Lillynix
03-07-2006, 16:10
Like the other girls have said, i'd lower it now, better to be safe than sorry!

Although to save myself the hassle of having to lower the cot base later on...when DH and I were setting up the cot, we put the base at the lowest setting then, I don't mind having to bend a little, and besides, once we got the mattress in there, it's no so bad! :)
Ange&Seth
03-07-2006, 16:16
Thanks for the info guys, we'll be lowering it tonight. :thumbsup: you guys are great !
angcaltam
03-07-2006, 16:22
That's ok. We know we are great.:thumbsup:
Seekrit
03-07-2006, 18:34
That's ok. We know we are great.:thumbsup:
We're modest too!
JnA
03-07-2006, 23:55
I lowered mine today after reading this thread.

When I look at the cot now, it makes me a bit sad... it sort of looks like a big kids bed now.. my baby is growing up. *sigh*


But I can rest easier knowing that she is a little bit safer.
reAllytee
04-07-2006, 00:03
I lowered mine today after reading this thread.

When I look at the cot now, it makes me a bit sad... it sort of looks like a big kids bed now.. my baby is growing up. *sigh*


But I can rest easier knowing that she is a little bit safer.


Auuugh just wait till you start getting to the stage we are almost at .... The sides coming off so its a toddler bed :eek: :crying:
mumtok&z
04-07-2006, 00:24
Ours has always been lowered because DH didn't know that it could sit higher. He is pretty clueless.
JnA
04-07-2006, 00:30
LOL that's gold!
mumtok&z
04-07-2006, 00:38
yeah hubby has alot of gold moments. :banghead: By the time I saw that he had put the cot together and it was down low i just couldn't be bothered. I heard enough bad language come out of his mouth and didn't want to put myself and him through the stress again! I know he was just putting a cot together but it sounded like he was making it from scratch, growing the tree for wood and all. If i wasn't 9 months pregnant at the time i would have done it myself.
reAllytee
04-07-2006, 00:38
Ours has always been lowered because DH didn't know that it could sit higher. He is pretty clueless.


:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Oh i shouldnt laugh but thats hilarious !!!!!
mumtok&z
04-07-2006, 00:48
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Oh i shouldnt laugh but thats hilarious !!!!!

Laugh all you like, i did!!