Getting bubs to stay in a single bed

[Littletreasures]

hi everyone

i have just read the thread about when to put bubs (12 months) into a single bed and i want to put him in to one but i dont think that he would stay in there so how can i get him to stay in the bed i know that i would have to get some bed rails but wouldnt he try to climb out???

thanks

[uptheduff]

We've just started putting DS1 in a big bed...he's just over 2 though. TBH i anticipated having heaps of problems with him climbing in and out and playing with his toys....eventually falling asleep on the floor lol. But none of that has happened! Every single night he has stayed in his bed. A couple of times he has gone down for his daytime nap and just played in there instead of sleeping, but mostly he plays for a bit, then goes back to bed for sleeping.

My one year old is still a bit too young for the big bed....he's walking really well, but he can't quite climb up onto a bed yet, so he'll probably be in the cot for a little while!

[~Emmylou~]

We've just done this and yeah they do climb out, but they will do that at any age.
We put a toddler gate on her door and if she gets out she can't get out of the room. Then we just go in and put her back in the bed. Usually only have to do this once or twice and she stays there.

[poshBecks]

Yep, Cj climbed out all the time!! I would just close the door. Then after a while when I knew he was asleep I would go in & put him back on his bed. (he would always be asleep behind his door!!) He got the jist after about 2 weeks.

[glo_worm]

I am another one, who hasnt had any problems with DD in the single bed. She was 17 months when we moved her - to free the cot up for when #2 arrived.

I could count on one hand the number of times she has gotten out of bed. If she wakes up she will wait for one of us to come and get her. If she isnt ready to sleep she will just lie in bed chatting to herself.

I am not sure what we did right to encourage this behaviour?

[MumofMadd]

My DS was 2 in april and he is still in his cot. I always find him upside down or sideways and i think if i put him in a bed he would fall out quite a bit.

[proudmummyof2]

My son (just turned 2) had to move rooms and into a big boy bed from his cot in a real hurry to accomodate his new baby sister. I prepared myself for the changeover to take a couple of weeks, but he surprised me. I started by putting him in the big bed at nap time, and leaving him to it for about 15 minutes. I went to check him and he was lying in bed reading a book, and asked to go into his cot. So we moved without fuss. The same thing next day. The third day, he fell asleep in the bed. Two nights later he fell asleep in the bed and hasn't looked back. I think the Pooh bear cushion sealed the deal!

I just made his new room and bed as attractive and comfortable as possible, and he loves it. Has never asked for his cot again. Oh, and mummy making a huge fuss about how clever he was when he woke up in the bed the first time probably didn't hurt either!! :)

I have a bed guard for safety, but I am giving him the responsibility to stay in his bed and he has taken it and run with it. I found the key was staying patient and not sweating it if he got out of bed - just had to trust that he would get the idea by himself and stay put.

[uptheduff]

My DS was 2 in april and he is still in his cot. I always find him upside down or sideways and i think if i put him in a bed he would fall out quite a bit.

DS1 was like this in his cot as well (he's jsut turned 2), but we had to put him in a bed to get the cot ready for no.3. and it's worked really well! Sometimes we find him asleep upside down lol, but to my knowlege, he's never fallen out! We have a rail up for him as well.