Cot to big kid bed, when?

We plan on moving C into a "big bed" in July when we come back from our holidays. He will be almost 19m. I want to do it then as I'm due in October but could have the baby as early as August (if Callum is anything to go by) so want to be prepared "just in case" the baby does come early. Ideally, the new baby will be in our moses basket for the first month or two (or longer if it's early) before going in the cot. I'm hoping by then C will be well settled in his big boy bed and will be happy that the cot is "for the baby."

My girlfriend's DS1 is a couple of months older than C and she is 32wks pregnant with #2. She has just moved her DS into a big bed. They bought it together and he helped her put it together and apparently he took to it straight away. She said his day sleeps have been a bit more difficult, some days he falls asleep on the floor by the door but night times have been surprisingly easy so far. Was good to hear and I'm hoping C will adapt just as easily. Fingers crossed anyway!

Safety-wise, I'm confident C will be OK in a big bed. He can climb up and down on the sofa (about the same height as we'll be getting a toddler bed anyway) safely and knows to go backwards etc. He doesn't move around much once he is asleep and we have a safety gate between his room and our stairs.

I guess we'll see what happens in about 4 weeks time!

Daniel was about 17 months, we set up 2 pillows to form a L shape to make sure he didn't roll out of bed and it made it nice and cozy tothe point he wont have his pillows any other way now lol but we also put the cot matress on the floor just incase he fell out he had something to land on.

DS moved into his "big boy" bed at 18 months and finally started sleeping thru the night!

He was having to move to a new room as the new baby was having his room. We decorated/set up his room while Mum looked after him for the day and transferred him over there that night. WE shut the door to his old room so he couldn't even go in there for about 6 weeks. By then he was settled in his room.

We used the safety sleep for the first week to prevent him falling out and in the first 3 months in only feel out once.

misscheeky wrote: We put DD inot a bed @ 13 mnths. We had pillows beside the bed for a month or so but she only fell out twice. She was a total worm in her cot, moving all around the place but settled really quickly in her bed

That's reasuring. I should have mentioned that she is in a sleeping bag, and whenever we put her in sheets/blankets....she is out instantly. She doesnt fight sleep or anything, she just wont stayunder blankets.

Well, I am feeling a little less stressed about the situation, it is still at least 7-8 months away, so I am sure many things will change between now and then anyways.

Jack was 18 months, and besides the normal getting in and out a million times, it was fine. I did it by myself too as DH was away for a few months.

Ava went from bassinet to portacot simply because the cot was in the room they were to share and she wasn't sleeping through - she finally went to her cot at 6-7 months.

Ethan doesnt sleep under any blankets either..glad someone elses child is the same:) he is 27 months and still in his cot..we have tried but it hasnt worked though we havent shut his door and with the new baby didnt want him crying for long in there.. so yeah we bought a cheap cot off someone off here which has been brilliant:) but most of our friends kids were two ish and several were 18 months or so and fine.

Jake was 19months as Morgan was due the week he turned 2 so we moved him into his new bedroom well in advance then put him into the bed so we could get the cot out. We had no problems. We kept him in a sleeping bag, and put a rolled up towel under the fitted sheet so he wouldnt fall out (after he fall out the first night!) and at the start had his pillow down the side too. He was in a sleeping bag for ages, and he still has NEVER got out of bed!! And he's 3 this month! He just yells for us when he wakes from his nap and in the morning!