Comments on: Escaping the prison

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:49:13 +0000

Me too!

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:48:58 +0000

Here’s hoping that if she decides to get up at ridiculous o’clock, she’ll come and see her Mar Mar and Dandaz instead of her mummy and daddy!

By: Ghislaine Forbes

Ghislaine Forbes — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:29:58 +0000

Your second hand rickety cot fell apart when you were about 18 months plus. A single bed was the only option. By 3 and a half or less you were in a bunk bed, insisting that you had to sleep in the top bunk. Did you fall out ever? No. Did you get out ever? All the time! Life became far more interesting out of bed than in it. Your old bunk bed top (without bottom) is all ready for little madam’s visit. Love ma x

By: Mum2BabyInsomniac

Mum2BabyInsomniac — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:08:22 +0000

I will be interested to see how you get on as we are thinking about moving Iyla soon! I am very worried about the middle of the night teddy parties! x

By: Molly

Molly — Sun, 20 May 2012 12:37:15 +0000

Fingers crossed!

By: Belles30

Belles30 — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:35:47 +0000

Sounds like you have it all ready and I’m sure it will all go well!!

By: Molly

Molly — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:19:48 +0000

If only I had a good Voldemort stare…

By: Molly

Molly — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:19:21 +0000

Great advice, thank you. We’re planning to just take one side off the cot at first, with a bed guard. And putting a stair gate at the top of the staris. She already has a very fluffy plump sheepskin rug by her cot so we’ll move it even closer in case there’s any rolling. She’s ready – it’s us that might not be!

By: Middle-Aged Matron

Middle-Aged Matron — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:42:26 +0000

Gosh, I’d forgotten that terrifying milestone. We bought one of those portable, fold-up bedrail things to limit the chances of midnight tumbles which were my chief fear. They worked a treat. And threats and bribery and my famed Voldemort stare forestalled all the other problems.

By: Belles30

Belles30 — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:22:15 +0000

Moving to a bed needs to be a gradual process and only when the child is ready. If you are moving from a cot to a cot bed, initially take down one of the sides and put a bed guard or alternative in as a replacement to give the child security as removing both sides can be very daunting, after a couple of weeks the other side can be removed. If moving from a cot to a bed try having the bed in the room for a couple of weeks prior and involve the child in choosing their new duvet etc. If one side of the bed can be pushed against a wall and the other have a bed guard this will provide some security, try having the bed in the same position as the cot so that it is all similar. During all these processes explain what is happening and giving reassurance. A night light and a stair gate at the bedroom door may also provide security whilst keeping your child safe, stops little one wandering around the house at night!