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My daughter is at the age of trying to climb out of her cot- I can stretch it out for a few more months in the cot as she's small for her age so can't quite get out yet however I know the time of removing the cot bars is coming near..
my problem is we share a room & she has never been a good sleeper & I'm worried she will get up at night and hurt herself, by snooping round the room...the room is as safe proof as it can be however as it is OUR room (& small) something's have to be left out.
does anyone have any advice or been in this situation?
Thank you for the advice, the doll idea sounds perfect esp as her dolly is her fav you at the moment so she feels very motherly towards it :)
i guess my general concern is her safety as I won't be awake all the time to keep an eye on her, she sleeps for about 4-5 hours in total daily ( I know it's not a lot but she's always been like it since birth & has a routine) , that includes day & night sleep totalled together! so as u can imagin most the other hours involve her playing or doing her own thing as she's very active.
Wow, 4-5 hours isn't long is it.
If she were to wake up and get out of bed my thought would be that she would stay in the bedroom and perhaps play on the floor rather than go out into the 'cold, dark' corridor? What do you think?
Hi Tinkerbell2, I was just looking at this site from the Child Accident Prevention Trust and they have a number of quizzes that you may find useful when considering how safe your little one will be once out of her cot: http://www.capt.org.uk/get-involved/quizzes
See what you think :)
4-5 hours isn't long at all, she's been like it since she was born, I've tried everything to make her sleep more but she just doesn't want too, she never even looks tired. she seems to sleep less & less the older she gets lol
just about to look at link- many thanks :)
Hi Tinkerbell2, I remember this stage. There was a time when I would physically have to keep picking my daughter up and putting her back into bed (this was before she went to sleep)!
Removing the bars will be safer once she can climb up them and get out!
I think a little pre talk over the next few weeks as she goes to bed, letting her know that as she gets older you will be removing the sides but you do expect her to stay in her bed, so that she is safe.
Does she have a doll that you could practice with? Perhaps put the doll to bed and then get her up again, then ask your little one to put her back to bed so that dolly is safe?
I know one of your fears is that she could get hurt, however it sounds as though you have safe proofed your bedroom, is there anything in particular you are worried about?