18 month old in own bed

[jodie1982]

My 18 month old son has slept in our bed for most of his life and its now getting too much. Because he is used to sleeping in a bed, is it ok for him to have a bed of his own at such a young age?

[nathan2]

yes he is.however the first few months will be testing.Lots of waking up and teary moments .We made ours still sleep in the same room for a few months, then slowly into his own room.We had lots of help from the health visitor

[havinmysay]

u can buy bed rails to stop them falling out i just hope it doesnt upset his routine to much hope u have learned your lesson not to let your babys in bed not just coz its dangerous but because they will get into that routine
good luck

[ryansmum]

Hi Jodie. My son was in his own room at 3 months old and its the best thing my husband and i ever did. We had a cot bed and it was brilliant because it had sides on it to protect him from falling out. (He didn't have as a bed until he was about 15 months old) Other than that you can get a bed side from argos which just tucks under the matress. I definatly think you need to get your son into his own bed now before its too late. At the end of the day you need some time to yourself to wind down and you probably don't get that with an 18 month son kicking and punching you everytime he turns. I can't cope when my sons ill and comes into our bed. Sometimes its hard to let them grow up but it will be for the best. Good luck with it xx

[jodie1982]

Thanks everyone x

[spudqueen]

My eldest son slept in our bed until he was two years old. When we made the transition to him being in his own bedroom we let him choose some wallpaper and he 'helped' Dad decorate the room. Dad then slept in there with him for a week or so to help him get used to being in his own room. After that he would happily go off to his own bed, though he did still wake up and come wandering through to our room quite a lot!

[tradey]

my daughter was in her own bed at the age of 13mths,she wouldnt settle in her cot,and would be awake nearly all night.shes two now and sleeps fine 11-12hrs,she love her bed,but it might be hard for you as hes been in your bed most of the time.

[e beswick]

i have a 5 year old and he to slept in our bed untill he was 2 i was worried about how to change this but we did it slowly we introduced him to his own bed in the same room as ours and stayed with him untill he was asleep this was the best thing we finally got a good nights sleep and so did our son it wasnt long before he was in his own good luck