We've been cosleeping and I'm very happy with it. But he'll be 1 in July and I want to transition him to a bed during that year. Hopefully before 1.5. I'll be moving in with my family in March or April since my husband will be deployed and I can't decide what to get him. He'll be 8 or 9 months.
I'd like to have him do his naps on his own bed rather than in my bed so that he gets used to it. I have a friend who's offering me a crib, I thought of doing a toddler bed, and even considered just putting a nice mattress on the floor with sheets and a bedspread.
My friend didn't think the toddler bed with a low railing was a good idea because her son was pulling up on railings and almost fell out so they had to lower it to the lowest setting. I don't particularly care for cribs thought, my son likes to be patted to sleep or at least have my hand resting on him and I don't like bending over the crib, even if it has a drop rail isn't annoying. A toddler bed would be easier because it's low to the ground and I can lean against it while sitting on the ground and do what he needs.
A mattress on the floor was the next option since I could just lay next to him, I wouldn't have to worry about him pulling himself up and potentially falling off or rolling off the bed, he's already done that a couple times on our bed, but our bed is very low. In fact I think he found a bit funny the second time, he didn't cry and had a big smile on his face. But then he could crawl or run off and get into something before I get to him.
Anyways, those are the options. I do like that a crib would keep him there and he wouldn't get out of it. But even then it's not full proof and they are annoying. We rarely use ours.
Please, any ideas? Experiences? Help me decide!
I'd like to have him do his naps on his own bed rather than in my bed so that he gets used to it. I have a friend who's offering me a crib, I thought of doing a toddler bed, and even considered just putting a nice mattress on the floor with sheets and a bedspread.
My friend didn't think the toddler bed with a low railing was a good idea because her son was pulling up on railings and almost fell out so they had to lower it to the lowest setting. I don't particularly care for cribs thought, my son likes to be patted to sleep or at least have my hand resting on him and I don't like bending over the crib, even if it has a drop rail isn't annoying. A toddler bed would be easier because it's low to the ground and I can lean against it while sitting on the ground and do what he needs.
A mattress on the floor was the next option since I could just lay next to him, I wouldn't have to worry about him pulling himself up and potentially falling off or rolling off the bed, he's already done that a couple times on our bed, but our bed is very low. In fact I think he found a bit funny the second time, he didn't cry and had a big smile on his face. But then he could crawl or run off and get into something before I get to him.
Anyways, those are the options. I do like that a crib would keep him there and he wouldn't get out of it. But even then it's not full proof and they are annoying. We rarely use ours.
Please, any ideas? Experiences? Help me decide!
