Toddler or single bed?

[Sparkly]

Are toddler beds a waste of money? If you've used one, up until what age did it last?

A's room is quite tiny, so I'd prefer a toddler bed - & bambino could used it in a couple of years if nec.

A is 2.5 so if I got 2-3 yrs out of it I guess that'd be ok. Or is it just a total waste? (I wouldn't spend more than £100 on it).

[silverpod]

We went straight for a single bed- I think I would do that again TBH. She looked lost at first but fills it now. I think ikea do reasonably priced toddler beds.

[Dancing Queen]

As Elise has a cot bed, the decision is already made for us, but if she didn't I'd definitely go with a single, you'll get so much more use out of it :nod:

[bisy backson]

we just got a convertible bunk bed (two singles) splash was in his toddler bed for about 18 months. it was ok, but at this point i'd go for a single, the toddler ones are a bit meh really at this age

big love
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[Chocolate Lips]

I was wondering this too as after Christmas I will want to get Isabel a bed and I don't want to waste money getting a toddler bed if she could just go in a single.

[Dynamo]

we bought a sweet little toddler bed on ebay for £10 (bought a new matress for it), in the end we will get probably 3-4 years use out of it. I like it because it leaves a lot more floor space in her room and when we are finished with it, we will ebay it again. I specifically wanted one with a good sturdy rail inbuilt, and i found that hard to find in a sigle bed. she's quite tall for her age (3) but fits in very well still.

on the other hand we put DS straight into a single bed when he was two. Its a raised bed (about chest height, the one in ikea with a slide) and it has a built in sturdy rail all the way round so he has never had a chance to fall out.. he still loves it at 5.

[goldilocks]

I'm planning on getting one of the Ikea ones that extend as your child grows. Emma's room is tiny so we need as much space as possible

[Moffgal]

My friend got the Ikea one that grows with your child. It's called Vikare and it's got a head board, foot board and side bar. It's meant to last them till they're 15, apparently!

[Princess Fiona]

If Lucy hadn't of had a cotbed i'd have just gone straight for a single. IMO "toddler" beds ARE a waste of money and cotbeds are a GOOD Investment. Lucy has been in hers as a cot since she was 8 months, and if we hadn't of been given a crib as a present she'd have been in it from birth, and she's still in it now having changed it to a bed when she was about 20 months.

When we eventually get our house done she'll have a new single bed and hopefully :fingerscrossed: the cotbed will be used elsewhere (god willing!)

[Miss Frosty]

Although we bought a cot bed for Blair, I was pregnant with Robbie by the time he needed a bed so we bought a single bed and he has only ever fallen out of it once :wink:

[mrsnozza]

We have a cotbed, but if not, I would have definitely gone for a single bed.

Mrs N x

[cheeky_biscuit]

http://www.mothercare.com/gp/product/B000PH8NRU/sr=1-1/qid=1185051108/ref=sr_1_1/202-0999124-9736616?ie=UTF8&m=A2LBKNDJ2KZUGQ&n=59456031&mcb=core
we just got this for Emma, which was similar in price to the toddler beds but it much longer/wider. it's great :thumb: nice & low to the floor - I stupidly didn't read it properly and thought it came with the bed guard (which it doesn't) I think it was about £110 for the bed & mattress inc. delivery and its lovely. and single bedding you get more choice than toddler bedding too :nod:

[cheeky_biscuit]

and if you're up duffage a single bed is good as you can lie in bed with them for a nap :teehee:

[Sparkly]

:lol: Cheeky good point! Thanks for that link... was just wishing they had similar in white when I found this...
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/31s-YiXBEDL._SX315_SY375_PImothercare20percentoff,Bott omRight,-10,-10_SX315_SY375_.jpg

Which is pretty much perfect!! Ohhh I'm quite excited now!!

Thanks all - sounds like a single bed in the consensus. The 'growing' Ikea one sounds great but our local store doesn't open til Jan - too late!!

[sersha]

Nooooooooooooooooo! Don't do it! Keep her in a cot until she is five!!!! :grin:

(Only kidding, we are fine now we have a bunny clock :wink: )

[kittikins]

I'm planning on getting one of the Ikea ones that extend as your child grows. Emma's room is tiny so we need as much space as possible

We have looked at these, but how many mattresses would you need to buy over the years though?

[mummyplus2]

We have a toddler bed which extends as he grows, its great! Cost me £20 off ebay!You add parts of mattress to it as the bed gets longer.

[Sparkly]

:lol: Sersha I'm worried that I might feel like that!! Think I'm getting carried away at the thought of cute duvet covers etc :oops: but she is almost the length of her cot & I can't lift her in and out anymore!!

[sersha]

I bet she'll be good :wink:

Anyway, just in case....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KIDSLEEP-CHILDRENS-BUNNY-KID-SLEEP-LIGHT-ALARM-CLOCK_W0QQitemZ110150664909QQihZ001QQcategoryZ9493 5QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Adelelee]

We have a toddler bed and figure Eliza will get till at least 5 out of it, she is such a small morsel :teehee::teehee:

[Sparkly]

Thanks - though it's expensive! :faint: Hope we don't need it! :fingerscrossed:

[Adelelee]

Nooooooooooooooooo! Don't do it! Keep her in a cot until she is five!!!! :grin:

(Only kidding, we are fine now we have a bunny clock :wink: )

Does the bunny clock work Sersha? We are thinking of getting one for Miss E

xx

[goobah]

We put our oldest in a twin bed with a side rail when she was 17 months and she adjusted great. We used a toddler bed when my second was 18 months, but only because someone gave us a used one. I really liked the toddler bed, but if I was buying something new I would probably just go for a twin bed. HTH!

[Sparkly]

Wow your children are beautiful Goobah!!

[Abbie]

We went for a toddler bed in the hope it would last a few years until she's big enough to go into one of those midi-sleeper things.

Her room is tiny and not big enough for a full on single bed

[goobah]

Wow your children are beautiful Goobah!!

Thank you!

[Hellina]

e has just gone into one of those mid height slide beds and its fab, its a shorty bed so about 5 inches shorter than a single, i can store her toys under it so i've lost no floorspace. plus she just loves the slide! lengthwise she'll fit in it for years.!