Questions about toddlers bedroom
Hi all
Having read a few of the threads lately on toddlers beds and moving LO one cot to bed etc. I have a question...
When they are in a "big" bed - should their bedroom door be open?
Toby's bedroom door is always closed. We (currently) live in a 3-storey townhouse (hoping to move soon!) and our room is on the top floor, Toby's on the middle. We have no stair gates, they don't fix properly on our awkward stairs (curved around) so we have given up and are trying to teach Toby how to handle them etc...
When he goes into a bed, can we still leave the door closed? we will hear him on the monitor anyway, when he wants us to get him! (he only plays for a bit before he starts crying!!!)
It is our aim, when he is well adjusted to his big bed and we have moved house (not getting another 3-storey), he will be able to come out of his room and into ours in the morning. We will then fix a stair gate to the top of the stairs.
He's not even in a big bed yet but we feel we need to plan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joo xxx
Having read a few of the threads lately on toddlers beds and moving LO one cot to bed etc. I have a question...
When they are in a "big" bed - should their bedroom door be open?
Toby's bedroom door is always closed. We (currently) live in a 3-storey townhouse (hoping to move soon!) and our room is on the top floor, Toby's on the middle. We have no stair gates, they don't fix properly on our awkward stairs (curved around) so we have given up and are trying to teach Toby how to handle them etc...
When he goes into a bed, can we still leave the door closed? we will hear him on the monitor anyway, when he wants us to get him! (he only plays for a bit before he starts crying!!!)
It is our aim, when he is well adjusted to his big bed and we have moved house (not getting another 3-storey), he will be able to come out of his room and into ours in the morning. We will then fix a stair gate to the top of the stairs.
He's not even in a big bed yet but we feel we need to plan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joo xxx
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We don't have a monitor anymore as it broke but we have floor boards in lo's room so if he gets out of bed I can hear him straight away!! and if he cries then I can always hear him (i've developed ears of a bat since becoming a mother!!)
We have a stairgate on his door entrance tho cause we can't fit one on the stairs, so I could leave his door open if I wanted, but this gate is very handy when he's playing in there during the day.
In the mornings when lo gets up he comes to his door and just knocks until we come and open it. He can reach the handles but its very stiff so he can't open it yet.
so what I'm really saying is, there's no wrong or right, just do what you feel comfortable with and what works for you x
I dont doubt that we'll be able to hear her if she wakes, and move around over the monitor.
Just to warn you though, once they can open doors there's no stopping them, and it happens all of a sudden. On the plus side, my ds never gets out of his bed unless we go to him, he'll shout when he wakes in a morning until we go in.
Feel much better now - was feeling a bit evil for wanting to keep his door closed for the time being!
Sunflower - no chance for a while. T is on the 9th centile for height - short arse like mummy and daddy!!!!!!!! unless our door handles are unusually high, he won't reach them for ages!!!
xxx
Do whatever works for you imo
our room. Does your monitor have a sensor mat? That would go off if they get out of bed. I can always hear her crying/shouting through the wall if I forget to put the baby monitor on.
However, as you might have seen form my other post we're having probs getting her to stay in her bed atm so getting little visits at all hours of the night! So we may change tack yet (although the one occasion we did shut her in she got distressed and I could hear her crying "Mummy stairs, Daddy stairs, Maddie stairs, door" which was totally heartbreaking. Needless to say, haven't done it since )
She can open the door but never does she just waits for us xx
We have always shut the door because we too have a cat who likes to sleep in cots/beds!
We only live in 2 bed town house though, so we can hear everything! we still have baby monitor atm as ds2 is 10m, but I think I'll get rid of it soon!
xxx
I would put a babygate on his door now and close it so that when he can open the door by himself he is used to the gate being there and doesn't feel locked in.
Good luck!
xx