Re: Escapee from Travel cot

[Guest guest]

> Hi everyone, while we were away for the weekend, DS managed to climb out

of his travel cot - massive thud from upstairs followed by running across

the floor! He is only 20 months. Some of the people we visit aren't very

child safety conscious - lots of potentially hazards around, so don't really

want to put him in a bed yet. Any ideas?

No, I have a daughter who climbed out of her cot at 18 months and the travel

cot not much later. The only solution we ever found was to make the room she

was in as child safe as possible, set a portable stair gate across the door

and set the baby alarm so someone could intervene before too much got

fiddled with!

Indeed we ended up putting cushions and chairs to help her climb out, since

it was better than worrying what shed fall on.

You may be better with a bed and a bedgard anyway, since I suspect the

travel cots aren't very comfy as they get bigger and DD at least seemed to

nap/sleep better on a bed or in my old cot at Grannies than she ever did in

the travel cot which rustles every time she rolls over.

Sue Hutchinson SAHM to (30/1/98) and ? EDD 28/2/01