Cots vs using your own beds

[mom-in-alberta]

All my dcks are in play pens except one and he's on a nap mat. Play pens stay up all the time cause I'm too lazy to take them down and they are just part of the room decor now.

Haha... When I rearrange the bedrooms (I am a re-arranger, LoL) I do so around the playpens. There is only one that I set up and take down as needed, for my p/timer.

[Spixie33]

Haha... When I rearrange the bedrooms (I am a re-arranger, LoL) I do so around the playpens. There is only one that I set up and take down as needed, for my p/timer.

LOL I have gotten lazy too. I used to take mine down religiously and pack the blankets away every day but lately I leave 3 of the play pens up and just push them against the wall after nap. One is in my son's room and one is in the master bedroom. I think we have just gotten used to it.

I wouldn't put the kids on my bed or any of my children's beds. I consider beds to be my kids own 'space' and I don't want daycare germs to necessarily be where my own kids sleep. Some daycare kids have colds Nov- April every year or accidents during nap and I just wouldn't want that for my kids' space. I also would worry about the little one falling off the bed.

I do playpens and then the 2 or 3 inch nap mats on the floor when they get older.

I am sure it would be convenient to use existing beds though so I can understand the temptation.

My daycare provider (when I used to have my kids in daycare) would put a bed sheet on top of their master bedroom bed and have my kids sleep on it with their own blankets provided from me. I guess it worked for that daycare provider.