DS sleeping at ILs house- help me think this through

Willisaurus

Sorry for the length.

DS is almost 2.5 and sleeps in a crib at home.  He's happy there and has never tried to climb out, so we're not going to rock the boat until we need to.

In August he and DH are flying to visit my ILs.  The last time he was there (March) he had just about outgrown the pack 'n' play we keep there.  So put him on a mattress on the floor, right?  I'm not so sure.

Even if DS did manage to fall asleep on the mattress, I don't feel comfortable leaving him unattended in the guest room.  I think he needs to be contained.  There are two closets that don't have doors, so DS could get into that.  There's an antique dresser with a mirror propped on top.  It's not secured to the wall at all so he could climb it/pull it down on himself.  There are a zillion breakable decorative things all over the dresser and bedside table.  Most worrisome, however, is that the ILs don't have air conditioning so the 2 windows would be WIDE open.  One of the windows has a very climbable hope chest underneath it.

I looked at some travel toddler beds that look like tents but I think DS would freak in one of those.  He doesn't like playing in tents, let alone sleeping in one.  The only thing I can think is to buy a crib, but it seems so silly to buy a new crib for a 2.5 year old.

Is there something I'm not thinking of?

Princess_Lily

Can DH and him co sleep?

We have a vacation home, and the only thing at this point where I could guarantee everyone would have a good sleep is if either DS sleeps in the same room (on a toddler blow up mattress) or co sleep.

Knowing DS, he would want to sleep in bed with us.  He normally doesn't do this, but in unfamiliar places (we don't go to the vacation home often) wouldn't you feel comfortable cosleeping? 

kmc217

I would probably have him cosleep too. Or would he sleep in/on a "pallett" ie sleeping bag on the floor by the side of DH's bed so that he would wake up if your DS did? We recently went to the ILs and were all in the same room and our almost 3yo slept in a sleeping bag in the big walkin closet that MIL turned into "her room" and it was small, contained with a special night lite she could turn on and off and she loved it. ITA that the big open windows would make me nervous and I wouldn't let them be wide open and would get a fan. As for the dresser with mirror, I'd insist the mirror get put away if your LO is a climber and warn them to put breakables out of reach.

Willisaurus

Cosleeping is definitely an idea.  He might be rambunctious and hard to settle, but I won't be there so it's not my problem, lol.

katlizabeth

When ds outgrew the pnp at IL's house we tried to have him sleep in our room on the floor.  He woke up freaked out at 4 am and wouldn't stop crying until he was in bed with me.  He now sleeps in the big bed with mommy and daddy sleeps on the floor.  DD sleeps in the other bedroom (she's young and contained to the pnp).

I'mAcrossThePond

Look up crib rentals in the city you are visiting...

Mjmksb04

I would agree that they need to babyproof the room if he will be in there on a mattress. Otherwise, I agree that your H could just sleep with him.

azcobride

I would look into renting a crib. If that isn't an option, then co-sleeping is probably your best bet.

BobbiJanay07

At my FIL's and my Daddy and Stepmom's he bedshares. Ian who will be 2.5 in July, just spent 4 days with my Daddy and Stepmom, where he slept in bed with them.

la79al

What about something like this--https://www.amazon.com/North-States-Superyard-Classic-Gate/dp/B00020L78M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309407335&sr=8-1 ?  I have been blessed with not 1 but 2 that won't sleep in a PnP.  I was considering a Peapod but not sure how DD would like that idea and for that price, I'm not risking it.  I know I can get her to fall asleep on a blanket on the floor and I figure if I contain her, I can leave the room with the baby monitor and be okay.