I have a question for everyone. When did you make the switch from a crib to a toddler/twin bed? Alex is almost able to climb out of the crib and we are also expecting a new arrival in about a month. I don't want to rush the transition, but does anyone have any advice. We were planning on keeping our newest one in a bassinet for a while, so Alex doesn't need to feel pushed out of his crib and getting used to the new baby all at the same time. Does anyone also have any strong feelings about using a twin verses a toddler bed. This is all new territory for me. What have you found that works for you?
1 month ago
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We are leaving Addie in her crib till she climbs out, which she has no inclination of doing right now. We plan to put her straight into a twin bed, rather than a toddler bed. not sure what to tell you about the new baby/timing....If you start right now, it will give you time to transition and see if it goes smoothly -although if it doesn't, you'll be up nursing in the night anyway, so you can just deal with two crying kids at 3 a.m.!
We started out napping in the toddler bed and then when he turned 2 (the BIG 2) we had him go into his "big boy bed". He loves cars so we got him car bedding and he loves it. He'll still say "car-car" just about every morning and show me his bed. It worked out pretty well. I didn't want him to feel "kicked out" of the nursery so we got his room all set up and now we talk about the nursery as his sister's room.
I like the toddler bed b/c it's just his size. he really likes it too. he fell out of it the first night he slept in there so I was glad it was a little bed. I don't think he rolls as much as he did when he was in the crib b/c he really can't anymore.
Good luck with that! Ha ha... we've done both- toddler bed with our first one and our second one went straight to a twin bed. They make these cool mesh net side things so they can't fall out of a twin bed. Hayden fell out of the toddler bed constantly for like a month and henry never fell out of the twin. My advice is to make the transition as soon as possible! Having a baby is a huge stress on little kids so the less changes, the better. Don't waste the $$ on a toddler bed- just go for the bed he will always sleep in. If you are cramped for space, then do the toddler bed. Also if you are going to have them share rooms, do that as soon as possible too. It will still require adjustment but it will be better in the long run the sooner you do it.
Oh man! Every kids is different and as you saw today outside the nursery room, the older I get the more I realize I don't know about parenting! :( We had to disassemble Ryan's crib just after he turned one because he kept climbing out and thumping onto the ground. We just put the crib matress on the ground and that was his bed until we felt he was big enough and smart enough to be able to know when he was falling...you know, so he could sleep in a real sized bed. That's the cheap way so you don't have to buy the toddler bed! Good luck!
We were going to do a twin bed, but Gracie saw a toddler bed in a store once and LOVED it- climbed in, pulled up the covers, and wouldn't get out! So, we then decided to do the toddler bed and are so, so glad we did. She likes to put herself to bed now and never tries to climb out. She feels so big that it's her size and can go to bed herself (because you know they like to do everything themselves!).
I don't remember when we put her in it- I guess it was about a month before Kate was born. (I should remember that- it was less than three months ago!) Kate is in our room but I like having the crib free to put Kate in it to take a nap if I'm in that part of the house so I can hear her.
That's just our experience. Hope that helps!
I'm worried about putting Linc in a bed he can get out of because I don't want to spend my evenings putting him back in bed. I see those kids on Supernanny and I get afraid. Maybe it won't even be a problem. Good luck deciding what to do.
If you're stressed about it, he will pick up on that and bedtime (regardless of where he sleeps) will become stressful for him too.
i'd say to move him now. then he has a little bit of time to get used to it, and you won't have to deal with him and the new baby. i think you'll be surprised at how easy it will be. we are mean parents and put a lock on mya's door when we moved her to the toddler bed, and it really went okay. elle slept in a toddler bed when we went on a trip, so when we got home we moved her to one. good luck!
I put Lily in a twin bed a couple of months before having Micah. I also put Micah in a twin bed a couple of months before having Clara. We chose a twin size because now they have their bed for as long as they need it. I bought Lily and Micah both cool comforters so that they would be excited to sleep in their new bed. Then we talked about how they were sleeping in their big girl/boy bed, and the baby would get the crib. Lily had a harder time than Micah, but she really wasn't that bad. Micah absolutely LOVES Lightning McQueen from the Cars movie so that is what we got on his comforter. If Alex likes something a lot, you could have him come help you pick it out at the store and talk about how it will go on his big boy bed. That might get him excited about it. We never had trouble with Lily getting out of bed. I think she thought that she wasn't able to get out herself. Micah did get out of bed at first, but we just laid down the law that he would get in big trouble if he got out of bed and he doesn't anymore. You know how kids like to test your limits. We never put a rail up when our kids moved to their twin beds. I think that they fell out maybe twice and they haven't ever again. It didn't seem to hurt them. In fact, Micah slept through it one time! You can decide what you want to do though. I agree with your friend who said to put the baby in the room with Alex as soon as possible if they are sharing a room. Then they can get used to the noises that they make during the night sooner, and you can get more sleep. I don't know if you are like me, but when I have our new baby in a bassinet by our bed, I don't sleep as well because I hear every little noise it makes and worry that it's not sleeping. It's better for me when the baby is in another room. Good luck!
Okay, you know I have no experience in this area. :) But now that your Big Boy is in his new toddler bed, post some pictures!! :)
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