Toddler beds/ sleep routine change advice?

bumpuser7846882

Is it way too soon to transition to a toddler bed?

We've been having some sleep issues lately, which I think may be separation anxiety related (just started daycare twice/week) but I've also been trying to wean a little more aggressively because I don't really want to tandem nurse come December. I've been having less success getting DS to take a bottle from me at night and for naps, but when I do get him to sleep, I'm having some trouble getting him into his crib as I'm getting bigger.
I know ideally I would put him in his crib and he would fall asleep on his own, but I don't know how to get there at this point without hours of crying. So I thought a toddler bed might help shake things up enough for a new routine. Thoughts?

musicalsilver

We have a floor bed, so it's a slightly different situation then a toddler bed.  If you feel as though your LO can get into and out of a bed safely, it might work.  That being said, LO does not get off of his floor bed in the MOTN - when he wakes up, he just sits on the bed and whimpers for me to come for him.

I really like the floor bed, it allows me to snuggle/nurse LO to sleep, and then sneak away quietly without disturbing him.

WasNotWas

I do think it's too early, but each kid is different. Is your LO mobile? Ty sleeps on a cot at daycare without a problem, but I would worry about him rolling out of bed and crawling around at night. If you think your LO would stay put, go for it, otherwise I'd invest in a step stool of some sort to help you put him in the crib

bumpuser7846882

He walks pretty well (started about 1.5 months ago). He sleeps on a mat at daycare and they say he does well.

The problem is that my arms aren't long enough to put him down without plopping him a bit. I'm not sure if a stool would help or not.

At this point, once we get the furniture anchored, I'm less concerned about him getting out of bed and playing in the middle of the night than I am about the 2+ hours of screaming in the middle of the night for no readily apparent reason.

MorganWP

I was also going to suggest a floor bed.

And also, my auntie put her daughter into her big bed when she was about a year and a half or a little younger because she absolutely hated sleeping in her crib. They converted it into the double and then they just put bed rails on. She would move around in her sleep but the bed rails kept her from falling off. There are spaces near the foot of the bed, but she didn't know to climb down or anything. 

ColieAnn31

Right now Grayson and I cosleep in a queen size bed in his room. It's pushed into the corner and he sleeps next to the wall. In the fall I plan on getting him a twin size bed and putting it in the corner with a bed rail on the opposite side of the wall. He will sleep in the twin size bed and I will sleep in the queen for a couple nights to see how he does. When he's good enough to be left by himself, I will move back to my room.