2 cribs for 22 months apart

mommamolner

Hey ladies sorry if this is already posted I have a hard time going trough all the post on my phone.
Anyways my kiddos will be 22 months apart and have to share a room. What I'm wondering is should I get two cribs? My son who will be 22 months when the new baby comes is quite the wild man so I'm leaning more towards two cribs, but wanted to get some moms ideas who've been there before.
Thanks

DomesticAtty

Following! Mine will be 20 months apart and I have the same question. I was thinking that it will be a "wait and see" situation since every child is ready to be moved out of the crib at different times. I'm leaning towards leaving the new baby in my room in a RnP for as long as possible. (4-5 months?) If my oldest still isn't ready to be moved out of her crib at that time, I may just put the new baby in a PnP in his/her room in place of the crib. I'm wondering if there are any disadvantages to this?? I hate to buy another crib and mattress that will only get a couple months use.

RachiCakes

My twins were in cribs until they were almost 3! I say if it's still a safe option (he can't climb out) then keep him contained as long as possible.
I will also add that being able to get out of their own beds meant no more naps and awful night time sleep in our house, but that's a rant for another post! 8-}

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LexiSophie55

My son is 26 months old - he is still in a crib and wont sleep anywhere else.

We plan on having the baby in a RNP or PNP until DS1 starts to climb out of his crib.  I can't justify the money on a crib when we have a perfectly good twin bed waiting in the spare bedroom.

Every kid is so different.

My 3.5 year old niece is still in a crib.  I'm not sure I agree with that, but she is.

rels09

I would have had to, yes. My daughter will be 34 months when the new one arrives, and that is just on the edge of where I feel comfortable moving her into a big kid bed with ample time before baby arrives. We are transitioning her in January, at 2.5. Cribs can be so inexpensive, so I definitely wouldn't push it.

rels09

DomesticAtty said:

Following! Mine will be 20 months apart and I have the same question. I was thinking that it will be a "wait and see" situation since every child is ready to be moved out of the crib at different times. I'm leaning towards leaving the new baby in my room in a RnP for as long as possible. (4-5 months?) If my oldest still isn't ready to be moved out of her crib at that time, I may just put the new baby in a PnP in his/her room in place of the crib. I'm wondering if there are any disadvantages to this?? I hate to buy another crib and mattress that will only get a couple months use.

I think the only downside to this is that it can then feel to your older child like they are getting kicked out of their bed in favor of the baby, at a time when they may already be dealing with some jealousy. I think this is why most sources suggest making the switch before baby actually arrives. I am sure there are ways around it, though, if your kid has an easygoing personality and you send the right message about it.

lala5507

My oldest was 18 months old when baby #2 got here and they had to share a room.  There was no way in heck that I was going to trust her in there uncontained with the baby.  Plus she was showing no signs of even considering climbing out of the crib.  Buying a second crib was the best decision I made. 

orangecurls

My kids were in their cribs until 2.5 and 3 years old. They are still in their toddler beds at 3 and 4. They will be moving into twin beds sometime in the next year, because I'll need one of the cribs for the new baby.

IKEA cribs are so inexpensive, I would get another crib.

MallyJM128

I was considering posting something similar because I'm kind of in the same boat. Mine will be about 19 months apart. I plan on keeping baby in our room for 5/6 months so DS will be around 2 then. Transitioning DS to the twin bed would be the more affordable option since we already have one, but I'm worried he won't be ready yet. I just hate to buy a crib when DS will more than likely be out of his within a couple of months. And I'm scared getting DS down for naps will be a nightmare without his crib.

MAdams728

My DD will turn 2 in May, but she's staying in her crib. She's a little thing and is nowhere near climbing out. I can't imagine her being able to get up on her own at night.

ashmichelle208

I would say play it by ear! Mine will be 16 months apart and also sharing a room until we move into our new home. I think the new baby will be in our room for a while in the RnP so we just decided to go there whenever we need to. We aren't buying any cribs until we have to. I'm hoping the older one can possibly get Into a toddler bed and we can have the crib for the baby. (It was an expensive crib that was also a gift and I don't want to spend unnessessary money)

crarnberg

I think it is definitely up to you. Our daughter will be 17 months old when the twins are born and will be staying in her crib (3 cribs)! She is super tiny (17 pounds at 13 months) and a very restless but good sleeper. I am more comfortable keeping her in a crib for the time being. 

Snapdragon750

DD1 turned 2 right after DD2 was born, and I was planning to just switch her to a bed around that time until a good friend advised me, in dire terms, "KEEP HER IN THE CRIB AS LONG AS YOU CAN!!!  I WILL LEND YOU A CRIB, SERIOUSLY."  I ended up buying a second crib, and DD1 slept in it until she was 3.  I don't regret it at all.

CTcoffeequeen

Following. Also looking at a 22 month age gap

itsmevkb

My two youngest are 16 months apart and I considered buying a second crib but then decided that I didn't want to spend the extra money.  The youngest was in a pack 'n play for about a year and a half before I moved our third to a toddler bed.  It worked out really well and I plan on doing the same with this baby.

TarheelMama202

My parenting motto is basically "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." DS1 is an amazing sleeper and has not tried to get out of his crib, ever. He can stay in there until he's 18 for all I care. #teamtwocribs

My kids will be 27 months apart. 

missiep86

My son is 27 months and still in his crib. I've thought about buying one that converts to a toddler bed, but most likely he will be out of his crib by the time baby comes. So I haven't decided yet. I really love that he still sleeps in his crib and don't want to deal with a toddler running loose in the middle of the night.

TaraW524

My first 2 were 23 months apart. We had 2 cribs. I definitely say 2 cribs if you are doubting the big boy bed.

a316b

We have convertible cribs. We had planned on getting each kid their own set of furniture to grow with.

That being said, my oldest climbed out of her crib at 11 months old. She was on a mattress on the floor until old enough to climb in and out of toddler bed. She moved to a queen at 3 years old. (We forgot to buy full bed rails for convertible crib... Which are no longer made by manufacturer.)

My son was climbing out of crib at 15 months. He is such a wild sleeper that he'd knock himself awake on the rails of his converted toddler bed, so at 2 years ish we moved him to a full size (learned our lesson and bought full rails at time of crib purchase).

Each kid is different. Our twin nephews were in cribs until 3 and went straight to full beds from crib.

Edit: forgot to mention our kids are 15 months apart...

maritimeme

Mine will be 25 months apart and we are planning on transitioning her to her big girl bed before baby comes. I'm going to set up her crib and twin bed in her new room and let her decide when she wants to sleep in the bed. Maybe convert the crib to a toddler bed sometime during the process.

My SIL did that with her niece. One day she wanted to sleep in the big bed, slept well and that was it.

But I hadn't thought of the issues with naps and getting out of bed at night! DD is a restless sleeper. Yikes! :-/

a316b

jko454 said:

But I hadn't thought of the issues with naps and getting out of bed at night! DD is a restless sleeper. Yikes! :-/

Invest in some door knob guards (circle door knobs) so she can't get out. We woke up to dd in our room at 2am just staring at us or playing with my hair. CREEPY. This, when she was 2.

If you have flat door knobs, I have friends who flipped the door knob so lock was on outside and literally locked their kids in at night.

Best toddler investment ever. We still have one on outside doors and basement door and kids are 2&3.5

manacita

Can you get convertable cribs? We had a much easier time transitioning my son to a toddler bed at two years because we basically just took one side of his crib off to make it into a toddler bed. I swear the little buggar didn't realize he could get up and out of bed for at least a week. He is also the world's mellowest kid, so maybe not the best to compare to. To this day, if he doesn't feel like sleeping, he just lays in bed and reads books. The other night I caught him trying to teach the cat to read. His sister on the other hand is a total pisser...

All of our kids are 18 months apart, so we follow the same bed arrangements with each. We have a rock and play, a small mini/portable crib, and a full sized convertable crib.

0-5 months rock and play
6-12 months mini crib
12-24 months convertable crib
24-36 months conv crib turned toddler bed.
36 months- conv crib is handed down to next sibling on their 1st birthday. Older sibling goes to IKEA and picks out their own big kid bed and bedding.

Right now the kids don't share but someone will have to bunk up with baby two. Part of me really wants to toss all of them in the huge bedroom together and convert the smaller bedroom into a playroom. I have yet to figure it out completely though.

smurf605

I highly recommend a second crib. Our boys are 21 mo apart and I am so happy we didn't mess with DS1s sleeping arrangements. Containment can be such a wonderful thing. We converted his crib to a toddler crib at 3yr 2mo and it was really good timing. He did go through a phase that he tried to crawl out of the crib, but we corrected him and that only lasted about a week. He was certainly capable of climbing in and out of his crib, but he never did after we worked through that phase a little after 2yrs old.

smurf605

We will be using DS1s crib for the new baby - no need to move DS2 out of his crib since we have 2.

xcjump

My daughter started climbing out of her crib at 20 months.    I would just get a toddler bed.