repost: bed transitioning 20 mo old

mama2kyle

I'm currently 24 weeks pregnant with DS2 and DS1 is 19 months... today we decided to get DS1 new bedroom furniture so we could use the crib for #2... I would ideally like him to be transitioned by the time the baby comes, but I'm starting to get nervous. We don't get the furniture for another month... just looking for positive stories about bed transitioning! We did get him a full size bed and decided to skip the toddler bed altogether. Lately he has gotten interested in our bed, he will lay on it and say "night night" but he hasn't actually slept in it. He gets really excited to lay on big beds, but he won't stay still. So I'm already assuming it'll be a challenge to get him to STAY in the bed. He's never really been a great sleeper, didn't start STTN until 13 months and lately he has been sleeping 12 hours a night without interruption but some nights are still rough. Just wondering if there are any tips on a smooth transition!

amtrak18

We actually just went through this in the last 2 days. My 22 month old figured out how to climb out of his crib so we had to convert his bed. The first day was rough but the second day was way better. It took a lot of patience and putting him back in his

Qmommy

I transitioned DD1 to a twin bed when she was 16 months (about 2 months before DD2's arrival).  I was worried just like you but she had zero problems for night sleeping.  She didn't STTN until 15 months and wasn't the best napper but transiti

jmdahn

We transitioned DS#1 at 22 months.  Made a big deal of the new room and the new twin bed.  DS#1 is so excited about the twin bed that he kept taking everyone in to show them his baseball room.  When it came time to put him to bed- not a pee

jmdahn

We transitioned DS#1 at 22 months. Made a big deal of the new room and the new twin bed. DS#1 is so excited about the twin bed that he kept taking everyone in to show them his baseball room. When it came time to put him to bed- not a peep. It was harder o

LovelyLou23

We literally just went through this. DD climbed out of her crib when DS was just two weeks old. We weren't planning on transitioning until the summer, but we went ahead and switched her over that night. 

My best advice would be to put in the

virginiagirl11

We just did this with DS a couple of weeks ago because we wanted him to be fully used to his new bed before #2 is born in May.

It has gone a lot better than I expected. We did our best to make the room toddler-safe, although he is especially curi

Ruby_Soho

We just transitioned DS2 at 14 months, no worries at all. He's now sharing a room with DS1. Took maybe a week for them to fully settle in together but now we read them stories together, pop DS2 in his bed and say goodnight. They're both out within 5 minut