We have everything we need for #2 and I'm wondering if we can get away with not buying a second crib. We have a bassinet and a pack n play that little baby could sleep in for quite a while. DD will be 15 months when the new baby comes. At what point would she be ready to be out of the crib in case we needed it for the younger one?
Is this crazy? We'd rather not spend the money if we don't have to, but I don't want to make things harder than they need to be.
Re: Thinking about not getting a crib
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We are about to have our third child and are still on the same crib we bought with the first. When DD #1 was 16 1/2 months old she learned how to flip herself out of the crib. We immediately bought a twin mattress and set that up on the floor for her. So, when #2 was born when #1 was 21 months old the crib wasn't being used anyway and there was no need for a new one.
Then we got pregnant with #3 and #2 will be about 21 months old when he is born in a couple weeks. She never learned how to escape the crib so we had to move her on our own. We planned to have our two girls room together and give the baby the other room for his nursery. We started by swapping out the crib for a toddler bed when #2 was about 18 months old. She loved it and took to it right away with no problems. Then about a month after that when we felt she was really used to the bed we moved it in with her sister and she has been rooming with her ever since.
Baby # 2 edd 11/26/08 - Ezra Jacob born 11/29/08, 9 lbs 6 oz., 21 3/4 in
Baby #3 edd 05/04/13 - Titus Jude born 05/01/13, 9 lb 5 oz. 21.5 in