Question about Toddlers

MrsJRT · February 2010

At what point did you feel comfortable putting a blanket and/or pillow in the crib for your LO? I know all of my friends with 20months+ all have small pillows and blanket in there with the little ones, but I wasn't sure if that was the 'norm'.

Robinson prefers a pillow and sleeps much better. Most of the time, he shares my pillow with me, but I thought maybe if he had his own that might entice him to sleep in his crib.

I'm not going to lie, part of the reason I'm such a pushover about letting him sleep in our bed is b/c I know he gets cold in his crib (bedrooms are the coldest part in our house and he's not a fan sleep sacks AT ALL) and I worry about him wrapping a blanket around himself. I know that may be silly at this stage, so I wanted to ask when most put blankets or pillows in there with the LO's.

ARCatlett · February 2010

I'm already putting a blanket on Sydney. She just turned 1, but she's been using one for about 2 months... I gave Abby one around the same time. Don't remember when we started pillows with Abby... I'm sure, though, that'll there will be people that think I'm crazy but they were ready!

soon2Bmrs.AGEE · February 2010

Lyla has had a pillow since we converted her to a toddler bed at 2yrs. She has had a blanket in her crib for a while but now has 3 blankets in her bed. I bought a pretty toddler bedding set but she refuses to use the sheet and comforter. She loves her blankets!

MissLMS · February 2010

We don't use a pillow yet and won't for a while, but we do use a small blanket for Kennedy in her crib and started using it around 8.5 months or so. It gets so cold in her room at night, that I didn't think her pj's and blanket sleeper were enough.

hlw082104 · February 2010

I think we started letting DS use a small pillow and small blanket around 18 mos? He was never really into blankets though and usually just kicks them down to the end of the bed. When we converted his crib to a toddler bed at 20 mos, he started using a full size pillow and larger blanket.

FutureMrsWagner · February 2010

So glad you posted this! I've been thinking the exact same thing! I was actually shopping just yesterday for a pillow for Caleb. I thought I'd start out with one of those small travel sized pillows for him. Wal-Mart didn't have any so I ended up not getting one, but that is my plan. I also looked at some blankets that I knew he would love like Spiderman or Woody/Buzz Lightyear blankets, but I chickened out that! LOL! I am super paranoid about it still, but like you said, it seems like everyone I know w/toddlers his age have already given them blankets/pillows. Caleb doesn't end up in our bed often, but when he does he always sleeps on either my pillow or Jim's pillow so I'm sure he would like one. As for the blanket, I have avoided having to give him one because he does wear a sleep sack. He is in an XL size though, so I know that's gonna end soon. We are just trying to make it through the winter and then we are gonna have to kick the sleep sack to the curb b/c he is getting too long for it. His BR is also VERY cold and so that has always been a concern of mine. He doesn't like footed jammies, so we put him in 2-piece jammies or 1-piece jammies without feet and then his fleece sleep sack. Also, Jim recently got a space heater for his room too. I was totally against getting it b/c I have always thought they were dangerous, but once he got it and we actually used it, I realized it was really okay. The type he got uses oil so it's different...safer somehow...and it automatically cuts off if it gets turned over. Also, it doesn't get hot to the touch. I have no idea how it works, but it has made a huge difference in his room. It is so nice and toasty in there now and I realize that one of the reasons he was waking up so much at night had to be b/c he was cold. That space heater has been one of the best purchases we have made for him lately! Anyway...sorry, I think I got off topic... I do want to get him a pillow/blanket b/c I think he would like it, but I'm still not totally past the worrying part of it! Also, he moves around so much at night so I don't think the blanket would stay on him and then I would worry that he is cold again! Argh!

sdkrlm · February 2010

::hangs head in shame::

Avery has had a blanket since the day she came home from the hospital. Granted, she was not high risk like Robinson was but she slept better w/ blankets. When she was in the bassinet for the first 4 months, I could tuck them under the mattress so she couldn't cover her face up. but then when she was in the crib, she ONLY wanted to sleep with a blanket over her. She hardly slept at Day Care because she couldn't have a blanket - so I let her.

Now - good grief - the kid has 4 stuffed animals - all of which she LOVES and 2-3 blankets. And...half the nights, the cat sleeps in her crib on her feet (he never did this when she was an infant but now that she's older, bigger and more mobile he does).

But... to answer your question - I think Robinson would totally be fine with a pillow and a blanket. He's a toddler now and I think that the risk of him suffocating without crying for help first is highly unlikely.

Maybe you could even pick out new toddler bedding? or a special character pillow he would want to sleep with? Or even give him your pillow to make him feel more at ease.

12106mrsmun · February 2010

I think Caroline is ready for a pillow....she HATES blankets. Currently, she grabs the closest stuffed animal and uses it as a pillow. Now, I just need to find one....

lisap_30 · February 2010

Oh, I was super paranoid about giving J a blanket too. I probably started giving her one around 16-18 months - but I would take it off after she fell asleep and put it at the end of her crib. She sleeps in the fuzzy footed jammies, so she doesn't really need it. A don't know when we'll start using pillows...

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