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toddler bed and moving....wwyd?

NamastNamast
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DD turned 2 in Sept. and is in a toddler bed.  She does great in it.  We are moving next month and have a new baby on the way in Jan.  I would like to convert her bed to a full size so I can use her crib mattress for the new baby.  Do you think it's too much change in such little time?  Moving, new bed, then new baby? 

 

* I would have never even moved her to her toddler bed this early because we knew we were moving and she did great in her crib....but she's potty trained and would pull her pull-up down and pee in her crib at night because she couldn't get out.  Now that she's in a bed, she comes and gets me to go potty at night.  I'm sure this will be a whole nother post about regression after we move ;O

 

Thanks for the advice ladies!

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Re: toddler bed and moving....wwyd?

  • ZenyaZenya member
    I'd try it anyway! 
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  • debbiejdebbiej
    I would go ahead and move her into a new bed at the same time as the move.  Just make a big deal about it being her big girl bed and she doesn't need the baby or little girl bed anymore.  If she is real resistant when you move than you can always put the crib mattress on the floor of her room and work her upto the big bed.  Or just let her sleep on the floor until she decides to sleep in the big bed (DS went through a stage when he wouldn't sleep in his bed so he just slept on the floor and we'd move him into the bed when he was asleep).  DS was so excited when he got to sleep in his big boy bed that he never thought about the crib again.
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  • YodajoYodajo member

    I would do it.  They are so much more adaptable than we give them credit for.  We moved in w/ my IL's for a month, DS did great with that.  Then, we moved in to our new house and #2 was born (all at the same time) and he was fine with that change.  Then, four weeks later, we moved him to a new room and big boy bed.  He did fine w/ that transition too.  I think if you expect them to be fine w/ something, they will meet your exectations.  If you are apprehensive about it, they will sense that and act accordingly.

     

    Good luck!

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  • NamastNamast
    that's what DH is saying.  It just makes sense to move her and not buy another crib mattress.  I'm just scared I'm going to make her a basket case from all the change.  she did great with going from the crib to the toddler bed so maybe it won't be much different?
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  • NamastNamast

    thanks guys!  I'm just going to go with yodajo on this.  She will be fine.  Shes done great with change in the past so this won't be any different.  I'm starting to think it's me that's freaking about all of the change ;) 

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  • YodajoYodajo member
    Sounds like she'll be fine.   Just make a big deal about being in a "big girl bed" and get her excited about it! 
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  • elm1032004elm1032004
    I would move her into a new bed.  Just get her excited and maybe let her pick out a set of sheets of something special for the bed.  She'll be fine.
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  • rocknrolarocknrola

    Kids are resilient so I think you will be fine. We did all of the above in a short period of time as well. Last year, we sold our house and moved to a tiny rental house for 6 months while our new house was being built. Prior to moving to our new house, we transitioned DD to a twin bed. (I didn't think the toddler bed was necessary).

    When we moved, she was already used to the bed so it wasn't a big deal. She was so excited about the move and loved our new house. We were in there for 3 months before the baby came. The biggest transition of course was the baby. For a few weeks, she had issues but everything is great now.

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  • true_norskietrue_norskie

    We converted DD's crib to a toddler bed just before she turned two.  We moved for the first time a couple months later and left her in the toddler bed.  Then we got her a double bed just before we moved the second time (we built and lived in a temporary situation for 3 months).  Baby now gets her crib.  We haven't actually set up baby's crib yet, but I can't imagine it will be a problem because she has HER bed.  I got cute bedding and just got really excited about it.  She feeds off our anxiety and excitement so she's done great with ALL of the transition in her life (so far).

    She has been fine moving twice this summer, moving to a big bed and beginning to adjust to a new sister.  I agree with a previous poster, kids are a lot more resilient than we give them credit for.  The transition to our new house (which didn't result in a daycare change, thank goodness) has been easier than any of the transition so far and I believe it is because DH and I have been so dang excited for it (living with FIL was quite stressful this summer).

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