I have to ask...How many over twos are still in the crib?

hav2run · July 2010

DD is, and I have no desire AT ALL to do anything any different. We have caught her with her leg over the top and once going over the top of the crib. It scared the poop out of her (literally) and I don't think she will go there again for some time. I just do.not.want.a.struggle at bedtime. I will keep the crib in there until she is 10 if it keeps peace here at night. I remember bedtime being super stressful with DS at the ripe old age of 3 and that silly toddler bed. I hated every second of it. It was the start of 2 years of sleepless nights and very early mornings. Ugh!

I am shocked to see so many putting their under 2 year old in a toddler bed that I think I missed the memo somewhere. Just wondering how common it is to keep a 2-3 year old in their crib? Please tell me I don't have to even think about that toddler bed yet. I refuse... ::::huffy pout:::

Megs&Nick · July 2010

The triplets will be three in August and are still in cribs. As far as I know, there is no difinitive plan for that to change anytime soon.

doodlebug914 · July 2010

Ethan is for a few more days... we are getting ready to switch him to a twin as soon as we get his room finished. I completely understand where you are coming from. I am quite nervous about how nights are going to be now!! He is such a good sleeper, he sleeps for about 12 hours a night!!

kel716 · July 2010

We would still be if it wasn't a safety issue for us.

He puts his leg over the crib rail and hops out with no regard for how he is going down. He had a scary fall and that was the last straw for me. I know my child is fearless and stubborn, so I would rather not deal with injury if I don't have to.

We are working on retraining bedtime, and we're slowly but surely making progress.

adamsbabble · July 2010

Ava was over two and in a crib... but we moved her just before 2.5. She actually did fine with the transition. 90% of the time we have no problems, and when we do it has more to do with something else. She doesn't tend to get out of her bed just because she can. I wouldn't have moved her any sooner though. I can't imagine how this would have gone when she was under 2. I think we will wait longer with Charlotte, just because she's a totally different kid/sleeper than Ava and that has a lot to do with how it's going to go.

hav2run · July 2010

Megs&Nick:
The triplets will be three in August and are still in cribs. As far as I know, there is no difinitive plan for that to change anytime soon.

Yeah. I am hoping for another year in the crib. You give me hope. Hoping DD is afraid of that long ride to the floor. Urgh.

curlypie1 · July 2010

How about the over 3 crowd? That's us! We switched Nora one night and she was all smiles. Long story short, DH was changing the toddler bed back to a crib at 11:00 at night before the little stinker would go to sleep for the night. We'll try again in a couple months I guess.

JLPT830 · July 2010

Caleb is still in the crib but we are hoping to transition in the next few weeks/months. We will need the crib for the baby and I don't want Caleb to think it was taken away from him and given to the baby. I'm secretly dreading it. I like that he stays in his crib for a little while when he gets up. I don't want him to just get up and roam around. I have a glimmer of hope though because on Thursday night he slept in bed with us when he was sick. This was the first time we've ever let him do this. I got up first and DH said when DS woke up and saw that I wasn't there he asked permission to get OOB. :-) I hope that's a trend we continue!

hav2run · July 2010

curlypie1:
How about the over 3 crowd? That's us! We switched Nora one night and she was all smiles. Long story short, DH was changing the toddler bed back to a crib at 11:00 at night before the little stinker would go to sleep for the night. We'll try again in a couple months I guess.

I am glad to know this. I just see no reason to put my 2 year old in a bed that she can get out of. We are planning her big gilr room, but her crib just may go there with her for awhile. I remember the transition out of the crib being the most stressful thing with DS, and I just do not want to do that to DD.

sistrkate · July 2010

Justin will be 3 next week, and he is still in a crib. He will be in there at least another month, too, because his new bed won't be in until 8/29. Quite frankly, he is comfortable in his crib, likes it, and shows no signs of wanting to be done with it. The reason we bought him a new bed is because he's just really getting too tall for the crib and I didn't want to wait a lot longer.

Justin took a spill out of his crib one time when he was in there while I was changing the sheets. I was done with the sheets and he was sitting in the crib playing while I tied the bumper back on (yep, bad mom, using a bumper, so sue me). So anyway, he leaned over, I think to have me pick him up, but he fell out instead. This was when he was about 20 months old. He has never tried to climb out since, I think the incident scared the bejeezus out of him. I just used it to my advantage.

I'll be honest, I'm not looking forward to the transition. But we are using his 3rd birthday as the milestone for a lot of things -- big boy bed, ditching the pacifier, and potty training. He is excited about all of it so I'm hoping that leads to success.

Sorry to be so verbose! Bottom line, keep your DD in her crib as long as you need to!

hav2run · July 2010

JLPT830:
Caleb is still in the crib but we are hoping to transition in the next few weeks/months. We will need the crib for the baby and I don't want Caleb to think it was taken away from him and given to the baby. I'm secretly dreading it. I like that he stays in his crib for a little while when he gets up. I don't want him to just get up and roam around. I have a glimmer of hope though because on Thursday night he slept in bed with us when he was sick. This was the first time we've ever let him do this. I got up first and DH said when DS woke up and saw that I wasn't there he asked permission to get OOB. :-) I hope that's a trend we continue!

OOOH good luck. I hope that trend continues for you.

hav2run · July 2010

sistrkate:
Justin will be 3 next week, and he is still in a crib. He will be in there at least another month, too, because his new bed won't be in until 8/29. Quite frankly, he is comfortable in his crib, likes it, and shows no signs of wanting to be done with it. The reason we bought him a new bed is because he's just really getting too tall for the crib and I didn't want to wait a lot longer.
Justin took a spill out of his crib one time when he was in there while I was changing the sheets. I was done with the sheets and he was sitting in the crib playing while I tied the bumper back on (yep, bad mom, using a bumper, so sue me). So anyway, he leaned over, I think to have me pick him up, but he fell out instead. This was when he was about 20 months old. He has never tried to climb out since, I think the incident scared the bejeezus out of him. I just used it to my advantage.
I'll be honest, I'm not looking forward to the transition. But we are using his 3rd birthday as the milestone for a lot of things -- big boy bed, ditching the pacifier, and potty training. He is excited about all of it so I'm hoping that leads to success.
Sorry to be so verbose! Bottom line, keep your DD in her crib as long as you need to!

I appreciate your insight. Your philosophy is exactly what I am thinking. I am hoping that keeping her in her crib will be a source of security. We have never pushed anything with her, and the results have been wonderful. This is one milestone that I just don't want to rush because of the trauma and drama I had with DS. Even at 3, it was a hot mess. I cannot imagine doing it now. Thank you. THANK YOU!

teacherjess · July 2010

Leah sleeps well in her crib and has never tried to climb out, as far as I know, and so we'll keep her in her crib as long as possible. I hope she doesn't try to climb out ever!

little-peanut · July 2010

Griffin still is in the crib too! I don't plan to switch him until we need the crib again. Why mess with a good thing?

hav2run · July 2010

You ladies give me so much hope. Peaceful nights to all.

curlypie1 · July 2010

hav2run:

curlypie1:
How about the over 3 crowd? That's us! We switched Nora one night and she was all smiles. Long story short, DH was changing the toddler bed back to a crib at 11:00 at night before the little stinker would go to sleep for the night. We'll try again in a couple months I guess.

I am glad to know this. I just see no reason to put my 2 year old in a bed that she can get out of. We are planning her big gilr room, but her crib just may go there with her for awhile. I remember the transition out of the crib being the most stressful thing with DS, and I just do not want to do that to DD.

Yeah, I don't see the rush either. Nora is perfectly happy in there. Snug as bug. She's never tried to get out, so I'm okay with her decision. We wanted to try because we felt like we were holding her back. She let us know that wasn't so. She said she missed her crib that night and was pretty upset. I guess that means it wasn't time.

jerseygirl81 · July 2010

The only reason we moved Charlie so early is because he was continually trying to climb out of his crib. He climbed the pantry shelves and fell off of those, but still does it anyway, so I don't think that one fall from the crib would have broken his will to climb. I felt better knowing that he wasn't going to be jumping/falling out in the middle of the night.

We were also very lucky that it was an easy transition for us.

mrs.george2be04 · July 2010

Logan is still in his crib and we have no plans to move him anytime soon. He doesn't try to climb out (I know this because if he tried, he'd be out--the top of the crib hits him at his hips or below), and he sleeps like an angel. I figure as long as this keeps up, we won't move him until he's about 3.

KristenBtobe · July 2010

Every situation is different. FWIW, I thought the transition would be brutal but it couldn't have been easier. Actually she stays in bed longer playing in the morning than she did in her crib, so I get some more zzz's. Do what makes you guys comfortable, don't worry about meeting some imaginary deadline.

AgathiP04 · July 2010

We found this at 2.5 yrs old.

Niko said he was "riding a bicycle." Anyway, he started getting out at night and sleeping on the floor. We knew it was time. I think the kids let you know

kabel · July 2010

DD is and like you, I have no desire to switch beds. She has climbed out once and even though she didn't fall (she must have held on to the rail and dropped because we didn't hear anything until we heard the doorknob trying to be turned), it must have scared her enough not to want to do it again. DD is typically a very good sleeper and seems comfortable in her crib. I agree with pp, I think she'll let me know when it's time to switch.

andailey · July 2010

DD is over 2 and still happy in her crib. She hasn't tried to climb out (she's super tiny anyway), so we are not fixing something that isn't broke, as the saying goes.

When we do change her to a big girl bed, we will do a full bed with rails instead of a twin.

Rose.9.6.03 · July 2010

We switched the girls at 2.5. I would have been perfectly happy with the girls in cribs for longer, but we really needed them to be able to sleep in beds when we travel (which we do a lot) because they were outgrowing PNPs.

FWIW,our transition was also ridiculously easy. At nearly 3.5, my girls still don't get out of bed at night without calling us. We're actually trying to break them of this habit, so that they won't wake us up to go to the bathroom.

shawnsweetie · July 2010

Rylee moved to a twin bed 1 month after her 2nd birthday and Parker has been in a twin since he was about 12 months old (but he never slept in a crib a day in his life so it wasn't as if I took him out of his crib and into a big bed.

ETA: after reading the other reply's i tought I would comment on the "if it iant broke, don't fix it. For us the crib has always been bad. Every single night was a battle to get Rylee to sleep and when we moved her into her twin bed she started STTN for the first time in her life. For Parker, he never had a crib at all, and when I set up the crib and put it in his room he started freaking out... just being near the crib would make him cry. He is isn't STTN (not even close) but it isn't like we had a good thing going with the crib. If they were happy and safe in the crib I would have leaft them.

Parkers room consists of a mattress and some books, so if when he does wander around there isn't anything for him to get into.

riabiron · July 2010

Sophia HATED the crib with every last fiber in her little being.

she started jumping out at about 8 months. We moved her to a queen bed (because that is what we had) at just over 1. We put rails on it and she was happy as a clam.

hannah&ben · July 2010

Jack was over 3 when we converted his crib to a toddler bed and was almost 5 when we moved him to a twin.

He's a little guy and fit in it just fine and he never tried to climb out so I didn't bother until he actually asked for a big kid bed.

Hannah

Moesten · July 2010

I've read things that say the earlier you move them, the easier the transition. I've also read things that say the later you move them, the better. So really, it's all a crapshoot and you have to do what works for your family and your situation.

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