Thinking of making the transition...

lkstor · August 2010

...out of the crib.

DS hates his crib. Probably because he spends most of the night in our bed (we have bedshared from day 1).

So... We are thinking of doing a twin mattress on the floor of his room. He's climbing everywhere and it's only a matter of time before he climbs out of his crib anyway. We're definitely skipping the toddler bed.

What do you think... Do it now? Wait a bit longer?

We worry he'll just want to get up and play. And it might be harder for our nanny to get him down for naps...

HMMMMM

lil_rhody · August 2010

Depending on his relationship with the nanny, she may have an easier time of it. When I babysat, one of the kids had a toddler bed one day. Thinking he was moving out, I made a big deal of his "Big Boy Bed". He was so eager to please, I got him to sleep there. When his mother came home, she was so surprised because she hadn't gotten him to sleep there yet! Sometimes kids are more eager to please with non-family.

I'd say do it now, especially if he's going to be climbing. You don't want to wait until you have to do it.

popcorn13 · August 2010

I have no advice but have a friend IRL who's LO is almost the same age as H and she's pondering the same things right now. Good luck!

labbie1821 · August 2010

I say it's a great idea! You can make a big deal about him being a big boy and *earning* his special bed by staying in his room for naps/bedtime. My sister did this with my niece and if she started to misbehave in her bed my sister would say, "I guess we need to put you back in the crib and get all the baby toys out." It took only 1 time of my sister actually doing it before my niece decided she didn't want to be a baby anymore!

eas15905 · August 2010

I think it sounds like a great idea. But, today I was just having a conversation with my SIL about how her brother and his wife decided to move her nephew to a toddler bed around 18 months and they completely regretted it. I guess he was out of the bed all night and wouldn't nap. But, I don't think that because it didn't work for them that it wouldn't work for you. Also, I should add that the reason that they moved him to a toddler bed wasn't because they thought he was really ready for it but because #2 was on the way and they wanted to put the crib in her room.

lkstor · August 2010

eas15905:
I think it sounds like a great idea. But, today I was just having a conversation with my SIL about how her brother and his wife decided to move her nephew to a toddler bed around 18 months and they completely regretted it. I guess he was out of the bed all night and wouldn't nap. But, I don't think that because it didn't work for them that it wouldn't work for you. Also, I should add that the reason that they moved him to a toddler bed wasn't because they thought he was really ready for it but because #2 was on the way and they wanted to put the crib in her room.

Yeah - that's what I worry about...

But my LO is such a bad sleeper that it is probably worth a try. Can't get much worse

attyalice · August 2010

My sister went from crib to full size mattress on the floor to full size bed....

lkstor · August 2010

abartane:
My sister went from crib to full size mattress on the floor to full size bed....

Yeah - I've never understood the purpose of toddler beds. But you make a good point, actually. We already have a full size mattress in the guest room... That would make for an easy experiment.

Do you know how old your niece/nephew was when they went to mattress on the floor?

DrDPM · August 2010

After my surprise BFP with DD, we switched DS1 to a toddler bed at 11 months so that we could use the crib for her. He'd like having his own bed, and a twin bed (which is what we wanted to buy) was so much bigger and scary for him. fWe were lucky and he loved it - we made a big deal of letting him pick out his own sheets and telling him what a big boy he was. He slept in it right from the very first night. He just turned 3 in May and we're picking up his full sized bed this weekend - they grow way to fast!

attyalice · August 2010

lkstor:

abartane:
My sister went from crib to full size mattress on the floor to full size bed....

Yeah - I've never understood the purpose of toddler beds. But you make a good point, actually. We already have a full size mattress in the guest room... That would make for an easy experiment.

Do you know how old your niece/nephew was when they went to mattress on the floor?

various ages... but the earliest was around two... but their bedrooms are all second floor which was a factor...

Huggy Bear · August 2010

Wow, we haven't had to deal with this yet since DS isn't climbing out of his crib even though he is at the lowest setting on the crib. Good luck and you'll have to let us know how it goes!

sunnyday16 · August 2010

I say go for it. There's always something to worry about, crawling out of the crib or moving to the bed and possibly getting up more often. I'm sure he'll get use to it. We'll be moving Cora to a bed probably around 19 months. We're not getting a toddler bed either and plan on moving the full sized bed on the floor to start with. Good luck!

cmbrown · August 2010

I think we will be doing this soon. As of now, I am planning to do this between Christmas and her birthday (March). She is a monkey and I know she could probably climb/fall out any day now. Unless she climbs/falls out before Christmas, that is my plan.

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