Toddlers: 24 Months+
moving LO to a new bedroom
We're thinking about baby #2 coming up and are trying to figure out what would be best.
We'd like to leave all the nursery furniture in LO's current room and just move him to his new big boy room. We'd do it soon, so he didn't associate with the new baby taking over his room.
I am super nervous about this. Anyone had to move LO to a new room? How'd it go? Suggestions? I think in general I'm just real nervous to move him to a big boy bed. He totally loves his crib and I'd keep him in there forever if I could!!
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Re: moving LO to a new bedroom
We are currently in this position.
What we are doing (and it is working well) is starting off with little things first. Like, we let him pick the color for the paint in his new room. He helped up pick out a new bed. Then we put his toys in the new room. Then we started taking naps in there. We are at this point now. But I really think that the nighttime switch will come easy -- at least I hope so!!
So really, just start off slow and keep changes small at first. And start soon!! We probably waited a little too long! Good luck!
We moved DS to a new room to make room for the baby when DS was about 22 months old, a couple of months before she arrived so he wouldn't associate with move with his little sister. We did move all of his furniture and make his new room as much like his old room as possible. He didn't miss a beat.
DS's crib is convertible, and we still haven't changed it to a toddler bed yet. He kept all his furniture, and we got new stuff for DD.
If your DS loves his crib, why do you want to move him out of it? I am guessing it's not convertible? Do you have to buy new furniture for the new baby anyway? If so, you could buy just a new convertible crib, so he could stay in it and leave the old crib in the new baby's room. Just a thought.