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Sharing a room and toddler beds

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My son (22 months) currently sleeps in a crib.  I want to move my other son (4 months) into the room now that he has been sleeping through the night for a while.  I am getting my convertible crib delivered next week.  I am wondering if I should have it assembled as a toddler bed and put my 22 month old in it or stick with 2 cribs.  My husband is mechanically challenged so it would be nice to have someone handy put the toddler bed together but I am not sure if my older son will continue to get out of the toddler bed and "share" his stuffed animals with his baby brother.  Any words of wisdom?
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Re: Sharing a room and toddler beds

  • lkf041lkf041 member
    We have 2 cribs, one of them turns into a toddler bed.  With that being said I am keeping my oldest in a crib until he learns to get out himself.  I prefer to keep him caged in as long as possible.  The last thing I want is for him to get out of bed and start playing in the room and wake up his sister. 
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  • laura1laura1 member

    My 2 share a room also, and we have both of them in cribs.  Personally, I am trying to keep my DS in his crib for as long as possible.  I am afraid that if he were in a bed, he would never sleep - just be up roaming around the room, bothering my DD who is a wonderful sleeper.  I am also afraid of the things that you mentioned - trying to share stuffed animals, reaching through the rails and touching DD, etc.  I am sure it can be done, but my DS is definitely not mature enough to be in a toddler bed with his baby sister in the same room!  

    We also use his crib when we need to put him somewhere safe while showering, running out to the car, etc.  Until he tries to climb out (and even then we may get a crib tent), he is in his crib!  Good luck deciding what to do.

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  • LSUBride3LSUBride3
    Keep them in a crib as long as they are happy and safe. It's a good place to confine them when you need both hands.
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  • LSUBride3LSUBride3

    Keep them in a crib as long as they are happy and safe. It's a good place to confine them when you need both hands.

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  • LSUBride3LSUBride3

    Keep them in a crib as long as they are happy and safe. It's a good place to confine them when you need both hands.

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    Big brother will probably
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  • LSUBride3LSUBride3

    Keep them in a crib as long as they are happy and safe. It's a good place to confine them when you need both hands.

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    Big brother
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  • LSUBride3LSUBride3

    Keep them in a crib as long as they are happy and safe. It's a good place to confine them when you need both hands.

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    Big brother will
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  • LSUBride3LSUBride3

    Keep them in a crib as long as they are happy and safe. It's a good place to confine them when you need both hands.

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  • MammaBear81MammaBear81 member
    if you are planning on switching him to a toddler bed I would hold off on bringing baby #2 into the room... my two DD's have to share a room and the way I did it was put up the toddler bed, moved her up into the "big girl bed" and when she was good at sleeping in the bed I moved the LO in the room (probably about a month later)... the only problem I had for a while was that DD wanted to throw EVERYTHING she could get her hands on into the crib.  We monitored this with the baby video monitor and after a few time outs she stopped, but not after disturbing LO's sleep!  GL!
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