Pillow and comforter in a big boy bed?

Lesley423 · May 2011

When did you start using a pillow and quilt/comforter in your DC's big boy/girl bed? We're going to be transitioning Lucas into a big boy bed this summer to leave the crib for the baby and I was wondering if I'll put a pillow in there with him and a comforter (as in full on making the bed). He's all over the place in his crib now so I usually just cover him with a blanket when I check on him but it's not tucked in or anything. He'll have a bed rail set up as well.

What did you do?

fjaril · May 2011

we already had a pillow and crib size duvet in with little dude before he moved to the toddler bed. he just pushed it off it he was hot.

he had 4 pillows and a duvet in his bigbig boy bed (he moved up from the toddler to the converted full size bed when we moved).

he still wriggles around, but still pushes off the blanket if he's too hot.

SweetieP · May 2011

I gave Ryan a pillow and his blankets a week or two before we transitioned. He's been in a big boy bed for a LONG time and he still doesn't sleep on the pillows or under the covers. He's getting better though....

danandkelly · May 2011

She already had a pillow in her crib when we transitioned, so when she got her BGB she got a new comfortor set and pillow. She was all over the place in the crib but not so much in the bed.

dblhappiness · May 2011

My boys had pillows in their crib and when they first moved to toddler beds then twin beds. They were also all over the place in their beds so the comforter and pillows mostly ended up on the floor at some point. Eventually they stopped moving so much but I do rearrange them and their stuff before I head off to bed myself.

Lesley423 · May 2011

OK, so it sounds like a pillow is cool but I shouldn't plan on making the bed (tucking in sheets, etc.) for quite awhile. Thanks!

m&m818 · May 2011

DD is in a toddler bed. We have a PBK quilt that goes over her bed but no sheets other than the fitted crib sheet. She usually kicks off the quilt and just sleeps with her favorite blankey, but I do try to make the bed with the quilt in the morning. She stole a pillow from our bed and sleeps with it 90% of the time. (pretty sure she'd steal all of our pillows if we let her).

jsugrin · May 2011

Andrew also had a pillow and blanket long before he was in a BBB (which was 18 months, darn monkey). With Cooper he has his favorite blanket but only recently has been happy with having a pillow. He's in a crib still but the only reason he doesn't have more in there is because he doesn't like it./

In Andrew's big bed he has multiple pillows and blankets.

love22 · May 2011

We were having some serious sleep issues so we actually put a foam mattress pad under his crib sheet and a pillow and he loves it. He starts off sleeping on the pillow but is off it after a little bit but I know that he likes it a lot. We have used blankets for naps since about 6 months but at night he is so wild we still use sleep sacks but his blankets are just hanging over the edge of his crib.

MommySteph2009 · May 2011

DS has sheets, pillows and a blanket in his bed. I don't tuck in the sides of the sheets/blanket because he is all over the place still.

ETA: DS was in a twin size mattress on the floor at 18 mos. then at 2 in a twin bed (bunk beds.)

llamakins · May 2011

We started using a regular sized pillow between 2 and 2.5 years.DS loved resting on mine and it helped him fall asleep easier. He did not want any blankets until more recently. We don't use a comforter, just 2 larger fleece baby blankets that he is attached to.

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