Q1: Do we need a toddler bed?

atlantic · January 2012

I'm not in a rush, but sometime in the near future, we'll be converting V's bed. We don't have the toddler conversion kit, but we do have the full size bed conversion kit.

Is the toddler bed an important step? We could always buy it, but I don't really feel like spending the money if it's kinda unnecessary.

Thanks!

jml5q · January 2012

I'd say no. we bought the toddler conversion kit and kept her bed as a toddler bed for about 2 months before we moved her room to make the new nursery. once we moved her we converted her bed to a full and she was fine.

if you really want to kept the toddler size bed you could always just take off the front of the crib and buy a bed rail to install on the front. we did that for the first 6-8 weeks after she climbed out of the crib because we had to order the toddler bed conversion kit, and it worked fine. in hindsight i'd have just left it like that and then converted to a full bed.

MrsAJL · January 2012

Ben went from a crib to a twin size bed. Our crib isn't convertible, so we didn't have an option, but I didn't want to buy an in-between bed. I don't think a toddler bed is necessary in the transition process.

Mrs.Froggianna · January 2012

jml5q:
I'd say no. we bought the toddler conversion kit and kept her bed as a toddler bed for about 2 months before we moved her room to make the new nursery. once we moved her we converted her bed to a full and she was fine.

This, except Luke has a twin bed. If you're worried about her rolling out you could try to get her some special type of frame. Luke has a race car bed (HUGE CL score) that the mattress sits inside so he has something to keep him from falling out. But honestly I don't think he needs it. I've never noticed him sleeping up against the side, like he would've fallen out had those sides not been there. KWIM?

mlf625 · January 2012

No. DS was in his for about a month before we decided a real bed would be better. We won't bother with it for DD - she'll just go straight to a real bed.

ebat · January 2012

We went straight to a twin with a rail and a step stool, she had no problems with it

Want a personalized experience?

Q1: Do we need a toddler bed?

Re: Q1: Do we need a toddler bed?

Choose Another Board

Search Boards