"Big kid bed" question

Re: "Big kid bed" question

• celiabwatson

  February 2012

  We switched over the summer (about 4 months before LO came) because I'm a teacher and figured if it was a difficult transition I'd be better able to deal with it over the summer. It turned out to be super easy. He "helped" us put his big kid bed together and at first he just napped in there and then we did nights in there. It went fine but we put him down asleep at that point (he's a terrible sleeper) so it wasn't like we were fighting to get him to stay in the bed. He's doing better with falling asleep alone finally but he's so used to his bed that the bed isn't really an issue. 

  We haven't put the little one in the crib yet so I'm not sure how it'll go, but we've left the crib set up the whole time and he's basically ignored it. I think sometime this week I'll start using it for her morning nap. I'm not ready to chance them napping together yet, but in the morning when he's awake I'd like to let her give it a try.

  

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• kcisthebombdotcom member

  February 2012

  1. I made it a huge deal for DS. He was 18 months at the time. We bought him "big boy" sheets of the character from his fav shows, got him a special toy and really talked it up. The transition was so smooth.

  2. DS bedshared with us and only slept in his crib for a few months, so he couldn't have cared less than DD sleeps in the crib.

  

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• Qmommy member

  February 2012

  We just picked a day and switched DD1 to a twin.  She was just shy of 16 months and approximately 3 months before DD2 arrived.  The transition was a piece of cake and she has shown no jealousy over her sister being in the crib.  As far as she knows, it's not her crib anymore.  

  

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• Daisy22 member

  February 2012

  We switched DS1 into his twin bed when he was 13.5 months and it was about 2 months before DS2 came. We didn't make a big deal out of it and we put it up first then let him play in his new room (he switched out of th enursery). Then we did the same routine as before and he never even cared. he loved his new room and bed. We plan on switching DS2 next month and he'll be sharing a room with DS1. WE plan on putting the bed up this weekend and let them both get use to it.

  BFP 12/23/07, M/C 1/25/08

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• memali26 member

  February 2012

  DD1 was just shy of 19 months when DD2 was born. We waited about 4 months to move her out of the crib in the nursery to a toddler bed in her new room.

  1. We set up her "big girl bed" in her new room and talked it up a lot. We intended to wait a few weeks after setting it up to move her, but about 4 or 5 days after we put it up she decided all on her own to nap there instead of her crib. After 3 successful days of naps we put her to bed in it and haven't looked back. It could not have been easier. 

  2. DD2 hasn't really slept in the crib yet. We've started trying to get her to nap in it and it doesn't seem to bother DD1 at all. 

  Mama to two sweet girls
  DD1 Feb 2010
  DD2 Sept 2011
  
  
  

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• SuperThat1006

  February 2012

  Thank you ladies! All of this is very reassuring!
  

  

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