Toddler bed?

heon35 · February 2012

When do you transfer from the crib to toddler bed?

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amykins1283 · February 2012

Our pediatrician told us it was 3 years old, 35 inches tall, or when they started climbing out, whichever comes first.

We transitioned Liam around 20 months because he rejected his crib after sleeping on a futon mattress at the in-laws over Christmas.

pinkcallalily · February 2012

My son first showed signs of thinking about climbing out a few months ago so we started thinking about it, but weren't going to do anything until he moved to his new room in a couple months or actually climbed out. However, last week he attempted to escape and ended up hanging upside down out of his crib, holding onto the slats. I saw it on the monitor and somehow managed to run upstairs and catch him before he fell, but he moved to the toddler bed that night. The transition went great and we haven't had any problems at all.

Angela814 · February 2012

amykins1283:
Our pediatrician told us it was 3 years old, 35 inches tall, or when they started climbing out, whichever comes first.
We transitioned Liam around 20 months because he rejected his crib after sleeping on a futon mattress at the in-laws over Christmas.

I'm not sure why the pedi would mention a height. A toddler mattress is the same as a crib mattress. Kids climb out at all different heights.

Personally I'd like to keep DD2 in her crib until close to 3 years unless she climbs out first. DD1 climbed out at 22 months, and bedtime was rough for a long time after that. We also skipped the toddler bed and went straight to a twin bed with rails. I plan to do the same with DD2.

Lzeak0925 · February 2012

We just did it tonight, were the crib turns into a day bed... and its tough lol i feel like my baby is grown and i am sad about it... and holllyyy crap trying to keep her butt in there is tough. she is 16 months old and was climbing out onto her changing table. scary. good luck ladies

Emjay14 · February 2012

Angela814:
amykins1283:
Our pediatrician told us it was 3 years old, 35 inches tall, or when they started climbing out, whichever comes first.
We transitioned Liam around 20 months because he rejected his crib after sleeping on a futon mattress at the in-laws over Christmas.
I'm not sure why the pedi would mention a height. A toddler mattress is the same as a crib mattress. Kids climb out at all different heights.
Personally I'd like to keep DD2 in her crib until close to 3 years unless she climbs out first. DD1 climbed out at 22 months, and bedtime was rough for a long time after that. We also skipped the toddler bed and went straight to a twin bed with rails. I plan to do the same with DD2.

I'm sure it has nothing to do with the mattress, but more with the baby being able to lean over the rail and tip out, because they are taller and get more of themselves over the rail.

sillypit · February 2012

Beanie_mrt:
As soon as he starts to escape. I still have him in a sleep sack, and we're on the largest size so my guess is soon.

They make "big kid" sleep sacks up to like 5T.

BelleIsa · February 2012

We are thinking soon so we can have the crib for the baby. DD is almost 35 inches so if that's the guideline then we wouldn't be able to keep her in there much longer anyway...

smitt2619 · February 2012

Our pedi said to transition when he starts to climb out or when we start potty training. He hasn't even attempted to climb out, but he sleeps in a Halo sleepsack, which makes climbing out a lot harder. And we definitely aren't ready to potty train yet! He sleeps great in the crib, so I am keeping him in it as long as possible.

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