- Pregnancy
- Baby & Toddler
- Parents
- Getting Pregnant
- Baby Names
- Product Reviews
-
Registry
- Community
-
More
Want a personalized experience?
Download the free app
Success after IF
Crib to bed transition help please!
DS transitioned beautifully from his crib to his toddler bed. With DD, we are not having the same luck and I am at a loss 
She climbed out of her crib 3 1/2 weeks ago and we have not had a good nights sleep since then. She wants me to stay in her room with her all night long. The moment I leave, she screams at the top of her lungs. I have tried her in a toddler bed, mattress on the floor, twin bed, and nothing works!
My latest attempt was to let her cry it out when she wakes in the middle of the night. It worked for one night but last night she began violently kicking her door. She was awake from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. I have also tried leaving her door opened, closed, lights on, lights off, etc. She was a perfect sleeper in her crib
I am beyond lacking sleep right now. Dealing with this and a newborn means I get maybe three hours of sleep a night. I am willing to let her sleep in our room but with the baby crying, DD hardly sleeps. Any help is greatly appreciated 
It took over four years to be diagnosed with PCOS. We TTC #1 for 18 months, did 5 rounds of Clomid and finally moved onto IVF...which worked! Throughout our IF journey, we suffered 3 miscarriages. We conceived both DD and DS without treatment.
This discussion has been closed.
Re: Crib to bed transition help please!
I was thinking the same thing, maybe she's just not ready yet.
We tried that back in the beginning of this and she kept climbing out, which was dangerous. I am about to re-visit it though! My other thought is that since it appears that she wants companionship maybe we should move her bed into DS1's room. My only fear is that since he is my only good sleeper, that if she wakes up screaming, then he'll be awake too
But maybe we can try it this weekend because DH won't have work and he can help put the older two back to bed.
And that is the other thing, she wants NOTHING to do with DH. I know with welcoming a new baby into the family that they are both undergoing transitions so I have been treading lightly and being extra patient but right now, due to the lack of sleep, I am about to go crazy!
What about back in her crib with a crib tent?
I am dreading having to transition DD. GL! I can't wait to hear what works.
Make a pregnancy ticker
This - I have a friend who used a crib tent for her little girl, but called it her own secret princess castle. The little girl LOVED it, and stayed there for a while until she was ready to move to the bed. Good luck!
Have you tried a toddler bed rail on her crib? My DD climbed/jumped out of her crib for the first (and only) time last week and broke her wrist!!! Urgh. Worst feeling ever. So, I definitely wouldn't tell you to put her back in her crib like normal. But we took the side of her crib down and put a toddler bed rail right on her crib and a 'crashmat' extra mattress under her just in case and she has been completely fine. It still feels like her crib to her and we can all rest safely. She hasn't even tried to get out yet. Maybe that would help your DD to feel more comfortable with the transition.
Good luck. But yeah don't put her back in the crib with all the sides up says the momma with a 23 month-er in a cast : (
Wow, I am so sorry about your DD's wrist
That was my biggest fear, a toddler in a cast, a newborn and a 3 1/2 year old. We tried the toddler rail on her crib and she disliked that the most. We have her two-year check-up at the pedi on Thursday and so hopefully she too can shed some insight. I told DH that this was the last thing I wanted to have happen before DS2 got here 
It has just been so stressful
DS2 was in the NICU for 10 days, DD is not sleeping, and overall the kids are doing great but it has just been a tough time for them 
Here is hoping that this will pass quickly!