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Advice on transitioning to toddler bed- room share

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Hi,

DS1 is 2 1/2 and DS2 is 1 1/2.  They currently share a room and are both in cribs.  We think it's time for DS1 to transition to a toddler bed.

My apprehensions for which I could use some advice are:

1) Whenever I put his crib mattress on the floor to change his bedding, he treats it like a trampoline.  I'm worried that he will jump on a toddler bed, fall off and hurt himself.

2) I worry that he will get up throughout the night and go over to his brother's crib and wake him up.

3) I worry that he will want to leave his room during the night to explore the house.  If we lock the door or put up a baby gate, he will scream and cry loudly and wake up the whole house.

Any suggestions, ladies?

TIA! 

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Re: Advice on transitioning to toddler bed- room share

  • J+MSJ+MS member
    My suggestion is wait. Lol but that comes from my sleep deprived self who can't get her kid to sleep in her toddler bed.
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  • XCrissCrossXXCrissCrossX member

    You could just put the toddler mattress on the floor and let him sleep on the floor. But I think the bed (with a rail) will intimidate him more than the mattress on the floor.

    You'll just have to try and see if he bothers LO. I would put the bed closer to the door than the crib so he can go straight there without passing the crib, just in case.

    Is there anyway to block off the others areas of the house with gates instead of his room? In my house, the bedrooms are in a hall so I can gate off the bathroom and the living room- the only place LO has to go is my room.

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  • flyingsaucerflyingsaucer member
    Wait until he is 3 if you can!  Kids can follow the rules a little better at that point and you can go over rules for nighttime with him then
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  • D&HMomD&HMom member

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    Wait until he is 3 if you can!  Kids can follow the rules a little better at that point and you can go over rules for nighttime with him then

    This unless he is trying to climb out of his crib or in danger keep him there as long as you can. That's my plan!

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  • acaudill75acaudill75 member
    We put DD1 in a toddler bed the week before DD2 was born, which happened to be DD1's 2 birthday. We needed the "baby room" for DD2. We were terrified it wasn't going to work, because she was also in a new bedroom. We bought a really cute, fun bed at Ikea for her, and made the bedroom really friendly for a 2 yo. DH insisted on a baby rail even though the bed is like a foot of the ground, I recently took that down when I saw her on the monitor using it to try and do flips. We didn't leave too many toys or books in there, just what she really needed, and we don't let her in her room other than to use the bathroom or to sleep. So, she doesn't really equate her room with playtime. We never had an issue with her going to sleep because it was a new bed or a new room, but DD1's temperment isn't that of a whiny scared child either. IDK. It depends on your child and how you treat the change. Can you put him in another room until DS2 can go into a toddler bed as well? DH locks her door (I don't; I find something inherently wrong in doing so), and she sits on her bed and screams if she wants us. I would make a big deal about going into his new big boy bed, maybe a cupcake or cool new character sheets, and be firm. Good luck!
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  • CCFikesCCFikes
    I would just give it a try and see how it goes. We had some of the same fears. Switched to a toddler bed right after his second birthday and he loved it! Surprised us how good he did staying in bed. We did put up a gate in his room to keep him from roaming. He rarely cries at it. Usually just for water or something we can resolve and then back to bed. So you never know! Good luck!!
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    Thanks, everyone!
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  • logoz80logoz80
    I made the transition last week with my 2 year old. Granted #2 isn't here yet so I don't have that problem, but Emma has been pretty good with it so far. Sometimes we don't give them enough credit. When I first put her in the bed, she kept standing up and I told her not to do it or she'd fall. After standing 3 times and falling all 3 times, she stopped. She never fell on the floor, but she fell in the bed and that was enough for her. She's only gotten out during the night once and in her defense, she was sick, so I can understand. I know waking up the whole house is not a fun proposition, but you may need to grit it out so he gets used to it. 
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