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3 under 2?

palm513palm513 member
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I have so many questions that I don't even know what to ask... maybe I should stick to the multiples board. But I keep winding up here. My twins are 11 months old and still sleep in PnP in my room. We are hoping to transition slowly to toddler beds around 17 months when the baby is closer to arriving, and then the baby will be in our room. although we are planning on moving the PnP into their room before that to get them used to sleeping in a room without us. BEFORE we get stuck having three babies in our room. Just wondering what are some methods you guys have used to transition from mommies room to thier own? 

Another thing is I am not to keen on the idea of having 3 in diapers so we have introduced but not pushed the potty any tips on early potty training? any success? 

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  • theoventheoven member
    Ok, so I'm no doc, but I can only offer my thoughts.   I have an 18-month-old and my twins are due in the next month or so.    For the two that sleep in the PnP.... I'm assuming you have 2 toddler beds that you are moving them into?   If you can pull that off by 17-months, congrats.   Most kids sleep in cribs until 2-2.5, maybe even 3.   Secondly, when you move them, prepare for a week of hell and do it cold turkey.  It'll probably be best.    For the potty training, again, at 17-months, it's just not happening.  Girls are typically between 2-2.5 years, boys 3 years.   Our pediatrician has said never to push it because it will make it worse.    At 18-months, our daughter knows where the potty is, how to flush, to wash afterwards, but the concept of actually doing it is just too complicated to process at that age.   When you are ready, I suggest the diaper less method.  Just one day, stop putting on diapers and every 20 min put him/her on the potty.  Make a HUGE scene when they go and be patient.  They'll have accidents, but the process should take 3 days.  Just don't plan on leaving the house while doing it.  I would plan on 3 kids in diapers for a few months after your 3rd arrives. 
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  • palm513palm513 member

    Yeah we are doing the toddler beds. because they already climb out of both the PnPs and their cribs. and I figure that toddler beds aren't as far off the ground and made for the kids to get out of so no more falling, from 2-4 feet off the ground. 

    Also with the potty training were not pushing it just kind of sitting them on it when they get their diaper taken off anyway, and making a big deal when they go which they both do at least once a day. We don't make them sit there, and we keep them in the living room and any time they go to them we put them on them.

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  • sunnybrook.sunnybrook. member

    My twins were 15 months when I got pg with my DS. They were 23 months when he was born. The girls started climbing out of their cribs at 18 months. We switched them to toddler beds. It worked for about 2 weeks and then it was pure hell. They would not stay in their beds. They would not sleep. They were miserably tired from not napping. I was tired and supposed to be on modified bedrest. We ended up switching them back to cribs and using crib tents. They napped again and were much happier. If they share a bedroom, they need to be incribs for as long as possible. My girls are 3 and we still have daily issues with them not playing and sleeping at nap and bedtime.

    I also would lay off potty training. They're too young and it's stressful for them. The younger they are started, the longer it takes them to be potty trained. I read not to even try potty training while mom is pg, since the child will likely regress anyway when the baby is born.

    I know neither of these things are what you want to hear, but your LOs are young. They need cribs and diapers and shouldn't be pushed out of either before they're ready just because another baby is on the way. I don't mean to be harsh and I know buying another crib and so many diapers isn't easy, but it's what is best.

    As for transitioning the twins into their room, just do it :) They have each other. They'll be ok.

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  • fairblfairbl member
    I don't agree with pp's. My dd1 was 18 months when she decided to sleep in a toddler bed. We bought one and placed it in her room. That night she told us, "no crib, big bed." We haven't had any issues at all. With potty training, we placed a small potty in our bathroom and showed her how to use it at 19 months. We did the 3 day no pull up method around 22 months. By 24 months she was day time potty trained with no accidents. It all depends on your kids and their personalities. I know my daughter is not the norm, but i wouldn't say it is impossible.
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  • sunnybrook.sunnybrook. member
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    I don't agree with pp's. My dd1 was 18 months when she decided to sleep in a toddler bed. We bought one and placed it in her room. That night she told us, "no crib, big bed." We haven't had any issues at all. With potty training, we placed a small potty in our bathroom and showed her how to use it at 19 months. We did the 3 day no pull up method around 22 months. By 24 months she was day time potty trained with no accidents. It all depends on your kids and their personalities. I know my daughter is not the norm, but i wouldn't say it is impossible.


    You had one 18 month old in a toddler bed. Twins who share a bedroom is completely different. It is a giant party to them and much harder to keep returning to bed, especially when mom is pregnant.

    You started potty training at 22 months. Her LOs are 11 months. Again, completely different.

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  • sleeping5beautysleeping5beauty member
     moved my first into a toddler bed at about 16 weeks. He was fine with it. It took a few nights of getting him to stay in bed, we moved most of the toys out of his room so he couldn't just play at night. My second was due when he was 2.5, so we moved him out of his toddler bed (which was the crib converted) into a twin size matress on the floor at 2, so he would get use to the crib being his new brother's bed. Now at 3.5 he wants to sleep with his brother and does sometimes in the crib. He loves his brother and likes to comfort him to sleep. We are due in about 5 months and will attempt to convert the crib into a toddler bed in about 2 months or just but him in bed with my 3yr old. then use the crib for the new baby. We do have a rock and play and a pack and play as back ups if my 1 yr isn't quite ready.
    As far as potty training goes, my first (a Boy) has been potty training for a year. He just started telling us when he needed to go about 2 weeks ago. I wouldn't push the potty training early. Maybe buy some gift cards every months until your third get here that you can use on diapers later so it doesn't seem like you are spending a ton all at once.
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