Toddler Bed

remlap235 · November 2013

My Daughter is 16 Months old , she is my first child So iam not really sure when do they suggest that they start sleeping in a toddler bed ???

JENandJEH · November 2013

We didn't move DS1 until he was a little over 3 and potty trained. I am planning to go the same route with DS2 as long as he doesn't start climbing out. I will likely cry the day that DS2 moves to a regular bed. Also, we skip the toddler bed step and go straight to a twin size bed....one less transition to deal with down the road.

baloneydisc · November 2013

DD is 22mo and I have no intention of moving her. She is not trying to climb out, so I see no reason to change from the crib.

jasminelorraine20 · November 2013

Nicb13 said:

DS is 20 months and I have no intention of moving him to a bed anytime soon! When he's dead set on climbing out of his crib and is trying is often, then we'll reevaluate.

This. We most likely won't move DS to a toddler bed until he's 2 1/2, almost 3.

allardr · November 2013

We'll move DD around 22months to free crib up for 2nd kid. Otherwise I'd have waited til she climbed out.

ktpaladino · November 2013

We moved DS at 16 months because he was climbing out of his crib and just stopped sleeping well in his crib. He's a wild sleeper and just wanted more space I think. We didn't want to buy new furniture and decided to use what we already had, so he's in a full-size low platform bed with mesh toddler rails. He had no problem with the transition. But it is very unique to each child when that magic time is to make the move.

Katie&Andy&Kitten · November 2013

We switched our son to the "toddler bed" setup of the crib at about 11 months. He's now 19 months and has been sleeping in a twin since August with no issues. He actually sleeps better with all the room to stretch out!

sunnyday016 · November 2013

We moved DD straight to a twin when she was 2y4m. She had never even attempted to climb out though. She just seemed ready, and she was.

We will wait as long as possible with DS. He is kind of a wild man and I have a feeling bedtimes will be super difficult once he's "freed".

lesleyn21 · November 2013

Ds is 20 months and we just switched him this week. He has done amazing!! Sleeps longer!! Glad we did it now. I don't think he would have been ready sooner lol

SunAndRain · November 2013

DD is only 16 months but I was relieved to read that 2.5-3 is a reasonable age to make the switch! I don't want DD to have freedom to roam the house if we are sleeping - not safe. We'll see how it goes but I'm in no rush.

ktpaladino · November 2013

SunAndRain said:
DD is only 16 months but I was relieved to read that 2.5-3 is a reasonable age to make the switch! I don't want DD to have freedom to roam the house if we are sleeping - not safe. We'll see how it goes but I'm in no rush.

You could child proof the bedroom and put a gate up. That is what we did, and it has worked really well for us. It is great if you want to do any training because it creates that barrier to let them know they should stay in their room to stay safe.

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