When to move LO to a toddler bed?

mamatohne · April 2014

I know we are not even close to that, but I'm trying to figure out if I need to buy a crib for the new baby. They will be almost exactly 18 months apart. Is that too early to be in a toddler bed?

FmrAFBrat · April 2014

Mine are 19 months apart. I got another crib (the free mattress deal at Walmart) and it worked out wonderfully. DS1 wasn't ready to switch until a few months ago & it gave me a place to contain him.

mamatohne · April 2014

annarussell05 said:
I don't mean this quite as bitchy as it's going to sound, but don't you have like 7+ months to figure that out?

Yep sure do, except 7 months goes by really fast if you don't remember.

mamatohne · April 2014

@FmrAFBrat‌ thank you that is exactly what I needed to know.

lizziebooper · April 2014

My first 2 where just shy of 18 months apart and we moved DS into a toddler bed. IMHO I wish I had just bought a regular sized bed and used one of the bed rails you can buy. Sometimes he would want us to lay down with him but the toddler beds are so small it wasn't possible.

However each kid is different so yours may not be ready to be out of the crib then. I agree with pp if they are climbing out it is a good time to move them out.

ordinary1 · April 2014

Annabelle will be getting a toddler bed when we move her into her room. We currently bed share and she hates being in the crib. Our goal is to move her out sometime after June.

jesselayne8 · April 2014

Mine are 17 months apart. We got a second crib. I didn't move DD until she was 26 months old and I moved her straight to a full size bed.

emmy236 · April 2014

I know our crib turns into a toddler bed. When the time gets closer could you test it out with your current LO? If she hated the toddler bed then you know you need anothe crib. Plus, when DS was a newborn he slept in the bassinet of our PnP for the first 10 weeks in our room, not his crib. If you plan to have the next LO in your room in the beginning that buys you more time. Our crib turns into a toddler bed then has rails to turn into a full. Just based on his sleeping ninja baby moves I think we'll turn it into the full size bed, push it against a wall and have a guard on the other side. I think the toddler bed is just going to be a disaster.

bhjones1980 · April 2014

SpankingShank said:

I think maybe this is a question for the Preggly check in or your new BMB that you hate.

Wouldn't it make more sense to ask people (May 2013) with almost toddlers when they are planning on making the switch instead of a BMB full of a lot of FTMs???

bhjones1980 · April 2014

^^^ that makes sense for keeping it in the preg check in

and I didn't say everyone in BMB was a FTM, but a lot are. It just seemed a little snarky about the "new BMB that you hate"

coffeeandbooks · April 2014

I read any time between 1.5 to 3 - and recommended to wait until LO is really ready for it...so don't rush it.

mamatohne · April 2014

1) I'm still not really sure how this question would be inappropriate for this bmb? All I was asking is when does someone usually move baby out of a crib? 2) 5‌I had no idea this would hurt anyone in any way and I'm really sorry for doing so. 3) I do not hate my new bmb, I like it here better. 4) I really appreciate the feed back. Thanks!

bhjones1980 · April 2014

SpankingShank said:

^^^ that makes sense for keeping it in the preg check in

and I didn't say everyone in BMB was a FTM, but a lot are. It just seemed a little snarky about the "new BMB that you hate"
That comment was made because she has mentioned a couple of times how much her new BMB sucks.

Oh I get the reference, still thought it was snarky!

TexWisJen · April 2014

I am in a similar situation...DD will be about 18 months when baby is born. I don't think DD will be ready to move out of the crib at that point. (I don't recall at what age DD1 moved into a toddler bed) Our plan is to keep DD in her crib and not get another crib...the new baby will sleep in our room in pack-n-play or rock-n-play. The new baby can sleep in pack-n-play until DD is ready to transition into a toddler or big girl bed.

Also, another thing I thought of is that once the new baby comes, it is a big change for your 18 month old...so if he is content with his crib, I would let him stay in it. If you bring the new baby home and your DS sees that now the new baby gets all his toys, bottles, crib, etc...it could be a bit much all at once.

Good Luck

mamatohne · April 2014

SpankingShank said:

annarussell05 said:
^^I can't speak for Shank but I think she was suggesting that new baby stuff be discussed in the pg check in because she is sensitive to my feelings (and others who have had recent losses or who have struggled with infertility). It might have nothing to do with me, but I would like to think so And not everyone on a BMB is a FTM.
Exactly.
Many people on her new BMB will be experiencing the same thing, why not see what they are doing? I just feel like new baby questions are more appropriate for where I mentioned out of respect for our loss mamas and people having trouble TTC.

Except the question is referring to my 10 month old.

mamatohne · April 2014

Again I apologize, and I'm also very sorry for your loss. It was not my intention to do anything but ask when people usually move LO's out of a crib. Not an AW post. A simple question. The reason for asking early, my bff asked me if I want her crib, we are extremely limited on space so I was trying to decide if it was going to be worth it.

mommatotwo2 · April 2014

We moved dd1 at 3.5...she never tried to climb out, I felt safer that she couldn't wander around, she was comfy there and the size is exactly the same as a toddler bed. so to me,18 months seems very young. As far as your space issue, I don't think you will save any space by setting your oldest up in a bed vs a crib.

bhjones1980 · April 2014

SpankingShank said:

SpankingShank said:

^^^ that makes sense for keeping it in the preg check in

and I didn't say everyone in BMB was a FTM, but a lot are. It just seemed a little snarky about the "new BMB that you hate"
That comment was made because she has mentioned a couple of times how much her new BMB sucks.

Oh I get the reference, still thought it was snarky!
It was. Are you the snark police now? Or captain save a ho?

resorting to call other women nasty names (Ho) is really classy

bhjones1980 · April 2014

^^^ I am not familiar with that phrase... It sounds rather demeaning

bhjones1980 · April 2014

"ruined her announcement" is a little dramatic.

I congratulated her, I am thrilled for all the new pregnancies and hope to join them soon.

but then stated what I thought was a new rule I just learned about keeping pregnancy related stuff in the thread out of respect.

I didnt make that rule, I dont agree with it.

mamatohne · April 2014

I really don't know how this post turned into this.

bhjones1980 · April 2014

tarynleann said:

I really don't know how this post turned into this.

I apologize for turning your thread into a disaster.

LaxMOM44 · April 2014

MOtownMama said:
I don't know about you, but LO didn't sleep in his crib until 4-5 mos. So, if we are lucky enough to get pg this cycle, I think DS would be old enough for a toddler bed by the time the new babe is ready to sleep in a crib.

I think that math makes sense.

Karicomo · April 2014

We transitioned DS1 around 2 years. I was preg with this lil guy and wanted to give DS1 sonetime to get used to a bed before the baby came. We have a convertible so made it into the toddler bed. Then when we were ready to put DS2 in the crib, we went and got a twin mattress and put it on the floor and changed his bed back to a crib.

TrulyBlessed22 · April 2014

While I don't have any advise I can offer from actual experience I can tell you that a good friend told me that when that time comes for me, I should move DD into whatever room/bed/crib etc she's going to be in prior to the 2nd baby coming, about 2 months prior to the Due date. Otherwise you're taking a chance that they will both be waking you at night for the first couple of weeks...during the adjustment period. Basically the transition to a new room or even bed can be bumpy at first.

sourpatchkids · April 2014

I'd hold off on a toddler bed. We kept our DS1 in a crib for as long as possible; when he started climbing out we lowered his mattress all the way to the floor (this works with some cribs) and then when he started climbing out of that we moved him into a twin bed when he was 2.5.

FWIW, I see nothing wrong in the least bit with you asking this question in the way you did on this board.

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