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Baby #2 and Convertible cribs

kderhamkderham member
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My DS is nearly 3 and happily sleeping in his toddler bed (converted from a crib). The bed also converts to a full size bed for the future. But baby #2 is on the way. Now its time to face the big question (its really not that big), do we get another crib (convertible or conventional) for new baby and let DS keep up his happy sleeping in his bed or move DS to a twin bed and re-use the crib for baby #2. Anyone had experience with this? DS really struggles with transitions but is super excited to be a big brother and to be big period. Oh and they will be sharing a room so the full size bed might be a concern for the future but its too early for me to even think about that right now. 
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Re: Baby #2 and Convertible cribs

  • Miz_LizMiz_Liz member
    We are on #2 as well and we just bought a "Big Boy Bed" aka a twin for DS. It was delivered Thursday and he has been SOOOOOO excited about it. I was really worried he would ask to sleep in his "baby bed" again, but he has not, in fact he wanted it OUT of his room (the side rails we bought did not fit his bed, so we had the crib pushed up against one side as a side rail until the new ones came in today). Personally, I did not bother with the convertable mainly because I find that cribs get so beat up. DS is not even a crib biter, but there is still a lot of wear on it from putting him in/taking him out/toys hitting it, etc. The crib will be moving into the nursery, which is why we wanted the big boy bed now so he didn't feel like his sister stole his bed. If your son has trouble with transition, I would recommend taking him shopping a few times for a big boy bed before you actually purchase it. This is what we did with our son and we just got him super excited for it and made a big deal out of it. He LOVES furniture stores now!! Good luck!
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  • sarahsairsairsarahsairsair member
    Similar age gap here. We bought a king single for my 3yo- have it all set up but are letting him stay in "his" bed until way after the baby gets here. The baby will be in a cradle in my room until it's 5/6 months anyway.

    I just don't think my little guy is ready for the big bed and trying to ease him into the transition, and not make him feel like the baby kicked him out of his room. Don't know if this is the right way to go about it
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  • nrocke129nrocke129 member
    I am in a similar situation, except it has already been converted to a full size bed as my daughter is 6. We are taking her furniture shopping. She is going to help pick out a bed and dresser for her room and the baby is getting the crib. Maybe take your son shopping for something for the bed, like a comforter, maybe that will help with the transition. My SIL is doing that with her three year old daughter. My daughter was 3 1/2 when we moved her to the full sized bed, and she transitioned very well.
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  • missemmawoodhousemissemmawoodhouse member
    We just bought a new convertible crib for the new baby as we didn't want to mess with the status quo. Either way, you're buying something new.
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  • dns05dns05 member
    We bought our daughter a twin sized bed instead of turning her crib into a full sized bed and getting another crib.  We transitioned her a month or so before she turned three and immediately moved the old crib into the new nursery.  It took her a couple of weeks to get really used to the bigger space, but she loves her big girl bed now.  If you're concerned about them falling out of the bed, we put the crib mattress on the floor next to the bed at night for a few weeks, and slid it under the bed during the day.  We no longer use the crib mattress on the floor as she's never fallen out of the bed.  Just make it a big deal about how he's a big boy now, and maybe let him help pick things out. The more time you give him and yourself to transition, the more likely he will be fine about giving up his old crib when the baby arrives.  Our pediatrician told us to do it now, and avoid any big changes at least a month before baby is due.  
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  • BabyNewbury2012BabyNewbury2012 member
    Our daughter is 3 and still uses the crib, we will convert to the toddler bed in a few weeks. We are just buying another convertible crib set.
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  • bbiutmcphbbiutmcph member
    Since you state your little guy is bad with transitions and currently sleeps well, I suggest just buying a new crib.  When we had #2 my DS1 was not sleeping well so we decided to move his room and get him a twin bed and reuse the crib for #2.  This time #2 is in the toddler part of the crib and doing well. So not to disrupt him with yet another change since he will no longer be the baby we bought another crib for #3.  


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