Crib to Bed Transition - South Hamilton,MA

We moved my 19 month old daughter to a toddler bed after she started crawling out and it went great. She slept with her door shut until 29 months so we didn't have to worry about her getting up and roaming the house.

I think it sounds like it's a good time to switch, but I suggest skipping the toddler bed and going right to a bigger one. That way he doesn't have to switch beds in another few years and the bed he moves to can be his bed for a long time. Plus you and dad can snuggle with him, read, lay with him when he's sick, etc. This may help with the transition to a bigger bed and also with him fighting you at night.

Good luck!

You don't say how old your son is so unless he is over 2 1/2 I would leave him in the crib. If he older and if you already have a toddler bed frame then transition him otherwise buy the twin size mattress one less transition later. If he gets out put a gate at his door so he can not leave if that is a big concern. Good Luck!
J.

My son didn't crawl out, but when we moved him to the "big boy bed" that he was so excited for, we told him that if he got out, he would have to go back to a crib (not an idle threat as it is a convertible crib). If you want to keep him in the crib, just get him a crib tent.

31% of mothers stated that they made the transition to a big kid bed at 2 years or less...despite the age, it just all depends on what you and your SO think would be best for your LO. Also, if you think that his climbing out of the crib could be a bit harmful, then I would definitely recommend changing beds. I also like the crib / bed beds....check out more info here:

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I would wait. Mine can climb out too, but does not at night or when she doesn't want to go or stay in bed. Toddler bed, unless you have one, is a waste of money. Best to go right to their next bed I think. An alternative would be the mattress on the floor, but I would wait on that. The advantage there is that you can see if he stays "in bed", and a fall out of bed would be about 4 inches :) If you try that as a transition, do not break down the crib for a bit...nice to have back-up plan for rough nights. Does he hate the crib? Most kids don't mind it, and consider it safe. The other suggestion is one I did with my son when he started climbing out, was actually lowering the rail halfway. No rolling out, but safer navigation (he didn't climb out anymore after he was allowed to :)

I wish I would have listened to the mamapedia moms about using a crib tent!! We went straight to the toddler bed at 22 months, and it was a nightmare! She was ok at night, but her afternoon nap was, and still is (she's 3 now) a battle. She just wouldn't stay in her bed unless I sat there to make sure she did! Some days it would take us an hour, sitting in her room, just to get her to nap. GO FOR A CRIB TENT!! Lol.

my crib you can take one of the side rails off but he kept rolling out at night so we bought a rail for it. one half size he can get in and out of bed if needed. mine does climb out at night and winds up in our bed he will outgrow this. mine gives me a hard time when put to bed also but is getting better. he also doesnt climb out at nigh when having his tantrum. if he does he just goes to our bed wether we are there or not.

We switched my daughter to a toddler bed when she turned two. She wasn't getting out of the crib but her sister came and we needed the crib. The transition was ok. The first night she was really excited about the new bed and stayed in it. The second night she didn't want it. We just continued to make her use it and most of the time she'd wake up and lay of the floor with her blanket. Her floor was clean so I didn't worry about it. I'd just put her back in bed. It took a while, but she now stays in her bed. Oh and so that she didn't leave the room we just put a baby door knob cover on her door. Fortunatly for us she doesn't know how to open them up. She is not 3 and stays in her bed. Good luck. Assuming he's two I'd go for it. Just keep with it.

We moved DS when he started to crawl out around 2yrs.

Your DS will get up. Consider what you want to do about that, and it certainly depends on your son.
We lock ours in his room. We had to. All of the "walking him back to bed" in the world didn't work. He's very persistent. And after serveral nights of being up for several ours of that, I hit my breaking point.
We don't let him sit there and scream behind the door. We go in there and tuck him back in if he's crying.
But now, if he gets up and goes to the door and finds it locked, generally he goes back to bed on his own. He understands that a locked door means sleep-time.
Other people use gates, etc... So you just need a game plan for how you want to handle that, and then be consistent.
If he's climbing out now, you're going to have to make the move eventually. Might as well get it over with.