Hi moms. As of yesterday, we officially have a crib jumper on our hands! She's been living life on the edge for the past month...I've caught her balanced on the rail twice already. She went overboard yesterday and, although I didn't see it, she seemed fine. She likely hung from the top and lowered herself down. I didn't even know she did it until I heard her knocking on the door. Here's my question: Should we move to a toddler bed now (she's a few days away from 18 mo.!) to avoid potential danger of hurting herself with the crib...or should we wait until she's a little older? Her room is well child proofed. What do you think?
MOVE to a toddler bed. One of my twins started climbing in and out of her crib last November. I wanted to wait on toddler beds until Christmas because Santa was bringing beds. Well, Santa didn't come soon enough. Somehow climbing into her sisters crib she fell and had to get two stiches in her lip. That night the sides came off of the cribs for both twins. Santa did bring toddler beds and they have done great.
Good luck.
My 15 month old daughter has yet to try it, but at 12 months my nephew was sucessfully climbing out of his crib! We were stunned, but my sister in law and brother replaced his crib with a toddler bed and they found that he slept much better with his new bed. It may seem early for some, but it worked for them! Besides, its not like you can force them to stay in unless you get a mesh crib cover. That may work for you, but for them it insighted major frustration!
as soon as my daughter could climb she was in a toddler bed (granted she only stayed in that like 2 months) but i got a bed that had rails but she was such a flopper that it didn't keep her in so she would roll out(but she never got hurt b/c it was so low) so what i did was i got one of those rails that go on the side of the bed and pushed the bed against a wall so she couldn't roll out but rater climb out she loved it for 2 months then we went to a double mattress on the floor and shes been great since then good luck!
Move her now...my daughter climbed out of her crib before she was a year old and while it was odd having a baby sleep in a toddler bed, it was safe. We put the baby gate up to her door and closed the door that way if she did get the door open, she could not roam the house. The first night was a nightmare, I didn't sleep at all. She played almost all night because it wasn't a chore to get out of the bed anymore.
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My son is now 2 years old and he's been sleeping in a toddler bed since he was 16 months old because he learned how to climb out of the crib too! He loves his bed - although it did take several months of putting him back in bed EVERY SINGLE TIME that he climbed out for him to get the point that he was going to stay in bed. Sometimes it would take over an hour of putting him back in the bed, but now we read 2 stories, sing a couple songs, put him in bed and he puts himself to sleep!
If you're not ready to deal with that, I'd recommend a crib tent - I know several people who have them and love them. They're sold at Toys 'R' Us - website is:
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2404625
Also at babycenter.com's store - website is:
http://store.babycenter.com/
search for "crib tent" - they have more selections than toys r us.
Good Luck!
We had the same issue with my oldest! At the time the house we lived in was on a slab (concret) I was worried she would fall and hurt her self. So we moved her out of the crib and into a toddler bed at 16 monthes. If it makes it easier my daughter is a very smart young lady she is in gifted program through her school. We could not keep her out of ANYTHING child locks were a joke to her we tried every kind she would hide around the corner see how you did it then look out it was all over lol:) Good Luck
When my son was about that age he did the same. I decided to move him to the toddler bed. His crib changes. I feel that if they are able to climb out they can hurt themselves. They don't know that it is dangerous. I changed his bed to the toddler one and he can get in at bed time on his own and climb out when he wants. We live in an apartment so I hear him when he wakes and moves around. I do still keep a gate up so he doesn't go out of the hallway and the bathroom door is closed (he can't open the doors in hear yet). So far it works for us. He has been in this style for about 6 months. Good luck.
Hi J.,
Yes I would say moving her to a toddler bed is in order. Otherwise the next time she balances on the rail she may fall and hurt herself. I am a mother of 4 all teens and above and I so remember those days lol. Getting them to stay in the toddler bed is a chore sometimes, but it will work out in the end.
Good Luck!
T.
I'd say yes, toddler bed now. Once they start getting out of the crib it's time. You don't want her to hurt herself. Toddler beds are low to the ground so that will be much safer!
S.
Hi J.,
If she can already get out of her crib, I think you should move her to a bed (toddler or regular with side bars), because its a danger for her to keep jumping out as she can hurt her self.
Good luck!
You can try to take one or two of those wooden stakes out of the crib's wall. So your daughter doesn't need to go "Overboard" - she'll be able to crawl out trough the whole.
It worked out beautifully for our kids (after a few accidents, though).
Hi! Definitely move to a toddler bed; I'm not sure age is as important as safety! I thought moving my two-year old to a big boy bed was early, but it was the best thing to do once he started escaping the crib. Good luck!
OMG yes! Move her out of the crib before she hurts herself! The last thing you need is a trip to the emergency room in the middle of the night.
Once they start the crib-climbing, it is definitely time to switch to the toddler bed, for safety reasons. She could twist her arm, land on her head, any number of injuries could occur. I would go ahead and start the transition! Congrats on entering into a new phase of toddlerhood! The ride is just about to begin! :-)
Yes. I would move her to a toddler bed. Any maybe put a baby gate at her room door, just to keep her safe if she gets up while you are a sleep. Both of my two children we put into toddler beds with a gate at their door as soon as they could climb out of there cribs because of the same fear you have. Good luck with this new stage.
Hi! I've seen mesh like tents you can get to go over top of your crib to keep your crib jumper from jumping. If you're not sure about moving her just yet, I think a crib tent is a good idea. My husband and I moved our son to a big boy bed at 2 years old. I don't think it's be a bad idea to move her to a toddler bed either. They would be perfect size for an 18 mo old. Good Luck!
Hi J.!
I know exactly what you are going through. My son is only 9 months old though. Last week, I heard a toy start playing music when I knew it was on the floor in his room. I walked into my sons room to find him on the floor pushing the button. I freaked! I didn't hear him fall or cry or anything. We lowered the crib and decided that if we find him on the floor again that we will put him in a toddler bed. It's better to be safe than sorry. It is a much shorter fall than from the top crib rail. Good luck with your little jumper. :)
A.
J.,
Our son is 26 months. We moved him to a toddler bed with portabel rails at 20 months. Just last week he got mad and climbed out (I was doing the old cry it out thing). The next night, no crying, he just climbed out and came into our room. I put him back in bed and got him to sleep but 15 minutes later I heard.... thump and him crying. He had tried to climb out but fell (it's only about 2 ft.). So I put him back in again. The next day I had a "talk" with him and told him he had to stay in his bed and wait for us to come see him so he doesn't fall again like he did the previous night. Somehow it worked and he hasn't climbed out since. I also have the "talk" with him after a long period where he seems to be getting into the habit of crying out for us about sleeping in his bed all by himself all night and honestly for the most part it seems to work.
So anyways, try talking to her, you never know it might work.
Good luck.
J.,
I can feel your pain. My son started doing the same thing around that age. I knew he was not ready for a Big boy bed so we decided to try a crib tent and it has been a life saver. He loves sleeping in his tent. Hope this helps.
J.
I moved my son at 16 months. He did awesome. He was not a cribe jumper but absolutely refused to sleep in his bed, but would sleep on the floor of his room. He was sleeping on cots at school and a toddler bed when visiting his Dad. So I had an easy transition. I personally would move the cribe jumper. Best of luck!
i'd go ahead and start transitioning her to a toddler bed. if she climbing out of her crib she could hurt her self...falling, hitting her head or possibly pulling the crib over on herself. at least if she falls out of her toddler bed it's not very far off the ground and you can put safety rails on it. you'll just have to put a baby gate up in front of her door so she can't get out of her room and roam the house.
My eldest daughter started to climb out of her crib a couple of months after her 2nd birthday. I was afraid she would hurt herself, so I took the rail off of one side of her crib and had it lowered as low as it would go. I went out and bought one of those mesh side rails so she wouldn't fall out- she moves a lot in her sleep. I thought it was too expensive to buy a toddler bed when she wouldn't fit in it for long. Luckily, my in-laws gave us a twin bed they no longer needed and she transitioned easily to that bed. We still use the rail, but she is very happy with her big girl bed! We plan on getting bunk beds that separate. Hope you find something that works for you. Good luck!
