I Use a Crib Tent at home....how Do I Travel

My guess would be even if you found something to go over the pack n play you wouldn't get a restful night like you do at home. When we used to travel to the in-laws all the time my son's routine was always messed up and he never slept very well.

I used to try very hard to keep his eating and nap/bed schedules as close to what he was used to but it was still tough. I used to bring the same books and such that he was used to and do the same bedtime routine and get things calm for him well before him going to bed and that did help him wind down for the night.

I just recently traveled with my 23mo old to PA and then MA, staying in each state for 2 days. I'm not a bed sharer, but under this special occasion, I allowed him to sleep with me. It was a brand new environment, I sleep light enough that if he awoke, I'd know it, and we both slept a TON better. And if I wasn't ready to go to bed, but he was, I would lay with him until he was asleep and then sneak out.

I too use a crib tent. Originally it was so the cat didn't sleep in his crib with him. Then it was to keep him in the crib. He can climb out of the pack n play or his crib. But he was comfortable sleeping in bed with me when traveling and still preferred his bed when we got home.

Try www.onestepahead.com. I think they have some kind of travel tent. I've ordered a couple different things from there and have always been satisfied.

Tedious as it sounds, when my kids were still in a crib and we needed to travel, we disassembled the crib tent every time and took it with us. It really only took about 5 minutes to get it back on. Of course a travel version might be easier if cost is not an issue. Our crib tent lasted through our 3 kids so taking it down repeatedly made it none the worse for wear.

FYI to anyone who is wondering....my kids loved the crib tent. It made them feel very secure and cozy, and I didn't have to worry about them climbing out in the middle of the night. I think it's one of the best baby inventions ever! My friends who didn't have one always had major nighttime issues with kids having to be in a big bed before they were really ready because they were climbing out, but then they wouldn't stay in their rooms. One friend has a 5 year old who STILL won't stay in her room. My 3 year old didn't want to give up his crib, in part because he liked the enclosed feeling of the tent. He has been in a toddler bed for a year now and for awhile it was like he still thought he couldn't get out, so he stayed in there and yelled for me when he needed me.

I' m asking my self what is a crib tent, when a child is not safe in a crib you put them in a bed and take the crib down, sometimes when my son gets scared, he climbs in bed with us, he is so big it is uncomfortable, when he was smaller we made room for him cuddled him and made him feel safe. If it became too much for us like when he grew bigger, we talked to him about it saying you need to stay in your own bed or send him back to bed, now we put the tv on cartoons so if he gets up at 730 and we are sleeping he can watch tv and we can get the rest we need. Your child is almost 2 years old, he needs a pattern that is so elusive to parents. What do you do every night before you go to bed? Make him a part of it as well as your older child then when the teeth brushing and pottying and bathing and or undressing has been done there is time for a story or cuddling then to bed with a night light on. You may have to repeat it but its easier when they do it with you, then they know its time for bed. Best of luck to you!