Toddler Takes a Leap Out of Her Crib!

I used the crib net when my son did that...I used the dome one, and it worked really well...they are around $80, but well worth it. And they are very safe, and easy to use..they fit around the crib snugly, and zip from the outside, so there is no way she can escape. GOod luck!

Our daughter (now 14) did that at 17 months.

We opted to not use the crib again to ease safety concerns in our minds. My strong willed child would find a way out if she wanted out. I love that aspect of her personality but at the same time we still have to redirect it at times.

We placed a queen boxspring and mattress on the floor. She loved her big bed and we had no issues.

Good luck. They grow up TOO fast.

She's ready for a toddler bed. Just do it!

We never used the net so I don't really have any advise on that but your daughter may surprise you if you try her in a toddler bed. I thought my daughter would for sure get out of the bed if we gave her a toddler bed but she never did =) For some reason she just thought that she had to have one of us get her out. So every morning when she woke up she would just yell our names when she was ready to get up. I know every child is different but you may give it a shot. We never told her she could get out of her bed until it was time to potty train.

We didn't feel like our son was ready for a toddler bed when he started climbing out of his crib. (We were right...at 3, we still feel in some ways that he belongs in a crib because he tears his room apart, but that's a story for another post!) We got the crib tent, and it worked pretty well for a while. He hated it at first but then ended up liking it. However, he eventually started poking holes in the netting. As long as the holes were small enough for him not to get something stuck, we left it. However, it wasn't long after that that he started tearing the netting at the seams where it connected to the dome poles. That was when we were done with it because it wasn't safe. I would say that it gave us an extra three or four months of the crib, but I don't know that it was necessarily worth it.
If your daughter is a firecracker like my son, I'd say just skip the tent to save the money cuz it's not going to last long. But, if she's not the destructive type, go for it.

Yes and they are great! One of my twins fell out of her crib. We were downstairs and heard this very loud thud upstairs! Thankfully we have carpet in their room so she wasn't hurt. So I ordered the crib tents and put them on immediately. My girls love them and we have had no incidences since. At that time Walmart.com had the best price.

I've heard that the crib nets aren't safe, but I've never actually used one, so I don't know. Supposedly a strong will child will figure out a way to open it and can basically get tangled in it and strangle themselves. I've never even seen one in person, so I could be wrong.

My son hated his crib, so at 13 months we made it into a toddler bed (it's a convertible) thinking that if it was a disaster, we would just put the crib rail back on. He loved it, and we've never looked back. He never got out of his bed until we came and got him out either. He's 18 months now, and has just started getting out of his bed when he wakes up, and starts knocking on his bedroom door until we come let him out. He has no problems going to bed though, even when he's still awake when we put him down. He will just look at a book or stare at the wall until he falls asleep.

Maybe you could give it a try for a night or two and see if it works out. Eventually you will need a bigger bed anyway, so if it doesn't work out, just hang on to it for a little while longer.

I definitely wouldn't put her back in the crib as is though. Now that she knows she can get out of it, it's just a matter of time before she gets hurt.

Good luck!

GET HER OUT !!! Put her in a regular bed, near the floor ... not a bunk ... she's not ready for climbing that high yet! Went through this with both of my boys. Older one came out at a pretty normal time ... around same age as your child. Younger one climbed out at 14 mont5hs! I thought just luck ... came out again immediately. I watched in the room. did not happen again. Left the room and went out in the hall where I could see bed and he could not see me. Out he came ... knew exactly what he was doing!

Put him in a little sleeping cot we had for a few nights, got a gate for the door to keep him from wandering at night, and coped from there.

Had watched as sister-in-laws tried tents, etc. at the insistence of our mutual mother and father-in-law. Nothing really worked ... lots more accidents, more and more scary! And my husband remembered when he crawled out of crib ... the i9n-laws had rigged it up to keep him in ... crawled out again and broke his arm!

Not worth the chances ... and she is old enough to understand both her ability to get out and to begin to accept her limits as well. Tough, but gotta be done!

Grandma GiGi

My son started gettig out of his crib at 23 months and we weren't ready for big boy beds either. We got the crib net from babies r us and it was great. He didn't like it the first couple of times but then decided he loved it. I think it made him feel safe. It's very easy to put on. It's put on with velcros so no screws in the crib. We just took it. Off last week and put him in a big boy twin bed. He will be 3 in august. He hasn't even tried to get out! I thought for sure be would since he was crawling out of the crib before. I think kids are just not mature enough at young 2 to know to stay in bed. It was the best thing I did! Saved us lots of stress!

We used the toddler net starting when our daughter was 26 months old & LOVED it!! She LOVED it too! We told her it was a special tent for her bed (and we bought one for the pack-n-play for travel) and she felt very secure and safe! She actually had it on her crib until she was about 3 1/2...her choice. Every time she had a play date over, she wanted them to get in her bed & check out her tent! We eventually didn't even zip it...if she wanted it zipped, she would do it.

I think it's all in how you sell it to your daughter. If you're excited and fun about it...that's how she will think of it. When we traveled, she would be the one to remind us to bring her "mini-tent" so she could sleep well!! I have read (on-line reviews) that the zipper is too loud?? But we just put our daughter into bed awake, zipped her in and then she fell asleep. We made the zipping up part of our bedtime ritual.

Our daughter is now 5 & we still have the tent (folded up and in a box stored away)...we just can't throw it away! It has great memories of safe & happy sleep filled nights!!
Good Luck!!!

I would consider putting her in a toddler bed. if she is jumping out of her crib now, she will most-likely figure out a way to get around the net. Honestly, I don't think that trapping her in her bed with a net is such a great idea ... I don't know about you, but I would freak out if I were trapped under a net.

You may try a toddler bed with rails on the side to keep her from falling out. At least if she decided to get out of bed, she could do it safely.

Good luck!

Your daughter is almost 2 yrs old and getting out of her crib. She's ready for a different bed. I am guessing you're the one that's not ready!

My daughter started climbing out at 11 months. She was an escape artist. I put her in a twin bed with her room totally baby proofed. She couldn't get to anything. She did great. Everyone was suprised that at a year old she slept in a big girl bed. Her sister that is two years younger was four before she would come out of her crib into a bed. She could climb out of her crib easily, but wanted it to sleep in. Just make sure their toys are put up and not to many inviting things around their room, you will be suprised at how well she will do.

You should get the crib tent. We've been using it for my son since he was 7 months old and now he's almost 19 months. It's a lifesaver, believe me! There are two different kinds: crib tent and crib tent 2. We have crib tent 2. This kind coveres the entire crib, not just the top. This way, your daughter can't stick her little feet and legs through the crib bars. I got mine online at a site that sold baby items but I can't remember what the name of it was. If you type in Crib Tent, you'll get plenty of hits on it. Good luck!

Hi,
Yes we have one and love it! It is not a perfect fit with our crib but works. Just make sure you have the crib on the lowest level. Our daughter is 22 mos. and SO not ready for a bed yet...lol.

If she's hopping out then she's ready for a toddler bed.

Sounds like Momma is not ready for the toddler bed. Often times it is difficult for us to realize it is time for our babies to grow up; welcome to parenthood. However, if your daughter is climbing out of the crib then she is more than likely also a good problem solver, for her safety it is time to move her to a toddler bed. The tent will work for a small amount of time, but soon she will figure a way out. Those nets are $30. You could have saved yourself some time and money and just spent it on a toddler bed and been off to the next stage.

D.
SAHM mother of two: 19(boy) and 5(girl). Home baker and candy maker. Married to the same wonderful man for 12 years.

The crib net works wonders.... my little guy figured out how to unzip it but we just hooked it around the bottom. We tried to move him to a regular bed and he did not like it he kept coming back into our room. Once we got the crib net he had the security of his crib and safety from the net. He slept in his crib until he was three decided he was a big boy and started sleeping in a regular bed.. Hope this helps.

We have LOVED our crib "tent"! Our daughter loves it, too. It is safe and easy... and totally worth it to have the peace of mind. It was very traumatic for ME when she tried to climb out and FELL! Now, I don't have to worry... :)

You're lucky you made it to 21 months...Both of my babies started climbing at 7 months and were walking by 8 months. It was crazy to see such little bald babies get up and run around at 9 months. My girls could climb out of their cribs and did. It scared me to death. I just knew they'd fall and crack something and I didn't think a net was a good enough solution. Both of my babies were drawn to any sort of challenge and most baby locks, gates, and safety items were no match for my little engineers.

I didn't want to switch to toddler beds either. However, with my oldest we switched after I woke up one morning to my little one saying "momma! momma!" beside my bed. This was a heart stopping event-the reason why is because my bedroom is downstairs. Hers is upstairs. She not only had climbed out of her crib and over the safety gate in her bedroom doorway but had also climbed over the gate at the top of the stairs AND THE GATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS. Maybe it was overkill using so many but safety is so important but after that-I figured that it was more dangerous to climb the baby gates than just use the stairs normally so we tried a toddler bed.

I hated it. It was a peuny structure that I couldn't really sit on beside her-and kneeling wasn't comfy to me either. After just a few days I got rid of it. In it's place-we placed a normal twin sized mattress on the floor. Once she was used to that-we moved the mattress onto a trundle bed but left it "down" for a long time. Eventually I knew she was used to staying on the mattress and popped up the trundle bed. I was paranoid about her falling off-but the bed was up against a wall for the head and one side and we placed a very plush rug on the open side just in case. She never once fell out. With her bedroom upstairs-she was never in it except to nap or sleep the night. Just because I was paranoid-we rigged the trundle so that it could NOT collapse even if you were able to press the right areas to make it do so. I always figured that if I could think of it happening then it could happen. Besides, I have toy dogs too-if not my child then maybe my little dogs could be smashed.

My second child wasn't as determined to escape as my oldest but once she started climbing otu there was no keeping her in. It was no different than taking her back repeatedly and having her lay back down...

I don't think a net would have worked well-I did consider it for my second but then my crib wasn't a uniform height and I didn't want to purchase a new crib just to use a net when she was already climbing from the crib.

Instead-to keep her in bed it meant that either I, or my husband, had to stay with her for 15 or 20 minutes each night until she was asleep. In the grand scheme of things this wasn't that long really. I tried to go about it logically and not spend the time rubbing her back or smoothing her hair or holding her close or whatever. I was just THERE to make sure she stayed in bed and stayed quiet. (I do a LOT of loving the rest of the time and just before bedtime. I wanted to be sure my girls could learn to go to sleep on their own-and not just be put to bed already asleep.)

This lasted a lot longer for my second child than my first as my second has a different body clock than my first. I adjusted by keeping a good book handy. I'd lay down-and use my book light to read and my little one would snuggle up to my back. Sometimes I stayed longer than the time I had to just because it was sweet listening to her even breathing and feeling her little hand on my back or hearing her automatic thumb sucking...sometimes I got lost in my book and stayed longer because I was reading. It worked just fine and both children were used to sleeping on normal twin size beds up the normal height by the time they were two.

This made stays anywhere very easy. We didn't have to make pallets on the floor or worry about hotel room beds or scramble to find a crib or bother with a pack n play. What's the point when they can climb out anyway? I didn't have to worry about them waking up in the center of someone's bed and falling off-because they wouldn't fall off and they knew very well how to climb off by then too.

My babies are now 7 and 4. There are even better toddler beds availible now than those metal or plastic types but most use the crib mattress still. I guess it wouldn't matter unless your child is a wild sleeper like mine were. I still recall both babies wacking their heads-arms or legs on the slats of the crib because they rolled over and slammed into it-WHACK! on the montior. Sometimes it woke them and they cried-mostly it just woke my husband and I up ona nd off through the night. BLECK.

She sounds ready to me!

I agree that you might try a toddler bed. Ours is just 3 sides of the convertible crib, plus a bed rail across the front. We changed it when my daughter was 15 months old after she climbed out of her crib twice. She does get up and play in the mornings, but does so quietly, and usually just sits and reads next to the baby gate in her door that keeps her in. Some nights it's rough because she can come to the gate and cry, but we just tell her to go back to bed, and she does. I vote you spend the money on a good baby gate she can't climb instead of the tent.