Bed Rails: Teddy Bears
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Transitioning from a Crib to a Bed - When??
Asked by M.W. from New York
on July 30, 2008
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Hi all! I have a 25 mo old daughter. She sleeps in her crib for naps and at night. She rarely cries at night (knock on wood) and sleeps all the way through...once s...
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- Hi M., I agree there is no rush to put her into a bed. She does sound like a lot of fun! Enjoy, Grandma Mary
- It sounds like your girl really loves her crib. Both of my boys were in their cribs until 3 years old or more. There's no rush if they are happy there! I left the si...
- I knew when it was time to get my three oldest the "big kid" bed when they started climbing out of their cribs. My 2 year old is content being the hers and does the...
Suggestions for Practical Bed/room Solutions for Baby #2
Asked by R.C. from Raleigh
on October 9, 2008
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Hello. I am due with my second child- another Boy and I am looking for ideas on bedroom arangements. My firstborn- Jake will be 18 months old when our next son is born...
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- I did the same thing with my boys(3.5 and 11 months) The oldest is sill in the full size bed but we are moving in a few months and I plan on switching him to a twin th...
- What we did was skip the toddler bed and get twin bunk beds (the kind that you can stack or keep separate). When my oldest moved out of the crib, we put the top bunk o...
- Hi! My first two girls were 15 mos. apart. I kept all of my kids in their cribs until just before age 3. It fixed all those complaints I hear from people saying 'how d...
Sleep Sharing
Asked by J.H. from Washington DC
on February 10, 2008
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I have been sleeping in the bed with my 2 3/4 year old since birth (bad idea) and now it is time to move out of there. My being there is hindering her rest now, becau...
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- I imagine it would be really hard for her to go from sleep sharing to being completely alone in her room. You might try a few night of sleeping together in her room (...
- Try making it special for her. Perhaps a new bedlinens and nightclothes picked out by her? Let her pick her bed, either way you get to put one bed away. Personall...
- I co-slept with both of my boys. My oldest was almost 3 when we finally got him to sleep in his own bed. (I was due with my second ANY day at that point and I was stil...
Bedtime Routine Getting Worse for 2-Year Old
Asked by J.H. from Houston
on March 15, 2010
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Moms, my LO is driving me crazy during bedtime (and naptime). He wants one more book, some water, some more water, some lotion, one more song, etc. etc. It goes on and...
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- Hi J.! This happened with our now 3 1/2 YO son. It used to take 20-30 minutes, then it turned into 1 hr+. I tamed this by giving him 'play-by-plays' for the evening...
- He has you figured out! You do not have to go cold turkey, though. Tell him- one story, one song, one drink, then lights out. Let him cry and get mad, but don't giv...
- My son was doing this last week. As soon as the books came out, he wanted milk, and would take sooo long to drink it. Then the same book, again, and again, and again...
Need Suggestions to Help Get Son to Sleep in His Crib.
Asked by T.L. from Dallas
on March 31, 2007
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My son who is almost 5 weeks old has slept in bed with me and my husband since we brought him home. At his one month check-up his doctor said now is the time to get hi...
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- The Baby Whisperer is great. I have been doing it since day one. Some of it takes lots of disipline on your part but you will be glad you followed it. GOod Luck!
- Your son needs to learn to FALL asleep in his crib. As you notice him getting tired and doing his little "tired" signs, thats when you need to put him to bed. I have a...
- First of all Congrats on your little blessing. My youngest has always slept in my room being a single mom from the time I was 16 wks pregnant. When he was just days he...
