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Can't Get My Son to Sleep in His Own Bed!
Asked by K.S. from Chicago
on May 8, 2007
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My son is 3yrs old and refuses to sleep in his own bed. We bought him a awesome race car bed. (not the typical little blue ones) and he still wont sleep in his own bed...
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- I have this same problem with my 3 1/2 year old granddaughter who is living with me. I had attempted the sticker chart, rewarding her for every 3 successful nights. ...
- I am not going through this but have an idea. Since he enjoys sleeping with you two so much why not use it as a reward? You could make him a chart and say if he sleeps...
- I am also asking help from anyone who can offer it regarding this situation. My probelm is a little worse, I have a 2 year old son and a 11 month old duaghter who onl...
Family Bed Transition Question
Asked by A.W. from Orlando
on April 19, 2010
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This question is for all you Moms who have had children who co-slept with you and then transitioned to a full night's sleep in their own bed. My daughter currently go...
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- Just take her back to bed. Eventually she will quit trying to come to your room. Right now, it works so she keeps doing it. You may have a few sleepless nights, but yo...
- Hi A., We were not co-sleepers from the get-go but we moved recently and let them sleep in our bed for a few weeks until it just became so uncomfortable we decided ...
- I have not done the co-sleep thing, but i taught my kids when going from crib to bed that they could get up to go potty, if they are sick, or if they see sunlight comi...
When to Switch from Crib to Bed?
Asked by B.C. from Boston
on October 6, 2009
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Hello,
I was wondering when would be the best age to switch from the crib to normal bed?
My son is 23 months old. He gets up most nights (any where from 1 am to...
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- We haven't switched yet, my daughter is 25 months and she switches back and forth, some nights she will stay the entire night in her crib, others she comes into our be...
- I personally think you should wait until he's spending most of the night in his own bed before you switch him. Because once he's in a big bed, he can get out whenever...
- My son will be two next week, and just recently, he started climbing out of his crib. I was worried he would hurt himself, so rather than buy a crib tent, we moved him...
Best Bed for a Bad Back?
Asked by P. from Dallas
on June 6, 2007
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Does anyone else have a spouse with a bad back? What is the best bed? There are so many choices. Both chiropractors suggested a Sleep Number bed. We bought the $5,000 ...
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- Tempurpedic is suppose to be the best, but it gets very hot(felt like we were sweating all the time) and it was too squishy. I agree that a firmer matress with a foam...
- Hi P., No spouse here with a bad back... it's me! I have a back/neck injury from my youth and tried out a variety of beds (and other sleeping arrangements!) over t...
- We bought a Temper-knock off on eBay 3 years ago & we love it. It has done wonders for both mine & hubby's backs. It was under $450 w/ shipping (queen) wouldn't trade ...
Have You Convereted a Crib to a Toddler Bed?
Asked by K.W. from Washington DC
on February 21, 2012
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OK mama’s, question for you…do you have a toddler bed that was converted from a crib? How hard was it? I have asked my husband lots of times to do but of course ...
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- I did not do it by myself but hubby did it and it took maybe 15 minutes. All it entailed in ours (it has the changing table/drawers attached) was removing the front se...
- I did it and it was easy. But...my son wouldn't sleep in it. He slept on the floor for two years. Even went into his preschool class and told them in circle time th...
- Seeing that I put the thing together myself it was only fitting that I convert it as well. It was simple for MY son's bed - just remove the drop side, drop the bed it...
When Did Your Child Move to a Toddler Bed?
Asked by C.K. from Nashville
on March 12, 2008
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Need some thoughts...I just found out I am pregnant with our second child. When this child is born my son will be just at 21 mo. So, my question is at what stage/age...
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- Hello, congrats on the new baby coming! As for the bed thing, my daughter just turned 2 on Feb 17. She sleeps in what we call her "big girl bed" I didnt go with a todd...
- my own theory on this, is leave then in the crib bed until they are climbing out. my daughter was just one week shy of her second birthday when i walked into her room ...
- Didn't have time to read all responses you already got, but my 1st 2 girls are also exactly 21 months apart, and we didn't want to buy 2 cribs. So here's what we did. ...
Big Boy Bed
Asked by A.S. from Cincinnati
on April 10, 2007
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My son just turned 2 and I want to put him in a big boy bed, but I'm a bit afraid. He used to go to bed with no problems, but recently started putting up a fight ever...
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- Oh...what a life changing event for the child and the parents! I was in the same boat as you are but much earlier in my daughter's life. My daughter started walking ...
- My twins did this for a while. I tried everything!! I finally took my doctors advice. First I took all of the toys out of their room. Then, I put them in bed with ...
- I had the same fears that you had when I realized my son was ready for his big boy bed. I decided to start a night time ritual with my son so that he knew that it was...
Moving to a Big Girl Bed
Asked by T.W. from Augusta
on January 3, 2009
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My daughter is 20 mos and she going to be moved to a big girl bed. It is actually a full sized bed that we are going to put bed rails up on. We want to make this tran...
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- Hello T. We moved our son when he was 12 months. He struggled a little because when he got out of bed he couldn't get back in. The gate was in the door and he wou...
- My son got one of those cool car beds when he was about 20 months or so. We put a gate at the top of the stairs to keep him from roaming around. But the only place he ...
- hi T., my 2 daughters are about the same amount of time apart as yours will be. congrats on your 2nd baby!! (and the 1st,) what me and my hubby did was we moved ...
Getting Toddler Back in His Bed
Asked by A.G. from Jackson
on September 11, 2009
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My husband and i started a very bad habit about 3 months ago. We started letting our 2 year old watch T.V. in our room until he fell asleep. Well now he wants nothing ...
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- I am having the same problem with my 18 month old daughter. We had to take her out of her crib because she would climb out of it and just fall to the floor. We have ti...
- You should just begin putting him back in bed. Give him a hug and a kiss and explain that everobe sleeps in their bed. Maybe read to him in his bed for half an hour pr...
- Yeah, mommy & daddy's bed is soooo much more cozy & warm. We had the same issue with ours - 2 & 4 year olds. We established a bedtime routine and stuck to it...we do...
Sleeping in a Big Bed
Asked by S.E. from Cleveland
on January 23, 2009
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I had planned on keeping my 22 month old in his crib for at least another year. I appreciate knowing where he is at night. I have not seen any need to change a good ...
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- sounds like he is ready to switch. my 16 month old sleeps in a full size bed. if she wakes she comes right into our room and i just bring her back to bed.
- It's time to move him. He's ready. If you don't it will back fire and then it'd be harder to get him out of the crib.
- Hi S., My advice would be to keep him in his crib as long as possible. My son will be 4 in May and we just moved him to a toddler bed a few weeks ago. He never tried ...
