Toddler & Twin Beds: Teddy Bears
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Moving from Crib to Twin Bed
Asked by L.F. from Dallas
on July 18, 2009
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Hi Mamas,
My DD just turned 2 and we decided it was time for a big girl bed. So, last night we moved the crib out ans set up the twin size bed. At first she was r...
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- You already moved out her crib so don't go back to it now. With my daughter I just moved her into her bed and put a baby gate at her door. If she got up she knew she...
- Why change when they do so well in their crib for up to 4 years? Go back to the crib until she is older and even after a new baby comes, until you need it. You can eve...
- Definetly continue trying out the big girl bed! Don't go back to the crib. You shouldn't give up that easily. As long as you stay consistent with taking her back to he...
Travel Bed for a Toddler
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on June 15, 2009
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So here's my situation - we went to see the inlaws this weekend and my 22 month old son is now as long as the pack-n-play - so there was not much sleep going on for an...
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28 Month Old Suddenly Won't Go to Bed
Asked by K.M. from Los Angeles
on January 28, 2009
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We have been so lucky for 28 months. Our daughter has gone to bed like clockwork with no complaints. Except for a brief weening of the pacifier just before her 2nd bir...
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- terrible twos and now whos the boss !!
- We had a similar situation, our DS suddenly wouldn't sleep in his big-boy (twin) bed. But, he would sleep with the mattress on the floor. We also gave him a little f...
- *another idea: are you a SAHM or does your daughter go to a baby-sitter/daycare? Perhaps, if she does, is anything going on there that might have caused a change in yo...
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...
Scared to Sleep in Own Bed
Asked by M.F. from Madison
on April 3, 2008
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Please don't judge me until you have been there. My 11 year daughter will not sleep in her bed anymore. She's the only child left at home. 1 year ago we stayed in a ...
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- What an awful thing to happen to you guys, and especially your daughter. Very traumatic, I'm sure. Have you ever thought about doing child or family counceling about...
- How scary!! Um first I just want to say that I think that it is a prefectly normal thing for her to not want to sleep alone. My cousin was a Fire Cheif (at the time hi...
- Hi M.! I was just like your daughter growing up but probably a but more severe. In fact, I would often sleep on the floor in my parent's room (lucky them!) until I w...
"Seeking Advice on Moving My Two Year Old to Her Own Bed"
Asked by N.S. from San Diego
on February 23, 2008
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I could sure use some advice and would really love to hear from those of you who have tried a family bed and then transitioned a toddler to a big bed. My daughter is ...
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- Our son moved to a toddler bed when he was 19 months old, and we were worried it was too soon. But he wanted it! He wouldn't sleep at night, and he hated being confi...
- lay down with her in her bed to get her comfortable.
- Hi N., I'm no expert, but with my sons, I would tuck them in their bed and read them books as long as they stayed in bed. If they got out, I would get up to leave th...
2 Year Old Not Sleeping in Own Bed
Asked by R.B. from Chicago
on May 23, 2008
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My son just turned 2. He was not sleeping in his crib anymore so we bought him a toddler bed that he loved for a few nights. Now (a week later), I lay in his room at...
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- Yep, Us too. We talked up the big girl bed with our 21/2 yr old (at the time) and she went to bed like a champ for the first week or so (even door closed in a new room...
- I would try putting him back in the crib. My third child just turned two as well and is nowhere near ready to graduate to a bed. We tried to move our older son to a be...
- Is the crib still in the room. I'd maybe put him back in there for a while... or completely child proof the room and put a gate in the doorway so his room is like one...
3 Year Old in Mom & Dad's Bed Every Night
Asked by B.S. from Pittsburgh
on April 21, 2008
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Our 3 year old daughter has been coming into our bed every night. She is not afraid & has no real reason to be there. It is making us lose sleep terribly. Looking f...
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- there is great success with a reward system as Michelle M has mentioned. I think it is a great idea. I however, cosleep with my younger children. I am here to say...
- I would go take her out and buy her some new sheets for her new bed. make a big deal out of it and tell she can only have them if she sleeps in her own bed. you need t...
- My 3.5 yo daughter does the same thing. I let her crawl into bed then immediately tell her it's time for her to go back to her bed and I take her back to her room. S...
Help Stop Breatst Feeding and Get 8 Month Out of the Bed!
Asked by L.T. from Norfolk
on March 6, 2008
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Love my baby girl and have no problem leting her sleep in our bed. My man has not complained at all. But I know he is not really happy with it. It is just that I can g...
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- I can't say this will work for you, only that it worked for me. I started by sleeping with my son in a single bed right next to our king size bed. Once he was asleep...
- There is no reason to stop nursing. The key is to set-up a good routine and be strict to it in the beginning. Our routine was and still is calming bath, lotion and p...
- I nursed my son to sleep until he weaned himself at 15 months, so i don't necessarily think it's a bad habit and i wouldn't quit nursing just to get her to sleep on he...
How Many Times or How Long Should I Let My 14Month Old Cry Before I Give In
Asked by A.B. from Dallas
on May 24, 2007
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All this week my 14month old wakes up crying and wants mom or dad to sleep with him in the spare bedroom. last night i tried to let him cry himself back to sleep and h...
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- I am not a fan or "crying it out", either. Your child probably feels like you are leaving him at night, so the goal is to make him feel secure and to have a positive ...
- I have to say that I think it's terrible to let children "cry it out." I'm no child development expert, but I can't see that it's anything other than cruel to let your...
- If you give in after crying 3 times he will learn that you WILL give in. I know it is hard, but if you need to help him get past this! D.
