Toddler & Twin Beds: The First Years
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Moving from Co-sleeping to Big Boy Bed
Asked by A.C. from Phoenix
on August 18, 2006
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My son is almost 2 1/2 and we have been co sleeping since birth since it was easier for me because he was breast fed. We have long past that stage and I continued to...
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- Set a day to do it - there is no perfect gradual way - - and he'll know what's going on regardless. The morning you're goign to do it - wake up with him & say, "Tonig...
- Hi A.! I have had 3 co-sleepers...Still have my 6 year old sleeping with me (that will be changing soon). What I have done with the other 2 older kids that worked ...
- I'm sorry to repeat advice, but I feel it may help you.Another mother had simular issues and this is what I recomended to her. Please sub she for he, you get the idea....
Bed Rails for "Big Girl Bed"
Asked by B.C. from Chicago
on February 14, 2009
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Hi! Originally I'd planned on moving my daughter to a matress on the floor when we transitioned her to her big bed, but there's not really space in the room and the b...
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- Hi B., I bought my daughter double bed rails in pink and white that I think are by Safety First. We have been very happy with them for nearly two years now. I fou...
- I love our First Years bed rail. For my first child I had a different/cheap rail that didn't attach to the opposite side of the mattress. Useless, it just slid away ...
- Hi! My daughter is turning 3 this week and has been in her big girl bed for 2 weeks now, and we did not use rails. Her mattress is up on the box spring and it's pret...
Transition to Big Girl Bed
Asked by S.S. from Birmingham
on March 9, 2010
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How do I make the change from my bed to a big girl bed without all the crying and yelling. But here's the thing she's been in my bed since she's came from from the hos...
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- I don't think you are a wimp. I co slept with my daughter until she was 2.5 years old. When we made the switch to her own bed, I made sure her bed was big enough f...
- Start by laying down with her in her bed, when she falls asleep you get up and go to your bed. I am doing this with my son who insists that I sleep with him. It wi...
- I have no advice...but you are not a wimp!!! I too kept my girls in bed with me for quite some time. They are now 16 and 11, well adjusted AND sleeping in their 'big...
Twin or Full Bed?
Asked by L.S. from San Diego
on August 9, 2011
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Did you buy your child a twin or a full bed for first bed? I hear some people say they buy a twin and that's what they stay in until they are off to college or move o...
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- My husband thinks getting them a full size bed is encouraging them to have the opposite sex "sleep over" so he says only twins.
- We bought our 3 year old a full when he was transitioning out of the crib, because he is a wild sleeper. We would hear him crashing into the sides of the crib at night...
- Don't over think this. A bed, will not last their ENTIRE life from Toddlerhood. You will have to replace it and upgrade it sometime. A twin, is fine for a kid....
When to Move to a Toddler Bed
Asked by A.P. from Boca Raton
on December 8, 2006
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Just wondering at what age is best to move my son to a toddler bed. Also wondering if anyone has any good tips and making the move succesful?
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- You can buy him a toddler bed and start off having him take naps in it to see if he is ready... but right now, if him sleeping in your bed means everybody gets sleep.....
- Its probly time to move him/her to a toddler bed when they start climbing out..they could get hurt...Or like with my son, at the age of 4..when he got too big for his ...
- At 15 mo we moved him from our bed to his, but he still comes in bed w/us most AM's, but his bed is right next to ours! lol After x-mas I plan on moving him into his s...
How Do We Get Toddler Out of Our Bed and into Toddler Bed
Asked by K.C. from San Francisco
on August 31, 2009
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Our son is going to be 33 months old next week. He has slept in our be since he was 9 months old. (Prior to that he slept in a bassinet and then a crib in his own room...
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- I actually think it's great that you have allowed your son the security of sleeping with his parents. But yes, it seems like it's time for him to move out! Our son...
- I don't know if this will work for you, but what worked for us was reasoning with our little 2 1/2 year old. She really wanted to go to school (preschool) so we told ...
- I would suggest putting his bed up by your bed for now. As time goes by, move the bed closer to the door and then in the hallway right ourside your door until his bed ...
Has Anyone Used Bed Rails on Toddler's Bed?
Asked by C.K. from Shreveport
on June 6, 2008
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I need some advise on bed rails. We are moving my son into a big boy bed close to his two-year birthday. Does anyone know what brand or type of bed rail is best? An...
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- My daughter went to a toddler bed at eight months, right about when she started walking. (she's a climber) We never used rails and she did just fine. She gets up an...
- We did the same with my daughter at that age...we started by putting her crib mattress on the floor by itself and when she got used to that we put her big girl bed up....
- When we moved both our chilren we put the bed in the corner of the room so one side was safe with the wall the other side we used a rail from Walmart that has a part t...
Transitioning My Toddler from a Crib to a Bed
Asked by M. from Chicago
on September 28, 2006
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My toddler (29 months old) is now trying to climb out of her crib and it is scaring me. I am afraid she is going to hurt herself, so we are looking to transition her ...
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- U can get a crib tent, where u put it over the crib so they can't climb out.
- We had to transition my daughter from a crib to a bed at that age because she was climbing out of the crib. First, we converted her crib to a toddler bed and my daugh...
- I was afraid of exactly the same things so here's what I did. I totally child-proofed her room: covered all outlets, covered the power strip w/ a childproof thing, in...
Seeking a Bed Rail That Fits a Twin Bed with No Box Springs
Asked by S.P. from Chicago
on August 8, 2009
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My husband and I would like to transition our 2 1/2 year old daughter into a twin bed this month before our baby is due in November. Our twin bed has a headboard and f...
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- http://www.gobedbug.com/ These are foam bumpers that go under the sheet. I wish I knew about these before I bought those big bulky rails that are such a pain whe...
- presently, I have not seen the twin spring on its own. Years ago these were common place in bunkbeds. But....I do have a suggestion. Go to your local home center ( ...
- S., We use The First Years bed rails. I bought them at Target and they are great. My son kicks them and they are still standing tall. They are blue with a mesh midd...
Too Soon for a Toddler Bed?
Asked by C.B. from San Antonio
on January 8, 2008
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I have twin boys (19 months) who have started to climb in and out of their cribs. I am very worried that the will get seriously hurt. One more than the other, he alw...
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- We had to put our oldest into a big boy bed when he was 20 months old. I skipped the toddler bed altogether and went straight for a queen size sleigh bed and bought t...
- That was about the age that we moved my son to a "big boy bed" which at that time was just a matress and box springs on the floor so that he did not have far to fall. ...
- A friend's daughter got her leg stuck and her solution was to put her to sleep in a sleep sack. It's hard to climb out while wearing one. If you decide to go the to...
