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Help with Child Who Wont Sleep
Asked by G.F. from Chicago
on January 17, 2007
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My daughter will be two in April and all of sudden she doesn't want to go to bed. I don't know if she just realized that she can fight it or not. But it has become s...
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- Hi G.~ Do you think it could be her 2 year molars coming in? My son was never a great sleeper (until recently) but I would notice more of a resistance to the bedti...
- Hey mama I have the exact same problem with my little one and I have not found a solution to that problem yet. My husband and I never get to sleep alone unless she fa...
- I agree with Dana, sometimes u have to let them cry a bit. He's just testing his boundaries and you need to set those boundaries. My little one tests me from time to t...
My 2 Year Old Doesn't Want to Sleep
Asked by M.R. from Dallas
on August 17, 2009
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My 2 1/2 year old recently transitioned to a toddler bed b/c he was climbing out of his crib. He's been waking up between 5:00 and 6:00 am every day for the last 2 we...
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- We've been going through almost the exact same thing with our 2 1/2 year old daughter. We never had any problems with her taking naps or going to bed at night. For a...
- Put a lock on the door and tell your child he will stay in his room until you get him in the morning. If he doens't play quietly, give him some consequences. Proof t...
- My son did this when we transitioned to the toddler bed because he was able to get up when he wanted and we did it about 2-2 1/2 also. I am sorry to say that this was ...
Seeking Advice on Keeping Twins in Toddler Beds
Asked by D.B. from Topeka
on March 30, 2009
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Ok Mamasoursce mama's. I have now 21 month old twin boys, Tanner and Taylor. About 3 weeks ago Taylor learned how to climp out of his crib. I kept scolding him and put...
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- I don't have twins, but I always used a baby gate for my boys. You may have to exparament with different gates (pressure & hardware). My oldest wouldn't shake a pressu...
- My babies aren't twins, but they are only 18 months apart. Anyway, I moved my youngest into his toddler bed when he was 15 months old because my oldest kept climbing ...
- What my daughter does with her twins is put up a baby gate acrosss their door and make sure the room is play safe for them and put them to bed bout half hour early,to ...
Toddler Bed Mattress and Rails
Asked by N.E. from Boston
on August 5, 2009
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Everywhere I read, I see that you can use a crib mattress for a toddler bed. We just got a toddler bed and the crib mattress is long enough but not quite wide enough....
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- You can use pool noodles ($1 a piece at places like walmart) underneath the fitted sheet for a rail. They are not nearly as high as a bed rail but they did the job in ...
- We've just ordered a rail for our convertible crib from One Step Ahead. (www.onestepahead.com) The catalogue says it's 33'' so I'm hoping it'll fit. You might give it...
- I tried using bed rails on a toddler bed, they don't fit, they're made for twin or full size beds. It's odd that the crib mattress doesn't fit the toddler bed. I only ...
Switching from Crib to Toddler Bed
Asked by S.D. from Detroit
on October 22, 2008
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I have 20 month old twins who were climbing out of their cribs. So I converted the cribs into toddler beds and they really don't want anything to do with them. Last ni...
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- I just wrote this on my mom blog yesturday, Tuesday, October 21, 2008 From Crib to Big Bed - When? I hear it all the time. "My child is 15 months old and he climbed...
- I totally agree with sharon s. Just because they are climbing out of the crib does not mean that they are ready for a toddler bed. Tell them no, that climbing out is...
- S., We just did the same thing with my little one, before our second was born. We did it 2 months before the baby came and it was really hard for us. He would run out...
Bedrooms
Asked by S.D. from Detroit
on February 3, 2009
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My question is should I give the girls their own bedrooms? I have twin 2 yo girls and they share a room and are in toddler beds so at nap time they think it's play tim...
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- S., I would say keep them together. When they get older and ask for separate rooms then maybe consider it. L.
- i am a twin, my sister and i shared a room untill about 6th grade then we hated it. maybe just separate them at nap. they will want thier own space soon enough.
- I am a twin and we were always together - until I failed 2nd grade. I was devistated! It might be a good thing to separate them mostly cause they are showing signs th...
Transitioning to Big "Boy/girl" Beds
Asked by S.D. from Birmingham
on April 30, 2007
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I want to transition my twins to actual beds, but I have two problems. One they do great right now sleeping and am having a hard time justifying this - but, I hear th...
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- If you want them to get out of the "crib size" beds you could get a trundle bed (bunk beds might be a bit too much). that way during the day you can have the extra roo...
- If I could have done it over again, I would have waited as long as possible (even until age 3) before moving my daughter into a big girl bed. For us, it was a harder ...
- I have twin boys who are going to be 5 in July, I bought 2 twin beds with the drawers under the bed when they were 2 1/2 and I put the beds together and bought the si...
Pacifiers, Toddler Beds, and Potty training...which Order to Do It In?
Asked by H.B. from Dallas
on January 5, 2009
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My daughter is 16 months old and I'm getting ready to break her of some baby habits. She currently takes a pacifier at bed time and nap time only, with the exception ...
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- I personally would do the pacifier first, then the bed, then potty training. I would wait to do any of this until she is out of the cast. Once she is back to normal th...
- Ditto on the bed first - that will only make the potty training easier. The paci will be a source of comfort through these transitions. Once she's well settled in her ...
- I did toddler bed (age 2), pacifier (once my son got used to the bed), and potty training (age 3).
Toddler Getting Ready to Go into a Bed from Crib-don't Know What to Buy
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on October 5, 2007
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My daughter is turning 2 on October 19th and we're investigating getting a bed for her birthday. My husband likes the toddler beds, but I think we should get a twin b...
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- I put my daughter in a toddler bed originally. She slept in it fine. But she became a crazy sleeper, tossing and turning all over the place. So I had my double size be...
- Hi We skipped the toddler bed. Our 20 month old has a twin trundle bed from Costco with the Moonlight Slumber twin mattress. Love them both. She sleeps in the trun...
- We had best luck with a twin mattress directly on the floor. Makes falling and getting out of bed trivial. Later, you can add a box spring and then frame. Also: goi...
Sleeping Arrangement for Toddler on Vacation
Asked by B.D. from Spartanburg
on April 2, 2009
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My daughter will be 18mths old when we go on vacation this year. She sleeps in her crib at home and I don't see us converting her to a toddler bed before we go on vac...
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- We always carried a portable crib for our children when we went on a vacation. The portable crib really helped out with the sleeping arrangements for the children. P. S
- Hi- My son is tall too and he is 22 months, we still use a pac n' play when we travel and he does fine. Sorry I don't have any more suggestions!
- we have 2 kid sized air beds for our kids when we take them on the road and have had them since my daughter was 18 months old and we were moving across country and she...
