2 Yr Old Climbing Out of Crib and Wont Sleep!

Take apart the crib and have her sleep on her crib mattress up against a corner of the room, till you can get her a bed. She could really injure herself falling out of that crib, or get tangled up on it trying to get out..

Once you decide on the size of the bed, let her go and pick out her big girls sheets. Purchase a zip up mattress cover so you will already have it covered for when potty training begins..

You may have to walk her back to her bed over and over for a while, but she will get the idea you are serious.. Also you may notice she sometimes ends up just sleeping on her floor and that is ok also.. just cover her with a blanket..

This is also the time to have a bedtime routine that allows her to calm down before going to sleep. No excitement, quiet story before bed.. maybe rub her back as you read.. get a sound machine to make the outside noises disappear. no bright lights or loud TV's and cell phones.. going on.. She will think she is missing out if there is a lot of activity going on within her hearing range..

She is growing up, just in time for the new baby.. encourage it..

Yeah, once they can crawl out of the crib it is no longer safe for them. A toddler bed is the best bet. My 18 mo old has been in one for almost 3 months now and she really does great. Someone suggested a baby gate, but since we have 2 older kids who stay up a little later than she does, we have actually put one of things on the door so she can't open it(Suggested by our pediatrician for our oldest son). She doesn't like it and will every once in a while come to the door crying, when she does I go put her back cover her and give her baby and tell her good night again, and she always goes right to sleep. Good Luck, she will do better than you think and you will be getting your sleep again too.

Oh sister i feel for you! My son started that at 2 as well and like you pregnant and tired i just started putting him in bed with us... Just because i tried to put him back in his crib but there was so much back and forth he would be wide awake...co sleeping isnt good so they say but i tought i was setting myself up for failure and wld have a 16 yr old sleeping in our room but that wasnt the case...he is 10yrs now and i never had a problem wirh him sleeping in his own bed it was just a phase. Unfortunately i dont have a good answer. If it were me i would di ehatever it took to get sleep even if it means letting her in ur bed, just be sure to keep the normal bedtime routine and encourage her to fall asleep in her crib and then if she wakes let her in yours if all else fails put her in the car and then transfer to crib...lol. Whatever works. Good luck, it sucks i know

I agree with MelodysMommy. She is definately ready for a toddler bed. It may seem a little harsh for some mothers, but I put a baby gate up when both of my children were new to a toddler bed. They would cry for a few minutes, but I'd tuck them back into bed and in a few days they seemed to love it. They love the freedom at first but they settle down. My daughter settled rather quickly and I only needed the gate up for a little while. My son took a little longer. He would wake in the night and cry a little, but would put himself back into bed and go back to sleep. I found it much easier on both of us than letting him crawl all over me in my bed and never get back to sleep. If he didn't have that gate up, he would stay up until midnight. I feel for you with the lack of naps. My daughter was just turning 3 when she gave up on naps completely. I miss those naps but she does sleep longer in the night. Good luck.

There are special "tents" you can buy that go over the tops of cribs to keep toddlers from getting out. I've heard they work pretty good and would have used one myself had they not been so expensive.

Here's one example, though you may be able to find it cheaper locally:

http://www.amazon.com/Cozy-Crib-Tent-Convertible-Cribs/dp...

Both of my kids climbed out of their cribs at a fairly early age, so we converted the beds to toddler-beds, turned the doorknobs around and locked them in their rooms at night. It's the same concept as a baby gate, only a little more effective since a child that can climb out of a crib can probably scale a baby gate without much trouble. And if locking your child in her room sounds "mean" to you, just think of what might happen if she has full access to the house when you're asleep at night. Or if a fire starts and you don't know where to find her to get her out safely. Really, locking her in is MUCH safer and you can always keep that baby monitor on high if it makes you feel more comfortable. Once she gets used to the bed, you can always turn the knob back around. I like the ones in our current house, though, because they unlock themselves after you jiggle them a few times. Our kids know this, of course, but it makes enough noise when they open them that I always know what's up...which is very convenient with sneaky 4 and 5 year olds, lol.

You'll also want to remove every source of entertainment from her room (toys, books, etc.) and make sure that her nightlight, if she has one, is extremely dim as well. We had to unscrew the lightbulbs in our daughter's room since she'd just turn the light on. It's a lot of work, but trust me...if you put a kid in a dark, boring room with no toys, they'll eventually have nothing better to do than fall asleep.