Climbing Out of Her Crib

my daughter did the same thing at the same age... she's 21 months now... i went the next day and bought her a full size bed. she loves it. maybe try to get her a "big girl" bed... the crib will say on it that once they are a certain height or weight that they are too big for the crib. My daughter is tall for her age... not overweight. I was so freaked out by her crawl over the top I wasn't going to wait another day to get a bed.

Both of my daughters were in a toddler bed when they were that age, so maybe she's ready to move to a 'big girl bed.' Also with the gate, do you have it all the way to the floor? Sometimes we'll put it a little higher so they can't climb over it, but not too high where they could crawl under it. If you do decide to go with the crib tent, you can try craigslist.org to see if anyone is selling one at a reasonable price vs buying new in the store.

You can put another gate on top of the one you already have in the doorway. You could just leave the door shut, if she can open it then get a childproof knob cover. My husband cut a door in half just above the middle hinges for my son's doorway at that age. It was alot taller than any gate. I have know idea about the tent, so my advice is to put her in a bed and secure the room.

If your 19 month old daughter is climbing out of her crib . Than she is probabley big enough for a toddler bed .

I agree w/ Amanda try another gate on top.
Try putting her in a big girl bed.
This is only the beginning...sorry to say.

If she is climbing out of the crib it is no longer safe for her to be in. She could fall trying to climb out. She is more than big enough for a toddler bed. You can also try one of the stairway gates across her doorway. Taller and you actually screw them into the door fram so you can lift it some to make it even taller. They swing both ways and lock right into the doorfram, so nothing to step over like a pressure gate.
Good luck!
C.

My son did the same thing when he was 18 months and we ended up buying the crib tent and it has been a TOTAL life saver. The thing is awesome, and he absolutely loves it. He is now 22 months and still loves being in his little tent at night. It is well worth the money simply for piece of mind knowing that your child isn't climbing out and getting into everything and possibly hurting themselves.

Hi J.,
I have a 4 year old that we switched to a toddler bed at a little of 2 years. He kept crawling out of his crib. He was so excited to get a new bed and he didn't get out at all. Do you have a good bettime routine? We had a good routine that took about 30 minutes. So he def. knew it was bettime and he never fought it. Although about 6 months after we switched him he started getting up. That is a whole different problem though. I never have tried those tents. I don't know how helpful I've been.
Chris

My son climbed out of his crib before he hit a year and a half so we just took it down to the toddler bed part but he has stayed in it pretty good. it's not safe to let her just keep climbing out in case she falls and hurts herself so i would just go to a toddler bed and she will learn. it may take a little while to get her used to it and used to staying in it but it will eventually work. I had also tried a baby gate that we put a few inches above the floor so he couldn't crawl underneath but would be high enough and he would still climb over it so i wouldnt suggest it.

J. do you have baby moniters? if so put her in a totoler bed and if she does stay in it to sleep the close the door and turn on the moniters. That way she knows that it is bed time and she needs to stay in her room and you can still hear everthing she is doing. i put my daughter in to a totoler bed before she was one she really didn't ever sleep in a crib. Soon she will realize then bed time means in bed even if she does fall a sleep right away at least she is in bed. and as for naps my daoughtr stoped takeing naps a one and when it was time for bed she was always more then willing to go to bed because she was tierd. Forceing a child to sleep during the day make sleeping or nap or bed time a bad thing and they resict. good luck
S.

I read on Target's website about these pajamas they have for toddlers that actually prevent them from climbing out of the crib.

Crib tents are great. My boy is tall and started climbing out at about 18 mos. We got him excited about sleeping in a tent (like camping) and he was fine with it. He's now six. We moved him to a queen size bed right when he turned two. It took about three weeks to get the new bed routine down, was good for a while and then he started coming out of his room again. We eventually had to reverse the lock on his door after trying everything, but it worked. Of course we had a monitor to hear everything and I used to camp outside his door. My daughter is two and a half and she is a climber too, so we used the tent with her too. Now we're moving her to a big girl bed and she's having trouble staying in her room, so right now it's naps in the bed and the crib at night. Moving to a bed is hard, especially if you have a good routine down in the crib. I have loved the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Marc Weisbluth. It has helped me through many sleep transitions. I've lent it out and am going to go buy another one now to get through this latest transition!

My daughter did the same so I switched her to a toddler bed. The first two nights she didn't know what to make of it but after that she LOVED it...and I didn't have to worry about her falling over the crib.

Hi J.,

I used a crib tent when my daughter was 13 months old. She had somehow figured out a way to get out (and she is short and she did not have any toys or bumpers in her crib. I have no idea how she got out!) Anyway, the tent worked awesome. It definately kept her in. However, she HATED the tent. She would cry and cry when I zipped it up. We did have to change our bedtime and naptime routines. I had to rock her until she was asleep and then try to stealthily zip the tent shut without waking her. (its much harder to do than you would think!)

I got tired of the tent after a few months though. It was a complete pain in the arse to change her bedding. So after about 5 months with the tent I removed it. And weirdly, she does not try to get out now! (she is 19 months now) But at this point, I think if she starts getting out, we will just move her to a bigger bed anyway. And from what I have heard, no child actually sleeps in their bed right away. They always get up at some point. I'm quite sure naptime will be an even bigger battle too. (its already a battle with her. She has never been a good napper) I think what we will do is just get a child proof knob for her side of the door and then maybe a video monitor since I am forever checking on her and her door makes lots of noise when I try to open it. or do the two gate idea. (which would actually be cheaper, so that might be the route we take in the beginning.)

Sorry to ramble so much. I feel your pain!

My daughter who now is 7 use to do that at 18 months she started to climb out o fher crib and I used a toddler bed. sure it is hard but stay consistant and they do get the point to stay in there room. Leave a night light or lamp on in there room and shut the door. if they are out of the crib they will fall asleep or cry for about 25 minutes. I hope this helps. It will not hurt if they sleep on the floor.

I have heard good things about the crib tents. But rather than going that route, I think I'd put her in a big girl bed, or set up her bed on the crib mattress on the floor in her room. Does she do ok with having the door closed? If that doesn't totally scare her, I'd put a monitor in her room (so you can hear what she's getting into), set her up on the mattress on the floor and close the door. She may get up and play but will hopefully go to sleep. If not, then at least encourage quiet play for now.

As far as climbing the gate, what about sitting outside her room? Good luck... these changes are so difficult!

A.