Moving 2 Year Old Out of Crib to Bed

2 is a great age to move to a big girl bed! I moved my oldest to a toddler bed at 19 mos. because her baby sister was coming months later. I moved my second daughter to her own bed at 2 because she started trying to climb out of her crib. My youngest is 11 mos, and we're looking forward to the day she can be in a big girl bed too! I know it's rough thinking about your baby growing up. It's natural for you to have mixed or just sad feelings. She'll never be that baby in the crib again. And that's okay! She will be your baby for the rest of her life; she just won't realize it until she has her own kids.

Sounds to me like you may not be ready, but it it sounds to me like she is doing great! I moved my first child into a full size sleigh bed when he was around 20 months old and he did great! As a matter of a fact, he slept more soundly and longer in a big boy bed! We are about to move my 17 month old into a big boy bed into a full size bed also. I think that they get too big for a crib by the time they hit two and then they don't sleep well. It sounds like you are doing a great job - it's just hard to begin to realize that your baby isn't a baby anymore!

I feel 2 is fine to move to a big girl bed. An older lady gave me the idea of putting a trundle bed under the big girl bed or even an additional mattres. Just pull it out at night time. That way if they roll off or are coming to your room they can do so safely. I've done this with all 3 of my children and worked great. By the way, all 3 of mine were transitioned into the full size bed by or around 2.
Good lunck!

You are doing the right thing!. I had a hard time moving my son from crib to bed when he was 2.5 yrs.Sometimes I wondered if I had started late.So as long as she feels comfy, sleeps well, dont worry about it.Make sure that the railings are well supported and keep some extra cushions!It is hard for us to let go of these moments but believe me it is a big step in your baby's life.

2 is definitely not a bad age to start getting them used to sleeping in a bed. If you feel that uncomfortable, as I did, with a regular sized bed you can always try a toddler bed. Just as soon as my daughter turned 18mos my husband and I went out and bought her one. She is now 2 and she's been doing fine.

All my kids moved out of their cribs to the bunky bed(aka toddler bed) at their own rates. Two seems to be about the average age though. I still have one in the crib at almost 19 months old.

I have a safety first railing I kept to keep them from falling out of bed, but just in case they managed to roll around, I put pillows around the bed too.

You may want to consider putting the mattress on the ground and storing the box springs for a while too.

And also www.onestepahead.com may have some clever ideas for keeping toddlers in their beds. I love their site and they have some ingenious items for keeping kids safe.