Staying in Bed -Toddler(s)- Buying New "Regular" Beds

Consider a pack 'n play for the younger one...they are deep enough that they cannot get out of them until they are older. And their legs can't get stuck. My son used one for overnights at grandma's until he was three. You can get them cheap on Craigs list. A toddler bed could work for the older one and they are pretty cheap at Walmart (my son's was $50) and use a traditional crib mattress. I wouldn't put a 1 1/2 yr old in a toddler yet bed though. Too much freedom!

have you seen those mesh crib bummers that cover each side of the crib? My friend got one for her kid. They are safer then the regular crib bummers cause they are made of a breathable mesh so even if you child lays his face right up against it he can still breath. They tie at the bottom and top so the bars are completely covered. That way your son won't be able to fit his legs through.

We bought a trundle bed for our daughter when it was time to transition her from the crib. Best thing we could have done. We pull out the under-bed, but she sleeps on the top bed. This way, if she falls out of bed, she falls into bed at the same time. Also great if there is a "wet bed" night. Change her up, move her to the lower bed, strip the sheets on the top bed and deal with the rest in the morning.

falling out of bed won't hurt a child - they all do it at some point and they're fine. it will, however teach him to stop trying to get out. if it doesn't you may have to put your foot down and go super nanny on his hiney. the time to take a child out of a crib is when the crib becomes unsafe. if he is trying to climb out, it's time to move him up. better to fall from a foot or two than four feet from the crib.

You could try putting the crib mattresses on the floor against the wall and getting the mesh safety rails for the outside. Either way you need the rails and you can get a feel of how they will do out of the cribs. My son went straight from a crib to a twin mattress and box spring on the floor when he was just under 2 years old. Never had an issue much of him staying in it.