What Should I Do First?

I think you should wait on the potty training. They say that three years old is the best time to start. I think if you start too soon it takes too much time and stress. My son told me just before his third birthday that he was ready to wear underwear. We put them on and he has never gone back to diapers. It took a few days for the accidents to slow down and two weeks before he was fully potty trained. I have heard people say it took 6mos to a year to potty train. That is just insane, two weeks was too much for me. It can be stressful, don't make it any worse by forcing the issue. I think you would probably be better off using the convertible crib and showing her that now she is keeping the crib (some stability) but now it's going to be her "Big Girl" bed (something to look forward to). You may be able to pull off the room change at the same time. Especially if you are going to decorate in a way that will excite her. You can make it her own. Make a big deal about it. Buy her a few things that will make it new but also let her keep her favorite "comfort" blanket, toy, etc. Good luck, I hope these ideas help.

SLOW DOWN !!!!! all that at once will stress her out hold of on the toddler bed move her to her new room with her crib and slowly start the potty training than after a month or two when she is okay in her new room and is okay with the change with the whole potty thing then put her in the toddle bed.

hi J.!
one idea is to maybe get her "big girl room" all ready, with her help, of course, and talk about the move to her "big girl room" with enthusiasm! do the room/bed change all at once. if you act excited, she'll feed off that, and she'll see the room and the bed as one package deal.
as far as potty training, let her do the leading. i always put a little potty in the bathroom, so when i had to go (and kids always followed!) they could sit too. you never want to push the potty issue until she is ready...otherwise, its just more stress for you. and then when she finally is ready, it won't take long for her to master it!
good luck!
M.

I would move her into a new room with the new bed or at least convert the crib in to the new room. Potty training should come after that. All of that change is a lot for a little girl. My daughter just turned 4 and we moved to another state when she was 2 1/2. The move itself was a big deal, so potty training didn't happen right away. I let it go for another month and 1/2. Then she was potty trained in 2 weeks. So, do the new room and bed first, it doesn't matter if it's the converted crib or new bed, it will still do the same thing. Wait about 2 months after that to introduce potty training. You can even wait till she is closer to her 3rd birthday. Children are usually more mature then to have less accidents then. Potty training should be more on their terms not yours. Hope that helps.

My advice would be take her lead. If she is showing signs that she is ready to do both then go for it. Be careful with the potty training though b/c it can sometimes back fire. That is what is going on with us. My pediatrician encouraged me to wait until she is about three or close to it to start potty training, but if she is an only child then she may be ready now. The transition out of a crib and into a bed can sometimes be a difficult one. We had no problem with my daughter but my son took a really long time to adjust. He wanted his crib back but was just too big for a crib or toddler bed. Anyway, the best thing to do is to take her lead.

I think the potty. But dont push the issue too much. Put the chair out & let her use it. Give her a book to read while she is sitting on it. Let her "go" when you are going. Which ever way you choose. When you do put her to bed (whether the bed or crib) without a diaper I would STRONGLY recommend using CHUCKS under the sheet & over the mattress pad. These are sold at pharmacies and I think Walmart even carries them. They are a small absorbent plastic lined square used for the elderly. It REALLY Helps. My daughter is completely potty trained (almost 4) and we still use them "just in case"
You know what is best for your child and your situation. Follow your own instincts on this & you will be fine. But please try the Chucks they are wonderful!

My opinion would be to move her into her big girl bed before you start potty training. If she catches on right away and she needs to use the bathroom at night or at nap time she'll need to get out of the bed and needing you to get her out of the crib may leave room for more accidents. As for the other stuff concerning furniture, that's totally up to you. I also have a convertible crib for my son and am contemplating whether I should use that or get him a different bed. I don't think it really matters to them though. Good luck with the potty training!

Ok, this is the order that I think you should do......

Move her crib into the new room......
A few weeks later start talking about the potty (You may be already doing that).
One month later......ask her about getting a big girl bed
After that is taken care of.....start the potty training.

Give her some time to adjust each new change...One at a time, before introduceing another.

on the potty training... we did all three of our children at the age of two. Each one took about two to three weeks to get trained. I think it is a good age. The thing that makes or breaks it though is being consistant. Don't switch back and forth between diapers and big kid underwear. If you are going to potty train make sure you can set aside the time to wear the padded underwear, expect them to make mistakes, but keep it going, they will eventually figure it out after a few days and be pretty consistant. I also do not recommend the pull ups, they don't feel wet and it confuses the kids. On the sleeping, I would not expect that you child will sleep through the night or at naps without wetting. Two may be too young. Two of my kids did wear a pull up at naps / bedtime for about 6 months.

You can go with either one first. Do the one you think will be easier for you and her. Take the path of least resistance.

hey hi u doing
i'll say you should start the bathroom traing frist then change the room .she will start pre school so go on and get the bathroom done frist. i hope im some help and e-mail me any time for help.

Personally I think you should do it at the same time. She will then be a "big" girl.

I would do the bed and get her used to that before potty training. Anything new can upset potty trainging....trust me on this one! So when you start potty training try to make sure that for the next few months nothing major is going to happen...like moving, new daycare or new brother or sister. Some things you can't help and when those things happen don't get mad or yell at her if she begins to go in her pants again. You just have to start over. Good luck with the potty traing and the new bed!

My son will be 3 on friday. We are just now starting to potty train him. He is only in a diaper at night and naptime. He is having accidents but I know he will. He has been out of the crib since Feb, We did convert the crib but he wanted to sleep on his sisters bed and wouldnt sleep in the crib anymore. They share a room. So we had a twin bed given to us after that and we got rid of the crib. So its gonna be up to your daughter. IF you have room why not set both up and let her choose which she wants. Then you could take the other down once she chooses.

If you daughter shows signs of potty training- JUMP ON IT! As a stay at home mom, you can give more support and be a constant reminder on when she should and have to go potty. Understanding that she won't be able to hold it thru the night for months to come. I have a daughter the same age and am facing the same things. My little one has been showing interst in the potty and has been going for months. The reason we chose to keep her in the crib, because, we have a Elmo couch that turns into a bed, and on a few occations she has napped on the bed part. If I wasn't right there when she woke up, she would wonder around to find me. We "discussed" how she shouldn't get out of bed until mommy is there, just to find her saying "SORRY" the next time she came to find me. I just don't think I am ready for her either wondering the house or wrecking the bedroom. You know your daughter best, will she roam freely? And when you think she is ready, new room and new bed. That's the way we're gonna do it. We're moving in May, new bed new room, hoping potty training is over, but if not, I've got patience to spare! Good luck, I'll be interested to hear how this goes!

Hello J.
If i were you i would move her to her new room first before you try to start potty training, I think this only because childern that young can really only handle one major thing at a time and just going to a new bed can be a big ordeal to them. I would convert her crib into a bed, only because she is use to the crib and if you convert it, it will still have her smell on everything and that can always be a better thing. After she is in her own room and in her own bed for about 6 months i would start potty training her. Good Luck with everything and i hope that this helps
S.

J.,
We just swapped our son's crib to a toddler bed. It was not easy, but a short process. I suggest keeping the crib becase it was easier to recognize that as his bed still. It's been a week, and last night was the first night he slept all the way though the night again on his own.
Potty training seems like a much longer process, but then again I have a boy and he's a bit head strong about the whole idea. But I would wait on that until after the bed transition only because it's such a longer undertaking.
Once she's pretty good on the potty, I would talk up the changing of the room. Maybe let her pick out some new stuff and really chat it up and get her excited about it. That's a big transition so I would save that for last. And at this time if you wanted a new toddler bed, I'd say go for it and make it part of the room change.
Just my two cents! Good Luck!

I wouldn't think of potty training until she lets you know that she is ready. Children don't reliably stay clean and dry until they're about 3.5 years old no matter what you do. That is, you might be able to get them to use the potty every now and again, but they'll still have accidents on average until then.

When my oldest was in preschool, they potty trained his entire class at the same time. They just told me to send him with five changes of clothes and no diapers. It was a snap. Of course, he was over three and a half -- but no charts, no big deal, no fanfare, and no effort. So we did the same thing with the little one.

As far as the bed thing goes, as long as you make the bed a fun good thing and not a sad thing (buy her some sheets with her favorite characters on them) it shouldn't be a big deal, either.

Good luck!

Personally I would start potty training first so that way when accidents happen at night she will not mess up the new furniture. I would alos use her new big girl bed as a way to gt her excited about being potty trained. Let hr pick out new bedding for the big girl bed and use it as a reward for being potty trained, telling her once she does not go potty in her big girl undies that she can now use her big girl bed. Hate to say it but bribery works well at that age!