My son will be 2 on March 28 and was wondering when we should move him to his toddler bed. I'm worried about him not staying put and getting into trouble in the middle of the night, but I know I can't keep him in his crib forever (yes, he's my first and only child). Thank you!
Thank you to everyone!! I will wait a while until he starts trying to climb out of the crib.
I kept all mine in the crib until they could get out. Sadly with each child it was earlier and earlier! LoL
If you think he is ready though by all means put him in one.
I would keep him in his crib as long as he wants to stay in it. If he starts climbing out or tying to then he is ready for the big boy bed. :)
3 or until he's climbing out!
(The "big boy bed" phase is a WHOLE other ballgame! LOL)
My kids were all closer to 3 (either just before 3 or right after) when we moved them out of the cribs.
Why mess with a good thing?
I transitioned my boys at 15 months, they both did great. Yes, I found them asleep on the floor the first couple of nights, but I would just put them in the bed and they soon got it figured out.
We were those "odd" parents ... we kept our son in his crib until he was a little over 3. I know a lot of people like to get their kids out of their cribs because of safety issues (children starting to crawl out of the crib and the risk of falling) but our son was happy as a clam, felt safe and secure and always loved his crib. He rarely tried to crawl out of it, and it was only until he actually succesfully climbed out of it a couple of times (and the fact that he was fast outgrowing the crib) that we decided to get him a big-boy bed. I say if he your son is happy and comfortable in his crib and sleeps well, then don't push the issue. You'll know when he's ready!
Good luck to you!
My son will be 3 in May, and is still in a crib. I don't want him messing around at night, so we haven't changed it. He climbs out in the morning.
We will be putting him in a full size bed in a few months. He'll be sharing a room with his L. brother when our new baby comes.
If your child is ok in the crib, let it be :)
This is what my daughter-in-law and son did and it worked like a charm. As they get too big for the bed (climb out of, etc) they put a mattress on the floor and let him sleep there - no issues of falling out of bed and then they put a gate up on the door so he couldn't climb out. he could see out but he couldn't climb out and the bedroom was kid safe. He had plenty to do to keep himself company but couldn't get into the rest of the house.
Worked like a charm. He is 4 years old and because we have stairs we usually still put a gate up at the door and he just lets us know that he is up and we come and get him. This is when he visits us.
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2 is a pretty typical age, but some kids go earlier and some go later! My son was switched at 26 months because we moved, my daughter at 34 months because she told us she didn't want to sleep in her crib anymore. Depending on what furniture you are getting, it can take some time to get a new bed delivered and set up...keep that in mind. (i.e we did bunk beds, and it took almost 2 months to get them set up!)
As for the middle of the night - I don't think you will have issues in the middle of the night, unless your son still wakes up. You might have issues when you put him to bed or at nap time, but I imagine that once he is asleep, he would stay asleep just fine.
Another suggestion - depending on what size bed, etc. you are planning on getting - with my son, we put his mattress right on the floor and kept it that way for a few months before adding the box spring - we didn't use the side rails once we added the box spring - he did just fine! We didn't use a toddler bed - seemed like a waste of money to us!
I would say keep in hin the crib until he shows signs that he is done (climbing out, telling you, etc.)
My daughter is almost 3 and we just switched last weekend.. and only because she's waking up to potty and I'm having wrist surgery tomorrow and won't be able to pick her up or put her in the crib and I wanted her to get used to it. The only thing that has changed is that she wakes up at like 6-6:30 and climbs in bed with me.. which I have no problem with. After we move and hubby will be home all the time we'll get one of those alarm clocks that will let her know when it's okay to get out of bed. So far, success.. any sooner and I would have been pulling my hair out. And acutally you can keep him in his crib, at least until he doesn't fit or is trying to climb out :)
