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When did you move your toddler to a bed? My daughter is 17 months old and I moved her into a toddler bed this weekend. We've had a few difficulties (not wanting to stay in the bed when it's time to go to bed, fell out of the bed). I sort of think I'm doing it too early but she already flipped herself out of the crib. Has anyone else had the same experiences?
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| Posted by Mary J on 03/17/2008 09:25 AM
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| My daughter turned 2 in Jan. and she is still in her crib. We plan to move her into her bed in a few months. She has never tried to climb out of her bed so we are waitin. I have read to leave them in their crib as close to 3 years as possible. |
| posted by Natasha on 03/17/2008 10:46 AM
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| Mary, my son moved to a toddler bed around the same time as your daughter. We moved him out of the crib because he was trying to climb through the crib and would get his legs and arms stuck and I was afraid he would break something. When we moved him to his bed he fell out of it several times over the course of a few days. The toddler bed is still so low to the ground that he never hurt himself it just startled him. After about three or four days he did fine but then about a month later we started having problems with him getting out of bed when it was nap time. So we just had to listen to the monitor and when we heard him playing we entered the room told him the first time that it was nap time and that he was not to get out of bed (he was still fairly young so use whatever language they are used to) then we left the room. If it happened again we entered his room did not speak to him and put him back into bed. We repeated this for sometimes up to a half hour but after a week or so of that he was over it. Good luck and if I were you (ofcourse you do what you feel is best) I would not go back to the crib. She may be young but they are smarter than we give them credit for and backing down will set a precident. (unless this becomes a BIG saftey issue) Good luck |
| posted by Kyleen on 03/17/2008 11:21 AM
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| Hi Mary. My daughter was about 22 months old when we put her in her toddler bed. We decided to do it because she was trying to crawl out of her crib. It's much safer to fall from a low to the ground toddler bed than a high crib. My daughter too kept getting out of bed and she cried so bad it killed me. After some persistance and encouragement she go use to it. It took about a good week for her to get 100% use to it but she did. As for the getting out of bed thing, there's really nothing you can do about it. at this age they don't know that bed is a place they need to stay. That's something she's got to figure out for herself. If she fall asleep on her floor just keep moving her back in bed. Repition will help her get the concept. My daughter has been in her bed for almost 3 months now and she still gets out of bed during nap time sometimes. You made a good move by moving her to a bed. It's much safer for her if she won't stay in her crib. I think it's important you just keep on trucking with it, even though it's hard. If you put her back in her crib it'll just be even harder for you and for her when you try for the bed again. I hope this helps you!! Good luck and keep me posted on your progress!! |
| posted by Heather on 03/17/2008 11:24 AM
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| Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement. Apparently she fell out the bed last night because I found her on the floor this morning. I never heard her even fall. I think it didn't even phase her. I put some pillows in front of the bed so I think she fell on them and then rolled off. As far as staying in the bed I just keep taking her back and putting her in. The first night (Saturday) I laid in the bed with her until she was almost asleep. Last night I sat beside the bed until she was almost asleep. I'm going to keep trying to get further away from her until I can put her down without staying in there with her. That's my plan. She always been pretty good about going to bed and hasn't needed any help since she was about 10 months old so I'm hoping this is just a few weeks of adjustment and she will be ok. |
| posted by Mary J on 03/17/2008 11:49 AM
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| My son is 19 months old and I'm planning on keeping him in his crib as long as humanly possible! It's the only place where I feel he is truly safe and confined...he's such a go-er its unbelieveable! I'm hoping we make it until he's around 3 years old, but with the way he climbs, I'm sure I'll be running into the same problems you experienced with your daughter flipping out of the crib well before then. Good luck! :) |
| posted by on 03/17/2008 01:24 PM
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| I hear keeping them in the crib as long as possible is the best choice. Trust me if my son was still in a crib , I'd get more sleep. he climb out at 22m. we did put a gate accross the door so he couldn't wander the house, and sometimes he would fall asleep in front of the door, we just moved him to his bed later. at 2 1/2 he learned how to climb over the gate. now he is up once during the night to either have his diaper changed or want something to drink we have been dealing w/ this for 6m, I say if you can put her back in her crib do it. |
| posted by Michele on 03/17/2008 02:49 PM
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| I was told by several moms w my first kids that the day that the child, however old, can climb out of the crib, is the day to get a toddler bed.I have stuck by it and it has worked for me all except my oldest daughter who slept in my bed til I broke her of it after 2 weeks of hell, til she was 5 1/2. |
| posted by Lexi on 03/17/2008 06:26 PM
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