how did you know when your child was ready for

a "big kid" bed?

and

how did the transition work for you?

thanks so much!

Re: how did you know when your child was ready for

good question, I would love to know since we are contemplating when to put Ryan into his.

Re: how did you know when your child was ready for

We needed the crib for the new baby

Kaitee was 18 months old. The first few weeks she slept more on the floor or her toy shelf But after about 2 weeks she started sleeping in the bed. Now at 21 months she climbs into bed and covers herself. Most nights she goes to sleep right away. But at least once a week she will still CIO When she was still in the crib she would cry herself to sleep evernight. I would have loved to rock her to sleep but she hasn't fallen asleep in front of us since she was 6 months old so CIO was are only option. She seems so much happier now in her big girl bed!

Re: how did you know when your child was ready for

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We needed the crib for the new baby

Kaitee was 18 months old. The first few weeks she slept more on the floor or her toy shelf But after about 2 weeks she started sleeping in the bed. Now at 21 months she climbs into bed and covers herself. Most nights she goes to sleep right away. But at least once a week she will still CIO When she was still in the crib she would cry herself to sleep evernight. I would have loved to rock her to sleep but she hasn't fallen asleep in front of us since she was 6 months old so CIO was are only option. She seems so much happier now in her big girl bed!

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Our DD was very tall to begin with so as she got older she was taking up much more of her crib. The crib turned into a daybed and then a full so we started off with the daybed, which didnt do much in terms of room. Now she's in a full (wow) with one side against a wall and the other with a rail. Its worked out well, she was 2 when we put her in the full size

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Noah was trying to climb into bed everynight, so I thought it was worth giving it a try.

To be honest, he has been in the big boy bed for like a month now, and I don't think he even noticed he wasn't in his crib anymore. He just slept through the night first time in...

Re: how did you know when your child was ready for

Well, my DD will be 3 in September and she's still in her crib. I plan on moving her around her b-day since she seems perfectly happy where she is.

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My older son was 1 month shy of turning 3.

We wanted to transition him before his younger brother was born, 5 months later. I wanted him to be comfortable in his new bed before I gave it to the "new baby".

With my younger one, I'm holding out as long as possible. He's a GREAT sleeper. NEVER cried. LOVES his crib. Has NEVER tried to climb out of it. He'll be 3 next month. Why press my luck?