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When did your baby move to a crib? a Toddler bed?

Posted by on Jul. 1, 2012 at 12:48 AM
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My little princess is 1. She has little siblings on the way. I need to know what experienced moms think about when I should move them from a cosleeper in my room to a crib in their room. Or if that is different with twins. Should I put them in the same crib? And when should I move Minnie to a toddler bed? HELP!

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Benswifey10710
by on Jul. 1, 2012 at 8:39 AM
I moved dd to a crib from a pack n play at around 4 months..then to a toddler bed at 21 months
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LucyHarper
by Bronze Member on Jul. 1, 2012 at 6:07 PM

To a crib, from birth, we dont think in the bed cosleeping is safe, he had sort of a smaller, kind of like a bassinet, crib in the bedroom for the first couple of months, then was moved to a normal crib at about three months. He was moved to his own room in his crib at a year. We never had a toddler bed, we find them to be a waste of money since they grwo out of them so fast, then you have to buy another bed, and they really dont have a purpose besides to look cute. We moved him from a crib at 18 months, when he first started to try to climb out of the crib, thats when its important to move them as they can get hurt, so we moved him to a twin box spring and mattress on the floor, so he wasn't far from the ground if he rolled out. With this next baby, they will go into a twon bed with bedrails that go halfway down the bed, to keep them from rolling out until they are old enough that they wont fall out of bed and if they do, they can take the fall. Do not put the twins in the same crib, thats really dangerous, they need to be in their own cribs. 

halinichols
by on Jul. 1, 2012 at 6:12 PM

DD has slept in crib since we brought her home from the hospital. while she was still little enough, we had a bassinet out in the living room for her to nap in while we were spending time in the living room, and then she slept in her crib in our room the rest of the times. she is 2 and is still in her crib. it converts to a toddler bed, but we haven't converted it yet because DF is thinking she will get up and play with her toys at night and end up crashing out on the floor somewhere in her room.. so idk when we will convert it!

Chaniellesmom
by on Jul. 1, 2012 at 10:19 PM

 I didn't co sleep, I had her in a bassinet in my room til she was 3 months. She then went to her crib.. we have the converter crib so we made it to a toddler day bed when she was about 2 1/2.... I really depends on the child and if they're ready.

Mom2Just1
by Bronze Member on Jul. 2, 2012 at 12:21 AM
My son slept in a bassinet for 6 months and then went to his crib. We don't bed share.
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OurSweetLilLife
by on Jul. 2, 2012 at 9:29 AM
DS went in his crib as soon as we dot home at 4 days old. He only once tried to climb out at 2 years. Told him never to climb out and he didn't. Got divorced so we moved right after his 4th birthday. That's the last day he had the side on his crib. Got lucky. No clue what will happen this time.
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Autumn19
by Platinum Member on Jul. 2, 2012 at 9:40 AM
ill be skipping the toddler bed. My ds had one and only used it a handful of times. Ds slept in my bed till he was almost 5. Now he sleeps on a bed in my room just not with me. Now dd sleeps with me. We never used the crib.
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Hisservent
by on Jul. 2, 2012 at 9:41 AM

they were in their crib the day we came home from the hospital. Toddler beds around 2.

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MommyIsMyName90
by on Jul. 2, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Ds1 moved out of our room and to a crib at about 4.5 months. He moved into a toddler bed around 17 months. My youngest is almost 3 months and still in our room.
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MrsRobinson06
by Member on Jul. 2, 2012 at 12:24 PM

 My 2 y/o is still in his crib. I'm giving him a few more months then kicking him out so we can use the crib for the new baby. I've put it off because he sleeps so good and naps so well in it. I just know he's gonna be difficult to train into a new bed lol.

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