Both of our younger boys are
still in toddler beds, although Isaac will be graduating to a twin - size bed in the near future.
2) Get new «big girl bed» for child # 2 as she transitions out of toddler bed and gets ready to begin school in the fall (yes, my almost five year old is
STILL in a toddler bed!)
Not exact matches
She protects my child and goes to sleep with her every night now that my daughter is
in a
toddler bed, although my little doggie (now 8 1/2)
still comes to mommy & daddy every night once my daughter is asleep.
If I had it to do over again, I'd probably get one of the super-duper fancy German models with three bars that unscrew
in the middle to provide a safe exit for
toddlers, because by the time le Petit was 20 months old he'd figured out how to vault himself over the side and scare me to death (and yet would have NOTHING to do with a
toddler bed — he
still seemed to want the sides).
We have a very regular bedtime routine but
still struggled with the «jack -
in - the - box dance», to the point where our
toddler would be jumping out of
bed for hours.
It's also worth noting that even if you aren't using a weighted blanket with your baby or
toddler, if you nap or sleep with your baby at all and you have a weighted blanket
in your own
bed, it is
still a hazard.
My son won't sleep
in his
toddler bed and is too big for a crib but
still tends to venture toward the side of the
bed when sleeping.
I'm not sure if you are
still looking for advice, but I have experience with it... My 8 yr old stayed
in the
bed with me (and hubby) since day 1, when I got pregnant with my second when he was 16 mths old, we set up his room with a
toddler bed (he could get out of his playpen since 9 mths un-assisted, and never had a crib) so we made sure it was fun and playful and gave him that option, we also set up a separate cot beside out
bed, so he could be with us
still (I was not comfortable being pregnant with a
toddler and hubby
in bed then, knowing I would have a baby soon) since I was pregnant I was able to talk about it to him and explain why he was going to have to one day move to his own
bed (
in our room or his) by the time I had the baby he was starting the nights
in his own
bed and if he woke up he would come into his cot beside our
bed... I let him continue like that as long as he wanted, it took time but I did not push him at all, same with breast feeding I let him make the choice... when I left my hubby (now ex) the boys were both big enough (2 and 4 yrs) for me to be comfortable with them both
in bed with me, and I was
still nursing my younger one until he was around 3.5 yrs old, so we just had a big
bed with us all piled
in, I miss those days so much: (so how did I finally get them both out of my
bed?
hello — as those of you who read my co-sleeping post here will know I
still have a toddler in my bed and she is STILL breastfee
still have a
toddler in my
bed and she is
STILL breastfee
STILL breastfeeding.
You may be past the days of coaxing your newborn to sleep through the night, or convincing your
toddler to get
in bed while his older siblings are
still awake.
Moms can clear the floor or shelves of their little one's room so that if their child climbs out of their new
toddler bed, they are
still in a safe space.
If he gets out of
bed or is
still awake 15 minutes later, go back
in and repeat as needed, but don't get pulled into talking to him or trying to out -
toddler - logic him.
This will make things SO much easier later if you can count on the fact that he / she will be
in bed at 7:30 and you're not
still screwing with
toddler AND baby at 10 p.m.
Most of our customers are
still in that season of life where we're worried about the transition from crib to
toddler bed, and of course railings are a necessity at that time!
Especially when your baby is
still a newborn, there are a lot of safety concerns to keep
in mind if you plan to co sleep
in the same
bed with your
toddler and your baby both.
The best option for co-sleeping with your
toddler and baby together is to keep them as separate as possible, even if you're
still all
in the same
bed.
Once,
in response to my whining about my
toddler and preschooler both needing me to be with them to fall asleep, one of my fellow co-sleeping friends said sarcastically, «It's not as if they will
still be sleeping
in your
bed when they go off to college.»
Anyway, he
still sleeps
in our room but we moved him into his own
toddler bed b / c I'm now expecting his little brother (our 4th child)
in April!
My kids are only 20 months apart, so the 1st one was
still in her crib as a crib (not a
toddler bed configuration) throughout my 2nd pregnancy.
(
Toddler Rhys
still sleeps
in his parents»
bed.)
Toddler beds were a little more difficult, and one of the twins
still doesn't like sleeping
in her own
bed.
We are
still trying at this very moment to get her to sleep
in her crib converted
toddler bed and nothing works!
Spending a day at a friend's house, she could sleep
in her own
bed, it gave her a barrier of protection from curious
toddlers and pets, but
still kept her as part of the action.
Now, I'm off to make sure my
toddler stays alive today (likely
still in what I wore to
bed).
My four year old
still sleeps
in a
toddler bed.