2 year old climbed out of pack n play on vacation
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Anonymous
| We’re on night two of a ten day vacation and my barely 2 year old just climbed out of his pack and play (in a sleep sack, impressive). He is right at the height limit but he slept in it a few weeks ago so we thought we’d be ok. I’m freaked out bc he’s never slept in bed with us before but I’m just not sure what choice I have. Also a little freaked because the house were at isnt 100% babyproofed (were at a beach house, we brought baby gates but didn’t anticipate this escape). Should I put the mattress on the floor? Keep trying the pack and play? Lock him in a cage (KIDDING don’t @ me). Basically just spiraling a little bc we’re not at home! |
Anonymous
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We had this happen and ended up co-sleeping. You don’t need to put the mattress on the floor if you’re sharing a bed with him. He can sleep between you, or if 1 adult sleeps elsewhere, then put a pillow on the other side of him. Don’t go to bed drunk if you’re co-sleeping. But it’s really not safe to keep him in the PNP.
It’s going to be fine! Enjoy your vacation! |
Anonymous
| We also had this happen and put him on a mattress on the floor. It took about 3 nights for him to get used to it and, when we got back home, we set him up in a toddler bed. |
Anonymous
| put him in the bed with you |
Anonymous
| You could look into whether there is a baby gear rental business where you are - we have rented a full size crib that way |
Anonymous
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At 2 (and big enough to climb out of a pack and play) you don't have to worry a ton about safety with regards to co-sleeping. He's not an infant you are going to smother by rolling on top of him. The main issue is that co-sleeping is going to really reduce the quality of your sleep. At that age, we often co-slept on vacation, but our preference was either a king size bed (in which case 2 year old could sleep between us and it wasn't that uncomfortable), or one of us slept with the 2 year old in one bed and the other adult slept in another bed (if available). Can the beach house accommodate one of those set ups?
Also, a useful tip: you can create a bed bumper in pretty much any bed by rolling up towels and putting them under the fitted sheet at the edge of the bed. Works if just one parent is co-sleeping, or if you can push a bed up against a wall. We did this for several years. You can also buy a bumper but they can be bulky to travel with. I know this seems like a stressful thing to deal with now, but it's actually good. You're graduating from the pack and play and it will be one less thing to deal with when you travel. You just need to acclimate your kid to sleeping in a regular bed. |
Anonymous
| It’s time to shop for a child travel bed. |
Anonymous
| Thanks for all the responses! My husband and I don’t sleep in the same bed (he snores very loudly and is a very unsettled sleeper), so I think tonight my son and I will share a bed and I’ll push it against a wall. |
Anonymous
Good luck! |
Anonymous
| Hop on baby quip and see if you can either rent a crib (if he'll stay in) or a slumber pod to go over the pack n play to get you through the rest of the trip. |
Anonymous
| You should rent a crib from a baby rental place. All beaches have them. |
Anonymous
| How did co-sleeping go, OP? If you guys already sleep separately on vacation, that seems like the obvious solution without having to bother with renting/buying something else (and then arranging transport, drop-off, return, etc.). I hope you slept well! |
Anonymous
| Don’t start co sleeping- just put the mattress on the floor! |
Anonymous
A baby who can climb out of a pack and play isn't safe in a crib. |
Anonymous
| This happened to us two years ago on vacation (with twins!) and we had similar panic. We went ahead and called the baby rental place, paid hundreds to rent cribs and then they climbed out of the cribs. |