Anonymous wrote:Her room is child proofed and I'm not concerned about her moving around her room on her own; her climbing out of the crib is not safe. We also have a second child due soon so will ultimately want to transition her sometime in the next 6 months to have the crib available for the new baby and I'd rather start the transition now where we can get her used to the bed being in her room, practicing with naps for a few weekends (she's in daycare during the week), and then ultimately transitioning to sleeping in the bed at night but aren't yet under a time crunch to do so.

Trying to climb out and actually being able to climb out are 2 different things. I don't think that's all that dangerous tbh, but I understand the perceived danger.

If you're cool with locking the door and letting her cry then you'll be fine. Otherwise just expect some bad nights of her coming out of her room. If it doesn't happen, great, but better to be mentally prepared for it.

As for bedding, we just put normal sheets on the bed, had a smaller blanket (4 x 4 feet maybe) and kept them in their sleep sacks for a bit. I definitely wouldn't purchase any additional bedding.

We transitioned both our kids right before their second birthdays. Regular blankets/comforter and got a toddler pillow, though they both commandeered a regular pillow from our guest bed pretty quickly. They got a stoplight clock and we trained them to stay in bed (other than emergencies) when the light is red. Worked great for both kids. One never left her bed and the other took about 2 days to learn to stay in bed after we left the room.

We transitioned around this time. We put her in a twin bed with regular bedding and pillow. We put up a guard rail and put a step stool at the foot of the bed. Made sure furniture was all strapped and baby proofed, and put a child lock on the door. Our DD never tried to escape her crib, we just transitioned because we needed the crib for her brother, and it didn't seem necessary to buy a second crib. Our main challenge was getting her to stay in bed right at bedtime. Often, we have to stay in the room with her until she's completely out, but occasionally she'll let us leave without trying to follow. Once she's asleep though, it's fine. And if she wakes up before we do, she uses her potty on her own and then plays quietly on the floor.

Her room is child proofed and I'm not concerned about her moving around her room on her own; her climbing out of the crib is not safe. We also have a second child due soon so will ultimately want to transition her sometime in the next 6 months to have the crib available for the new baby and I'd rather start the transition now where we can get her used to the bed being in her room, practicing with naps for a few weekends (she's in daycare during the week), and then ultimately transitioning to sleeping in the bed at night but aren't yet under a time crunch to do so.

What is the impetus for the move to the bed? If you have a 2 year old trying to climb out of the crib, there'll be nothing stopping her when she's in a bed. It can be a very challenging transition at this age.

Moving my 2.5 year old from a crib to a twin bed soon. Any advice for bedding? We still try to get her into a sleepsack because otherwise she tries to climb out of the crib, but they really don't fit any more. Do you straight for a comforter or use a smaller toddler blanket? Did you add a pillow right away? A top sheet?

Also any tips for the transition welcome!