1 Year Old/her Own Bed

My duaghter was crawling out of her crib by 8 months (she was walking then too) so the crib had to go for us. My daughter had a toddler bed and she stayed in it. My daughter was also tall as well and had to go to a twin at 2 years. She never had a problem with a big girl bed. Most of the families I know their kids went to toddler between 15 months and 2 years. Every kid is diff though.

i think it's too early. she's not old enough for the freedom. if she's having a problem staying asleep, a bed with more freedom is not the answer. stop putting her in your bed. if you want to cuddle, do it in the morning when it's wake up time, and make sure she knows it's morning. when she wakes up, go and comfort her, and put her back, after a few days, stop picking her up, then stop talking to her, just be there. then, just go to the door, and so on. ease your physical comfort away gradually. kids start habits VERY quickly. also, kids have partial wake ups every 45 min to 90 min. they usually go back to sleep. if she knows she can go to your bed, she may be crying because she's getting used to it, and wants it. if she knows that's not available, she might just go back to sleep.

I think it's a great idea---when she's 3! Leave her in the crib IMO, til she climbs out.....

Yes, it is really too soon unless you want her climbing into bed with you each night.

When we were expecting baby #2, we asked the pediatrician about moving our son (not quite 2), and his advice was to keep him in the crib as long as he wanted to be in there. It is the safest place until they start climbing out.

He was well past his 2nd birthday before we moved him into a different room, and his sister (Currently 23 months) couldn't be happier in her crib, so she's staying there until it's a problem we need to confront.

I put everyone of mine in toddler beds by the time they were 13-14 months for naps and starting out by putting them down in them at night time and they were sleeping full time in them 18 months old. Toddlers are 12-24 months old and that is what age they should be when using a toddler bed. At 2 yrs. old they should be going into a regular bed. If her room is baby proof then she is in a safe environment, just use a baby gate and keep her in her room. Use the baby monitor and that way you can hear if she's up. We use a single strand of tiny White Christmas lights around the ceiling in the kids rooms so when we look in we could see their faces across the room.

I know lots of moms disagree with what I just said but kids in Child Care go from baby beds to cots at 10 months so they can be ready for the toddler room where they sleep on cots. If it's good enough for them it's good enough for me to go by those guidelines too.

Something we did was fasten the shelves in the kid rooms to the walls with L-brackets, this way if they did try to climb the shelves, day or night, they were safe from the shelves flipping over on them. We used smaller L brackets on each shelf too. Use plug covers, close the closet doors and any bathroom doors they could access. Ours is a jack and jill bathroom so we had to close the toddler door and leave open the bigger kids door so they could get in.

PS, if she's such a wiggle worm she may not rest any easier on a toddler bed, my neice moved both her kids from baby bed to Queen at age 18 months because they were just too confined.

Does she have her own pillow yet? I think you need to figure out why she is getting up at night...a toddler bed is not the answer.

Keep her in her crib until she tries to get out (or you need it for another). There is nothing more reassuring than having your child in his/her crib, and to be honest, 1 is way too young! My son was 2 and a half and had he not climbed out the crib, I would have kept him in it until he had a sibling who needed it! I would also stop the middle of the night cuddling...you are only going to regret it when she cannot sleep on her own anymore!

Well here is a different response.....My daughter did WONDERFUL in a toddler bed when she was 13 months old. She is tall for her age and we were worried about her climbing out of the crib (sorry moms, I do not want my child falling out before I figure it out). I think it depends on your daughter and how she feels. We put her toddler bed in her room with the crib and asked her which one she wanted. She went with the bed and never turned back. They will get out (but they will at any age). Put a baby gate infront of her door at night so she cannot open it. If she is not secrure feeling, you can take a blanket and make a nest on the mattress. This will give them the security.

My daughter did great. It all depends on how she feels. Good Luck, but every child is different and I would not want something bad to happen before I decided to make the change.

If she's a wiggle worm you might wanna get a bed with rails.I have one for my daughter but she still climbs out.make sure its a little low to the floor for her saftey.I love sleeping with my kids to butt I have four so I have to be equal.so look around for a safe bed with rails and you'll sleep better knowing she'll be okay.goodluck n godbless....