33-Month-old Still in Crib with No End in Sight and New Baby Coming. HELP!

If she is climbing out, even once, she is definitely ready for a big girl bed!

Move her to room with queen bed with rails. Deck it out. Make it special. Involve her in the whole process and do it soon! Don't say anything about new baby.

Move Mom AND Dad's room downstairs also. Set up bassinet for baby. Leave crib out of it for a bit til DD takes ownership of queen bed and you really need crib (4-5mo??).

Make master suite in guest room or play room. Move back up when baby is ready for his/her own room.

B) Move her into the existing queen bed in the basement (no reason to buy a twin bed if you already have a functional one. A bigger bed will be more fun when she starts having sleepovers...and if you have to spend the occasional night with her.) Make a B. deal about it being HER room, a B. GIRL room. Decorate, move in a bunch of toys...whatever it takes to make it hers. Do it now, though, before the baby comes. That way she won't feel as though she has been kicked out because of the baby.
I just moved my 2.5 year old out of his crib. He loved it and was never going to leave, so we just disassembled it one day...he yelled at me for breaking his bed, but has done great in his B. boy bed. I don't think he's missed the crib at all!

What I would do is move her down stairs and let her have the queen sized bed that is already in there and get a rail. If you get a toddler bed she wont fit in it for long and a waist of money. If you use exgisting bed just get her pretty new bedding. At least she's verbalized she wants a room. Only other option would be give up master bedroom and everyone move to the basement if you don't want her down there by herself and make the master into guest room.

Good luck and God Bless!

Move her to her own room in the Queen bed. Make sure you have a monitor so you can hear her. You may need a gate or a door nob cover so she is not wandering around down there.

The climbing out of the crib is a sign the child is ready to be in a big bed.
And so she is ready, it is a matter of are YOU ready.

IF possible.. is there anyone you could borrow a crib from for the new baby? It will help so that your daughter will know it was not her old crib. If not just put it away where she can no longer see it.

Let the new baby start out in the bassinet. And then, obviously you can put up the borrowed or old crib.

Moving your daughter may take a few weeks to get her settled., so get started on this asap. Our daughter was climbing out of her crib at a year, so we got her into a bed at that age. It took a few days, we read lots and lots of books about sleeping in her own room own bed.

Do not sleep in bed with her, that will bring on a crutch with her expecting you all to sleep with her until she falls asleep. She needs to learn to get into her own bed and fall asleep alone. You all can read to her or sit in a chair next to the bed.. but stay out of her bed.

New room and queen bed with rails, video monitor for mom and dad. This would ONLY be complicated if you were co-sleeping. Otherwise, I think that she'll do JUST fine! Good luck with your new little one!

ummm...you made your bed...

It's time for momma to decide.

Take advantage of the fact that she wants a Fancy Nancy bedroom and deck it out! For my older son, when he turned 18 months old, we were moving out of the tiny apartment and into our first house. We closed 2 weeks before the month we'd paid for at the apartment was over, so we took advantage of those 2 weeks to clean the house, I bought some stuff on craigslist and set up his first bedroom. His new room was the first room we set up at the house, so he could nap or play in there while I cleaned and set up the rest of the house. I took him to it, and it was his surprise, his present for being a big boy. He was SO proud of that room and his new furniture and "big boy bed" (a toddler bed I got at a great price), so he never gave me any trouble.
For my younger son, we got transferred and moved to a new state, and stayed in a rent house on a 6 month lease until we could find "our house". He was right at 19 months old when we closed on our new home, but since it was a similar situation where we closed before we needed to be out of the rent house. Joseph's room was already the perfect color, and I found awesome bunkbeds and "cowboy stuff" that he helped pick out to decorate his room, and did his room first. Victor, who was still in a crib at the time, was next. I painted his room 2 colors, put the border and valences up, hung up all new decorations, and had his room a great "transportation" room (he helped pick stuff out), and he inherited his big brother's car bed (toddler size). We told him to close his eyes and we guided him to his new room, and made a big deal about his surprise, and it was a gift just for him. He is still, 10 months later, in love with his room and likes to take people in to show them his big boy room and big boy bed.
I say decorate the room how she has requested and make a special deal out of her fancy nancy room, and I bet she'll love it! Let it be a graduation kind of day----she's a big girl. I know that my older son didn't really want to give up his pacifier, but he'd been told that when he turned 3, it would have to go away because he'd be big then. One day we were at Babies R Us getting stuff for the baby (I was pregnant) and he saw me pick up pacifiers. He said "Mine?" and I said no, these are for Baby Victor. He watched me take them to the nursery. He threw his pacifiers away on his own that day, because he didn't want to be a baby. (That was his actions and thought process, not mine)

She likes her crib and feels safe in it, so I would keep it for her. Maybe ask her if she want her own room...if she does then let her pick one downstairs and do it up really nice and fancy. Make a big deal out of it NOW so that she is used to it when the baby comes.

If she isn't ready to go downstairs, then what about your closet? could she move in there as a small room? Or maybe a study on the main floor? My 30 month old loves her crib and is so not ready to have it gone, so she is good. talk to your little one and see what she says.

The other option is for all of you to move downstairs, you, dad, and baby take one room, and daughter takes the other one. Then you can all be together at night, but still make it up as her own room. GL I know its hard to change, but do it now, instead of later so that she doesn't feel displaced.

I think you could all move downstairs. She could have her own room done up nicely with the queen bed. If she still wants the crib the alternative is to get another one so she doesn't feel pushed out of the way. The upstairs bedroom could become the guest/study room.

It is best to do it now so that she doesn't feel displaced. It is going to be hard either way because of the new member of the family coming. There are going to be hurt feelings but they will smooth out over a period of time.

Congratulations and good luck.

The other S.

Option B.

OR, move everyone downstairs, it sounds as if you have the room. I would be more apprehensive having her upstairs alone than downstairs alone, and you need to be with your husband. In any event dismantle the crib for awhile so it's not an option as she gets used to her new digs. Use the bassinet for your new baby, this way your daughter will not associate moving into a bed with the arrival of the new baby, a source of contention that could lead to her resenting her new sibling.

And do this soon, experts suggest doing it 3 months or more out before the new arrival to allow plenty of time for the transition.

You have two months to make this transition and that should be enough time. We moved our 2 year old or I should say started that transition about 4 months before baby #2 came along. We just gave her the choice each night where she wanted to sleep . . . in the crib or her new big girl bed. It took a few weeks before she permenantly ended up in her new bed so patience will be the key especially if your daughter is used to sleeping in your room. Fun nite lights, fun bedding and decor will help put her at ease. If you already own a Queen bed no reason to go to a twin. My daughter loves her big bed. Fill it with pillows and stuffed animals and the adjustment should be fine. However, don't wait too much longer. Good Luck!

I like the posts that recommend all of you moving downstairs. Turn the master into the guest room and once the kiddos are older, you can move back up.

Sounds like a good time for a mom/daughter shopping trip for new bedding! Maybe treat yourself to something for your new room, too? :)

Good luck- hope the rest of your pregnancy goes well and you have a safe (and speedy!) delivery!

I would take her room and bed shopping and make a huge deal about her getting such a big girl room and how proud you are of her, let her decide if she wants a toddler bed or a big girl bed. Make it fun and exciting and i bet she will be excited to get her own room. And you got 2 months of sleeping down there w her if she needs you too while settling in before the baby gets here. I wouldnt leave your master bedroom and let her stay in there i would think that might be hard on you and your husband. Just tell your daughter that since shes gonna be a big sister she gets the big girl room so lil baby can sleep in the baby bed next to mommy. good luck

Could you all move to the basement? Summer is approaching and it would be cooler for you as you are pregnant and even warmer than usual. Your daughter could get accustomed to having her own room but only be a few steps from your room. Just an idea of a temporary solution.

Dont feel bad my dd was still sleeping in the pack and play when we brought out new baby home. She already had a toddler bed so we moved it into our room for a week or 2 until she was hear to it then moved.her and the bed into her own room. I would be uncomfortable having my toddler sleep on a different floor of the house so I think I would move my room and her room downstairs (if there are 2 rooms down there) and turn upstairs into a guestroom or playroom.

I would all move down stairs to sleep. That would be a good time to transition her to her own room. I would put both the crib and a twin bed in her room and let her choose where to sleep. have the newborn in a bassinet in your room. By the time the baby is ready for a crib, if she still is sleeping in her crib, get another crib, a portacrib if that is all you have room for. I'd want to be on the same floor as both of my children when they are young.

Good that she's interested in her own bedroom! What better opportunity! :)
I'd suggest this -
1. The room with the Queen size bed - deck it up with your DDs stuff, pick colors, wall hangings, Disney princess bedding (whatever works).
2. Allow her to play in the room everyday for a while over the next 2 weeks. Sit with her if you can, or just be around. Let her start bonding with her room.
3. If you have space, try moving in the crib too, into that room. I know, ridiculous, but I have an idea - this way, you are offering both the crib and the bed to her. If she chooses the crib initially out of familiarity, she is bound to make the transition to the bed on her own soon.
Bring her friend into her room, and if her friend makes a comment like - "oh, you still sleep in your crib? Why, you have a nice bed!", that will probably be the day DD will ask you to take the crib out! :)
(She can take a few months, no issues, since you do have a bassinet!)
4. You and hubby and bassinet (once the new baby comes) move to the second guest bedroom temporarily, until DD settles in her new room comfortably. You can then move back!
All the best to you! :)

I have my son sleep in our room as well. He is only 2 years old though and no baby on the way yet. We have another bedroom on the same floor but somehow I feel comfortable having him in our room. When we are expecting another one , I will slowly transition him to the other room.
In your case, since both bedrooms are downstairs can you all move downstairs so that your daughter is on the same floor with you? She might be more comfortable having you in the next room. If not, you could start transitioning her to a bed and spend lot of time with her downstairs so that she feels comfortable in the new room. Maybe you can move down for few days atleast , until she is ok in her new room. It's good that she is showing some interest.Yes, decorate the room the way she loves. Make it sound extra special that she is gonna move there, be a big sister etc. Hopefully it will be a smooth transition for you. Good luck!

Here's what we did in our middle size bedroom. It's 15'6" by 12'6". We had the queen size bed in the room. It sat on a short wall with the foot of it facing the other short wall. The crib was along the other short wall.

We put the toddler bed against the foot of our bed and it worked lovely. If the little one wanted to snuggle during the night he just crawled out of the toddler bed and into our bed.

He also loved being there with everyone. It is often scary to little kids to be in a room all by themselves with no one else around.