At What Age to Late for Crib

I often have 4 people in bed with me when I wake up. Totally not an issue for me. I would say if you don't care then don't worry about the baby bed. I put all of my grandkids into toddler beds shortly after they were 1 and never had any issues with them wandering anywhere but to my room and crawling in bed with us.

They can be in a crib from birth. All three of my kids were in the bassinet until about 6 weeks, then into a crib in their own rooms. It is recommended to put them where you want them to sleep permanently by 3 months of age. At 8 mos, your daughter will likely not want to go into a crib. She has grown accustomed to sleeping with you. My sister co-slept with her oldest and was never able to get her into a crib or a bed. She slept with them in their bed until she was about 10 or so. Good luck!

we moved our kids to a twin bed at 12 months. Unless you already have a crib, I wouldn't waste the money buying one now.

Mine always stayed in a crib from day one. I co-slept with one of mine a lot because she'd rather cry all night and I had a toddler also who did sleep all night and was up all day. So she slept with us during the nights that she wouldn't sleep so that we could get some sleep. But otherwise, all our kids slept in their crib and my two younger ones were sleeping for 6-8 hours at a time starting at 1 month old. They are all healthy and fine. =) Good luck!

My son was in a crib from day one, and then into a full size bed about 15 months.

We have three kids and haven't felt the need for a crib yet. Ours all went straight from our bed to their own bed. My second moved much earlier than my first because he shared a room with his brother, so he wasn't alone at night.

My youngest moved to a crib at 5 weeks, my oldest at 11 weeks. My son slept 7 hour blocks at 5 weeks, and 9 hour blocks at 6 months. By 9 months, he was sleeping 12.5 hours.

Co-sleeping is nice, but so is sleeping! I didn't CIO either, just gradually taught them how to self-sooth with mommy's help.

People say "crib til 3 or until crawling out."

My children weren't out of their cribs until after they were two years old.

Dawn

We co-slept until 17 months with both boys and then moved them to their bed. With the oldest it was a twin mattress on the floor. By the time the youngest was 17 months, big brother had bunk beds. Our youngest went straight to the bottom bunk.

Both boys occasionally visit our bed in the middle of the night, but the begin each night in their own bed.

We do own a crib, but my husband and I still laugh at ourselves because we never really used.

My oldest moved to the crib at 3 mos and stayed there until he was 3.5, when he finally decided to climb out.

My middle son, J, also moved to the crib @ 4 mos, and then climbed out of his crib at 22 mos, and then we got a crib tent, which he actually loved after a few days. My older son broke the zipper 4 mos ago, but J didn't try to climb out again, until 2 days ago. So, he's 2.5 and I'll be converting his crib to the toddler bed.

My baby is 9 mos and has been in a crib for only 3 months, but he is LOVING it and sleeps through the night now. When he was still in our room, he was up 2-3 times a night.

our son was in his crib till two and a half. my daughter has recently started getting out of it she will be two in a month. she is only able to get out of it because we recently moved it and she can put her foot on another bed. so hopefuly when we move the bed yet again she can stay in there. its much easier for bed time when she cannot get up and go play with toys. its also easier when they are older and really understand what bed time is all about.

Sounds to me like if you have a crib that it is going to be a major waste of money for your family. If your son never used one then why would this baby? Its not too late now because he is only 8 months old and technically a crib is meant to be used from birth but it sounds to me like you have no intention of making the transition. I know everyone has their own way of doing things that work for their families but I personally think that co-sleeping is setting you up for a major let down when you try to get everyone in their own beds later on down the road
Good Luck

We did family bed until our son was 11 months old. Transitioned to the crib (took about 5 days) - then at 2 years old - he moved back to the family bed for about 2 months (scared of something in his room) - at 2 1/2 - he just got a real big bed and loves it! Good luck.

We co-slept with my oldest until she was around 2, when for her birthday, she got a "big girl bed." I was pregnant with my second, and I was worried about getting kicked all throughout the pregnancy, so it was a good time to transition. It was a twin-sized "princess bed," just a few steps away from ours (our room is big enough to fit both beds), and we transitioned her slowly into it.

When she was around 5, we told her that if she slept in the big bed in -her- room for one month, we'd let her decorate the room however she wanted. High School Musical was her decor of choice, little sister graduated to the "princess bed," and a couple of years later we invested in a set of bunk beds. Though they don't share bathroom space very well, they've made for pretty good roommates.

Best wishes and good nights' sleep!
M.

Our son slept in his crib till he was 3 1/2 yrs old.
He could climb in and out at will.
Then he went to a twin bed (we put rails on both sides) and he was fine.