Hi, I recently found out I was pregnant and have been up at night trying to figure out the logistics of bedrooms. We live in a 4 bedroom house, with my husband and I in the master bedroom, my teenager occupies another, my toddler is in the nursery (which is a tiny room-not big enough to add a twin bed) leaving one spare bedroom for our guests. When this baby arrives, I'm not sure what to do! The convertible crib will stay as is for the new baby, leaving no toddler bed for by toddler. Is it unreasonable to move our then 2 1/2 year old into a double bed and a new bedroom? I really like the idea of keeping the double bed for when company comes, but my little one's best interest comes first. Any ideas on making this transition for him (and us!) stress-free would be greatly appreciated.
My dd went from crib to daybed (2 years) to full (3 years).
The full is up against a wall.. which she prefers to smush herself against. She has never fallen out. We did start when she was int he day bed by putting pillows down on the floor. Maybe she fell onto them a couple times.. but we've never had a problem with the full size bed. It's nice because we can get into bed with her to read her night time stories! She loves it!
Hey P.! I wouls say to rework what you have by making the double bed a little more toddler friendly. You can puch one end near a wall and add toddler bed safety rails to help him ease into the change. I am a chiildren's room designer in the area if you would like any help in planning the space or adding special touches for him. www.bumblebug.com
Take care and congrats!
O.
Bumblebug llc
We were in a similar situation and moved my son into a double bed without a hitch. I use pool noodles under the fitted sheets instead of bed rails - the price difference is insane (pool noodles are $1/pc and the rails are like $40).
I did let him pick his own sheets and really touted the dbl bed as "a big big boy bed."
Hi P.,
we are in the same boat! (except I am due in the end of May, so we have been working on this for a long time!).
and - I only have one daughter, and the other bdrm was our office. We decided to get rid of the guest room, since we only use that once in a while, but we are in the office every day! I took the double bed from the guest room and made it into my daughter's "big Girl" bed. We painted her new room pink (just as she requested), and made it pretty.
I took the bed off of the wheels, but did keep the mattress and box spring. I had a little step stool for my daughter (which was being stored in a closet!) - now she uses it to help her climb up onto her new bed. I have one side up against a wall, and have a guard rail up for the other side.
The transition went very well!
We had been reading books about new babies, and one day my daughter asked "Where is the baby going to sleep?", and I asked her if she wanted a big girl room with a big girl bed, and she was thrilled! She loves her room and her big girl bed (but I do have a gate up over the entrance to her room) so that when she wakes up early, she isn't roaming all over the house.
This weekend, we are having company, and my daughter will give up her bed to grammie and poppy and we have borrowed a small air mattress for my daughter - I hope it goes well!
(DD will share the room with grammie and poppy).
Wish us luck!
Good Luck to you, and remember, someone once told me - the little ones are more flexible and able to tolerate change, it is us grownups who get used to things being a certain way and have a harder time with change!
Warmly,
E.
You work with what you have, our son went at 2 to a full sized 'guest bed' that we pushed against the wall so he would not roll out..we love, he has always loved and we read stories lying down in bed at night.
Why spend money on a small 'toddler' bed when you have one there..
How often do you have company? The easiest thing might be to give each child a room, and then move your teenager when company comes. The teen is most adaptable to new surroundings and can sleep on a twin or a couch or a floor, or - depending on who the company is and how close - with a friend. Given that all these kids will have different needs and schedules, if you have 4 bedrooms, it only makes sense to give those to the people who are there all year round. Good luck whatever you decide!
It is not unreasonable to move your toddler to make room for the new baby. If you give him some input on the new room - let him pick out his new sheets, some fun pictures for the wall - he will love it. You have time to transition him and prepare him so he doesn't necessarily think he's been ousted to give his room to the newborn. I don't think there is any problem with having your toddler sleep in a double bed but if you're concerned about his falling off, you could push the bed into the corner and put safety rails on the two exposed sides. Or you could purchase a twin mattress and keep it on the floor. I know many people who have put their young toddlers in twin mattresses right on the floor. If he rolls off, he doesn't have far to go! Good luck and congratulations!
Give your toddler the double bed room since the child sleeps there EVERY NIGHT, and any time people come to stay over, you set up the pack and play or an air mattress and have your child sleep in your room.
I don't think you should have any problems at all moving her to a double bed. Just get long bedrails for each side- or have one side against the wall. She'll transition to the double bed the same way as any other bed.
I think it's a good solution for your household. This way when you have guests your toddler can give up her room and sleep in another room for a few nights.
-S.
We just converted my son's crib to a full-size bed and he's 32 months. He's done great in it and I think he sleeps much better now. Good luck!!
Hi,
I would have to go with getting rid of the guest room and give each of your children their own room with the proper bedding, etc. or you could put a small bed in the room where the toddler is and have the toddler and the baby share the larger room with a crib and a toddler bed. I used to arrange my house based on "guests" and one day realized - guests will make do - we have to live here!
Hi P.
I don't know if the dbl bed is a problem but I always had a tiny bedrm as a kid and had a trundle bed for sleepovers.
Hope this is a viable alternative.
J. H
You could move her to a double bed with bed rails on each side. You could also get one of those double high blow-up mattresses for your company and a toddler bed for your two year old. You could also have your two year old and new baby share a room -- although i would get a crib tent to put over the new baby's crib.
You could move the toddler into the double bed room, and then just have the toddler sleep on a cot or inflatable mattress in your room when guests come.
Why not leave the toddler and baby in the same room? Your toddler can move into a twin or full bed and the baby into the crib and that will leave you w/ your guest room
