Staying in Bed - Mooresville,NC

Hello M.
Unfortunately once they can climb out of the crib you are supposed to either put them in a bed or get one of those toppers for your crib to help stop them from climbing out...which, I'm not sure they even make those anymore. Have you lowered his mattress as low as you can in the crib? If so then a new bed with a baby gate at the door to keep him from toddeling around the house would be an alternative to you sleeping on the floor. If you find yourself thinking you'd be sleeping on the floor next to him no matter what then save yourself some money and buy a bed big enough for the two of you and just skip the cute little beds that you'd be putting a baby mattress onto. Those are not big enough for two and you can always toss a full size mattress on the floor for the two of you.
Best of luck.
T.

i have a little girl that just turned two and she figured out the same thing about 2 months ago. everyone i talked to said its time for a toddler bed so we converted the crib and got the safty gard for the side that is open. now how do you get them to stay in bed??? well it took one afternoon of going back and forth about 20 times and just putting her back in the bed, saying nothing other than night night. i had several friends tell me that this worked and i also saw an episode of nanny 911 and they did the same thing! it worked! good luck:)

Usually when they start climbing out its time to get rid of the crib. I suggest you either convert your crib(if you can) to a toddler bed or got out and buy a bed for him. He might stay in the bed but you just have to see what happens. My daughter climbed out of her crib at 16 months. I bought a toddler bed and had her int he room so she could watch me put it together. She was willing to sleep in the bed the very first night, so i took apart the crib the very next day.

I suggest moving your child to a regular bed. Most children do not attempt to get out of a bed unless it is a challenge - like the crib. I have a three and a four year old.

Chances are he'd do the same thing with a big bed. I always feel that once they stark climbing out of the crib you need to ditch the crib.

With my daughter we took one side off her crib, allowing her to get back in it by herself, until we could get a bed for her.

My son never attempted to climb out by himself, but since we have gotten him a big bed he has not slept in it unless someone lays down with him. Everynight (and naptime) we do his routine, tuck him into his bed, and less than 30 secconds after we shut the door he carts his blanket and toys over to the door and sleeps on the floor, pressed to the door. I turned the lock around in his door knob and lock it each night. 5 1/2 hours of "supernanny" putting him back to bed every 3 minutes wore me down with not the least bit of result, so we lock him in and he is happy.

put him in a bed. I put the bed on the floor so my little one could crawl in and out during the day. I babygatted the doorway so if she got out at night she would not be loose int he house and then made sure dresser and everything else was nailed into wall so she couldn't get hurt.

Try putting a gate up at the door and just make sure that everything in the room is secure. Good luck.

My little boy is 19 months old, he can not will not sleep in his crib. So, my husband and I just recently bought him a twim bed...we didnt the whole toddler bed thing because in a year or so we would be buying another bed...so to eliminate that process we went straight for the twin. I was in a twin when and I was 13 months old and I did great. We did this because he tosses and turns sooo much that he wakes himself up in the middle of the night in his crib. We havent tried the bed yet because we are still waiting to get the saftey rails from ToysRUs...they have the extra long, extra tall saftey rails for the beds...Yay.

how did your other 2 children do with the crib? both my kids hated the crib so i transitioned them into a full size bed before 1 years old. it helped a lot because once they were toddlers there was no battle with getting used to a bed. i do sleep with my daughter if she is sick, but for the most part i keep her mattress next to my bed so she knows I am nearby. it has worked quite well.

Hi, M..

Though my son is not your child's age yet, it is my understanding that once kids start climbing out of cribs, it's time for a "big boy (or girl) bed". My nephew starting doing this before age 2 as well and for safety reasons it's probably time. Maybe he doesn't like that "caged" feeling anymore and that's why he's falling asleep better on your bed or the couch (both of which are "cageless").

Good luck!
~A.

My son got put in a bed in Jan 07, Memorial Day weekend 07 (May 27th), he turned 2 years old. He started climbing out of his crib. I think it was because he was getting to big for the crib. He was too long, not too long like his feet hit the end, but if he turned to the side, he feet would hang out and his arm would start to hang out with he spread them, which he does while he sleeps. I put him in the bed and we read to him and rock him so he's tired, but not asleep. Some nights shortly after we put him to bed, he'll get up and come to the door and call us, but for the most part, he stays there. Also, when we first got him the bed, for like 4-5 days we weaned him into the bed by rocking me to sleep the first night and less and less each night after that. Also, we have a baby door guard on the inside, so he can't just leave put we can still get in in an emergency, I was against locking it. I think the bed is safer too, if he climbs out of that he's 10X less likely to injury himself than if he climbs out of the crib!! Best of luck!!

I have two options that come to mind:

1. If you are completely opposed to moving to a bed, you can purchase a crib tent. He won't be able to climb out if you have one on. I know many people that used them until their kids were 3 or so, and until the parents were ready to move them into beds.

2. Move him into a bed, or simply a mattress on the floor for the first few weeks, if you want. I moved my boys from cribs to toddler beds all between the ages of 14-18 months. The huge advantage of moving kids to a bed before 2 (generally speaking) is that they still need the sleep that a nap provides. So, typcially, even if it takes a long time for them to go to sleep, they still do fall asleep for nap (although often mine fell asleep on the floor, but they napped just fine). You can always put a gate at his door and just begin a new nighttime routine that doesn't involve you staying in the room, but just be aware that he most likely will do a lot of playing and wandering around before he goes to sleep. Be patient and know that all routines take 2 weeks, at a minimum, to begin to work really smoothly. Also, if you move him to a bed, do a careful safety check of his room. Secure furniture to the wall (bookcases, changing table, dressers), and do something with the blind cords on the windows. Make sure that his room is safe for him to explore by himself. And, you might want to reconsider the toys and books that you might currently have in there. Only put things that he cannot break, and things that are "quiet" activities when you are expecting him to sleep.

HTH, and good luck!

P.