the time is coming

my girls started climbing out of their cribs at about 17 months old. unfortunately crib tents don't fit our cribs, so i turned teh cribs around, cuz the back end is taller. well, my girls haven't realized it quite yet, but they can totally climb out of the sides now (they get a leg over easily). it's only a matter of weeks before they realize they can climb out (practically walk out... they're VERY tall). i'm so so so so not ready for toddler beds! and they aren't either! i'm holding off as long as i possibly can, but once they start to climb out it's over. most of their toys are in their room (there's no where else to put them). i was thinking when we switch the cribs to toddler beds, move them close to each other (so the open sides face each other), and wrapping the super yard around so they are still caged in ardon: but what do i do when they start jumping up and down and they fall and hurt themselves?
okay, i'm just ranting.
i need support or something! :drown:

 

That's an awesome idea!

I am SO NOT READY for that day to come either. I hope they stay in their cribs until they're 18!

How about just throwing the mattresses on the floor and wrapping the superyard around that?

 

Oh I hear ya!!!! I am in NO rush to move to toddler beds! My boys have yet to even attempt to climb out of their cribs *KNOCK ON WOOD* and when/if they do-I think I am leaving! LOL! If they did at this point, I would probably just move them to toddler beds. I told dh last night that once they are in beds, that we need to secure the furniture in their room. They have some toys(mostly stuffed animals) and books in their room now.

I have a theory that kids that go to bed really easy in their cribs, have a hard transition to toddler beds. And kids that put up a fight in a crib, have a smooth transition to cribs. But-what do I know?!!? LOL!

I think I will transition sometime next spring/summer. Again-nothing I am going to rush!

 

Danielle, I think you have a great idea there. I transitioned my DD to a toddler bed over the weekend (she does not share a room with DS) and she did wonderful with the transition ( I dreaded it). The only minor problem is sometimes we find her sleeping on the floor, but I think she'll get out of that once she gets used to it. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

 

I am an exception to your theory. They love to go to bed regardless if it is their crib or their toddler bed.

 

:gah: Don't say that!! :hush: My two are transitioning this weekend and they have no issues whatsoever with their cribs, I just think they are getting too old for cribs. I hope you are wrong.

Dannielle, no advice from me. 3.5 year olds and still in cribs. :faint: Good luck!!

 

Oh GEEZ! I hope not! Mine do just fine in cribs...I am not looking forward to the transition. I think my DD will do fine (I think). DS on the other hand is going to be a MAJOR challenge. Just from our experience in hotel rooms when we didn't take the PNP's.

Dannielle ~ I do like your idea of turning the cribs around. Mine are not climbing out (yet...knock on wood!). However, DS is starting to put one foot up on the rail. We had talked about crib tents, but since they are nearing 2 1/2 I don't know how long they would actually use them. I might just try turning the crib around for now.

Good Luck with your transition! The yard idea is a good one too! Hopefully, it won't be as bad as your expecting. Let us know how it goes.

 

HOW ON EARTH DID YOU DO THAT???? Mine hate bedtime, cribs, toddler beds, floor, couch, carseat, you name it they do not want to sleep EVER! I have got to do something!

 

Of course there are exceptions! LOL! I should do a poll on this. Sometimes, when I have read threads about transitioning to toddler beds, I've seemed to read that it was smooth for those who gave a hard time in cribs, and tough for those who slept easily in cribs. Who knows!

What I do know is-my boys go down without a problem in their cribs! And I have a feeling, that when toddler beds come around-all heck is gonna break loose! I can see it now-Nicholas climbing ALL OVER Anthony, and Anthony screaming.

I'm getting gray hair just thinking about it...

 

:lol: Me too!

 

Have faith, you guys! All three of my kiddos went straight from cribs to twin beds with no issues at all. They went to sleep just fine in their cribs, and they go to sleep just fine in their beds, too.

(The separate rooms does help a lot, otherwise I'm sure Kevan would climb in with Karina, and we'd have a war.)

I have crazy, rambunctious little kids, and I was dreading it, too -- but they surprised me. So, don't fret! Give 'em a chance...

 

thanks, becca!
yesterday after their nap i took the gate off ivana's crib, so they can kind of "check it out", they were both ecstatic. we turned it back around at bedtime, and ivana had an absolute fit.

my other question is... what happens when one of them (usually ivana) gets up in the night crying from a bad dream? i don't usually go in there...bad mommy, i know, but if i do, it makes it allworse, and then marina wakes up, and i'm screwed then, and they end up being up for hours! if they're in toddler beds, won't she get up and walk around her room crying? what do i do then?

i just want to be totally prepared for everything!

 

We just transitioned DD about a week ago and it's gone pretty well. We don't keep toys in there, though. There's really no incentive to get out of bed. She hasn't fallen out and stays asleep all night long.

If they were still sharing a room, it would have been total chaos. :tease:

 

What are you using for a toddler bed? With my DD, and with the boys soon, I just threw regular mattresses on the floor, no bedrails. I still had a guard up, but if she fell out of bed, it was about 1 foot down. And I thought it was a piece of cake to transition her. She sleeps on a cot at daycare, and I think that really helped with the transition. I'm expecting the boys to be pretty smooth too - maybe I'm just really naive, but I'm looking forward to it.