They BOTH climbed out of there cribs

i must say DS climbed out a while ago and we put up 2 crib tents but both of them soon learned how to get them unzipped from the inside
so i put them down today and was cleaning up about 1 hour later and i heard a door slam shut. i went and looked and there they were both free running around the room.
i put them back in and shut the door and called DH and no more than a minute later they were out again.
NOW WHAT :unknw:
i do not feel ready for beds
and if that is my option where do i start.
do i take out all of the toys in the room?
any tips would be great!

 

I'd just put the mattresses on the floor for now. And just think, you'll have a crib ready for #3!

 

Have you tried to safety pin the zippers closed? That way they can't open them. If you are not ready for beds, I would hold off.

 

You may not be ready, but they are showing that they are.

I would get them beds & celebrate with them. It is a part of growing up. Don't be scared.

 

I'm wondering how long ago you got their crib tents. We got ours within the last few months (crib tent II), and I can't see how they could possibly unzip them from the inside. The inside is 100% contained, with mesh that extends all the way to underneath the mattress, and with a piece of fabric covering the zipper area so there is no hole that they could possibly get their fingers through. I think the design was updated to address exactly your issue, so you could try the new crib tents if you're desperate to keep them in there awhile longer.

Good luck!

 

I don't believe the transition to beds can be successful unless parent(s) and child are ready for the transition. When my children first started climbing out I knew there was no way I could give them the attention and patience they deserved during the process (their dad and I had just separated and I was attempting to adjust to being the only parent in the house) so I decided to get crib tents in order to hold the transition off until we were both ready. Once they figured out how to open the zipper from the inside I did what has already been mentioned. I slip a safety pin through just above the zipper so if they could get to the zipper it would not go up at all because the pin was stopping the movement. Just like with the zipping in general, if I forgot to put their 'clip' on they would remind me.

Just over a year later we were all ready and made a very smooth transition.