The Big "Boy" Sleep
We are T Minus Two days to a big milestone: moving Jordan from his crib into a big kid bed. I'm feeling ridiculously apprehensive about this. I'm freaked that he won't sleep, that he'll wake up in the middle of the night and get out of bed, that he'll fall out of bed, that he'll be traumatized, that I'll be traumatized . . . my worry list goes on and on. The vision I keep having is hearing noises in the kitchen in the middle of the night and finding my 2 year old sitting on the kitchen floor with everything pulled out of the fridge. I was recently talking with my grandmother about our big weekend event and she brought up the point "If he isn't climbing out of the crib, then why change him over now?" I can somewhat see her point, but I keep thinking he's almost 3, and the bed's just sitting in our cellar anyway. What's the worst that can happen really?"I don't know, exactly. The WORLD WILL STOP SPINNING? Like everything about parenting, I just want to do this the right way and I am feeling just very dramatic about the possibilities. Mostly I just want this to go smoothly so it's not stressful for Jordan, and it's not too stressful for us either. So, smart people who have been through this before, do you have any tips for an easy crib-to-bed transition? And do you think we should be doing this now or should we wait?
posted by Samantha at
3:45 PM
3 Comments:
I'd wait as long as you can. I agree with Grandma.... if he's not climbing out, keep him in. There's no hurry.
It really does depend on the temperment of the child. We tried moving our son before he turned 2 to a toddler bed and it was a disaster~kept finding him asleep behind his door. BUT, when we got my nephew's old bunk bed and gave him the bottom bunk for his room at 2 1/2, he was so thrilled to sleep in his cousin's bed that he was so good about it. Oh he gets up, but only comes to where we are. And you can buy the bumper for the side so that if he rolls, he won't fall off.
Keep me posted!
When I transitioned my son it was to prepare for his baby sister's arrival. He was not quite 2 1/2. We went shopping for a new be, sheets etc all together and he was part of the process of putting it up and taking down the crib. He loved that he built it. The crib went into storage for two months before we brought it out for her arrival so he had no attachment to it by that time. When my daughter transitioned we did the same. She was excited because she was going to be a big girl like her brother. She was the same age as he was.
Now a year later she does not get out of bed without my husband or I going in to pick her up. Even though she can get in out by herself.
We used a railing and a wall to keep them from falling out and never had a problem.
Oh---we had the first sleep be a nap so that if the excitement kept them awake in bed they would tired enough to sleep that night.
Good Luck
You will have tears in your eyes when you see how little they are in that bed. It is a precious moment.
Rose
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