toddler sleeping in a bed

[groovymama]

Good afternoon ladies I could really use some input we are trying to get our 16 month old son to sleep in a toddler bed because I'm 7 months pregnant and don't want to  deal with the issue when our newborn comes home. We have tried two different nights and its been a fight. We painted him a great new room and filled it with all of his own stuff but nothing is working. please any help would be great. Thank you for listening. Marci

[deanne11]

I'm sorry I'm at a loss.  My daughter went to her own toddler bed and newly painted room at 19 months due to the upcoming birth of a new baby.

She loved it!  Loved her new furniture, new room, new bed!
Never a problem for sleeping either....it's been 7 months and she still waits for us to come get her in the morning...she won't even get out of bed until we come for her....(that's nice)

Maybe he's just a little to young...when is the baby due?

If he changed rooms as well it may have just been to much for him...could you move the crib into the new room for a few weeks...let him get used to the room first and then the new bed?

[twiceadopt]

its really a personal thing. we co-sleep with our kids, the 4-yr-old in a toddler bed next to the big bed, and the 20-month-old between us in bed. when this baby arrives in march, the hope is to move the 4-yr-old somewhere else and the 20-mo to the toddler bed... one thing i've heard (but hasnt been true for us) is that the noise a newborn will make at night is enough to convince the older child that it's time to move out.

[gml24]

I'm in the same situation, I need my 18 month old to get interested in sleeping in a toddler bed, my new baby is due Feb 23rd.  I'm thinking if he doesn't take to it, I'll just have to give him more time and keep the baby in a bassinet with us for a couple more months.

[pixijal]

I had the same issue when my daughter was 17 months old when my son was born....
She wasn't so into the toddler bed, one day she liked it, the next day she didn't.

If you have the space, keep the toddler bed and crib in her room at the same time, and allow her to make the adjustment in her own time frame....This may also end up along with your time frame. Give her the choice each night..."would you like to sleep in the crib or the big kid bed?"  After SEVERAL nights of choosing the 'big kid bed', then you should get rid of the crib. Taking them out of a crib too soon can also cause a lot of new bed time problems including the 'night time wanderer' at 3am....

If, by chance this doesn't work...are you totally against borrowing or purchasing another crib?  The suggestion is the following:  If your child is happy in her crib, it is advised that you keep them there between their 3rd and 4th birthday. (according to babytalk magazine) What is the hurry?  Just because another baby is coming, doesn't mean this HAS to happen.  I had two babies in cribs....it is short lived....best of luck.  If worst come to worst, another crib is only $100.00.

[jackiemoo]

Also, waiting until your baby falls asleep where he is used to and then placing him in the toddler bed might help. This is how I got my son to make the change. He got used to it by feel. Soon this is where he wanted to be and I got rid of the crib. :)

[HIS GIFT TO US]

How funny last night was ds's 1st night to sleep in his toddler bed, I'm 33.5wks pg & 3mornings ago he tried to crawl over the top :) So we moved the baby bed out of sight & put his toddler bed in our study (right by our bedroom in the same exact spot as the baby bed was) I woke up a 6am & he was on the floor I put him back in his toddler bed & he stayed there, asleep til about 9 am, but who knows how tonight will go. I know last night we waited til about midnight for the big move since he would be so tired :) LOL

[happymom3]

Seems to be a big guessing game huh? My daughter slept with me until she was 4, she is 9 now.. My son (who is 3) has slept in his own crib/bed all along. I remember trying to get my daughter to sleep in her bed...bribes, waiting until she was too tired to fight back:), and one terrible night I let her cry it out, ( actually did that when she was 9 months or so). Finally, after much prayer, things fell into place. But now she still wants to sleep with me, oh well. I guess I will be happy with 6 out of 7 nights!! Good luck, you will figure something out.

[gunnersgirl16]

Hello everyone
my son starting sleeping in his toddler bed when he was 16 months old he actually loved the toddler bed but I starter him by him taking naps on his bed durring the day and after a week he was sleeping in his toddler bed at night he likes the idea the he wakes up and he can get out on his own.  But the only problem I have about that is that he wakes up at night a lot or scare sometimes.