Moving To A Toddler Bed?

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Although this is a big milestone for your child, but this is not a decision taken lightly. Even if you have a child sleeps well, that in his crib, you can often expect a few battles bedtime and wake up more often when you first step into a child bed. So you can stay in a crib as long as possible.
Once your child is climbing out of his crib, it's usually time to bed but a child. You just do not want to take the chance that your child will be injured climbing out of their crib.
Even if your child is not our climbing his crib when he was already 36 inches high, then you should probably move him to a child bed anyway. Although many toddlers can climb if they are even shorter, by the time they are 36 inches tall, they can probably climb if they want, and it is only a matter of time before they do.
The transition from a crib to a bed can also come sooner than you would like if you have a new baby on the way, who need to use the crib. Try to make the switch well in advance of the new baby's arrival but so has your child does not feel like he lost his bed because of the baby.

A stay in a crib
If your child tries to climb out, you could still a few months in a crib, if you can the mattress a little more. You should also take the crib bumper pads and anything else that your child sometimes with help from the crib advancement.

Crib tents
Remember that there is an alternative to moving into a bed if your child is climbing out of his crib, and that the crib with a tent. The American Academy of Pediatrics to warn against use but say that "these products can be dangerous because, in an emergency, the attachments can be time-consuming to launch. Added to that many children feel uncomfortable when their movements are restricted to this way.

Convertible Cribs
Starting with a convertible crib, which translates into a toddler bed may help to make the whole transition much easier. Because you are basically just removing the front of the crib to a toddler bed or Daybed, your child should not be much of a change

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