How to switch from a crib to a toddler bed?
My daughter just turned 2 on the 2nd of October and we got her a toddler bed. Tomorrow night will be the first night we are going to put her to bed in it. Any suggestions on how to make her feel comfortable in it and know that it is her "big girl" bed? I know she is going to want to get down and come with me so how do I enforce that she sleeps in her bed???
Thank you for all your help!
My advice would be to leave her in her crib until she starts asking to get out! Set up the toddler bed in her room next to the crib and let her play on it or do quiet time on it.
My kids were much closer to 3 when I moved them since they had a better grasp on following rules by then – one of which was, do not get out of bed without mommy.
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My advice would be to do this on the weekend, because the 1st 2 nights they do not sleep. Leave her door open and put a gate up. Every time she gets out of bed, put her back in bed and walk out. She will eventually get the hang of it.
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My advice would be to leave her in her crib until she starts asking to get out! Set up the toddler bed in her room next to the crib and let her play on it or do quiet time on it.
My kids were much closer to 3 when I moved them since they had a better grasp on following rules by then – one of which was, do not get out of bed without mommy.
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when i moved my kids to a toddler bed i took the front railing off of their crib and would just put them in it to sleep i put pillows by their bed so that if they fell of they would not get hurt and i let them sleep like that for a week until they were okay with it and then i took them to the store and let them pick out their bed and they had a blast we went home and put them together and they went to bed early that night just so they could sleep in their new bed.
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Try using it for naps at first. Get a special pillow case and pillow for her toddler bed. She can only use them in that bed, not in the crib. That might entice her to leave the crib!
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The week before I put my kids in their toddler bed, I got them all excited and took them shopping for their new bedding. I let them pick it out. They were so thrilled to have something they picked out themselves.
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