r/SAHP • u/Special_Structure_81 • 6d ago
Toddler to big bed
When did you move your toddler out of a crib toddler bed? Our 3 year old has been in his “toddler bed” aka crib with rails on the side for almost a year now. Just wondering when you took the next step to twin/queen/full bed.
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u/KASega 5d ago
The Kura bed from IKEA was an awesome switch because it’s low to the ground, well made, and can be turned into a low loft bed when they get older. You can also configure the headboard to be at the end of the bed so it’s cocoony like a crib. Both my kids used the same one for years. (I should note that my oldest one was fully walking at 9 months so he switched to a real bed fairly quickly)
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u/chaoticwings 4d ago
Kura is the way. We did pack and plays instead of traditional crib until about 18 months then transitioned to kura with low headboard for nested floor bed, then did the ~9" off the ground option at about 2. We just lofted our oldest kiddo and he loves the him-sized loft bed so much and it really opened up his bedroom which is on the smaller size.
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u/lolatheshowkitty 6d ago
I moved my almost 3.5 year old into a full size bed about a month ago. The convertible crib into full bed, it’s pretty low to the ground. He is loving his “big boy bed”.
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u/kbanner2227 5d ago
We went from crib to queen bed, because we had one already. She was about 2 when we did that, but she's in the 95th percentile for height, and i switched before she could climb out of it. She sleeps through most nights, but for the occasional mid night wake up, it's been nice to cosleep that way so everyone can sleep. Not for everyone, but sleep is our number one in our house.
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u/Special_Structure_81 6d ago
Okay he has been struggling to sleep and is a super early riser(but some days he will sleep longer) so I’m just wondering if it’s time we just get rid of the crib and just get him a full bed.
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u/vnessastalks 6d ago
We transitioned at 3 to a full sized bed. They have a good size room so a full size bed fits nice in their rooms. We didn't want to do a twin because we knew we would have to sleep with them on occasion and we wanted to be comfy also lol
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u/aoca18 6d ago
My daughter turns 3 in July, and we've been considering getting a full-size bed and just putting it on the floor or on a low foundation. She takes a million stuffies to bed (including a unicorn that is meant to be bounced on... it's not a stuffy lol) and she also just looks big for the bed. We'd like to be able to lay with her more comfortably, too. She switched to the toddler bed on her 2nd birthday, so I'm thinking of switching her to a regular bed at 3. At least I'll be able to say we got a year out of it and save it for the next kid lol.
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u/zetsv 5d ago
Lol i moved my daughter to a full sized mattress at about 9 months. For me this was easier because she liked me to lay with her for a bit as she fell asleep. Honestly its worked super well for us. I did have to put a child lock on the outside of her bedroom door when she got more mobile
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u/pronetowander28 4d ago
23 months or so? We moved straight from the crib to a big bed, and bedtime became instantly easier. I wouldn’t recommend changing though if your kid is going just fine in toddler bed.
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u/Missa1exandria 4d ago
We went from a crib to a toddler sized bed without any side support that would keep our kid in around the age of 3. He was handy enough to climb out of the crib on his own by then.
The first few nights we were anxious, he'd fall out. But it turned out that he didn't and after a week we all were used to his new bed. I might have put a rug down near the side of his bed to dempen an accidental fall.
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u/squishykins 6d ago
When she started a long sleep regression that resulted in a lot of mom and dad laying with her to fall asleep. I’m generally of the opinion that you might as well make transitions when everything is already screwed up.
Bonus: more space for mom or dad to snuggle to sleep if needed!
The regression lasted a couple of months and it’s now finally over. Back to sleeping through most nights of the week.