Moving to a big-boy bed

[NZMummy]

Has anyone else felt nervous about the move from cot to bed or is it just me? I need to move Joshua into the bed for night-time (he already has his naps in the bed). It has just been so easy having him in the cot because he doesn't climb out - so I always know where he is. I just worry about what he might get up to if he gets out of bed while we are asleep. I suppose that he is likely to come looking for us first - but I can't help but wonder.

[breezykc2]

our little boy moved to a big boy bed (queen sized mattress) at 1 year. He refused the crib and had been sleeping with us until then....we were all sleep deprived then! LOL
I just OVERLY baby proofed his room so that if he got up, he could get to toys that were safe and put up an extra tall baby gate so he couldn't leave his room. Then we surrounded him with pillows for baracades! He's never had problem one! Good luck!

[irishmum2boys]

I remember being so nervous too about moving our oldest ds from the crib to the bed, I also thought that he would be in and out all evening, but the transition was so much easier than we had expected. We waited until his brother was born and let him stay in there until the baby was too big for his bassinet & in the meantime we were given this wonderful bunk bed with a futon on the bottom part, so I got him a fun quilt cover and we gradually made the move, he absolutely loved it and still does. To be honest he was getting pretty cramped in the crib, so he loves having all that room. In regards to him getting up, he sometimes gets out but we quickly put him back in again and he has never really got up in the night and if he does he usually comes into our room.
I hope this helps and I wish you all the best with the transition :)

[Godzgirl]

I remember being so nervous too about moving our oldest ds from the crib to the bed, I also thought that he would be in and out all evening, but the transition was so much easier than we had expected. We waited until his brother was born and let him stay in there until the baby was too big for his bassinet & in the meantime we were given this wonderful bunk bed with a futon on the bottom part, so I got him a fun quilt cover and we gradually made the move, he absolutely loved it and still does. To be honest he was getting pretty cramped in the crib, so he loves having all that room. In regards to him getting up, he sometimes gets out but we quickly put him back in again and he has never really got up in the night and if he does he usually comes into our room.
I hope this helps and I wish you all the best with the transition :)

Totally agree. Same thing happened with my daughter.

I as well was worried about my daughter getting up in the middle of the night and wandering around. But she really didn't and if she did i was still up or she would go to our room and we would put her back in her bed and would stay. She absolutely loves her bed and the transistion was a smoother one than i expected. Praying that all goes well for you and your little one. Blessings! :D

We moved Aaron from his crib to a twin bed when he was about 16 mos. He did fine. He actually slept better with more room to move around. But I havent even thought about moving Ian yet. He still does just fine in his crib so I'm not pushing the issue until the need arises. I will pray for you and your little one. I think everything will go fine, but I remember the anxious feelings I had when we went through it too. I will keep prayers going up for you!

[7thHeaven]

Has anyone else felt nervous about the move from cot to bed or is it just me? I need to move Joshua into the bed for night-time (he already has his naps in the bed). It has just been so easy having him in the cot because he doesn't climb out - so I always know where he is. I just worry about what he might get up to if he gets out of bed while we are asleep. I suppose that he is likely to come looking for us first - but I can't help but wonder.

No, your not alone. Just this week we started putting Sam back in her big girl bed and I keep her baby monitor up really, really loud at night time to make sure she's not wandering around in her room.

What we did with Sam's room is put a baby gate in front of her bedroom door in case she opens her bedroom door while we're sleeping. Our room is right across from hers, so she would probaly just start banging on our door to be let in. There's no where for her to really go in our house since we have a door seperating our living & dining areas from the bedroom area! That is a blessing! Especially at nap time! :wink:

[PianoMama]

So, when is the 'right' time to switch to a 'big bed'? Also, do any of you have suggestions for what to do with a squirmy sleeper? DS moves all night in his sleep!!

[7thHeaven]

When Sam started to make attempts at getting out of her crib (btw, on wood floors), we decided it was time for a big girl bed.

As for the squimmy sleeping...I listen to her baby monitor to see if after all the movement, there are footsteps, and if so, I go in an see what's going on.

[PLMMom]

We also put a baby gate up at our DD's door when she went from the crib to her toddler bed...I also turned the baby monitor up really loud so I could hear any little bit of movement...I would love to say what we did with our older 2 boys..BUT...they slept with us..still due for that matter :? so never had the transition with them...we have been blessed with a DD who also sleeps thru the night so that has helped as well....Nicole :wink:

I was just reading your other post about only having 2 bedrooms and I am thinking that maybe it would be better to leave him in the crib if he hasn't discovered how to climb out yet? That way you will have peace of mind when you have to put baby into the same room as him.
HTH

[NZMummy]

Thanks for all your comments. Joshua has now been in the big-boy bed for a few weeks (he was very ready for it) and all is going better than I expected. I purchased a few more kiddie locks for cupboards and doors just to set my mind at ease.

He doesn't tend to get out of bed (and on the occasions when he does he settles well when I take him straight back to bed). The strangest thing is that I seem to have got that super-sonic Mummy hearing that means that I wake up when he gets out of bed in the night (I generally wake up to see him standing in the hall looking in at me which is slightly freaky). I suppose I am getting ready for listening out for baby when he/she arrives (in about 2 weeks time).

The only problem is that he is getting up earlier - at a time when it is too late to try to get him to sleep more (especially as these Spring mornings are getting lighter and he thinks that it is later than it is) and too early for me to want to get up.

[MommaBear]

That will change too (sleeping pattern). Once ours got "used" to the bed (it took Daniel about a month) he changed his sleeping habits AGAIN and is now a LATE riser (8AM) now if only he could have a chat with his sister (5AM). :wink:

Glad things are working out for Joshua! YEA! ~Kerri

[mom n luv]

This thread came at just the right time for us because we just made the switch today. Yesterday I caught DS with his leg up over the crib railing. if I would have been a few seconds later he would have been up and over.

I am glad things are going well for you. I am nervous but I think it will work out all right. So far so good. But some reason the transition to a big boy bed makes me very misty. Big boy bed... how did we get here so soon. [crwy]