If your toddler sleeps in a "big kid bed" (anything other than a toddler bed), how did you know it was time to make the transition? My daughter (2.5 - will be 3 in October) currently sleeps in a toddler bed (was her convertible crib with the front railing removed) but sleep is rare these days. She tries every trick in the book at both nap time and bed time and it takes her hours to fall asleep. I'm wondering if it's because she's feeling cramped? When did you move your toddler to a big bed? Any suggestions would be awesome 
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We moved her shortly after she turned 2 - crib to twin bed. I needed the crib for baby #2. I made a big deal out of it and took her bed shopping. I ended up ordering the bed online so she didn't actually pick out her bed, but it got her excited about it. She didn't want to stay in bed on day 1, but that was it. The transition went well! Good luck!!
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We actually moved my DD from the crib to a twin mattress on the floor when she was 18 mo since she was jumping out. Then at age 2.5 we moved her mattress onto an actual bed. The toddler mattresses are pretty tiny, I think it would be worth a try to get a larger bed. But if she's getting out of bed just because she can, that might be more challenging?
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@T-Mom Yes, she's getting out of bed, and we have a single floor home, so it's kind of hard to ignore her when she comes to the gate to talk to us. I am out of ideas... lol.
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We moved DD from a crib to a full bed (on the floor) when she was a little over two. We needed the crib for DS, we were moving him to his own room, so DD needed to get out! I was so ready for a fight but she did AWESOME! We haven't too many issues. We did make a huge deal out of a "big girl bed" and her new bedding.
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@ktdid23: yea for another fall 2011 mom! My lo will be two in August and we just moved her to a twin. It went really smooth and I do think she sleeps better.
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@T.H.O.U: I'm actually a Fall 2010 mom
She'll be 3 in October! I'm wondering if my LO will sleep better with more room to spread out. She sleeps like a starfish when she naps in my bed, so maybe she's just out of room in hers?
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@ktdid23: definitely sounds like its worth a try to get a bigger bed. Also can she be reasoned with right now? Like if you offer her an incentive to stay in her bed all night do you think she would?
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We're planning on moving LO shortly -- we also need the crib for a new baby! He just turned 2.
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@T-Mom: Not really... that's what we've been trying. Example - you need to stay in your bed and sleep so that we can go to the beach tomorrow. She says ok and then is back out at the door in 3 minutes. Maybe more room might help her get more comfortable.
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@ktdid23: I filed this trick away for future use but haven't needed it yet. I may have shared it with some other bees before too. But if the bigger bed doesn't work you could also try something like this, if she can grasp the concept. http://prudentbaby.com/2010/12/baby-kid/the-tape-trick-2/
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@T-Mom: That is genius!
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we moved her directly from crib to twin bed when she was 22 months because i was pregnant with my 2nd, and we wanted to use her crib for the new baby. it was a smooth transition and she loves her bed! http://www.hellobee.com/2012/11/21/transitioning-a-22-month-old-from-crib-to-twin-bed/
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@ktdid23: My son is just a little younger than yours, he's a Dec 2010 baby.
He decided on his own, at 20 months, he wasn't having the crib and we haven't looked back since. We used a full sized futon with a bed rail at first, now we're in a traditional full bed, with bed rails on both sides. He loves it.
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We just moved DD from crib to twin bed two weeks ago (23 months old). I'm pregnant right now with baby2 and we wanted to have a long transition to smooth out any issues that my arise. So far so good!
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Thanks for all the comments, everyone! We are hoping for about 4 years between kids, so we haven't have the need to give up the crib to #2 yet, which is why we weren't in a rush to make the switch to a big bed. But..... it's looking like it may be time!
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