https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:31:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924380 Sat, 17 Jul 2021 14:02:01 +0000 cake2017 2924380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALV91711: Yes kept DS in crib until 3.5 because he started to jump out. He’s in a twin bed now and it’s been great. Would of kept him longer if he didn’t jump out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924379 Sat, 17 Jul 2021 14:00:19 +0000 cake2017 2924379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She can’t stay in the crib? Can it be lowered? Has she tried to climb out? Sorry I didn’t read any posts above:/</p> <p>My DS stayed in crib until 3.5. Started to jump out and transitioned to twin bed from PB. We redirected him for those years when he was thinking about it and it worked. So far so good i. bed as he is 4. I was told and read to keep in crib as long as you can- however each child is different and should really just make sure the room and area is child safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924356 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:28:23 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 2924356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JJ2626: @karenbme: so interesting! A weight limit seems like it would make sense, just had never thought about a height limit lol Well, we're due to move the mattress down to the last notch for DD2, so, I'll see if I can find any info on a height limit for our crib lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924350 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 20:51:50 +0000 greencraftycello 2924350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our oldest started climbing out of her crib at ~22 months, and we moved her directly to a twin bed. There were two nights of her getting out of bed, and then she didn’t have a problem. Every kid is different, but just wanted to offer up that it may not be a problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924349 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 18:57:34 +0000 JJ2626 2924349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: @JennyLayneAZ: So I was so surprised by the height limit that I looked up our babyletto crib and it has one too, which my DD has exceeded! My hunch is most cribs have them and everyone ignores them. Ha. That may not help if your LO is climbing out and it’s dangerous but the height limit itself may not be a reason to switch. We have no plans to switch and my daughter is almost 3.5. If you can get past this stage, she may forget about climbing out. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924347 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 18:48:44 +0000 ALV91711 2924347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice but I hope you can buy yourself some more time. My DS2 will be 3 next month and is still in a crib. Luckily he hasn’t tried to climb out because I know staying in a bed will be a struggle. </p> <p>My mom was recently telling me cribs used to be referred to as 5 year beds and that was generally the age kids went to beds🤷‍♀️ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924338 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 07:15:13 +0000 periwinklebee 2924338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter sounds a lot like yours! Also a climber and huge for her age. My son is more tranquil when awake but needs like 2-3 hours less sleep per day (has always been low sleep needs), so I guess it all balances out, lol... Good luck!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924337 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 22:56:22 +0000 karenbme 2924337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: I’m jealous of your peaceful crib baby. Our girl is definitely a daredevil and tall enough for her age that the print out from the ped just says &gt;97% (she’s already outgrowing 2Ts in some brands 😳) Transitioning too soon also makes me super nervous, but dropping the mattress to the floor and a backwards sleep sack once she weather cools off will buy us some time.</p> <p>@Jess1483: @pachamama: I wasn’t expecting the climbing out to be so scary! My daughter gets her leg up and then what I saw was pushing with her leg and leaning her head and shoulders straight forward over the edge to get more leverage. I was sure she was going to fall on her face. Hopefully we’ll all get enough time that they’ll be safe and stay in a big bed.</p> <p>@JennyLayneAZ: Age and maturity will help so much! To be fair, I would not have realized there was a height limit except that it was printed on the wood. Also it’s a Stokke crib, so maybe it’s a scandi thing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924324 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:12:31 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 2924324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wanted to chime in that we kept DD1 in her crib until right before she turned 4. I was super paranoid that she wouldn't stay in bed when we transitioned, but she actually did really well. Of course by that point, she understood that she needed to stay in bed. It's a different story now that she's five, she just ignores the rules if she wants to get out of bed, but, that's beside the point lol </p> <p>It is interesting that there is a height max on your crib! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924321 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:18:01 +0000 Jess1483 2924321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My little was climbing out before 2 (her brothers never did this!) and we dropped the mattress to the floor (she climbed out at least 4 times, and once started walking down the stairs in her sleep sack!). There was just a bit of a gap that made me nervous, so we put some 2X4s down and laid the mattress on there and it was perfect! She's still in it for now, so it's bought us at least 2 months, and she's nowhere close to being able to climb out yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924320 Sun, 11 Jul 2021 18:16:38 +0000 pachamama 2924320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: we are in the same boat with my 2.5 year old... we put my son in a sleepsack to get more months out of him! Moving to a bed is supposedly one of the biggest transitions and one so many kids struggle with it.... Delay as much as possible!! Good luck 😅 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924290 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 23:04:33 +0000 periwinklebee 2924290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 95th percentile 3.5 yo is still in his crib, and fits fine. He is not a climber and is a cautious kid in general (my younger is a climber and I doubt I would have her in a crib at that age.) I was expecting to move him out way before, but it works best for us still.</p> <p>I'm also surprised to see a max height, and second the sleep sack backwards trick. Some people have luck transitioning their kids young and will recommend it, but I also feel like it just doesn't work well for a lot of kids depending on their personality, and would try to extend the crib until you feel like she has the maturity for a bed (or feel it just isn't safe anymore...) In all honesty, transitioning them young also makes me nervous. You can try to baby proof everything, but I don't trust that one of those door monkey things would hold 100% (our doors are also super old) and the thought of a young toddler having free reign of the house while I'm asleep terrifies me (much more so than it would for a 3 or 4 yo). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924288 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 21:35:35 +0000 JJ2626 2924288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: wow, that seems crazy that the height limit would be so low that a 20 month old could pass it! Have you tried a sleep sack? Could buy you some more time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924287 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 21:17:18 +0000 bhbee 2924287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: I don’t know if you do sleepsacks but a sleepsack on backward (so they can’t learn to unzip) is another strategy that makes it harder to get that leg up and over </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924286 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 21:01:49 +0000 karenbme 2924286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JJ2626: Ours has a max height printed on the platform with a couple other warnings. The reason I know is because we took it apart to see if we could flip the brackets or anything because last night I saw her get her foot up on the rail with enough leverage to get the other foot off the ground before I stopped her. 😱 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924285 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 20:57:12 +0000 karenbme 2924285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meadow: This is genius! We could pick up another 4 inches. I’m not sure how much time it’ll buy us because she keeps climbing the growth charts, but at least a little while. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924284 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 20:39:23 +0000 JJ2626 2924284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don’t think cribs really have a max height? Our sleep coach said it’s fine to keep a kid in it for a long time (like past 4 years old) as long they are not climbing out (and even then can train them not to). I wouldn’t move her if I were you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924283 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:47:15 +0000 erinbaderin 2924283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meadow: +1, we did this too and my boys were in their cribs until almost 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924282 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:45:16 +0000 bhbee 2924282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meadow: yes we did this too for my climber! Eventually he climbed out of that too and we had to bite the bullet but definitely got us a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924281 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:14:50 +0000 meadow 2924281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Check your crib construction..... we undid some screws and removed the metal part that held the matress in place....dropping the mattress to the floor bought us several inches and at least 6 months longer in cribs!!!</p> <p>Mattress was on the floor and the wooden part came down low enough to keep it in place </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transition-2#post-2924280 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 18:58:09 +0000 karenbme 2924280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 20 month old is rapidly approaching the max height for her crib, but is in no way ready for a bed she can get in and out of. As is it’s taken an average of ~45 minutes of straining for toys and standing and walking around and sitting back down for her to fall asleep recently. I’m worried if she’s in a toddler bed it will just be an all night toy party. Has anyone else had success keeping a fidgety toddler in a big kid bed? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-waking-after-30-min-to-1-hr-why#post-2918246 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 08:37:07 +0000 foodiebee 2918246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winter_wonder: Yes, white noise, and our room is not nearly as dark as his room! All good thoughts that hadn't occurred to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-waking-after-30-min-to-1-hr-why#post-2918211 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:46:30 +0000 winter_wonder 2918211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@foodiebee: hmm, this is tricky. Does he have music or white noise in his room? Possibly put in your room as well? Is it dark enough in your room? Just randomly trying to think of things! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-waking-after-30-min-to-1-hr-why#post-2918180 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 09:02:12 +0000 foodiebee 2918180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: @JJ2626: @winter_wonder: Thank you all for your responses. I wanted to wait a bit to respond because, low and behold, the day after I last responded, these sleep troubles have almost entirely vanished! He's waking maybe one night a week, but otherwise, it's markedly improved without us changing anything. </p> <p>JJ2626, I wish we could get him to take to an earlier bedtime, but every time we try before 7 it's just a disaster. Sticking to a consistent 7 bedtime seems to be his sweet spot, at least right now. </p> <p>Winter_Wonder, I would embrace bed sharing, especially if he wakes early in the morning, but taking him into our bed seems to just communicate to him that it's time to get up. Tips? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-waking-after-30-min-to-1-hr-why#post-2917580 Wed, 22 Jul 2020 21:27:08 +0000 winter_wonder 2917580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby sleep is the worst! How do you feel about bed sharing for awhile? We did this bc I couldn't function at work with so little sleep. I'm so sorry, it is HARD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-waking-after-30-min-to-1-hr-why#post-2917557 Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:27:25 +0000 JJ2626 2917557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@foodiebee: You’re not going to like this but I would try an even earlier bedtime. If he wakes up at 2:30 from his nap, he should be lights out in crib at 6:30, maybe even 6. It could be a regression, in which case, if earlier bedtime doesn’t work, then yes I would do CIO. It might be quicker and easier than you think! Good luck! I know it sucks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-waking-after-30-min-to-1-hr-why#post-2917555 Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:47:37 +0000 pachamama 2917555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@foodiebee: I'm sorry you're going through all this, your summer does not sound fun! I have been your exact spot with my now 18 month old. He just could NOT fall asleep independently- he did the wake up thing after 45 minutes like clockwork for months. We did have to CIO (worked like a charm) and every 4 months or so have to do it again but he never cries that long. They learn so quickly that you will come :bummed: . For me it was a mental health thing. I was deteriorating with the interrupted sleep and tremendous anxiety it brought. My life is much better now. I hope this helps, maybe? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-waking-after-30-min-to-1-hr-why#post-2917512 Tue, 21 Jul 2020 09:48:08 +0000 foodiebee 2917512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sigh. Reviving this post from a couple months ago to ask for more advice. Since I posted asking how what was going on with 13mo DS's wake-ups 30 min to 1 hour after going to bed, he's gotten tubes and they've been amazing for his ear infections. So wonderful for about a month! And then...</p> <p>For the past two weeks, DS has been increasing waking more each night. And more. And more. Last night he woke every two hours. The first two wake ups he put himself back down within 5 minutes. The other wake ups required DH to go in and rock him to calm him down, then put back in the crib calm but awake to put himself back to sleep. But he still woke again, and again. We've had 2-3 wakings each night for about a week solid, if not 2 weeks. (I'm sleep deprived. All my days run together because I never leave the house right now. I honestly can't remember.) </p> <p>We are exhausted. We were excited yesterday because we thought we had it all worked out: 2.5 hour nap, woke at 2:30 from nap, bedtime started at 6:40, in bed at 7. He ended up waking up every two hours. :crying: </p> <p>The past three nights DS has had some manner of tantrum before bed (a new development. Toddlerhood?). Last night we changed up the bedtime routine a bit and it seemed to help smooth that over. </p> <p>I guess we're just afraid that we're going through a 1 year sleep regression and we're going to need to CIO to get him back to good sleep after this. My in-laws are living with us right now because of covid and we dread CIO with them here. This has been one the hardest summers for us emotionally because of covid stuff and we just don't know if we have CIO in us right now, but we're afraid if we don't we'll pay for it after the regression passes.</p> <p>Is CIO the only option to fix this? Does it sound like the 1 yr sleep regression to you? This is probably very rambling but Mama. Is. Tiiiirrrreeeedddd. :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-baby-sleep-site#post-2914806 Fri, 01 May 2020 09:58:31 +0000 foodiebee 2914806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used Taking Cara Babies and I recommend it. Having the rules and framework to follow helped us immensely, because otherwise we were just flying blind and making it up as we went, and we weren't consistent. </p> <p>Napping still took us longer to master, but I agree with @MrsSRS that if she misses one nap, you need to try again in 30-45 minutes. Don't just let her go for the rest of the day without one or you'll mess up night sleep too.</p> <p>ETA The key for us is wake windows, not sleepy signals, as our LO won't show signals but will go down easy if we follow the wake window. If we wait until he acts sleepy, it's too late. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-baby-sleep-site#post-2914801 Fri, 01 May 2020 09:09:10 +0000 BadgerMom 2914801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: If you need some rules/guidelines to follow so you know you're doing what you can (I sure know I do in these situations), I agree with previous posters in that I've heard great things about Taking Cara Babies. My personal favorite sleep gurus were babysleepscience.com they're actually sleep professionals with actual medical/scientific credentials behind their name. Good luck! These phases are so hard and certainly compounded with everything else going on right now. </p>