https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 09:49:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2490588 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:52:10 +0000 artsyfartsy 2490588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sure!! I wanted to skip it but T's room (and our house) is pretty small and there has to be room for his toys too. A toddler bed gave us tons of space so that's what we went with. </p> <p>And that set is adorable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2490437 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:13:01 +0000 Torchwood 2490437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We skipped the crib and toddler bed! She still sleeps with us but has a twin in her room for when we're ready. I expect she'll start napping there fairly soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2490299 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:07:02 +0000 Autumnmama79 2490299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: Yes you can def skip the toddler bed! DD went from crib to twin bed with no problems whatsoever. I think for the first few nights we put pillows on the ground beside her bed? She's never fallen out though.</p> <p>Getting a big girl bed is so exciting!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2490221 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:31:50 +0000 .twist. 2490221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is such a cute set! Do it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2490215 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:29:34 +0000 JoJoGirl 2490215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@brownepiano: No - it's too tall and will block most of the window. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2490114 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:43:47 +0000 brownepiano 2490114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you put the bookshelf part against the window? </p> <p>DS went from packnplay to a foam mattress on the floor. He Loves his "bed" and someday we'll probably get Ikea bunks for him and baby brother. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2490100 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:41:05 +0000 HazelEyes 2490100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you don't want to make the decision on furniture right away you could just get the mattress in the size you plan on getting. We are about to make the transition too and we are just putting a queen mattress on the floor for a while until he gets used to the parameters of the mattress and worrying about furniture in a few months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2490080 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:36:11 +0000 looch 2490080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did, but we went to a full after trying a twin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489882 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:18:09 +0000 JoJoGirl 2489882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: No, the bed is only like 24" wide so she definitely couldn't sleep the other way.</p> <p>@2PeasinaPod: I'm not so worried about that because we always sleep with our windows closed and locked. More that we have a nice room-darkening window shade and I don't want her to be up against it and smoosh it. Maybe we could pull the bed a few inches away from the wall so she's not right on top of the window, but not so far that her pillow will fall through onto the floor? I'd put the bed in the middle of the wall if there were a real headboard, but without it worry her pillow will fall off all night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489877 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:15:22 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2489877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: That is a bummer :bummed: It scared me to have DS so close to a window since he knows how to open and close them. I felt safer with him being away from them. He's so all over the place when he sleeps that he could easily roll into the windowsill if it's open and push the screen out and fall 2 stories. Our windows are lower than most. Middle of the room seemed much safer to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489862 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:10:52 +0000 Chillybear 2489862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you have her sleep the other way or is she too tall? (using the shelving as a headboard) then she would have a wider space to roll around </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489835 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:02:44 +0000 plaidpants 2489835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went from a crib to a floor bed to see how she'd do. She moved around so much in her crib, I was worried.. But she did awesome and we only did the floor bed for a week or two before moving her to a twin with no rail. She fell out once, and she didn't even wake up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489801 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:50:03 +0000 Smurfette 2489801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took the front of the crib off and slept that was for 3-4 months. But she was climbing out so we had to do something. Otherwise we would have gone straight to the regular bed. She has a queen cause she got my old mattress from my single days. It is in the middle of the room. We don't use rails and she is fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489792 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:47:30 +0000 JoJoGirl 2489792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2PeasinaPod: This is exactly our issue, windows on one side and a closet on the other, so there's no good "corner" for this bed. Since it has to go in a corner with the bookshelf, her head will be up against the window and blind. Kind of a bummer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489791 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:47:08 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2489791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 is three and has been in a twin since 18 months. She used a rail until she was 2.5 and then asked to remove it. She hasn't ever fallen out of bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489787 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:46:17 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2489787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went from a crib to a double bed with LO1! Our transition was incredibly smooth, and we tried to do it before LO2 arrived so that he didn't feel threatened that baby was taking all of his stuff. We made a huge deal about redoing our front room as his big boy room. He "helped" to paint, picked out colors he liked and was really excited the first night he slept in there. </p> <p>As an aside, his double sticks out from the middle of the room since we have windows on one side and a closet on the other. We use two bed rails on either side still at 3.5. He's really all over the place when he sleeps, so we have it there just in case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489784 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:45:40 +0000 JoJoGirl 2489784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awesome, thanks guys! Our other issue is her head will be sort of up against the window because of the way her room is laid out, but that's a whole separate thing. I love that bookshelf attachment :) :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489782 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:45:24 +0000 MrsKoala 2489782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're skipping the toddler bed and going right for a full! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489777 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:43:38 +0000 avivoca 2489777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are skipping the toddler bed altogether. I think this set will be fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489768 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:41:23 +0000 LulaBee 2489768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went from a crib to twin at 2- still using a toddler rail at 3.5 because she will fall out when she sleeps if we don't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489759 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:39:51 +0000 tinyperson 2489759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We skipped the toddler bed about 3 weeks ago, and all is well. We didn't even bother with a rail - we just taped 3 pool noodles together and put it under the sheet. I think she would have been fine without even that, but DH insisted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489751 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:35:05 +0000 KayKay 2489751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. Crib to Full here, with no issues whatsoever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489734 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:27:43 +0000 coopsmama 2489734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did. We bought a rail and a twin and it's going just fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489730 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:27:02 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2489730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went from a crib to a twin- no rail and don't see why little people today can't do the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489725 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:26:00 +0000 skipra 2489725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put LO1 in a twin before he turned 2 and he loves it! Go for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489717 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:23:09 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2489717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely! I slept in a twin bed pushed against the wall and with the rail on the other side since I was 15 months old! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489711 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:22:11 +0000 sslm 2489711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never did the toddler bed thing, we moved DD to a twin bed just after her second birthday. We also didn't get a rail. She fell out of bed once or twice, but we put pillows on the floor and she was no worse for wear! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489694 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:18:23 +0000 Charm54 2489694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD went right to a queen that is pretty high off the ground. I highly recommend The Shrunks inflatable bed rails, they go right under the fitted sheet and are awesome </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489684 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:15:31 +0000 ShootingStar 2489684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went from crib to full size bed (it was convertible). The bed was pretty low and there were a couple times he slid out of it, but now he's fine. I'd get the toddler rail to be safe, but I bet she adjusts pretty fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-we-skip-the-toddler-bed#post-2489678 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:14:27 +0000 mediagirl 2489678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of course! It's adorable. Get a rail and you'll be all set. </p>