https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:49:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591304 Sun, 24 Jul 2016 06:19:43 +0000 looch 2591304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have tried literally everything with my son in terms of sleep, if I thought it would work, yes I would put him on a floor mattress before one year of age. We ended up ditching the crib at a year and half at my son's insistence, which was not in my plan, but ended up working out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591229 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 21:18:14 +0000 macintosh 2591229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hear you. I fell asleep on that couch holding him many times. It was exhausting. In my experience, CIO didn't work until he was ready. It was trial and error. I know it doesn't help right now, but he will someday sleep on his own :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591218 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 21:02:20 +0000 babycanuck 2591218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@macintosh: thanks for this. I'm trying my best to put him back in but he needs to be in a deep sleep so he won't freak out, which means I sit rocking him or holding him for a good 30 minutes. If I wasn't so tired I wouldn't care...I've also fallen asleep in the rocker with him. I did try CIO twice (each time for a week) and he cried for hours :crying: just going to keep persevering. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591216 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 20:57:22 +0000 macintosh 2591216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure if you're interested in trying the crib again, but my DS only started STTN in his crib at 9 months. Before then I had to hold him til he fell asleep, transfer to the crib, then when he woke at night I brought him in my bed.</p> <p>When he started waking too frequently in my bed, I started taking him on the couch in the MOTN to put him back to sleep, the back in his crib.</p> <p>When he got too squirmy to fall asleep in my arms he had to CIO a little (maybe one night for 20 minutes). Then he learned how to put himself to sleep, thank goodness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591181 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 19:41:10 +0000 babycanuck 2591181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Truth Bombs: it's not a flimsy futon mattress. It was really expensive and is rarely upright. I had to figure out my best option. I'm worried Dh will roll onto him in our bed. He won't stay down in the crib and I don't know how to make him feel safe. We've been cosleeping on the futon since about 5 months :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591179 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 19:39:18 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2591179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched at 14 months. She's in a twin with rails. It hasn't been a problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591178 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 19:38:19 +0000 Truth Bombs 2591178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babycanuck: I would not put him on a futon mattress at not even a year old. The mattress is not firm enough to be safe from a SIDS perspective. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591176 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 19:34:04 +0000 MrsSRS 2591176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel your pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591173 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 19:31:29 +0000 babycanuck 2591173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSRS: cool. We've been using the futon in the guest room for this reason. I lay him next to the wall and I sleep on the end. My biggest issue is DH doesn't want me to take the crib apart because he thinks it will help him learn to stand. I'm trying (tonight) this "nest" thing I read on here during the postathon to see if that helps him with sleep. I'm just so exhausted!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591168 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 19:13:47 +0000 MrsSRS 2591168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I moved the queen mattress out of our guest room to the nursery, but only because I end up sleeping there a lot and DD moves around a lot. If it had been DS I would have used the crib mattress. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591136 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 17:27:27 +0000 caterw 2591136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babycanuck: We put her on a twin size mattress because she likes to put her lovies in the bed and I figured she would need some room for them.... I would probably start with a larger size than a crib mattress so LO doesn't roll off as easily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591135 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 17:23:57 +0000 babycanuck 2591135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSRS: @caterw: what size mattress did you use? Should I move my queen futon mattress I n or use the crib mattress? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591121 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 16:01:28 +0000 caterw 2591121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD has a floor bed and she loves it- I put her in right before she turned 2 and I wish I had done it earlier. She is so much happier out of the crib, and since she is 99th % tall I don't have to worry about her jumping out. As long as the room is babyproofed/ gated I think you should be fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591114 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 15:44:53 +0000 Anya 2591114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter had been sleeping in a twin floor mattress since 5 months. We went from cosleeping to this so I could nurse laying down while she was still breastfed and we could cosleep in her room with her as needed. Now at age 1 she sometimes goes through phases of not wanting to stay in her bed when we put her down, so she'll end up falling asleep on the floor and we have to move her back to the bed once she's asleep. That's been the only drawback. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591107 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 15:07:32 +0000 DesertDreams88 2591107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following this... we have a "mini" crib which we bought before we knew LO would be 90th percentile... oops :-/ and it's a small room and it can't really be re-designed. Only solutions I see is floor bed or putting a railing on the twin bed in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591072 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 12:52:08 +0000 MrsSRS 2591072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I moved DD at one to a floor bed. She wants to nurse to sleep and she hates her crib and I want her to stop cosleeping in my bed. Now at least if we cosleep I can be in her room and not worried about her rolling off my bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-non-montessori-put-lo-in-a-bed-before-age-1#post-2591051 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 10:51:17 +0000 babycanuck 2591051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm just trying to see if anyone did, when and their reasons. I'm debating turning the crib into a toddler bed or putting our futon mattress on his floor. I find he sleeps much better on the futon or our bed than he does in the crib. </p> <p>Note - he rolls but doesn't crawl or pull to stand yet (9m) </p>