https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 09:16:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107915 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:54:14 +0000 Jess1483 2107915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a toddler bed, but when DS spends the night with my parents, he just uses a twin bed on the ground. I just wanted the smaller bed when LO2 will have to share a room--that's just too much stuff in a small space! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107858 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:20:00 +0000 FannyMae 2107858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my DD was already pretty big for her crib, so we put her straight into the spare king single bed. its quite low, and with safety rails on either side she's only fallen out once (kinda on purpose!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107852 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:15:39 +0000 luckypenny 2107852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. Although we live in NYC so fitting a twin bed and a crib in the same room just is not possible. but she and I both love it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107827 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:57:22 +0000 abmamma 2107827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are going to go from crib to a full bed with rails in a few weeks (eek!)-- DD will be 31 months. Her crib converts but we decided we'd prefer to transition once (rather than first to a toddler bed and then to real bed) and will need the crib for baby #2 this fall so we want to give her plenty of time to adjust. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107570 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:54:35 +0000 Mommy Finger 2107570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our crib converts and we already bought another crib for #2 so we're going that route when the time comes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107490 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:12:05 +0000 skipra 2107490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we needed the crib for LO2 and already had a twin mattress so we went straight to a twin bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107470 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:01:00 +0000 mediagirl 2107470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, we could just take the side off the crib to make it a toddler. Friends gave us the toddler bed rail so, this buys us more time to find a bed we really want for her. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107466 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:58:21 +0000 Ree723 2107466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we were in the process of moving and staying with family for two months, so she moved to a very high double bed with bed rails at 23 months. She loved it so we went from that to a normal twin bed when we moved into our house a few months later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107354 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:23:30 +0000 Andrea 2107354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, skipping for both kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107288 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:22:53 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2107288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - we didn't have a convertible bed, and we needed the crib for the new baby, so we just put her in a twin bed and she loves it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107273 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:08:11 +0000 NeekieRose 2107273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, just transitioned DD from her crib to a twin bed 3 weeks ago at 15.5 months. The transition went so smoothly, it's kinda scary. Crib transitions to a toddler bed and maybe we will use that for DD2 when the time comes (due in 2 weeks, so that's a ways off). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107134 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:40:55 +0000 LuLu Mom 2107134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty much, we took the front off her crib when she started crawling out, so that was close to a toddler bed for like a month before we bought a twin mattress and upgraded. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107084 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:13:29 +0000 Chillybear 2107084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our crib converts to a toddler bed but if we're expecting #2 before we take the sides off we might just go floor bed route. I'm definitely not buying a 2nd crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107064 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:51:59 +0000 Mamaof2 2107064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yep - cribs converted to fulls so we just did that </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107037 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:32:41 +0000 RsMom 2107037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went from a crib to twin at 2.5 yrs. His crib didn't convert and I didn't want to buy a toddler bed for the short time he would use it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107012 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:04:42 +0000 shellio 2107012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did, days before his 3rd birthday when he tried to climb out of the crib for the first time. He had a crib mattress on the floor for a few days and then we got a twin bunk (<br /> Ikea Kura) with lots of railing around the top. He's had this about 3 months but still sometimes asks to sleep in his crib which is still in his room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107011 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:04:26 +0000 edelweiss 2107011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no. our crib converted to a toddler, and we weren't ready at the time with a full or twin bed. LO was violently throwing himself out of the crib to get attention so we needed to change ASAP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2107006 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:00:38 +0000 looch 2107006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we went from crib to full sized bed at 20 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2106979 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:07:58 +0000 blackbird 2106979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm really hoping we can keep E in her crib until about 3 and then just move her to a floor bed or twin with rails. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2106965 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 05:28:16 +0000 Mama Bird 2106965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we will. DS is one inch away from outgrowing his crib, and taking the rail off won't do anything for that problem :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2106943 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 03:33:36 +0000 lamariniere 2106943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went from crib to twin because I didn't want to have to buy an intermediate bed. If all goes well, DS will use the twin until he leaves home. Not yet sure what we will do for DD, but we will likely go the twin bed route as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2106942 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 03:32:18 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2106942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The plan was to convert her crib to a toddler bed and then move her to a twin when the baby came. She had other plans and climbed out of the crib and we found her in the twin daybed in her room the next morning at 19 months.<br /> She likes to parent herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2106873 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 23:28:53 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2106873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. We went straight from crib to a twin bed.</p> <p>Her crib did convert to a toddler bed, but it just seemed too small. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2106842 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 22:36:46 +0000 mrsjyw 2106842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep we transitioned him last month at 26 months to a twin bed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2106835 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 22:25:31 +0000 loveisstrange 2106835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. We did it at 24 months. We went to a twin with a removable rail. It was great! No regrets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2106830 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 22:19:39 +0000 chanada 2106830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, our son started sleeping in double bed around 26 months. He started climbing in and out of the crib, which doesn't convert into a toddler bed. My husband built a side rail for his bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2106814 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 22:03:22 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2106814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: we transitioned at the same time! The only reason we did transition is because he started climbing out and a few times got his leg caught in the slats, so it was more for safety than anything.<br /> We just took the side off his crib though and kept it as a toddler bed. Putting off the cost of a twin bed for a few years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2106770 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 21:31:27 +0000 coopsmama 2106770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we did. He went right into a regular twin bed with no trouble. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2106768 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 21:30:57 +0000 Corduroy 2106768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We transitioned over the weekend from crib to twin floor mattress at 24 months. The crib converts but we are expecting #2 in June and will use the crib for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-skip-a-toddler-bed#post-2106748 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 21:16:44 +0000 Foodnerd81 2106748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: that's pretty much our plan- even though our crib does convert to toddler bed and full bed. We will probably need it for another baby around the time we are ready to move her to a bed anyway. </p>