https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 21:35:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2259694 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:05:16 +0000 shortcake 2259694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't. Many people say they don't want buy another crib but cribs aren't expensive so it didn't matter to us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2259177 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 17:09:39 +0000 ChelseaRose 2259177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids will end up being just under 3 years apart and we are not buying a second crib. My first LO is not climbing out and mostly still naps, so we don't want to mess with that. Baby will be fine in a bassinet and then pack n play for at least 5-6 months and hopefully by that time LO1 decides he's ready for a twin bed. We've taken him to a furniture store and really talk up the idea of a big boy bed, but also let him know that he can tell us when he's ready. I bought him some sheets for a twin bed that he loves and remind him that he can't use them until he's ready for the big bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2259131 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 14:52:53 +0000 lemondrop 2259131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same exact timing, effortless transition for us! 26 months apart, we switched #1 to toddler bed and kicked #2 out of the p&amp;p in our room at 2 months. Absolutely no issues, wouldn't have been worth buying a second crib for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2259038 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 10:49:29 +0000 charlotte 2259038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs.shinerbock: we tried to transition at about 27m in June in anticipation of number 2 coming in Sept. It started out great but quickly turned into 20 escapes at bedtime &amp; midnight &amp; 4am &amp; 545am. We were all so tired including him so we put the bars back on and tada he's back to happily sleeping 12 hours straight. He was never climbing out and I just don't think he was ready. He usually sleeps cuddled against the front rail. :) we will try again when he can handle the responsibility better, ha, and I'm now in the "crib as long as possible" club. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2259032 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 10:35:21 +0000 MrsH 2259032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs.shinerbock: we didn't. DD2 is two weeks old and sleeps in a rock-n-play in our room and DD1 is in the crib still. We will move DD1 to a bed when we move DD2 out of our room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2258989 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 08:38:30 +0000 MrsF 2258989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs.shinerbock: Our LOs are 26 months apart and my DD was very happy sleeping in the crib. We kept her there and put DS in the rock and play or the swing for the first few months. By the time DS had grown out of the RNP I still wasn't ready to rock the boat and move DD out of the crib so we bought a cheap Ikea crib for DS and kept them both in cribs for a few months. </p> <p>We recently moved DD to a twin bed so in hindsight we probably could have gotten by without buying a second crib. I'm still glad I didn't risk it though. Sleep is precious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2258882 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 00:00:42 +0000 MrsB2012 2258882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B was 18 months when G was born and I felt like that was too young to transition B to a big bed so we bought a second crib. Now that G is 6 months old, I know that was the right decision for us. B went through a really bad phase of being very difficult to put to bed after G was born, and had she been in a regular bed, it would have been even more of a disaster. It's worked out well for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2258843 Sat, 08 Aug 2015 21:41:37 +0000 blackbird 2258843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a second crib. It was $100, so no biggie. Ironically, T has only used his crib to play in, and when he was 9 weeks old, E decided she was ready for the toddler bed. In hindsight, I couldn't transitioned her out of it before he needs it, but how could I have ever known?! She totally forced our hand, quite unexpectedly. Anyways, we had some awesome guaranteed good sleep from her while we had a newborn. I would not have wanted to do the toddler bed or floor bed transition when he was younger; oh all did work out for the best. Good sleep is some invaluable shit right there, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257981 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 13:29:35 +0000 mrsrugbee 2257981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a second crib. Not worth the hassle since DD is finally sleeping well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257976 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 13:26:31 +0000 AmandaB8 2257976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're planning on a second kid for LO#2 (they'll be 24 months apart). However, we have the 4-in-1 style, and plan on turning DD's bed into a daybed toddler bed. </p> <p>She'll get a big bed closer to 5 or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257941 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 13:01:41 +0000 jetsa 2257941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't. We are working on it now (LO2 is almost 3 months) but only because LO1 climbed out of the crib and forced our hand </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257933 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:56:19 +0000 MrsRcCar 2257933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>N will be three in October and is still in his crib. We figure if it isn't broke why fix it! E is going to 18 months this month(!). He just started sleeping full time in his own crib two months ago tops. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257901 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:30:58 +0000 skipra 2257901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours are 20 months apart and we transitioned to a bed after LO2 arrived. He stayed in our room for several months so the crib got moved to the nursery a month or two before we really needed it and there were no bad feelings about it. It was really not a big deal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257597 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 08:13:55 +0000 MrsSRS 2257597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't. Ours are 24 months apart. We bought a second (used) crib because DS loves his crib and sleeps well in it and I am not changing a damn thing until he either climbs out or needs potty access. I think it was a good call as the new baby transition had zero impact on his sleep. In retrospect I might have held off on buying a second crib because DD is in a RNP and we could always do a PNP for a while too. But for all I know DS will love his crib for another year, and if that is true then the second crib will be worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257594 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 08:11:50 +0000 autumnlove 2257594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a second crib for LO 2 since we didn't want to transition LO 1 at 16 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257569 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 07:40:41 +0000 Foodnerd81 2257569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Confetti: I ised to think it was silly to buy a second crib for such a short time. Now I am a parent and I realize I would pay almost any amount of money for good sleep. If I could drop $200 right now and ensure my kid would go to sleep easily and sleep through until a reasonable time in the morning, I'd be running to the atm. Sadly, my kid hates her crib at night anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257545 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 07:10:29 +0000 HappyBaker 2257545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also waited - DD was 28 months when DS was born and hadn't tried escaping her crib so we just bought a second crib. We just transitioned her to a big bed last week, she'll be 3 next month and DS is 7 months. She actually kept talking about how DS should have her crib since he's a baby and she is not.</p> <p>One thing I'd recommend - if you do buy a second crib, just get the cheapest one possible. Now that DD is in a big bed we are just putting her nicer crib in DS's room and getting rid of the cheap one we had for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257522 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 06:33:30 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 2257522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kept C in the crib. Plan was to switch him no earlier than age three or if he jumped sooner (whomp whomp, he did but that's another story). We borrowed a friend's mini crib, but nowadays you can get a crib at IKEA and other places very affordably so I don't understand the huge rush of hustling kids into beds just for this reason unless it is truly a hardship and you can't afford any alternative for baby (who doesn't need a crib right away). We felt that we should let C be young while he is young and let him use the crib while he needed it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257519 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 06:26:00 +0000 Adira 2257519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our oldest was 21 months when the baby was born. We kept him in the crib (and he's still there at 30 months). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257453 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 22:32:40 +0000 Mrs. Deer 2257453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours were 22 months apart. Our youngest slept in the cosleeper or bouncer for the first month, then I really wanted to get her in a crib. At 23 months our oldest daughter did great transitioning to a twin bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257446 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 22:16:16 +0000 PinkElephant 2257446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>dD1 was 22 months when DD2 arrived, so we bought a second crib. I now have a 15 month old and a newly 3 year old both sleeping in cribs....I'm subscribing to the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality on this one. If DD1 is still happy in her crib, I see no reason to rush the transition! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257445 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 22:13:26 +0000 sera_87 2257445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were gifted a crib for lo2 and he ended up sleeping in first the swing &amp; then a bassinet for the first 6-7 months anyways. </p> <p>We didn't switch LO1 out of his crib until he started climbing out of it. I *think* he was around 29 months - 5 months after LO2 was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257385 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 21:16:20 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2257385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didnt! They're 19 months apart and we also intend on keeping DD2 in our room until about 6 months. She's currently 3 months and it's fine. But we have a mini crib and DD1 is basically exactly as big as the crib so we may need to transition her earlier than I wanted anyway :/. I think it's fine not to move them prior, especially if you're wanting to wait 5 to 6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257380 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 21:12:52 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2257380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So sounds like it could work, but we should be open to buying another crib if it doesn't. She does sleep pretty well now (knock on wood) and it took so long to get her there that I really don't want to mess with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257357 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 20:58:47 +0000 winniebee 2257357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our first was 30 months when the baby was born. He still slept well in the crib and napped and didn't climb out so we didn't change him. We moved him at 34 months when he started climbing out. No issues. The baby was 3 months and sleeping in his own room by then. We kissed that nap goodbye, though! We didn't mind having 2 cribs because they were gifts and convert to full sized beds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257345 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 20:53:53 +0000 matador84 2257345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't. I'm trying to remember when we put DS in the twin bed...I think it was March so he was about 32 months old and she was 13 months old. She has coslept with us since day 1! I planned on putting her in the crib, but honestly, she cried when I tried so I said screw it. I solo parent a lot and didn't need two kids with sleep issues and her sleep overall has been really great cosleeping. Probably in December we will put her in a crib full time. Lately she has done naps in the crib and sometimes I'll put her in it at night and she cries around 2 and I bring her to bed. Most times we just have an mpty crib! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257335 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 20:46:26 +0000 pinkb 2257335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was 26 months and slept great in her crib when DS arrived ao we bought him a new crib. 5 months later and she is still a great sleeper in her crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257326 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 20:38:32 +0000 Rockies11 2257326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried to transition LO#1 before LO#2 was born, but it was an epic failure. I then rationalized that we would co-sleep with LO#2 for awhile and then room in at the very least for about a year, so I had plenty of time. Then LO#2 was born, and didn't love co-sleeping. I wasn't about to boot LO#1 out of the crib at that point because she is happy in the crib and unhappy in the toddler bed and I was unwilling to lose any sleep. So I went to Ikea and bought another crib and I don't regret it at all. I am now a proponent of - if it works, don't mess with it! A hundred bucks for an Ikea crib so that everyone can sleep well is a very small price to pay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257319 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 20:35:27 +0000 raintreebee 2257319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another January mom who will be in the same boat. LO will be 24 months at that time. I think we may wait and keep the baby in a bassinet or travel crib for awhile. I don't want to deal with that transition until we have to. Right now he sleeps like a dream. We are moving in March and currently don't have room for a second crib (or a toddler bed) so that further complicates things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-not-transitioned-out-of-crib-before-lo2-arrived#post-2257302 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 20:31:30 +0000 Foodnerd81 2257302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>BUT- I am team keep the kid sleeping however they are sleeping. If my toddler was sleeping well in the crib and not climbing out, I may have borrowed or bought a new crib just to save her sleep. The big bed transition isn't going well. </p>