https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:45:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1607152 Thu, 01 May 2014 21:16:17 +0000 travelgirl1 1607152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: @californiadreams: Come on over at 11.30am and you can see, ha :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1606896 Thu, 01 May 2014 19:49:07 +0000 tinyperson 1606896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: DH says S had her leg up like she wanted to try to climb out this morning when he went in to get her...but she can't - she's too short. Hope some of these suggestions work for you :)</p> <p>@californiadreams: I kinda want to see it too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1606876 Thu, 01 May 2014 19:44:26 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1606876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: I've seen it, it's terrifying! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1606870 Thu, 01 May 2014 19:43:09 +0000 Applesandbananas 1606870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: our 12 month old is on a floor bed and he does great. Even if he gets up and plays in the MOTN, it's no big deal, his room is baby proofed and there's a gate so he can't escape. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1606766 Thu, 01 May 2014 19:18:27 +0000 californiadreams 1606766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: good luck! i have to admit though, i am curious to see her in action! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1606732 Thu, 01 May 2014 19:09:51 +0000 travelgirl1 1606732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks guys, I'm going to definitely try a few of these out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1606018 Thu, 01 May 2014 14:30:27 +0000 Smurfette 1606018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lindseykaye: R started on a cot at 12 months at day care and does great with it. But I am sure it helps that all the other kids are on it too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1606017 Thu, 01 May 2014 14:30:05 +0000 Sammyfab 1606017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would try the mattress on the floor inside the crib.</p> <p>OR, if your crib is higher in the back (the side that is usually against a wall), you could try turning the crib 180 so that the high end is facing outward. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1606006 Thu, 01 May 2014 14:24:40 +0000 Beehive 1606006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lindseykaye: Oooh, inside out is an even better idea... the problem with backwards is that the v-neck would be in the back, so it might get uncomfortable. I like your solution! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605999 Thu, 01 May 2014 14:19:11 +0000 lindseykaye 1605999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: She's at our nanny's house, so we provided a PnP and the other moms with the other kid her age, and the one who is younger. I should ask the mom of the 3-yr old what he does.<br /> I suppose I could also get a cot for her but I worry she will wiggle off :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605393 Thu, 01 May 2014 12:04:09 +0000 Smurfette 1605393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lindseykaye: Do they have cots? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605359 Thu, 01 May 2014 11:57:14 +0000 lindseykaye 1605359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am reading to hear everyone's great suggestions because we had a climber too. What has worked for us so far is to put her sleep sack on inside out. That way she can't teach the zipper pull! I love the idea of moving her mattress all the way to the floor, but then I don't know what she'll do for naps at daycare. Probably give a floor mat a try I guess?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605226 Thu, 01 May 2014 11:38:22 +0000 looch 1605226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved him to a futon, with bed rails. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605223 Thu, 01 May 2014 11:37:50 +0000 Smurfette 1605223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: I meant take out the crib springs and just put the mattress on the floor inside the crib. All depends on what kind of crib you have. Like this crib, I would think the mattress directly on the floor would be lower they couldn't climb out but she couldn't crawl out of. Make sense? </p> [attach=1508/14/n4wm73.500x500.pTRU1-11009202dt.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605222 Thu, 01 May 2014 11:37:45 +0000 BananaPancakes 1605222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son's been able to climb out of both for months, but we still keep him in them because he's a wild sleeper. We just constantly yell down the hall to "get down" when we catch him on the monitor. Or if he does get out, we just walk him back in. He doesn't try it all that often any more, because he knows he isn't supposed to do it. And he was never swaddled or in a sleep sack, so that was never a solution for us. We just took it as an opportunity to discipline him, I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605209 Thu, 01 May 2014 11:36:09 +0000 Mamaof2 1605209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: My 3 yr old has a gate at her door - I found her downstairs in the kitchen eating snacks at 6am...... up went the gate!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605194 Thu, 01 May 2014 11:34:39 +0000 travelgirl1 1605194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: That's what we were thinking of, but then she would have free reign to roam while we were in bed, which scares me a little... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605171 Thu, 01 May 2014 11:30:45 +0000 Smurfette 1605171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you put the mattress on the floor? A coworker had to do this around 18 months cause their daughter was climbing out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605159 Thu, 01 May 2014 11:28:58 +0000 travelgirl1 1605159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beehive: Aaaaahhh, I like it! That's a great idea, thanks :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605134 Thu, 01 May 2014 11:24:28 +0000 Beehive 1605134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh dear! Perhaps try turning the sleep sack around so the zipper is on the back? That way she won't be able to unzip it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605123 Thu, 01 May 2014 11:23:13 +0000 travelgirl1 1605123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: I know, right? You would never believe this girl was once stuck in a harness for four months. To think I was actually worried she'd be a late walker!!! No, the mattress is ay its lowest setting. She also climbed out of her highchair today (straps were fairly tight) and stood on the tray. She's going to climb Everest one day, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605098 Thu, 01 May 2014 11:20:12 +0000 swurlygurl 1605098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Already at 17 months?! That seems so early!! Quite the climber you have... :wink: </p> <p>I'm not much help because we just moved L onto a floor bed at 15 months. She's doing surprisingly well at staying the bed for nap/bedtime.</p> <p>Obvious question though, can you lower the crib mattress at all? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-when-your-lo-could-climb-out-of-their-crib#post-1605086 Thu, 01 May 2014 11:16:41 +0000 travelgirl1 1605086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 17 month old is like Spiderman and can climb out of both her p&amp;p (nap) and crib (night). At first putting a sleepsack on her solved the problem but sometimes she can get the sleepsack off and the other morning I woke up to her straddling the bars. So I think I need to get a safer arrangement for her but what? She'd jump out of a toddler bed or floor bed without batting an eyelid and I worry about her getting out of bed and wandering around the apartment in the night, but don't really want to put a safety gate across the door for safety reasons. Aggghhh. What would you do? </p>