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We did 2 cribs. DD was 27 months old when DS was as born. And she stayed in her crib until just after she turned 3. DS was only in our room for a week or so in a pack play. No regrets DD slept really well and I don't want to mess with it. Transition was when she initiated she wanted a big girl bed. And she never tried to climb out so we never had an issue.

I agree with @birdofafeather:. I'd just let it simmer and keep an eye on it. My DD was out of her crib fairly early because she was climbing out of it, even with a sleep sack on. It simply wasn't safe to keep her in it. She was right around 2. That being said, your DD might not be a stunt double and you may decide you want to keep things "normal" for her as long as possible. Can you just keep baby #2 in a bassinet for a while to buy you some time to decide?

Our transition to a bed was not difficult at all, but I know it is for many. You may decide when baby is ready to move from bassinet to crib might be a good time to "promote" big sister and get her a big sister bed.

@WinterBee: hey sister, right there with you on the Type A obsessive planner. I'm currently researching what bassinet I want for baby #2 (we borrowed one for baby #1) and we're not even pulling the goalie for another week!

Are you planning on room sharing LO after birth? If so, and you use a bassinet or pack n play, that buys you a little more time to transition DD.

Team 2 cribs!
A) I didn’t want to rush a transition if she wasn’t totally ready
B) if you end up moving them close to baby being born, they already have such an adjustment with a baby. You don’t need to start playing with sleeping arrangement as well.
C) you can buy new and sell, or buy used and still sell. Cribs are so easy to get cheap.

Dd1 was 17 months when dd2 was born so we bought a second crib.
Dd1 was 3.5 when dd3 was born, so we converted her toddler bed back to the crib and got her a queen bed. It worked well for everyone. Dd2 stayed in a crib until she was 3. She started climbing out so that’s when we got her a bed.

We had a 20 month age gap between our two and decided to have 2 cribs. My first didn't try to climb out of his crib so we only transitioned him to a toddler bed after he turned 3.

we got a second mini crib so that I didn't have to worry about it. My babies never sleep in the crib to start, but I am always optimistic and like to try for naps, etc. We have a side-car cosleeper thing for early on.

Mini cribs are awesome options- cheaper, don't take up a lot of space. I don't have particularly tall children, but the size has never been an issue for us.

Similar age gap (#2 born 3 weeks before #1’s 2nd bday) and we transitioned to a toddler bed at 21 months old. Granted #1 had always been an awful sleeper, we hadn’t nothing to lose. The toddler bed actually helped with naps and bedtime. We did it 2 months before baby got here so we had plenty of time to change our minds if it wasn’t working.

My youngest is now older than when we transitioned #1 and I cannot imagine putting him in toddler bed (but he’s still a baby in my head)

Second crib! Or maybe wait to purchase depending on how/where baby will sleep
We have our three year old still in a crib. Her baby bro arrived and we had him in an arms reach co sleeper. And then we bought a babyletto mini crib. We figure that his sister will be out of the crib and we’ll transition that to a toddler bed. Baby can stay in mini crib up until a year. At that point we will reassess our needs. There is a huge demand for mini cribs since we live in an urban area so I’ll just sell it when the time comes.
dont mess with a happily sleeping toddler before BIG changes are about to happen!!!

2 cribs.