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Luckily LO is doing fine in her crib. Good luck- hope the bed works out for you!

We gave up the crib at around a year. He was growing too tall for it (he was above the 99th percentile in height) and was getting really uncomfortable. So we transitioned him to a floor bed (full sized mattress on the floor) and haven't turned back. He loves it. He actually WANTS to go to bed (can you imagine that!). Right now we have the mattress surrounded by a plastic play yard fence (so it's essentially a HUGE crib). But we'll eventually be removing the fence and let him just sleep on the mattress by himself (Montessori style).

I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to add my experience for anyone else considering it.

My eight month old had gone to many night wakeups, and was sleeping very badly in her crib. Moving around a lot, banging against the bars. We'd always go in and find her smooshed up in a corner and furious about it.

A montessori style floor bed had always been the plan, so we just decided to start sooner. We use a futon on the floor - only about 5 inches off the ground, and firm. No worries if she rolls right off. She'd been napping in there for a while, so she was used to it a little. Totally baby proofed the room, and just put her down in it one night. Worked like magic - it really seems to have eliminated the waking up from knocking around the crib. She sleeps pretty well in it.

And as a bonus, it's easy to nurse or just snuggle her to sleep. When I'm tired too, I can just lay down and nap with her. It is just a wonderful idea.