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Us! My LO's are 20 months apart and we waited until LO2 was about 4 months to transition my older kiddo. I kept the baby in our room until she was about 6 months so that gave LO1 a couple of months to adjust to his big boy bed before we moved the baby to the crib. It all went smoothly and we had no jealousy issues.

LO1 was 2.5 when LO2 was born and we bought a second crib. LO1 has never tried to escape and I wanted to have two contained children as long as possible.

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.

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!

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!

We were gifted a crib for lo2 and he ended up sleeping in first the swing & then a bassinet for the first 6-7 months anyways.

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.

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.

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.

@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.

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.

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.

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.

She'll get a big bed closer to 5 or so.

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.

@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.

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!

@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 & midnight & 4am & 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.

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.