Parenting advice sought
 

How old does a kid have to be to move from crib to real bed?

Buy a toddlers' bed first. It's not as high off the floor as a regular bed and the kid will think it's really cool to have his/her own bed.

As for the age, we did it when our oldest was two so he newborn brother could have the crib when he was out of the bassinet.

We just bought a regular height bed and put some pillows on the floor in the likeliest spot for a roll-off. Like IPU, our kids usually got a real bed when we needed the crib for the next one. Thus, they were as young as 18 months old or as old as 3.

Has she climbed out of her crib yet? Or do you just need the crib for the new baby?

We just put a mattress on the floor to begin with. Luckily, our son stayed in bed the whole night.

She can climb in and out of the crib, but fortunately only does so at daytime when she's showing off.

Everybody is currently fine with the crib, I just saw a toddlers beds at the store yesterday and the thought of getting a new bed hadn't even crossed my mind. I just wanted to see what others had done.

Why do kids fall out of beds all the time, but adults only fall rarely?

Personally, I would skip the toddler bed and go for the real thing. You can buy safety rails to keep them from falling off, or put the mattress directly on the floor at first.

I want to skip the safety rails. Falling out of a bunk bed when I was a kid built character.

So, you want your precious little girl to end up like you? ;)

The crib my daughter has converts from a crib in to a toddler bed, in to a twin sized bed.

She will be two a week from today but has been crawling out of her crib for about 6 months. We didnt think she was ready for a toddler bed quite yet so we bought a crib tent to put over the crib. That has worked well for us.

Well, if she can get out of the crib by herself, then there is not much point in keeping her in a crib. We went straight for the twin bed with our son for practical reasons. We never used a rail. He's fallen out a couple of times. So far, no permanent damage.

Pillows on the floor technique - you can't go wrong.

Our ddd's turn 3 today. They are all still in their cribs and have no issues.

I am going to keep them in there until forced to upgrade. The day one gets a bed, they will all want one, so I need to save up for a few years to afford the 3 beds at once. This may be a job for Ikea-Man......

I say, if they are not climbing out of their cribs, let it be. Once they have the freedom of a bed, naptime and bedtime are never the same again.

We are the same way. I don't get what the rush is of getting them into a bigger bed. They still have plenty of room in the cribs. Their cribs are pretty large, actually.

If they are willing to stay in them through the 6th grade, that would really work best for us.