At 14 months we
brought your big girl bed home. We made
the mistake of leaving it in the living room for a few hours that
afternoon. While my intentions were to get
you used to it and make it a positive {less scary} thing, I instead let you
think this was your new, indoor trampoline.
{BIG mistake, mom fail!}
So we hung up the
idea of transitioning you from the crib to the bed for a month or so. {There was one afternoon my big preggo self
tried to get you sleep in your toddle bed with me, but they ended in a big, fat
fail}
At 15 months I
decided to take the bumper off your crib and tie it around your toddler bed. Since we had the little rail on the side this
was very simply. One afternoon I put you
in the bed for your nap and you slept. I
thought, this is awesome! So that night
I put you in the bed again {thinking I would just put you in your crib when you
woke up}. But, you slept straight
through the night. In fact, maybe a
little better since you had more room! :)
So, at 15 months
you’re in your big girl bed 100% of the time.
And your crib is now ready for your baby brother’s arrival! :)
So my advice to
parents transitioning from crib to bed {especially with a young one}…
1. Do NOT make it a toy
2. Use a side rail of some sort
3. Take the bumper {and any other bedding
that’s familiar} to the new bed.
*Also, I cleared
the room of harmful or breakable objects in the event she would get out and get
into something.
