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My daughter is 14 months, she has proceeded to rock the crib so bad it has stripped the screws almost to the point of them coming undone, I need to buy new screws, I kicked my son out of the same crib at 18 months for rocking it so bad he put a hole in the wall. Today I have her napping on a mat in her floor, I have a twin matress for her just not the bed yet. My son got a set of bunk beds that I couldn't pass up the deal on, with a full size on the bottom and twin on the top for $20, like new condition. I am thinking a matress on the floor for now, I hate those cheesy looking toddler beds, I also don't see spending the money on them when they only use them for a short while.
What do I do???
Karen
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I have used toddler beds with four of my six..mostly because I couldn't afford a big bed at the time they needed to switch. If she is putting herself in danger, I definitely say it is time to get her out of the crib. You can find toddler beds at most thrift shops or on craigslist, etc, or even WalMart had a lot on clearance last week! If you have the mattress, though, I see NOTHING wrong with her sleeping on a twin mattress on the floor. My four year old is on a twin mattress and box springs without the frame. We didn't have the money, and then honestly, we forgot. I actually wrote it on the GROCERY list this morning so I wouldn't forget again!
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My son is 20 mo. and I am doing everything that I can to KEEP him in the crib for as long as I can!! He is a very energetic boy who would never go to bed if it were up to him.....I just don't think he can handle the freedom yet.
........actually, it is ME who could not handle it in all honesty!
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Well this AM when I went to get her up, she had wiggled the bottom of the long side loose and was stuck almost falling out the bottom, so I put her down for a nap this AM on the floor, took a little while for her to go down, but there is NOTHING she can get into other than her shoes, she loves to play with anyway, so I shut the door and let her work it out. I was putting her in the crib this way also, so its something she's used to, getting put down told night night and the door closed. Within 30 minutes she was passed out, so I think we'll be ok. Her mattress is stored at my mother's house across the driveway, so I'll go get that this evening when my hubby gets home. This is the end of the babyhood in my house sniff sniff. I do have a baby miniature horse coming in April to look forward to
They grow up SOOOOO Fast
Karen
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My dd is 15 months and i can imagine her not sleeping in her crib yet. She does not rock or try to get out so Im keeping her in it until she does. When its time Im going to get a toddler bed and make do wiht that until she is ready to move out of her sisters room and into her own.
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My DD never did have a crib. We're in the process of adopting. She came for a visit and never left! Because the visit was supposed to be short, we just had a playyard for her to sleep in. As soon as she was half climbing out of it, she transitioned to a 'big girl bed'.
We originally had a twin bed for her, but that didn't last long. She really does better in a larger bed. I'm less worried about her falling out because there is so much more bed for her to roll around on. Right now she's in a king sized bed (two twins made into one bed). It is easy for us because I only have to worry about one kind of sheets. She like my high thread count sheets so she uses the set that aren't on our bed.
However, her bedroom is really too small for a kind sized bed so I'm working on finding her better bedroom furniture. She'll probably end up with a queen sized bed. I'd do a full size but sheets are so easy to find in a queen size.
I see nothing wrong with both small children sleeping in the full-sized bed. They'd probably like it. If you worry about her roaming during the night, put a baby gate in her doorway. That way she can only be in her bedroom. When DD was very small. Her bedroom was directly across the hallway from our bedroom and her bathroom was right next to her bedroom. We put a baby gate across the hall so she only had access to her room, the bathroom and our bedroom but not the rest of the house.
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Originally Posted by Cookie2
....... If you worry about her roaming during the night, put a baby gate in her doorway. That way she can only be in her bedroom. When DD was very small. Her bedroom was directly across the hallway from our bedroom and her bathroom was right next to her bedroom. We put a baby gate across the hall so she only had access to her room, the bathroom and our bedroom but not the rest of the house.
We put the gate up at dd's room for awhile and now we put it up in the hall so she can go to the bathroom or come in our room if she gets scared. It works just fine for us.