Q for crib users. transition age

[FondestBianca]

I don't remember at what age we transitioned dd out of her crib into a bed. So, for those of you who have made the transition, what age was your dc? I know this depends a lot upon the specific needs and character of each child. Just wanted to get a general range.

This would be assuming their room is childproofed, safe, and they won't be able to leave the room alone while everyone else is sleeping.

We do have a toddler bed that is low to the ground to transition to. We bought it for dd before we realized it was nearly useless and it wouldn't be used more than 6 month before she was big enough to get onto a twin bed.

[Masel]

At 2 my DD said that she wanted to be in the big girl bed. It's a day bed with a trundle that predated her in the room. We pulled out the lower bed a couple feet until she was comfortable.

[treegardner]

We put DS in his toddler bed at 15 months.

[elmh23]

We moved ds to a mattress on the floor at 13 months and then that was put on a frame when he was 15 months.

Dd never slept in the crib, but we transitioned her to a futon bed at 8 months old because we really needed the space in our bed and she was a bed hog. I would sleep next to her to get her down to sleep and then go back to my bed. By the end of the night I'd be in her bed.

[Michigan Mama]

We transitioned ds1 to his toddler bed when I was 7 mo. preg with ds2, so he was...28 mo. I anticipate he'll be in the toddler bed for at least a year, if not more. He really likes it.

[Conifer]

DS - 24months
DD - 18 months

The day after they climbed out of the crib and jumped into my bed on there own LOL! I figured there was no reason to contain them after that!

[Ruthie's momma]

DD's crib converts to a toddler bed. We converted the bed just this past weekend. DD will be 2 1/2 at the end of December.

[FondestBianca]

So 1-2 is about the usual with about 18 months being the average. I think it's still too soon for ds at 1 year. I think if he got out of bed before falling alseep he'd just end up sleeping on the floor. Unlike his sister at that age, he's already a climber, so we'll see.