[Kristina]

We are thinking about moving ds into his own twin bed. He is 16.5 months old. I just am wondering how everyone else handled the big switch.

 

[owen&mama]

I'm in the same boat. My DS is almost 22 months and we're thinking about the same thing. We're expecting #2 and wondering if this might give him his own 'space' - plus clear out some space on a queen bed for the new bed! We don't want to do anything traumatic though, so I'd be interested in the process and at what age others moved their little ones.

 

[Divina]

I'm looking for help with the same thing! We're not sure yet if we're ready to move DS into his own bed, but DS #2 is on the way and we're seriously considering it. But we're also concerned that DS #1 will feel that he's being rejected for the new baby.

Divina

 

[oceanbaby]

Well, the transition isn't complete yet, but here's what we've done. When ds was 2yo, we nightweaned him. After that got all settled down, we put the crib mattress on the floor in our bedroom. I put some cute little animal pictures around it on the wall. And we made a big deal about that being his bed, and we would sit in there and read. I woud lay there to nurse him to sleep, but sometimes he would want to go to sleep in our bed, and we were fine with it.

Now he goes down for naps and for the evening in his bed, but wakes up at around midnight or so and comes into our bed. We are going to get a twin mattress so that it's easier for us to lay there with him when he wakes up at night, rather than bringing him into our bed.

So we did a gradual transition, which we are still in the middle of, but it seems to be working well overall. I think the key was not forcing it and making him feel "kicked out." I'm due in July with our 2nd, so am confident that by then he will be happy being in his bed all nght. I will miss him though! Especially now that he's nightweaned, it's so sweet to just cuddle up with him in our bed, and when he wraps his arms around my neck I feel like just might die from love overload!

 

[gabesmama]

27 month old DS is in his own bed and sleeps through the night. This is how we did it. We night weaned him in our bed at about 20 months. And then when he would sleep through the night without asking to nurse we made a big deal about it in the morning and told him if he continues to do this he would get his very own big boy bed. Whenever I read a story and the character had his/her own bed I pointed it out to him. We looked at big boy beds on line, we went shopping and looked at big boy beds. We did this for a few months so we really worked up to it. Then when he was about 23 months we got a big boy bed and let him pick out the sheets. Ever since then, he has slept in in for his naps and at night. I nursed him to sleep in his bed and have weaned him to only one nursing at nap time.

It worked out well for us. We were both ready for the transistion.

Good Luck,

Lori