Anyone have young kids?

myiceisonfire

General question...

How long before your little one was out of a toddler bed and into a big bed?

Mine boy is 14 months. I'm wondering if I should get a toddler bed, or just give him the extra queen we have.

Mainly I'm wondering how long before he'll be out of a toddler bed? If 2yrs, then what's the point of buying a toddler bed for less than a year?

Jenscan

DS was out of the crib at 15 months and into a toddler bed for less than a year before we switched him to a twin. Had I to do it again, I'd have put him straight into a twin with rails instead. So I kind of agree, what's the point of a toddler bed?

myiceisonfire

DS was out of the crib at 15 months and into a toddler bed for less than a year before we switched him to a twin. Had I to do it again, I'd have put him straight into a twin with rails instead. So I kind of agree, what's the point of a toddler bed?

Thanks!.... His crib broke, so if we take off the side rail to make it a toddler bed, it falls apart. So I have to do something. I don't see a point in buying a bed that he'll use for only a short while when we already have an extra bed. Although the extra bed is a full. But I guess there's nothing wrong with giving him a full.

AHealthierRhonda

Our daughter went from crib to queen bed at 23 months. She was mostly sleeping in our bed anyway. Never bought a toddler bed.

nehtaeh

I did not buy or pay for our toddler beds. Had I had to buy them, I would have gone straight to twins. My girls were in toddler beds just before they turned 2 and were in twins just after they turned 3. A lot of wasted money there, but it wasn't mine so whatever.

TwinMamma09

My twin girls are 27 months old and have no desire to climb out of their cribs. We are going to leave them in there until they show an interest of getting out. We will probably transition into twin size beds an skip the toddler beds just to save that in-between expense.

Good luck with your son.

JennsLosing

i switched mine out at 2 yrs old....thats when he started to try to escape the crib lol. I have a 11 month old now, and shes staying in her crib until she tries to start to escape as well. and theres nothing wrong with a full sized bed. my boy had a full bed up until a few months ago. we gave him a twin instead. the full just took up too much space in his room.

kellykaye_xo

You could use a full and push one side against the wall and a rail on the other side. If you already have the full bed then it doesn't make sense to buy a toddler bed. My daugher has outgrown her toddler bed and ready to move to a bigger bed...she's 3 1/2.

cavywoman

our wee boy is on his toddler bed at 3 1/2 years and will get maybe another year at most out of it. It has been worthwhile as we bought it as a covertible cotbed so he has had the use of it since coming out of his rocking crib at 4 months old. If we had just had a normal cot then i guess we would just have gone straight from that to a twin with rails.

tuneses

My son was in a toddler bed at 13 months. The reason being is that when he was 18 months his crib needed to go to his sister and I didnt want jealousy issues. We had no issues with the transition. If I wasnt given a free toddler bed i think I would have got a twin with a bed rail.

boomboom011

We bought our baby boy a race car bed that was the size of a twin bed but low to the ground. I think toddler beds are a waste of money in my humble yet mostly accurate opinion.

tararocks

at 16 months daughter went to a twin, i didn't use rails, but i used the crib mattress on the floor so that if she did roll off she fell on the crib mattress and then during the day just pushed the crib mattress back under the bed, she never did roll off of it though.

myiceisonfire

Thank you everyone .... My boy stated getting out of the crib at 11months lol. Quite the climber. =P I'd say pretty good for a preemie that was 7weeks early =P

Guess we'll go with the full Just need to buy a nice bedding-set then

Bethany28

I used toddler beds with both of my boys and will with my daughter as well. My oldest son went into his toddler bed on his second birthday, my second son went into his toddler bed at 15 months, and our daughter is turning 2 on Saturday and I am keeping her in the crib until she tries to climb out. I put my oldest son in a twin bed at 4. He slept in his toddler bed for 2 years. My second son went into a twin bed at 3 because we bought bunk beds. Toddler beds are pretty cheap at wal-mart and you use the same mattress from the crib. You can sell it on craigslist after and get most of your money back. Either way good luck!

spacecase76

My youngest started crawling out of her crib at 17 months. She has one of those "lifetime" beds, so I converted it to a toddler bed--that was 2 years ago. Had I a mattress, I would have just converted it to a full sized bed, but, for now, she is still sleeping fine in it as a toddler bed. The better the longer, I am not in the position right now to buy a new mattress set.

vim_n_vigor

My oldest went to a toddler bed at 2, but he wouldn't sleep in it. We got him a twin bed right away - put a slap under the mattress instead of the mattress pad to keep it lower to the floor. My youngest went to a toddler bed at 16 months due to a broken crip. Same for him though - wouldn't really sleep in it because he wanted a big boy bed too. He was in a twin right away too.

rachel0923

you may want to try putting a mattress on the floor at this age. My older girl converted the crib to a toddler bed around 18 months, then moved into a full bed around age 3.5.

MaxandHenrysMom

My twins went to twin beds at 2yrs. We bought platform style beds so if they did fall out, no big deal. We also went with the platform so we could put into a L-shape and make the best use of space as they got older and began to play more in their room.

mkcalvert

I found a very nice toddler bed at a yard sale $10 but my daughter refuses to sleep anywhere but with us...I'm hoping she grows out of this VERY soon...I just keep trying her in the toddler bed..Good luck

myiceisonfire

you may want to try putting a mattress on the floor at this age. My older girl converted the crib to a toddler bed around 18 months, then moved into a full bed around age 3.5.

Do you mean put the full mattress on the floor, without the boxspring?

rachel0923

you may want to try putting a mattress on the floor at this age. My older girl converted the crib to a toddler bed around 18 months, then moved into a full bed around age 3.5.

Do you mean put the full mattress on the floor, without the boxspring?

Yes, or you could use it with the boxspring. It would make the fall a little shorter Personally, I would not use a boxspring next time, because my older girl's full size bed is about 4 feet off the floor with the boxspring!

PlanetVelma

My daughter is short for her age so she was in a toddler bed from about 2 yrs old until right before she turned 5! LOL She really loved her toddler bed and was sad when we replaced it with a twin (daybed). But she fell in love with her new bed right away.

Now my son is average for his height and he did NOT get a toddler bed, he went straight from a crib to a twin bed (with rails), so it all depends on what you can afford (IMO).

That age is so darn adorable...exhausting at times, but fun nonetheless!

myiceisonfire

you may want to try putting a mattress on the floor at this age. My older girl converted the crib to a toddler bed around 18 months, then moved into a full bed around age 3.5.

Do you mean put the full mattress on the floor, without the boxspring?

Yes, or you could use it with the boxspring. It would make the fall a little shorter Personally, I would not use a boxspring next time, because my older girl's full size bed is about 4 feet off the floor with the boxspring!

I was thinking of that too. I'm not sure that "posts" are called that go under the boxspring, but I already wasn't going to use that. But no boxspring is a good idea for now too!

myiceisonfire

My daughter is short for her age so she was in a toddler bed from about 2 yrs old until right before she turned 5! LOL She really loved her toddler bed and was sad when we replaced it with a twin (daybed). But she fell in love with her new bed right away.

Now my son is average for his height and he did NOT get a toddler bed, he went straight from a crib to a twin bed (with rails), so it all depends on what you can afford (IMO).

That age is so darn adorable...exhausting at times, but fun nonetheless!

I LOVE this age too. I'm not into the newborn age (at all). Right now I love the cuddling when he's tired, are the "grin" when he knows he was naught, that you don't have to hold him ALL the TIME! I think I just love that now he's getting a personality! Even though about 20% of the time it's not my favorite personality LOL

deeharley

you may want to try putting a mattress on the floor at this age. My older girl converted the crib to a toddler bed around 18 months, then moved into a full bed around age 3.5.

Do you mean put the full mattress on the floor, without the boxspring?

Yes, or you could use it with the boxspring. It would make the fall a little shorter Personally, I would not use a boxspring next time, because my older girl's full size bed is about 4 feet off the floor with the boxspring!

I was thinking of that too. I'm not sure that "posts" are called that go under the boxspring, but I already wasn't going to use that. But no boxspring is a good idea for now too!

I agree with this - my oldest went straight from a crib to a twin mattress on the floor. By the time I got him a bed, he was used to sleeping in that space that was his mattress and never fell out of bed.

That, and when the mattress is on the floor, toys don't disappear under the bed - easier to clean.

LMorrison1009

My oldest (9yrs old now) went straight into a twin bed, with a side rail at about 19 months. My youngest is a completely different story! He is 3 years and 3 months, and still in a crib. He has never tried to get out, and refuses to sleep anywhere else. Won't nap at all unless he is home and put into his crib. I need to get this boy into a big boy bed ASAP and he doesn't want anything to do with it. We are in the process of redoing the walls and redecorating his room, and once it is done, I think we will get a twin bed and tell him the crib is broken. All kids are different, but I don't really see the point in a toddler bed.

meldaniel

I have a 6 and 3 year old. I have never bought a toddler bed! Seemed like a total waste of money and they look ridiculous IMO. I moved both of mine out of the crib when they learned how to climb out of it themselves and started them on their "big boy/girl" bed with first the mattress on the floor, then then boxspring was added when they quit rolling off the mattress, then finally the frame when they were not falling off and had learned how to climb into and out of bed without drama. Worked out great and I did not have to redecorate a third time. Putting the mattress on the floor eliminates the need for rails, too, which I also see no use for.

tiffwhit16

Both of my boys used their toddler beds from about age 2 till about 41/2 or 5. It's just safer when they're little cuz it's lower. After that they went into twin beds. If you don't want to spend the money on a toddler bed, you could always just put the mattress on the floor for now without the frame so that it's lower.

myiceisonfire

Thank you for all of the great ideas. We've decided to pull the full mattress into the house today! He'll be in it by bedtime tomorrow
And the mattress will be on the floor (great idea for all of those who gave that one!) Thank you all!