Big boy bed day has come...

[michieu129]

...and I must be insane for doing it.  
Since I am 30 weeks pregnant with a back that keeps going out, I had arranged last month to borrow my BF's fiancé to help my husband move the nursery furniture and assemble Jack's bed today.  (They are a busy couple. No kids...remember those days?)
Flash forward to today, and we have had some sort of nasty sleep regression for the last 2 months where Jack takes 2 hours to fall asleep. And it hasn't stopped.  AND he has a cold, bad congestions that is causing him to wake up in the motn, something he doesn't ever do.  
But, getting help moving the furniture is key and who knows who and when we can find help from again.  So we are going forward and doing it today anyway.
Hold me please!!  
I am also sick now with Jack's cold.  My back went out again yesterday.  I haven't slept well in months, made even worse by the sleep regression that doesn't allow me my 9pm bedtime.  
I feel like Baby Adam's arrival is right around the corner. And with him, goes the last of my sleep.  I am afraid I will never sleep again.  
Ok.  End rant.  Thanks for listening!  I'll post an update tomorrow!  

[TheEleventhHour]

I hope everything went well! Keep us updated. I am nervous to make the switch!

[cupcakesandpi]

I was nervous to make the switch to but DD had slept much better since we did. She had been in a twin bed since August. Hopefully your LO will be the same way.

[chilibeansm0m]

Hugs mama! Honestly i don't think there is ever a good timE. R still gets out of bed and passes out on the floor and avoids nap time like a ninja 90 percent of the time. It's been 2 months. GL!

[b0710]

I'm scared too...I'm not going to attempt to switch out DS until he either tries to climb out, or we need the crib for a new baby (fingers crossed that happens in the near future). I switched DS1 on his 3rd birthday because he seemed so old to be in a crib, but he never tried to climb out. His transition was smooth but at that age, it seems like it should be. Good luck!

[jessie333]

Good luck! Let us know how it goes!

[jcar]

Good luck! I hope he transitions easily.

[michieu129]

Thanks ladies. Naptime didn't work out too well. He didn't sleep at all. It happened too late because by the time we got everything ready it was just so late. But I am hoping that at least without a nap he will be easier to put to bed.

[luluandgirl]

How did the first night go in his big boy bed?!

[michieu129]

So he fell asleep quicker than he has in months last night. He was out cold in bed by 8pm! With the regression we've been experiencing, it has taken 2 hours after laying him in crib to actually go to sleep! It was pretty fantastic. But I am sure it was a combo of him starting to feel a bit better from his cold and not taking a nap. My hubby thinks he was "more comfortable". I think we'll find out tonight.
And, he slept the entire night. He did wake up at 6am though. Not cool. His usual wake time is 7:30 lately. I may need to start showering at night for a while.

[ohiodoxiemama08]

michieu129, glad it went well (aside from the waking up early part). I'm still dreading the transition. Clara has been having the craziest nap patterns lately anyways. She went from not napping for a solid week to finally napping and then the last two days she fought it for over 2 hours before finally giving in (Just as I was about to go get her up!) Toddler sleep is so complicated.

We don't need her crib for the new babe and she'll be staying in her current room but part of me wonders if I shouldn't get the transition done long before new baby comes. She is seeming to want to lay down on the couch/in our bed more during the day...so maybe she would do ok with a toddler bed? I dunno but I'm still nervous! Your experience gives me encouragement though!

[michieu129]

We had our first nap yesterday in the bed after 3 days. It took about 30 minutes to get him down and the nap lasted 1 hour. But I guess it's a start.
Last night was rough. He fell asleep at 8 (awesome!) but woke up at 12 and again at 4:30. The 4:30 one was rough. I was in there for 40 minutes with him. My husband was in there for 20. Finally I just gave up and laid down with him and he did fall back asleep. So did I for a little while, but I woke up and managed to slip out. I am trying not to lay down with him because I do not want him to come to expect it. But this week I have a feeling anything goes!!

I also started reading No Cry Sleep Solutions For Toddlers and Preschoolers. It mentions how 2 year olds should be getting a total of 13 hours of sleep a night. 1-2 for nap, and the rest at night. Right now we aren't even close to that but hopefully he will get better as he adjusts to the bed. She also talks at length about finding your LO's internal clock setting for sleep....and that many kids this age still fall asleep best between 6:30-7:30. I really thought it would have been later as they get older. I am curious to try putting him down then, but terrified of a very early wake time. She goes into over-tired behavior and Jack definitely seems to display quite a few of these before bed lately.
Anyway....we are toughing it out here. Maybe things wouldn't be so hard if me and the hubby both didn't have Jack's cold.
I am tired!!!!

[TheEleventhHour]

I'm sorry you're so tired! I hope you all kick these colds soon and it gets a little easier. It sounds like he's slowly adjusting!

[dckate]

We went through this with Bridget basically all of November and December. No naps, terrible sleep and bedtimes that went anywhere from 10pm to 2 or 3am. I was basically in tears all the time snd I was getting really hostile. This regression does pass. I remember looking at how much sleep Biddy was supposed to get and just laughing, because she was also nowhere near the guidelines.

Sending you a big hug, and lots of positive sleep energy!

[dckate]

One more thing- an early bedtime worked really well here. She goes down between 7-7:30 every night. I was also panicky about an early bedtime equaling an early wake time, but that wasn't the case.

Good luck!

[cjsmom]

DS goes to bed at 7 and he's usually asleep by 7:30. He wakes up between 6-6:30. He doesn't nap well though. DS has been is his big boy bed for a few weeks now and it's finally getting better. At first I thought I had made a huge mistake and was ready to let him sleep in the crib forever!

[michieu129]

cjsmom, Oh, that's how I feel now. I miss the crib so much. Jack needed zero help going to sleep most times in there. I put him down completely awake and he fell asleep on his own! He is also usually a champ with transitions but this one has been tough so far. I know it's been a week and I need to give it longer. But this has been a very long week.

dckate, I really hope Jack adjust in less than 2 months. I am not sure how I will do this with a newborn at all. I think that's stressing me out even more. I feel so pressed to help him make this adjustment quickly.
I tried putting him down at 7:30 last night. It was actually 7:27....an hour later, he was still wide awake and I was losing my mind sitting in there with him. Luckily my husband got home from work then and did the last 30 minutes when he saw me come hysterical crying down the stairs. (Not my finest moment as I may have thrown a milk sippy cup across the room!-LOL).

And even my parents noticed the change in his behavior today when they visited. He was a demon today. He really just cannot function without sleep. And so he has turned into a little evil toddler troll. Ok....maybe not this bad, but seriously, he is acting out quite a bit for lack of sleep.

[dckate]

Oh no! I will send all the positive energy I can for a quick transition!!!

[URMySunshine77]

Poor you, mama! I also hope that he transitions quickly.