When will you ditch the crib?

[judyblume14]

We're moving.
L will eventually need to be in a toddler bed.

I don't whether we should set her crib up in the new house, or go straight to toddler bed.

[designaddiction]

Apr 18, 2016 8:37:44 GMT -5 N40Mom said:

We won't ditch it until we have a second that needs it, or if she starts climbing out, whichever happens first. The longer we keep her in there, the better.

Exactly this!

[doglover31]

I feel like the longer he is confined the better...

Do not want a toddler randomly roaming around the house.
So far he hasn't tried to climb out, but I am thinking around his 2nd birthday we will try to transition him.

[judyblume14]

When we covert to a toddler bed, I'm going to feel like I have to lock her in her room at night for fear of her wandering out and falling down the steps (I'm so happy that until now, we haven't had to worry about steps!). I'm also scared that she is going to get out of bed and pull all of her clothes out of her drawers and all of her books and toys off the shelves...

[spacedcadet]

Apr 18, 2016 8:37:44 GMT -5 N40Mom said:

We won't ditch it until we have a second that needs it, or if she starts climbing out, whichever happens first. The longer we keep her in there, the better.

Same.

[melw629]

Apr 18, 2016 8:37:44 GMT -5 N40Mom said:

We won't ditch it until we have a second that needs it, or if she starts climbing out, whichever happens first. The longer we keep her in there, the better.

This.

[judyblume14]

Apr 18, 2016 11:51:57 GMT -5 @lildiamondeyes said:

Why is there no NEVER option? I mean, can't A stay in the crib forever?

LOL, I was going to go back and add "when baby goes to college" but I couldn't figure out how to edit a poll. Oh well.

[jt2378]

Yeah as long as possible in the crib, no desire to transition her out especially since she hasn't been trying to climb out (FX that continues!!)

[vavavictoria]

I'm hoping V will be ready at 2 since #2 is arriving a month after her 2nd birthday. We are unlucky enough to have the lever handles rather than knobs on the doors so she already opens all the doors. Her room is also upstairs and ours is downstairs. We have had just an audio baby monitor so far but I will probably get a video monitor once she is not contained by a crib. We will probably have to lock her in.

[jt2378]

N40Mom, i got so excited when I first saw the pic like "woo hoo, n40mom is sharing a photo finally". of course its not your real house, lol

[judyblume14]

N40Mom, can you put up a half-wall. Maybe a little taller than J?

semi-related side note... we had that kind of banister growing up. Me and each of siblings each got our heads stuck in it at some point.

[judyblume14]

@beckaroo - "mezzanine?" "Great room?"


You fanceh!