Crib to Bed

[mabdoo]

Ok, so our little one can climb out of hte crib. So we tried putting her mattress on the floor for now but she has spent the better part of an hour running around her room and tearing it apart I am sure. We got out everything that could harm her. Any suggestions?

 

[janie1234]

Oh I remember those days. I just kids proofed the whole room, don't forget blind cords and added a door gate. For the first couple of days I stayed with him for a while in bed. Made a big deal about the sheets and how he now has his own big boy bed. During nap I would darken the room and play soft music, which really helped. Good luck it gets worse before it gets better but it will get better.

 

[coloradomama]

I pretty much did the same thing. She was baby gated in, until she started climbing it (then we added another on top of it). The first few days she would constantly get off of it, but as long as she was safe and couldn't get into things in her room, it was fine. She learned to go lay down in her bed when she got tired. It may just take a few days of adjusting. We went straight from the crib to the mattress on the floor at less than one year because she was climbing out! But it was great because if she got tired while playing in her room, she could go right to her mattress and lay down.

 

[mabdoo]

Thanks. Glad to hear that I am not alone and that it does get better. I am sure that I won't get any sleep tonight. I also wonder what she will do if she wakes up during the night.

Oh and by the way she fell alseep on a rocking chair against the wall. When I opened the door to check her I woke her up because she had it against the door. That has to come out too I guess.