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How do I do this??? HELP - transitioning to twin bed


mysweetpeasWil&Wes wrote: So we bought Wil a twin bed about a month ago and since we're back from our vacation, I figured it was time to try it out on him. He took his first nap in it yesterday just fine, but he had fallen asleep in the car and so I put him in it while already asleep. So we just tried it again, but this time awake and he isn't getting it. He understands to climb in and get under the covers, but how do you get them to stay in? He thinks it's all fun and games and I hear him knocking on his bedroom door or going through his dresser. So I tried to take any small distractions off the floor and I even sat in there with him, trying to keep putting him back in, but it's not working. rolleyes.gif Will it just take time? He's not complaining about it, so I don't think it's that he's scared...but he finds it to be quite a hoot and has the biggest grin on his little face! biggrin.gif

Anyhow, maybe I should wait another month or so and try again. But I'm wondering how you did it - if your toddler already sleeps in a bigger bed?? BTW, I have rails on the bed, but there is a small opening where he climbs out.

PrairieMom replied: I don't know what to tell ya. I put mine in, and he stayed in from day one no problems. dunno.gif Maybe its just a bit early?
Have you tried the nanny 911 thing where you sit on the floor and not look at him, and when he gets out just put him back in over and over, (like for the screamy kid in the crib?) Or maybe try at night when he is more tired and less likely to want to play?

Maddie&EthansMom replied: We took turns lying in bed with Maddie until she fell asleep. wink.gif It didn't take many times of us doing this til she got the hang of it and realized that is where she would be sleeping from now on.

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: Wil had a rough night last night and woke up several times crying. So like you both said, I took him out of his crib and slept WITH him in his new bed, thinking maybe he would get used to it that way. I totally ignored him and he still thought it was playtime...at 2am! He kept sitting up and pulled at my hair. So back in the crib he went and I just had to let him CIO for awhile...I hate that. I don't know what's going on with him. MIL said he didn't cry out once while we were gone, but now he's waking up at least three times a night and wants to be held by me (this happens in his crib). unsure.gif

Maybe it's just too early. dunno.gif But thanks for the tips!

Insanemomof3 replied: For us it just took time. They eventually get the idea. There were times though that the kids would play and fall asleep on the floor. LOL We would just then put them back in bed. smile.gif

Hope he figures it out soon for you! hug.gif

My2Beauties replied: Hanna just got the hang of it from day one, she wanted to sleep in it immediately. Well - hers has small rails on it because it's from the top of a bunk bed. They have rails that you can buy in the store that go on the side of twin beds. She won't climb over her rails at all, if she is in her bed she says come get me out, LOL! Does his bed have rails on it and he still climbs out?

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied:
We did the same thing, bought the bunk beds, one for Wil and one for the next baby, so we also bought the bunk set with rails and a ladder. So now it's only his twin bed, but yes, we have the rails up.

Oh I wish he would take to it from day one like all your kids did! He has never had problems adjusting to new things, so I'm not sure why this is so hard. It doesn't help that mom has no patience lately... sad.gif

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Maybe he just missed you while you were gone. Give it time. hug.gif

My2Beauties replied: Well hmmm... Hanna had problems transitioning to certain things and then others she just took to, so I think this is just one of those things. I'm sure he'll get the hang of it soon, I wouldn't give it up and wait, I would just keep going with it until he's comfortable, I guarantee it wouldn't even take a week! Keep us updated!

MyBlueEyedBabies replied: My kids just got it. It was a few months before Matt realized he could get down and play if he wanted to but it wasn't a big deal. HIs door would be closed and he would get down and play a while then go to bed. It wasn't fun to play alone in his room w/ no toys or anything so the novelty wore off pretty quickly. He also went through a phase of sleeping next to his bed...not sur ewhy but he got over that too.

Crystalina replied: What I did with Izabella (Evan is in my bed) was I put her toddler bed next to my bed. She feels comfortable like that because she started out in our bed anyway. My kids have NEVER had a crib. They've been in bed with us from day one but when Evan started getting bigger it was time for Izabella to get her own bed. They have thier own rooms but that's just where the toys and clothes are kept. I'm not ready to move them out yet.

3_call_me_mama replied:
That's what we did too.
Kathleen just went to a big girl bed (twin size, it's teh top bunk of a bunkbed set that we took apart) we just put her in ther and told her to go night night and stay there until morning. (she knows what morning is cause as soon as she see darkness she says It's night, and when she can see teh sun peek around teh curtains in teh morning she says "it morning" and claps.
She's been in there for about 1 week and has been fine. Last night she did get out, at 230 adn got a toy and got back in, but other than that she jsut stays there adn sleeps teh whole night through. OH we started with naps first, liek 3 days of napping in there and then at night in teh crib, but she threw a fit teh 2nd and third night and siad " the bed, in the bed" and so we just let her and told her if she got out she had to go in teh crib. Now we use the stay there till mornig and it works. Good luck, hope it's an easy transition.

blue72 replied: Transitioning my 1st to a big boy bed was difficult. He would climb out all the time. We didn't allow him to play. He had to sit on Dad's lap and watch TV (no cartoons). If we wiggled he went right back to bed. Usually about a half hour on Dad's lap he was sleepy enough to fall asleep in his bed.

My 2nd was much easier but he had a big brother to watch.

I think he may have missed you while you were gone. I'd stick to your normal routine with the crib for a few weeks and try again.

Good luck.

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied:
I agree, I think this may be the case! So I'll probably hold off since maybe there are too many transitions going on lately with us gone and MIL staying with him.

Thanks everyone! thumb.gif

luvmykids replied: Macie doesn't always stay in either. We just talk a lot about it during the bed time routine, and keep telling her "After we brush our teeth you're going to sleep in your bed." And when she comes out, we say "Back in bed to stay." and just put her back. Some nights she never gets out, some nights she does it several times. But we just don't get playful or affectionate at those times, it's all business.

mummy2girls replied: hmmm... im not sure. Jenna took to hers from day one. Well maby not...LOL... it took her a couple weeks because she would get out of bed alot and play with her toys. So what i did is take every toy out except for a a few books and a couple dolls. Everything else was put in her toy room. After that she got used to it. So nw all she does is.. sit in her bed and sing and read for about half hour than gfalls asleep. So i now started putting some toys back in and she doesnt tough them at night:)

It takes kids longer so just stick with it and he will get used to it... thumb.gif


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