Re: Toddler Getting Too Big for Crib but Not Ready for Toddler Bed!

[Guest guest]

Is there anyway you could get a toddler bed and put it in the same room as the

crib and work on laying in it each night? Maybe if you clear the room of

everything but the bed and crib to keep her safe...(I know that's a lot to ask)

Plus put a gate on the door. Maybe there is an alternative to tiring out in the

jumping manor...like a tickle session or something else...I'm just thinking but

have no experience with this. I did put a gate on my daughter's door though and

have all furniture anchored just incase. It'd be a good life skill to try to

get her adjusted to a bed w/o restraints if possible.... Toddler Getting Too Big for Crib but Not Ready for

Toddler Bed!

This question is about my autistic son but it's a unisex question so

I'm hoping that you all can help me because I'm absolutely clueless

as to where to turn.

I'm not sure what to do here. My son is 40 pounds, 44 inches tall

(going to be 3 in Aug) and we have him in a crib with a zip-top-tent

so he can't climb out of it. In the next six months or so, he's

going to be too long to sleep in the crib but he's not mentally ready

to be alone in his room with a toddler bed....and he's not the type

of kid to lay down and listen to a story and then drift off. Right

now when we put him in his crib, he jumps around, laughs and carries

on until he's tired and eventually falls asleep - sometimes it takes

an hour for him to " bounce it out. " It doesn't matter if we wait

until he's exhausted, he still needs that time to wear himself out.

It think it's a sensory thing that he needs to do for himself.

I went online and saw a couple of hospital type " cribs " but they are

over five thousand dollars! I found adult sized (twin or full) cribs

for twelve hundred but the sides aren't high enough to contain him.

We need something that is longer than a standard crib but tall enough

that he can't climb out of it. My son is a climber, non-verbal and

is basically he's like a 6 month old in regards to his

comprehension/listening skills. He still puts everything into his

mouth so there's also a choking hazard if left alone. I can't leave

him alone in any room and I really don't want to start bringing him

into the bed with my husband and I. He's slept in his own room from

day one and I'd like that habit to continue.

Does anyone have any ideas for a bed or have any of you run into the

same problem with your girls? I really need help with this one

because I don't know what to do or where to turn.

As Always, Thanks So Much For All Your Help!

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Hi

& nbsp;

Another family I know had a similar problem. What they done was put a toddler

bed into a playpen. I guess this wouldnt work if your son is a climber. But its

a thought. I just wish we could get our Miss almost 4 to sleep in a bed , she

prefers to sleep on the floor with no mattress. She seems to like the hardness

of it...

& nbsp;

From: ginaridgway & lt;ginaridgway@... & gt;

Subject: Toddler Getting Too Big for Crib but Not Ready for

Toddler Bed!

To: Autism_in_Girls

Received: Monday, 16 June, 2008, 11:48 AM

This question is about my autistic son but it's a unisex question so

I'm hoping that you all can help me because I'm absolutely clueless

as to where to turn.

I'm not sure what to do here. My son is 40 pounds, 44 inches tall

(going to be 3 in Aug) and we have him in a crib with a zip-top-tent

so he can't climb out of it. In the next six months or so, he's

going to be too long to sleep in the crib but he's not mentally ready

to be alone in his room with a toddler bed....and he's not the type

of kid to lay down and listen to a story and then drift off. Right

now when we put him in his crib, he jumps around, laughs and carries

on until he's tired and eventually falls asleep - sometimes it takes

an hour for him to " bounce it out. " It doesn't matter if we wait

until he's exhausted, he still needs that time to wear himself out.

It think it's a sensory thing that he needs to do for himself.

I went online and saw a couple of hospital type " cribs " but they are

over five thousand dollars! I found adult sized (twin or full) cribs

for twelve hundred but the sides aren't high enough to contain him.

We need something that is longer than a standard crib but tall enough

that he can't climb out of it. My son is a climber, non-verbal and

is basically he's like a 6 month old in regards to his

comprehension/ listening skills. He still puts everything into his

mouth so there's also a choking hazard if left alone. I can't leave

him alone in any room and I really don't want to start bringing him

into the bed with my husband and I. He's slept in his own room from

day one and I'd like that habit to continue.

Does anyone have any ideas for a bed or have any of you run into the

same problem with your girls? I really need help with this one

because I don't know what to do or where to turn.

As Always, Thanks So Much For All Your Help!

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No, a tickle session wouldn't wear him down enough. He'd probably be

sore from laughing before he'd get tired. I already have everything

anchored to the walls because we already knew that was coming!

The only thing we could possibly do (and I don't want to make a habit

out of it) is take him for a ride in the car till he falls asleep.

With the price of gas being so high, it could take up to an hour for

him to fall asleep in the carseat and then it's a 50/50 shot that

he'd stay asleep. My concern with having him in the room (even with

only a mattress in it)it's a tiled floor and I'm worried that he's

going to pull one of his " Super Baby Stunts " and conk his head, or

knock himself out and we'll never know about it. I have asthma so we

don't have any carpeting in the house. I thought about putting in

that rubber padding that has the interlocking color mats but I'm

afraid he'll eat it because he still puts everything in his mouth.

Also, it's very often that he gets up in the middle of the night and

bounces around, has a " giggle fight " with himself for about an hour

or more and then eventually dozes back off. We have a baby monitor

and we hear him get up but we don't go in there unless he starts

crying. If he's just in there bouncing around, laughing and giggling

to himself, we just smile at eachother and roll over saying, " God

bless him! " There's just so many reasons that he still needs to

be contained but I can't find anything that fits his needs on my

budget. I would love to be able to be able to feel comfortable with

him in his room and not have to fear every single sound that I hear

over the monitor, which is what I would be doing if he had " free

reign " even if it was an empty room with a mattress. If it was too

quiet, I would think that he had eaten something and could be

choking, was into something, climbing the gate, etc. He's the type

of child that when things get quiet, something is wrong. *sigh* I

think I'm going to have to take a woodworking class! lol!

Thanks for your help!

>

> Is there anyway you could get a toddler bed and put it in the same

room as the crib and work on laying in it each night? Maybe if you

clear the room of everything but the bed and crib to keep her safe...

(I know that's a lot to ask) Plus put a gate on the door. Maybe

there is an alternative to tiring out in the jumping manor...like a

tickle session or something else...I'm just thinking but have no

experience with this. I did put a gate on my daughter's door though

and have all furniture anchored just incase. It'd be a good life

skill to try to get her adjusted to a bed w/o restraints if

possible.... Toddler Getting Too Big for Crib but

Not Ready for Toddler Bed!

>

>

> This question is about my autistic son but it's a unisex question

so

> I'm hoping that you all can help me because I'm absolutely

clueless

> as to where to turn.

>

> I'm not sure what to do here. My son is 40 pounds, 44 inches tall

> (going to be 3 in Aug) and we have him in a crib with a zip-top-

tent

> so he can't climb out of it. In the next six months or so, he's

> going to be too long to sleep in the crib but he's not mentally

ready

> to be alone in his room with a toddler bed....and he's not the

type

> of kid to lay down and listen to a story and then drift off. Right

> now when we put him in his crib, he jumps around, laughs and

carries

> on until he's tired and eventually falls asleep - sometimes it

takes

> an hour for him to " bounce it out. " It doesn't matter if we wait

> until he's exhausted, he still needs that time to wear himself

out.

> It think it's a sensory thing that he needs to do for himself.

>

> I went online and saw a couple of hospital type " cribs " but they

are

> over five thousand dollars! I found adult sized (twin or full)

cribs

> for twelve hundred but the sides aren't high enough to contain

him.

> We need something that is longer than a standard crib but tall

enough

> that he can't climb out of it. My son is a climber, non-verbal and

> is basically he's like a 6 month old in regards to his

> comprehension/listening skills. He still puts everything into his

> mouth so there's also a choking hazard if left alone. I can't

leave

> him alone in any room and I really don't want to start bringing

him

> into the bed with my husband and I. He's slept in his own room

from

> day one and I'd like that habit to continue.

>

> Does anyone have any ideas for a bed or have any of you run into

the

> same problem with your girls? I really need help with this one

> because I don't know what to do or where to turn.

>

> As Always, Thanks So Much For All Your Help!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

We had one of those crib tents too! My daughter was always a climber too.

They are a bit harder to find, but they do make twin size tents. Maybe you

could just put him in a twin bed (or mattress on the floor) with one of

those? It wouldn't provide as much space to jump though... A toddler bes is

not going to help as it's the same size as a crib, just used to help

transistion to a big boy bed for a typical child, but if he's already going

to be too long for a crib then he'd be too long for a toddler bed too.

While I do agree with what (I think) said, that it is a life skill

that you do want to work on with him eventually, to have him sleeping in a

bed without being confined.

My daughter started out with her own bedroom but when she started having

seizures I moved her in my room and she's never left! LOL Each time we've

tried to move her back to her own room we have some seizures and I just

don't want to risk missing it and something happening to her. So she's just

stayed in with me. Hopefully if she ever out grows the seizures or they at

least become more controlled, then we'll at least move her to the room with

her sister.

Theresa

>

> This question is about my autistic son but it's a unisex question so

> I'm hoping that you all can help me because I'm absolutely clueless

> as to where to turn.

>

> I'm not sure what to do here. My son is 40 pounds, 44 inches tall

> (going to be 3 in Aug) and we have him in a crib with a zip-top-tent

> so he can't climb out of it. In the next six months or so, he's

> going to be too long to sleep in the crib but he's not mentally ready

> to be alone in his room with a toddler bed....and he's not the type

> of kid to lay down and listen to a story and then drift off. Right

> now when we put him in his crib, he jumps around, laughs and carries

> on until he's tired and eventually falls asleep - sometimes it takes

> an hour for him to " bounce it out. " It doesn't matter if we wait

> until he's exhausted, he still needs that time to wear himself out.

> It think it's a sensory thing that he needs to do for himself.

>

> I went online and saw a couple of hospital type " cribs " but they are

> over five thousand dollars! I found adult sized (twin or full) cribs

> for twelve hundred but the sides aren't high enough to contain him.

> We need something that is longer than a standard crib but tall enough

> that he can't climb out of it. My son is a climber, non-verbal and

> is basically he's like a 6 month old in regards to his

> comprehension/listening skills. He still puts everything into his

> mouth so there's also a choking hazard if left alone. I can't leave

> him alone in any room and I really don't want to start bringing him

> into the bed with my husband and I. He's slept in his own room from

> day one and I'd like that habit to continue.

>

> Does anyone have any ideas for a bed or have any of you run into the

> same problem with your girls? I really need help with this one

> because I don't know what to do or where to turn.

>

> As Always, Thanks So Much For All Your Help!

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My daughter was climbing out of her crib from about 1 and a half and

also had a hard time settling down at night. Our solution was to put a

twin mattress on her bedroom floor, put locks on her closet door, and

remove or anchor all the rest of the stuff in her room, then give her

free run of the room. At that point we felt if was safe enough in

there that we weren't worried about her jumping around the room by

herself and eventually she would get tired and go to bed. If you are

afraid of your son coming out of the room at night and wandering

around the house (and feel uncomfortable with the idea of locking his

door and using a baby monitor) I have also known people who have put

screen doors on their kids bedroom.

>

> This question is about my autistic son but it's a unisex question so

> I'm hoping that you all can help me because I'm absolutely clueless

> as to where to turn.

>

> I'm not sure what to do here. My son is 40 pounds, 44 inches tall

> (going to be 3 in Aug) and we have him in a crib with a zip-top-tent

> so he can't climb out of it. In the next six months or so, he's

> going to be too long to sleep in the crib but he's not mentally ready

> to be alone in his room with a toddler bed....and he's not the type

> of kid to lay down and listen to a story and then drift off. Right

> now when we put him in his crib, he jumps around, laughs and carries

> on until he's tired and eventually falls asleep - sometimes it takes

> an hour for him to " bounce it out. " It doesn't matter if we wait

> until he's exhausted, he still needs that time to wear himself out.

> It think it's a sensory thing that he needs to do for himself.

>

> I went online and saw a couple of hospital type " cribs " but they are

> over five thousand dollars! I found adult sized (twin or full) cribs

> for twelve hundred but the sides aren't high enough to contain him.

> We need something that is longer than a standard crib but tall enough

> that he can't climb out of it. My son is a climber, non-verbal and

> is basically he's like a 6 month old in regards to his

> comprehension/listening skills. He still puts everything into his

> mouth so there's also a choking hazard if left alone. I can't leave

> him alone in any room and I really don't want to start bringing him

> into the bed with my husband and I. He's slept in his own room from

> day one and I'd like that habit to continue.

>

> Does anyone have any ideas for a bed or have any of you run into the

> same problem with your girls? I really need help with this one

> because I don't know what to do or where to turn.

>

> As Always, Thanks So Much For All Your Help!

>

>

[Guest guest]

The day I knew my daughter had to come out of her crib and into a

toddler bed was extremely frightening, but we just took every

precaution imaginable and it worked out fine. She was very much like

your son in her oral fixations and energy levels, and in many ways,

still is. She is 8 now and we STILL have all her furniture anchored

and bolted to the floors and walls, bars and locks on the windows and

closet and 2 locks on the outside of the door. You just have to do

whatever is necessary to keep your child safe while making the

necessary adjustments to their changing needs.

>

>

>>

>> This question is about my autistic son but it's a unisex question so

>> I'm hoping that you all can help me because I'm absolutely clueless

>> as to where to turn.

>>

>> I'm not sure what to do here. My son is 40 pounds, 44 inches tall

>> (going to be 3 in Aug) and we have him in a crib with a zip-top-tent

>> so he can't climb out of it. In the next six months or so, he's

>> going to be too long to sleep in the crib but he's not mentally ready

>> to be alone in his room with a toddler bed....and he's not the type

>> of kid to lay down and listen to a story and then drift off. Right

>> now when we put him in his crib, he jumps around, laughs and carries

>> on until he's tired and eventually falls asleep - sometimes it takes

>> an hour for him to " bounce it out. " It doesn't matter if we wait

>> until he's exhausted, he still needs that time to wear himself out.

>> It think it's a sensory thing that he needs to do for himself.

>>

>> I went online and saw a couple of hospital type " cribs " but they are

>> over five thousand dollars! I found adult sized (twin or full) cribs

>> for twelve hundred but the sides aren't high enough to contain him.

>> We need something that is longer than a standard crib but tall enough

>> that he can't climb out of it. My son is a climber, non-verbal and

>> is basically he's like a 6 month old in regards to his

>> comprehension/listening skills. He still puts everything into his

>> mouth so there's also a choking hazard if left alone. I can't leave

>> him alone in any room and I really don't want to start bringing him

>> into the bed with my husband and I. He's slept in his own room from

>> day one and I'd like that habit to continue.

>>

>> Does anyone have any ideas for a bed or have any of you run into the

>> same problem with your girls? I really need help with this one

>> because I don't know what to do or where to turn.

>>

>> As Always, Thanks So Much For All Your Help!

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

We did about the same for our DD when she was 2. We put her toddler bed with a

side rail on it, she couldn't open the closets, and we kept her favorite stuffed

toys down. At first I would sleep right next to her bed, on the floor, we went

to a gate aat her door, the regualr stair prrof type, and she was fine. It took

her a few good months but finally she went to bed at a reasonable time.

As a teenager now, she has to take melatonin to help her sleep. She plays her DS

until she gets sleepy.

Just remember, sleep issues are a common issue with ASD children, it wears you

out and your spouse. Make the room child proof and get some sleep, you need it

too!'s Mom

To: Autism_in_Girls@...: heidihofer@...: Mon, 16 Jun

2008 14:53:19 +0000Subject: Re: Toddler Getting Too Big for

Crib but Not Ready for Toddler Bed!

My daughter was climbing out of her crib from about 1 and a half andalso had a

hard time settling down at night. Our solution was to put atwin mattress on her

bedroom floor, put locks on her closet door, andremove or anchor all the rest of

the stuff in her room, then give herfree run of the room. At that point we felt

if was safe enough inthere that we weren't worried about her jumping around the

room byherself and eventually she would get tired and go to bed. If you

areafraid of your son coming out of the room at night and wanderingaround the

house (and feel uncomfortable with the idea of locking hisdoor and using a baby

monitor) I have also known people who have putscreen doors on their kids

bedroom.>> This question is about my autistic son but it's a unisex question so >

I'm hoping that you all can help me because I'm absolutely clueless > as to

where to turn.> > I'm not sure what to do here. My son is 40 pounds, 44 inches

tall> (going to be 3 in Aug) and we have him in a crib with a zip-top-tent> so

he can't climb out of it. In the next six months or so, he's> going to be too

long to sleep in the crib but he's not mentally ready> to be alone in his room

with a toddler bed....and he's not the type> of kid to lay down and listen to a

story and then drift off. Right> now when we put him in his crib, he jumps

around, laughs and carries> on until he's tired and eventually falls asleep -

sometimes it takes> an hour for him to " bounce it out. " It doesn't matter if we

wait> until he's exhausted, he still needs that time to wear himself out.> It

think it's a sensory thing that he needs to do for himself.> > I went online and

saw a couple of hospital type " cribs " but they are> over five thousand dollars!

I found adult sized (twin or full) cribs> for twelve hundred but the sides

aren't high enough to contain him.> We need something that is longer than a

standard crib but tall enough> that he can't climb out of it. My son is a

climber, non-verbal and> is basically he's like a 6 month old in regards to his>

comprehension/listening skills. He still puts everything into his> mouth so

there's also a choking hazard if left alone. I can't leave> him alone in any

room and I really don't want to start bringing him> into the bed with my husband

and I. He's slept in his own room from> day one and I'd like that habit to

continue.> > Does anyone have any ideas for a bed or have any of you run into

the> same problem with your girls? I really need help with this one> because I

don't know what to do or where to turn.> > As Always, Thanks So Much For All

Your Help!> >

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[Guest guest]

When this happened to us we cleaned out my daughters room and put a

mattress on the floor. We then reversed the lock and locked the door.

We did install a wirless camera high up on the wall to moniter her

from our room. She loved her room, and with the door locked we knew

she was safe. She never cried, she tried to open the door a few times

but figured out it was not opening, I do not think she cared though

because she had so much fun bouncing on the mattress and playing with

her toys. She slept this way from 2 1/2 until past her 4th, when she

was then ready for a big girl bed.

Just a thought- hope this helps!!!

Jackie

>

> This question is about my autistic son but it's a unisex question

so

> I'm hoping that you all can help me because I'm absolutely clueless

> as to where to turn.

>

> I'm not sure what to do here. My son is 40 pounds, 44 inches tall

> (going to be 3 in Aug) and we have him in a crib with a zip-top-tent

> so he can't climb out of it. In the next six months or so, he's

> going to be too long to sleep in the crib but he's not mentally

ready

> to be alone in his room with a toddler bed....and he's not the type

> of kid to lay down and listen to a story and then drift off. Right

> now when we put him in his crib, he jumps around, laughs and carries

> on until he's tired and eventually falls asleep - sometimes it takes

> an hour for him to " bounce it out. " It doesn't matter if we wait

> until he's exhausted, he still needs that time to wear himself out.

> It think it's a sensory thing that he needs to do for himself.

>

> I went online and saw a couple of hospital type " cribs " but they are

> over five thousand dollars! I found adult sized (twin or full) cribs

> for twelve hundred but the sides aren't high enough to contain him.

> We need something that is longer than a standard crib but tall

enough

> that he can't climb out of it. My son is a climber, non-verbal and

> is basically he's like a 6 month old in regards to his

> comprehension/listening skills. He still puts everything into his

> mouth so there's also a choking hazard if left alone. I can't leave

> him alone in any room and I really don't want to start bringing him

> into the bed with my husband and I. He's slept in his own room from

> day one and I'd like that habit to continue.

>

> Does anyone have any ideas for a bed or have any of you run into the

> same problem with your girls? I really need help with this one

> because I don't know what to do or where to turn.

>

> As Always, Thanks So Much For All Your Help!

>

>

[Guest guest]

WOW! You all gave me some wonderful ideas! I knew I could count on

you! Thanks so much for all of your help!

>

> This question is about my autistic son but it's a unisex question

so

> I'm hoping that you all can help me because I'm absolutely clueless

> as to where to turn.

>

> I'm not sure what to do here. My son is 40 pounds, 44 inches tall

> (going to be 3 in Aug) and we have him in a crib with a zip-top-tent

> so he can't climb out of it. In the next six months or so, he's

> going to be too long to sleep in the crib but he's not mentally

ready

> to be alone in his room with a toddler bed....and he's not the type

> of kid to lay down and listen to a story and then drift off. Right

> now when we put him in his crib, he jumps around, laughs and carries

> on until he's tired and eventually falls asleep - sometimes it takes

> an hour for him to " bounce it out. " It doesn't matter if we wait

> until he's exhausted, he still needs that time to wear himself out.

> It think it's a sensory thing that he needs to do for himself.

>

> I went online and saw a couple of hospital type " cribs " but they are

> over five thousand dollars! I found adult sized (twin or full) cribs

> for twelve hundred but the sides aren't high enough to contain him.

> We need something that is longer than a standard crib but tall

enough

> that he can't climb out of it. My son is a climber, non-verbal and

> is basically he's like a 6 month old in regards to his

> comprehension/listening skills. He still puts everything into his

> mouth so there's also a choking hazard if left alone. I can't leave

> him alone in any room and I really don't want to start bringing him

> into the bed with my husband and I. He's slept in his own room from

> day one and I'd like that habit to continue.

>

> Does anyone have any ideas for a bed or have any of you run into the

> same problem with your girls? I really need help with this one

> because I don't know what to do or where to turn.

>

> As Always, Thanks So Much For All Your Help!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry, I haven't read all of the responses yet, so I don't know if

anyone has said this yet. We put my daughter in a toddler bed with a

side rail that went around a whole edge, the bed was against the wall.

We also put a mattress on the floor, so if she fell off she would

land on the mattress. We also put a safety knob on the door to " lock "

her in. I know this is not recommended because of the issue if there

is a fire, etc. We would open the door once she was asleep, but had a

child's gate up so she could only end up in our room. Now I don't

know if this would work for you. Would he still fit in a pack n play?

You might be able to put the tent from the crib on it. We also had a

small trampoline in my daughters room for her to jump on. This might

help him get his jumps out instead of in the bed. (You might find one

in a yard sale). Otherwise, are there any organizations you can get

one the beds from that you talked about? Anyone know? I hope some

of this helps....Lori

>

> This question is about my autistic son but it's a unisex question so

> I'm hoping that you all can help me because I'm absolutely clueless

> as to where to turn.

>

> I'm not sure what to do here. My son is 40 pounds, 44 inches tall

> (going to be 3 in Aug) and we have him in a crib with a zip-top-tent

> so he can't climb out of it. In the next six months or so, he's

> going to be too long to sleep in the crib but he's not mentally ready

> to be alone in his room with a toddler bed....and he's not the type

> of kid to lay down and listen to a story and then drift off. Right

> now when we put him in his crib, he jumps around, laughs and carries

> on until he's tired and eventually falls asleep - sometimes it takes

> an hour for him to " bounce it out. " It doesn't matter if we wait

> until he's exhausted, he still needs that time to wear himself out.

> It think it's a sensory thing that he needs to do for himself.

>

> I went online and saw a couple of hospital type " cribs " but they are

> over five thousand dollars! I found adult sized (twin or full) cribs

> for twelve hundred but the sides aren't high enough to contain him.

> We need something that is longer than a standard crib but tall enough

> that he can't climb out of it. My son is a climber, non-verbal and

> is basically he's like a 6 month old in regards to his

> comprehension/listening skills. He still puts everything into his

> mouth so there's also a choking hazard if left alone. I can't leave

> him alone in any room and I really don't want to start bringing him

> into the bed with my husband and I. He's slept in his own room from

> day one and I'd like that habit to continue.

>

> Does anyone have any ideas for a bed or have any of you run into the

> same problem with your girls? I really need help with this one

> because I don't know what to do or where to turn.

>

> As Always, Thanks So Much For All Your Help!

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