Re: crib to bed transition

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen, I'll tell you what we did with Sebastian and maybe some of it will help. (He used to sleep with us until age 3. He never accepted the crib, not even as a newborn.) It went like this: First, we got him a full bed and purchased a plastic rail that could easily be installed. The bed had another mattress hidden underneath that could be pulled out for a guest. For starters, we needed to convince him that sleeping in his room was something special so while he was out, I decorated his room and transformed it into a Blues clues room (he was obsessed with Blues at the time, now it is Cars and , lol). I bought bed sheets, and wallies/stick ons, a rug and a lamp at stores like Walmart and Target so it wasn't really expensive. When he got home he was so surprised and excited about his new room it wasn't hard to talk him into sleeping there. At bedtime, I pulled out the guest bed and slept next to him, reassuring him every

time he woke up. If he tried to climb in bed with me, I would put him back in his bed and stroke his back and or hold his hand until he would fall asleep again but insist that he sleep in his own bed like a big boy. After doing this for 2 weeks, I started going back to my own bed in the middle of the night and after a month, I pulled out the guest bed but would stay with him only until he fell asleep. Two months later, he was getting under the covers and going to sleep with only one verbal prompt and I would leave the room immediately after we finished dour prayers. NO more pulling out the guest room. It worked great! Unfortunately, we recently moved to a new house and he became scared of sleeping alone because his room is so far away from ours and the neighbor's AC is so noisy. So, we had to start the process all over again. At this point, we leave his room in the middle of the night and he is OK with it. Looking forward to him being completely comfortable in

the new house again so I can go straight to my own bed every night! Hope this helps, Ida DeGroot wrote: Hi Everyone,My son is 3 and 1/2 and just started climbing out of his crib. This is great from a gross motor skills standpoint, but not for sleeping. One night my husband and I took turns trying to keep him in a regular bed, following him around as he roamed, etc. Finally at 4:30am he fell (and now has quite a scar on his nose) and then cried himself to sleep in between us.Does anyone

have advice on how to get him to sleep in a bed, and safely? Even if I could keep him in his room somehow, there are blinds and dressers, etc. I don't know how to keep him safe out of his crib when I'm not next to him!Any advice is appreciated!Thanks,Jen

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I have some suggestions that I have either used, or friends have used w/success.If your son has a favorite stuffed toy that he could sleep with it might help. Perhaps if you tell him the toy (Bear, cat, whatever) is going to sleep and you will get them both out of bed in the morning, he will stay in bed with it. In the morning put the toy on the sofa or in another room, so that your child knows it is only in bed for the night and is up at the proper time. Let you son know that you are nearby if he needs you but he should try to sleep in his bed. If it doesn't work out, you could try putting his mattress on the floor in his room (or yours). Also, you may want to take the pull strings for your blinds

and bundle them (at the top of the blinds and tie or rubber band them) or cut them off so there isn't a choking hazard. If you are worried that he will injure himself on the dresser, throw a quilt over the front of it during the night. Try a baby gate in his doorway at night to keep him in his room if you are concerned he will wander out. If he isn't staying asleep after being put to bed, you may want to speak with your pediatrician. I used inositol, and then GABA to help my son sleep when he was little, but warm broth might help your child stay asleep. Also making sure he has a drink and goes to the bathroom before bed might help.Good Luck!Subject:

crib to bed transitionTo: sList Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008, 4:57 PM

Hi Everyone,

My son is 3 and 1/2 and just started climbing out of his crib. This is great from a gross motor skills standpoint, but not for sleeping. One night my husband and I took turns trying to keep him in a regular bed, following him around as he roamed, etc. Finally at 4:30am he fell (and now has quite a scar on his nose) and then cried himself to sleep in between us.

Does anyone have advice on how to get him to sleep in a bed, and safely? Even if I could keep him in his room somehow, there are blinds and dressers, etc. I don't know how to keep him safe out of his crib when I'm not next to him!

Any advice is appreciated!

Thanks,

Jen

[Guest guest]

What we have done to keep Evan in his room is put one of those baby

gates in his doorway - high enough that he can't climb over it, but

also low enough that he can't crawl under it (Evan tried both escape

methods, so it was trial and error!). As for in the room, we're

still dealing with that one ourselves. We're in the process of

installing locks on the dresser drawers and finding ways to deal

with each new thing that he discovers.

Evan was a roamer too, and obsessed with opening and closing doors,

turning the lights on and off, etc. so it was rough for the first

week or two after he went into a bed. But eventually he adjusted,

and with time your son will too. Good luck.

Keli

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> Hi Everyone,

> My son is 3 and 1/2 and just started climbing out of his crib.

This is great from a gross motor skills standpoint, but not for

sleeping. One night my husband and I took turns trying to keep him

in a regular bed, following him around as he roamed, etc. Finally

at 4:30am he fell (and now has quite a scar on his nose) and then

cried himself to sleep in between us.

> Does anyone have advice on how to get him to sleep in a bed, and

safely? Even if I could keep him in his room somehow, there are

blinds and dressers, etc. I don't know how to keep him safe out of

his crib when I'm not next to him!

> Any advice is appreciated!

> Thanks,

> Jen

>

[Guest guest]

,

When my son was about 2 he started jumping out of his crib to so we got him a toddler bed, they are very low to the ground so i had no worries of him jumping out of a regular bed. I still have the toddler bed and it is not being used if you would like to have it please let me knwo. As far as how to keep in safe in his room since he likes to get out of bed, for the blinds this is what we did, we put a nail in the wall next to the blinds by the top and we would put the string up there so he could not reach it. We also used a baby fence in his room so he could not get out granted your son is 3 1/2 and he will probably climb over it but not sure if you can some how tell him that with since he is a big boy now he gets a big boy bed it might a way to keep him in his bed. I hope this helps.

Please let me knwo if you wan the bed.

Thanks

Paola

To: sList From: jenniferadegroot@...Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:57:23 -0700Subject: crib to bed transition

Hi Everyone,My son is 3 and 1/2 and just started climbing out of his crib. This is great from a gross motor skills standpoint, but not for sleeping. One night my husband and I took turns trying to keep him in a regular bed, following him around as he roamed, etc. Finally at 4:30am he fell (and now has quite a scar on his nose) and then cried himself to sleep in between us.Does anyone have advice on how to get him to sleep in a bed, and safely? Even if I could keep him in his room somehow, there are blinds and dressers, etc. I don't know how to keep him safe out of his crib when I'm not next to him!Any advice is appreciated!Thanks,Jen Enjoy 5 GB of free, password-protected online storage. Get Windows Live SkyDrive.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

When our daughter was ready to be moved from a crib, we had the

same concerns. We ended up putting the bed and box spring on the floor

and putting a gate on the front door of the room. Initially, we put a mat

on the side of the bed in case she fell out but eventually moved it. She

would cry at the gate and fall asleep on the floor at the start of this but

eventually she understood that we were not letting her out of her room.

It did not take long before she started going in her bed herself. Of

course we added the touch of moving her into a big girl room that we had

painted pink and made very girly to get her excited about the whole process and

I think it helped. Re: the blinds and dressers, try locks and getting blinds

that are out of reach. Hope this helps you. Good luck!

From: sList

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Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 4:57 PM

To: sList

Subject: crib to bed transition

Hi Everyone,

My son is 3 and 1/2 and just started climbing out of his crib. This is great

from a gross motor skills standpoint, but not for sleeping. One night my

husband and I took turns trying to keep him in a regular bed, following him

around as he roamed, etc. Finally at 4:30am he fell (and now has quite a scar

on his nose) and then cried himself to sleep in between us.

Does anyone have advice on how to get him to sleep in a bed, and safely? Even

if I could keep him in his room somehow, there are blinds and dressers, etc. I

don't know how to keep him safe out of his crib when I'm not next to him!

Any advice is appreciated!

Thanks,

Jen

[Guest guest]

a,

Thank you so much for the offer of the toddler bed - that is so nice of you! My daughter's crib converts, so I will just trade their cribs.

Thank you everyone for your advice - I appreciate it.

Jen

Subject: RE: crib to bed transitionTo: deniseslist Date: Friday, June 13, 2008, 8:48 AM

,When my son was about 2 he started jumping out of his crib to so we got him a toddler bed, they are very low to the ground so i had no worries of him jumping out of a regular bed. I still have the toddler bed and it is not being used if you would like to have it please let me knwo. As far as how to keep in safe in his room since he likes to get out of bed, for the blinds this is what we did, we put a nail in the wall next to the blinds by the top and we would put the string up there so he could not reach it. We also used a baby fence in his room so he could not get out granted your son is 3 1/2 and he will probably climb over it but not sure if you can some how tell him that with since he is a big boy now he gets a big boy bed it might a way to keep him in his bed. I hope this helps.Please let me knwo if you wan the bed. ThanksPaola

To: sList@ yahoogroups. comFrom: jenniferadegroot@ yahoo.comDate: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:57:23 -0700Subject: crib to bed transition

Hi Everyone,My son is 3 and 1/2 and just started climbing out of his crib. This is great from a gross motor skills standpoint, but not for sleeping. One night my husband and I took turns trying to keep him in a regular bed, following him around as he roamed, etc. Finally at 4:30am he fell (and now has quite a scar on his nose) and then cried himself to sleep in between us.Does anyone have advice on how to get him to sleep in a bed, and safely? Even if I could keep him in his room somehow, there are blinds and dressers, etc. I don't know how to keep him safe out of his crib when I'm not next to him!Any advice is appreciated!Thanks,Jen

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