How old does a child have to be to sleep in a toddler bed?

Question

And what size mattress does it use twin? Crib sized? Thanks

Answer 1

My kids were 18 months. For the first few weeks, I had their beds in my room with a gaurd rail on both sides. Once I was sure they were going to be fine, I moved them into thier own room. Once they were old enough,20 months, I took of the guard rails. we had one accident, though. My 3 year old Derin was 23 months at the time and got out of his bed and climbed through our doggy door. We woke up in the middle of the night when our oldest, Miachel started throwing up. My husband noticed Derin was missing, and started screaming his name. Derin obviously heard him and came back inside. he said " WOOF! I am a doogie daydee" We decided to put a sliding guard rail that only opens from the outside on their door at night. It worked for us!

Answer 2

Toddler bed uses crib mattress. But "usually" the child that can climb out of the bed or try to needs to be in a toddler bed for their safety and if the child doesn't try to climb out then When too big for a crib or when ever you thing the child can sleep on the bed through the night without falling off.

Answer 3

For a toddler bed it would be a crib size mattress. It depends on the child. Does the child have regular sleep pattern becasue with my son he started sleeping in a toddler bed when he was 1 and my daughter start sleeping in toddler bed when she was 1 1/2. And my son was in a twin size bed by 2 1/2.

Answer 4

My daughter started sleeping in a toddler bed when she was 2. Just makes sure that it has stable side rails and it just takes the same mattress that you had in the crib. So yes, a crib mattress

Answer 5

Toddler beds take crib sized mattresses and linen and can be used as young as 18 months or a little bit younger if your child is ready.

Answer 6

I got a toddler bed for my son when he was 12 months but he is still sleeping with me he never used it so far he is 19 months and mine takes a crib mattress.

Answer 7

first of all the toddler bed uses a crib size mattress,but i think it is a wast to buy those bed,because you can just buy a twin size bed and put a guard rail on the side.All depends,my kids sleep in a twin bed since they were two years old.

Answer 8

My son never tried climbing out of his crib until he was 2. We never put him in a toddler bed. We went straight to a twin bed. A toddler bed only holds 100 lbs so if we wanted to lay in bed with him to read him a story we weren't able to. That is why we chose the twin bed instead.

Answer 9

Keep your child in the crib until they either start climbing out and are a danger to themselves, or they reach the age where you can trust them to stay in bed and not get up in the middle of the night and start getting into stuff. Or, if you think they need a toddler bed, put a gate in their door so they cant escape and make sure their bedroom is 110% baby-proof. All things like shelves and dressers need to be properly secured to the walls with straps so the child cant pull it down on themselves.

Answer 10

toddler beds take crib mattresses,well all the ones i have seen do and when it come to when you put your child in a toddler bed....when he/she is able to climb out of their crib,thats the time for change.

Answer 11

my son is 15 mo in nov and i will be getting him a toddler bed for christmas. most use a crib mattress. i guess it depends on your child, if they are climbing out of crib or just don't like it (like mine) then it is time for a toddler bed