My son will be 17months old when our new baby comes....Do you think he will be fine to sleep in a regular bed?

Question

I was thinking of putting him in a regular single bed with a rail instead on getting him a toddler bed because he moves around in his bed sooooo much, and i think the toddler bed will be to small for him. He is big for his age. He is 11 months old and wears size 2 clothes. I'm sure he will be big enough to sleep in a big boy bed by then...what do u think????

Answer 1

I don't think being physically big enough should be your main concern. Our daughter will be 20 months when our son is born, but we still plan on keeping her in the crib. Why? Because when she sleeps she is all over the crib! Even with a rail on both sides of a regular bed, she would end up falling off. I would say that you should look at your son's development and not so much his growth.

Now, you could do what we're planning on doing and see how it goes... we already have the bed that is going to be our daughter's. We're going to have the mattress on the floor and let her take naps there sometimes. That way, she can get used to the new bed, she won't feel rushed into and if she falls, it won't be far. Since she's already down to one nap a day, we plan on putting the new baby in the crib when she's not using it. That way he can get used to sleeping in the crib and she can get used to another baby using it. For the first few months, he's going to sleep in our room in a pack-n-play/bassinet just as our daughter did. But him sleeping in the crib sometimes will make it easier for me to get chores done in the bedroom.

Just a suggestion.

Congratulations and good luck!

Answer 2

As long as the bed has a rail on it i don't see no problem with it. I however didn't put my son in a toddler bed til he was 2 1/2 and my daughter is currently 20 months old and she still sleeps in her baby bed. I won't be moving her to a toddler bed until she's about 2 1/2 also.

Answer 3

I had my son in a toddler bed at 15 months old and moved him to a regular bed at 3 years old. He was too big for the toddler be by the time he was 2 and a half. If the bed is against the wall and you have a railing, I'm sure he will be okay. My son never fell out of his bed.

Trust you instincts and try it. This is your family and it is what you need to do. Your chid will adjust to his new bed. If you are careful and do it in the proper way he will be fine. Good Luck!

Answer 4

I don't think you should. I have a 19 month old who is also really big for his age and I wouldn't dare put him in a toddler bed right now. He would be crawling out of it all the time in the night. At that age they are too young to understand the invisible boundary of a toddler bed. You should get another crib for the new baby or a crib/toddler/twin adjustable one for your toddler so when the time is right you can turn the crib into a toddler bed.

Answer 5

Depends on the child. I had to move mine at 16 months because they could climb out of the crib. We used a regular bed for all 3. I just went to the store and bought the rails that slide under the matress. We got 2 (one of each side of the bed) Don't use the wall as one. It may not but completely against the wall and they could get stuck. I did have one that still fell out of that little area at the bottom.
If he is not ready though I wouldn't force it. He could then resent the baby because the baby stole his bed. You could put the baby in a pack n play for a few months in the beginning and then see if he is ready to transition to a big kid bed. He may even be willing to give it to his sibling.

Answer 6

My son (a 16 month old) easily gets in and out of an adult bed. Your son will probably be just fine in a big boy bed, too. I agree that if he's already wearing size 2, you won't get any good at all out of a toddler bed. Just get the bed rail and keep a monitor on in his room, just in case he gets out of bed at night.

Answer 7

I kept my son in a toddler bed until he turned four, simply because it was easier for him to get in and out of bed by himself without getting hurt. He moved around a lot in his sleep too, so I just put a pile of pillows and folded up comforters in the floor next to him while he was in bed so if he rolled out he wouldn't get hurt. They also have toddler beds with rails on the sides to help keep little ones from rolling out of bed. I'd go with the toddler bed until your son gets big enough that he can climb into your bed all by himself.

Answer 8

Yes, you can either put rails on the bed, or you can take the bed off the frame, and put the mattress and box springs on the floor, so if he falls out, he won't get hurt.

I will have the same situation, and luckily we have a graco pack n play that has a bassinett in the top of the playpen. We will put our next baby in that for the first 6 months, that will allow our daughter to stay in her crib a little longer.

Answer 9

It depends on him. My son was in a toddler bed by 15 months. He's now 2 1/2 and has no trouble with it at all. The older women in my family all thought he was way too young but he didn't give me much trouble once he was used to it.

Answer 10

I think that you should start weening him from the crib... my son is 2 and he stop using his crib at 6- months... let him nap in the bed during the day and then when he's comfortable.. let him start sleeping in it. every night.... talk to your son... tell him about the new baby... you can let him fall in love with him before he comes home... (this works... especially if you pick a name for the new baby... and refer to the baby by his name) good so that he does get too jealous.... tell him that he's a big boy and that you will take down the crib... then you set it back up when the new baby comes... that way he will already be used sleeping in the new bed when the baby arrives and it will be easy for everyone.