Don t change the bedtime routine.
Transition toddler from crib to twin bed.
You don t want your child to feel like he s being displaced.
If your toddler is young consider transitioning to a toddler bed with rails.
If you can try to get the new bed set up before the baby arrives.
Learn the typical age range and the circumstances that kids switch.
This is a smaller sized bed that uses a crib mattress instead of a twin sized mattress.
If your toddler is giving up a crib for a new baby the switch calls for an extra dose of tlc.
There is no best time to move your toddler from a crib to a bed.
In fact it s best to wait until your toddler is at least two to transition to a toddler bed or a twin but the closer your child is to three the better.
Let your tot practice napping in it to feel more comfortable with the new digs.
If a child is comfortable in a crib there s no reason to move to a bed just because your child turns two or even three doesn t mean it s time to make the switch.
While most little ones begin transitioning to a big kid bed somewhere between ages 2 3 there really are no rules about making the switch.
But the longer a baby stays in his crib walsh adds the more emotionally attached he may become and the harder it may be to transition to a toddler bed.
Moving from a crib to a bed is a huge transition for little ones that can result in night wandering new fears and new insecurities.
We definitely won t be buying two cribs i told my husband when we were discussing the upcoming arrival of our twins.
A toddler can feel cozier and more secure in a toddler bed than in a twin bed and that may make the transition easier for some toddlers.