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Originally Posted by finallyamom0310
DD is 22 months tomorrow, wow. Where has all the time gone? That said, I really would like to get her out of the crib by 2 and in to the toddler bed we bought her but I am very nervous about doing so. She isn't climbing out of the crib and I feel very lucky for that...so I know I don't have to rush. I also still have a tall lingerie chest that needs to be attached to the wall and the 6 drawer dresser too. I have been putting that off as she doesn't play in her room without me there so I can supervise.
Anyway, I am skeptical to change her over as she still doesn't sleep through the night every night. We have about one night a week that she makes it through. The rest of the nights, DD gets up at least once, stands in bed yelling "Mommy" in her I need you voice so I go running. I give her a hug, put her back in bed, put her music on and tell her it is time to go back to sleep. It usually works well and then we make it till 5 am ish.
I am not worried about her going to sleep in the bed as I still, don't flame me here, rock her to sleep most nights. DD may end up my only one so I am taking my time with the rocking.
Anyway, I guess what I am asking for advice on is how to get her consistently sleeping through the night so I can relax and get a full nights sleep myself? I have tried the cry to sleep method when I have tried too many times to put her back to sleep but feel I can't do that for my own sanity too much longer. It was different letting her cry before she called out for "Mommy".
Any suggestions?
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Honestly? If she isn't crawling out or attempting to yet, I'd leave her. We did this with DD and she transitioned herself at 2 1/2. At 22 months we put the toddler bed up in her room (she tried to get out once and it freaked her out but it was the clue that we needed to get another bed!) and showed it to her, put her pretty quilt that fit on it, bought some cute pillows and that's where we read stories for six plus months. Then one day she wanted to sleep there for naps. And she never returned.
With DS, he jumped out before he was two. He is a climber anyway and it was dangerous. We just put his mattress on the floor (DD was still in the toddler bed and we didn't want to transition until we moved to our new home) with some of the mesh sides on the side and end. It worked really well until DD moved to a twin a few months ago. Now he is in the toddler with one of the mesh sides on it because he is such a wild sleeper!
He was alot harder since we had to train him that night time was not play time. But slowly we've worked through it and 9 out of 10 nights he stays in bed and pretty much goes to sleep on his own. I think it would have been easier had we waited to transition him until he was older. But it was too dangerous to let him jump out of the crib.
Whatever you do, make sure things are child proofed in your house.