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crib or bed
Hi,
We have adopted from Ukraine and Belarus and both children were in cribs in the orphanages. This was one thing that we could keep the same for them in their changing life. We did make the transition to toddler beds. They are currently ages 4 and 3 (10 months apart) and they are still in toddler beds.
It took us a few months to get the youngest into the toddler bed, like the previous poster, he just would not stay in bed it was almost like it made him hyper not having the protection/confinement of the crib bars. He was capable of climbing out of his crib but he just could not rest in the toddler bed. For a while we had 2 toddler beds and a crib in their room just to make an easier transition.
The orphanages in both countries gave us a schedule for both children to tell us when the sleep, when they ate, what they ate, when they were outside (winter and summer ) and for how long.
I guess the best advice is follow the lead of your child. Most of their life we have to change, but some of the things we do not.
Mykidsmom
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