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Somebody please tell me that they've had a 21 month old, who has been very happy in his crib, quite accidentally figure out how to climb out of his crib and then, miraculously, forget and never do it again!
Dear Patrick climbed out last night and it resulted in a miserable night all around. I've had other children never figure it out, still others very content to sleep with mom and dad, but this guy only sleeps well in his crib. And he's too little for a big guy bed!
I'm hoping that since we all slept so horribly last night, that he'll be content to nap in his crib this afternoon. Honestly, though, I'm scared to death about the whole situation. I don't have the energy for the repeated returning-him-to-the-crib routine or for sleepless nights. If he'd be content with me, I'd be thrilled to have him in our bed but that's never been the case.
Help! I'm not thinking rationally today. What have you all done in these situations?
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Oh, poor Molly! Ours was about that age. Maybe he was ready, but I wasn't!{/b}. There was a discussion about crib tents, which is an option for you, since he's young.
I was scared to death he'd hurt himself, because he was too little for that climb over the crib and he'd come crashing down. It's funny how they learn something and then do it over and over again to reinforce it.
I went out to Walmart the next day and bought a wooden toddler bed, so he'd be close to the ground. It uses the same crib mattress. Ds has his own room, and I would close the door, and allow him to read and roam around in his room, just not go out of the room. I had to remove most everything out the room that before wasn't an issue, since he had free rein. The newness wore off after a while. I felt better just having him closer to the ground.
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Molly Smith wrote:
And he's too little for a big guy bed!
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No, he's not  . We tuck them in bed with a bedrail and an older sibling (helps to have a double bed). Or, we put a toddler bed in our room. Or, we put a mattress on the floor where the crib was,stay with them while they fall asleep and welcome them into our bed if they awaken. You are at a distinct disadvantge though, with the master bedroom on the first floor. I'd worry about him coming down the stairs, groggy, in the middle of the night.
I'm praying you get a nap!
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My son broke his collar bone climbing out of his crib. After that, at the first sign of intent to climb out we put them in beds with a side rail.
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DS 19 months sleeps in a twin bed (with rails) in the same room (but different bed) as his 4 year old sister. About a month ago he climbed out and fell. Well, he climbed and then fell out. We tried the sleeping in the same bed as his sister thing, but it was just craziness. They both love having someone else in the room (especially, my dd) and now ds absolutely refusing to sleep in the crib at night (he is still content to nap there, though).
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Molly,
I had started a thread about crib tents a while back, but never purchased one. A friend of mine told me about her nephew that would unzip it and let himself out and then go back in before his mom knew it!  (he was found with a banana peel inside his crib) I just knew I would be wasting my money. My little guy is into absolutely everything. I am usually exhausted before 10 am He goes to sleep with me and then we put him into his crib for more space. He was the first dc I used a crib for that also shared our bed...who loved going to sleep alone for about 9- 12 months?
In two weeks the new bedrooms should be finished
 I plan to purchase two double beds for my three little boys. My 6 and 4 yr olds like sharing a bed and I plan to enlist my older dc (especially my 14 ds to help with my 2 ds) All three boys expect me or someone to stay with them until fall asleep. I am giving away the bunks...I cannot do bunk beds.
Gee...I wasn't helpful..sorry. I hope you find what works...Is he in your room? Maybe you could take the side off put a guard rail on and push it up next to your bed..so that you could encourage him to just go back to sleep if he awakes a night and wants to get up. I did this once with a dd when weaning.
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Molly,
We don't use a crib, but have a twim mattress on the floor in our room for toddlers. We have a gate at the top of our stairs, which keeps night-wandering confined to the upstairs, where all the bedrooms are.
Good luck, Molly. I hope you find a solution that works for you. Better yet, I hope Patrick forgets that he can climb out of his crib and gives you a little more time with uninterrupted sleep!
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Our little ones go from our bed to a mattress on the floor also - usually around 9 months - and we've never used a crib.
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This has been a very strange week, completely not what I'd thought it'd be. Patrick did not forget how to climb out of his crib, but he has the most clever way of doing it. I caught him in the act, and I don't even think I could describe it. But, he ends up on the outside of the crib rail, facing in, holding on to the top of the rail with both hands and then just drops the short distance to the floor. He's silent as a mouse.
He has been going to naps and bed at normal time in his crib without complaining. When he wakes up (at also fairly normal times) he lets himself out of his crib and comes out of his room.
And here he is now...thanks for the tips to make this transition easier. We may go ahead and set up the toddler bed, but his brothers have an extra twin bed in their room just waiting for him, and his 6 yo brother immediately volunteered to sleep with him until he got used to the bed. I may just have to accept that my baby isn't a baby anymore!!
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Our oldest ds started climbing out of his crib at 15 mos. I feared he would fall, so we moved him to a bed. The head and one side were in a corner, against walls, so we only needed a rail for one side. At that time in our lives, we lived in a 700 sq. ft. home, and his room was right next to ours. I didn't worry about him getting into anything.
We are now in a 2100 sq. ft. home, and the 1 yo is in a toddler bed. Fortunately, as soon as he wakes up, he comes right to me.
I recall for one of the boys, we didn't have an extra bed, so I would leave the rail down, and the mattress was as low as it could go, and I put a soft carpet under the crib, in case he fell. He never did, and seemed quite adept at getting out in a flash. I also had the monitor on, so I could hear him getting up. Oh, my little guys were also not that little, so maybe that helped in getting over sides more easily.
I hope your dear Patrick does well with this new talent!
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My 13mo found he could escape his crib by just leaning over the rail until he fell. We then purchased a crib tent on ebay and it has been wonderful. I wish we could keep the 4yo in bed this easy!
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My girls were 14 and 13 mo when they climbed out. My m-i-l is a pediatrician and has had patients die climbing out of thier cribs (head injuries, strangulation), so at the first sign, they go to a toddler bed (one of the boys went to a regular bed with rail). My boys were slower to get out. I don't know when/if my oldest would have gotten out at all ... his sister broke HER hand me down crib when she was 8 mo old, and it just seemed to make more sense to move the 1 year old to a bed than the infant (in hindsight, we probably should have just moved her). When she was 14 mo old, she learned to climb out, we borrowed a crib tent and she undid it twice during the first nap, so we moved her to a toddler bed, too. My younger ds was just about 2 ... we were moving anyway, so we got rid of the crib and moved him to a bed with rails. My youngest was 13 mo. After the experience with her sister, we got a crib that converted to a toddler bed, and she's quite happy in it.
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No, he's not. 
But even if you feel that way, just put the crib mattress on the floor. I've never had a dc in a crib past age 15 months. About a month after they start waling, they are ready to get out fo the crib around here. (Although to be fair, it's more to do with me needing the crib for the next baby than anything!) If a bottom bunk with rail wasn't available yet or I was worried about falling outs, I just started them with the crib mattress on the floor for a few months before the big bed.
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