First Bed After Crib

With the recent crib tent recall parents are turning to other options to safely transition their child to a new sleep space.

First bed after crib.

Here are some tips to safely help your child transition from crib to bed. It is a momentous occasion when junior gets to bring home his or her first real big kid bed. After the first birthday it s wise to put the mattress all the way down and make sure your tot doesn t have toys or bumpers to climb on. Don t rush right out and buy a new bed the day your toddler first climbs out of the crib.

He may not be ready to move to a bed and it may not be safe for him to be up and about during the night when everyone else is asleep. My personal recommendation is to start by removing a side of the crib if that s possible with your particular model to get them acclimated to sleeping without the confines of a crib but without making the transition seem so drastic and then moving them straight to a twin bed. But it s best not to react to climbing out of the crib or any other sudden sleep problem with a sense of alarm. The first step is to do all you can to establish an optimal sleep environment for your baby.

A child s first bed the transition from the crib. Safety is the number one priority so remember that they need to be put to bed on their back on a firm.