First Bed After Crib

Here are some tips to safely help your child transition from crib to bed.

First bed after crib.

The first step is to do all you can to establish an optimal sleep environment for your baby. 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. The top of the crib rail should be above his collarbones. 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.

Don t rush right out and buy a new bed the day your toddler first climbs out of the crib. 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. But it s best not to react to climbing out of the crib or any other sudden sleep problem with a sense of alarm. Most parents make a pretty big fuss over the whole ordeal even throwing the occasional party and snapping some photographs.

Safety is the number one priority so remember that they need to be put to bed on their back on a firm. With the recent crib tent recall parents are turning to other options to safely transition their child to a new sleep space.