Crib to toddler or just skip it?

[sunrider]

I'm debating on my little man's future bed options.

Right now he's in a bassinet next to our bed, but he does have his own room. There's no crib in it though. We had borrowed a crib from friends, but when she discovered she was pregnant (so not planned), they asked for it back. So I now I find myself in the market for cribs.

And I've been cruising through Craigslist. But I need to decide if I want a crib that's a toddler bed, too. Long before I ever got pregnant I thought toddler beds were a waste of money - because I thought you had to buy yet another mattress. I didn't get that it's the crib mattress. I had always planned to go from crib to a twin mattress (either on the floor, and/or with a side rail).

Now that I'm looking to buy, I don't know exactly what my plan is.

What did you all do?

[ColtsFan1912]

we got the crib, to toddler to full size bed. though he yet to really use the crib lol

[virginia+3]

Garrett went from a pack n play to a twin on the floor. He fell out once or twice I think, and that was it. Thats my plan with Nathan.

[KLT]

toddler bed was useless; the bed is basically the same size as a crib would be. DD hated the toddler bed but LOVES the twin. On the floor or with a side rail is way better than a toddler bed. I just found it to be a waste of money and time.

[nosweetangel]

we will be going from crib to a double with rails... since thats what his crib will convert to. we will be skipping the toddler bed.

[sarahlynn]

when lulu was 15 months we went from crib to twin size bed..with a railing on side for her..

ive alwasy looked at toddler beds as a waste of money..and i liek the extra room they have to twist and turn in a twin bed.

[CamaLamaMama]

Cami has a ctib that converts to a toddler bed.

[bryans_mommy]

I have a crib that converts to a toddler bed. my son slept in it until he was almost 4 and now sleeps in a full size bed. I'll be using the same crib for my daughter. :)
I also have to add that the crib I got was secondhand (though barely used - it was still in new condition). for $200 including the mattress it wasn't a waste of money for us to get the combo. the same convertible crib without the mattress retailed over $600 in baby stores. so.. I'd recommend if you can find one that's not too expensive then go ahead and get it if you want the toddler bed. :)

[lukeskristie]

I have a crib that converts to a Tod bed, but my other three teens went from crib to mattress on the floor to a twin bed. I'm not sure if I'll do that again or not since I have back issues and getting that low is an issue for me.

[blueberry]

Mine all went rite into a normal twin or full size bed on the floor. :silly:

[Carey]

Our crib converts to a toddler bed. That's what my daugther sleeps in now (the toddler bed.) She's doing very well in it. I think we made a good investment!

[NSenadenos]

We went from crib to twin mattress on the floor.

[tracilyn]

I take the front rail of my crib and put a side guard on it until they are able to get in and out alone and do not sleep against the guard. Then right to a twin. everyone I know who got the crib to bed set never used it. They put the next kid in it or then went and got different furniture.

[daylilies]

Josh has a toddler bed but he hates it and I can't even crawl in there to snuggle him (I'm short enough, but afraid it will crack under my weight LOL)
So we are thinking of getting a twin, because he will need it someday anyway. I hope it works out better for him but who knows. He loves our bed so maybe being in one similar to it will help.

[whatstheirname]

I will switch daria into a double bed with rails along the side when she outgrows her crib. Honestly its only because she truley genuinly prefers the softer matress to the crib.

[Mom2Faith]

I said other cuz my crib converts to a toddler bed and then to a twin bed, so I am not sure what we will do when she gets bigger and doesn't need the crib. I guess we will have to play it by ear.

[dragonfly]

When he could climb out of the crib, we converted to the toddler bed. We've just now put a full size mattress on the floor and are getting a platform bed for him this weekend. We probably wouldn't have made the change to the mattress if I weren't pregnant though.

[PurplePasion]

My true option would have been cosleep-to toddlerbed with then without a safety rail to regular bed.

[amylove]

My girls went from my bed to a toddler bed. I got the toddler beds from a friend so I used them until we needed bigger beds. L has a portable crib that I set up for his naps. It uses a different sized mattress so I wasn't planning on a toddler bed BUT then Dh bought him a racecar toddler bed! If it wasn't for that I would skip the toddler bed.

[daylilies]

My true option would have been cosleep-to toddlerbed with then without a safety rail to regular bed.

It's very hard to find a rail that fits a crib sized mattress. That's another reason we're switching to a twin bed--so we can put a rail on it!