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Time for a New Bed?

When Hannah was born, we bought a basinet instead of a crib because Brian wanted to use the crib that he laid in when he was a baby and I thought it was noisy and unsafe.  Later we found out the the crib Brian had been treasuring was one that every one of his cousins had lain in, but NOT him.  So we got rid of that crib and I bought this one. Hannah was about 8 months old at that point. She is 16 months now. I don't know when kids get too big for cribs, but I wonder if climbing on it is a sign...

She can't get IN or OUT of the crib by herself, but she does climb ON it a lot. 
But then I see her asleep in it (with her bottle still) and I think, "oh she is not quite ready for a toddler bed."
Here she is playing with the memory foam mattress Brian and I bought for guest room.  She likes to crawl around, but she won't sleep on it.  I guess for now, she is still going to use her crib.

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Tiffany said…
She is so cute! All of my kids were different ages. Lilli never used a toddler bed, she went straight to a twin bed when she was 2. We moved Hoss to a toddler bed earlier, I think at 18 months. And with Duke, he's still in his crib and will be for awhile.
March 3, 2013 at 8:38 AM
Dante Storey said…
She’s almost 3 now, so in my opinion, it’s probably time for a new bed. That is, if you haven’t put her out off the crib yet. I think there is really no definite age about when kids should be in their own bed. Perhaps a good way to base it on is when they start outgrowing the crib and can manage to sleep in a bedroom on their own.

Dante Storey @ The Healthy Bed Store
May 30, 2014 at 10:09 AM
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