Transitioning from crib to bed

My New Life

Kate Garlinge

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4.7 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Switching your child from a crib to bed can be a big milestone! Most sleep experts recommend waiting until your child is around three years old.

Jessica Rolph, your host, is joined by Dana Obleman to discuss what factors might go into that timing. Dana is an Infant and Child Sleep Consultant and the creator of The Sleep Sense Program.

Highlights:

[1:08] What are the signs that your child is ready to make the switch from a crib to a bed?

[1:50] What should parents do when their child is climbing out of the crib?

[3:30] How much weight should parents give to their children's request to be in a big bed?

[4:39] Night training in a bed: Will your child keep you up all night with requests to go to the potty?

[6:13] What can parents do when their child is potty trained during the day but not as confident at night?

[8:02] If parents are welcoming a new sibling and want to use the crib for the baby, how should they manage this situation with their toddler?

[9:45] Is there anything parents can do to make the crib more comfortable for an older child?

[11:17] How can you best prepare a child for this transition?

[13:11] What kind of bed does Dana recommend parents transition to?

[14:06] How concerned should parents be about the child rolling out?

[14:56] What kind of child-proofing needs to happen when a child has access to the bedroom at night?

[16:14] What are some positive ways to handle night waking?

[17:43] Dana speaks about co-sleeping.

[19:52] Does Dana have tips for parents that were co-sleeping and now making the switch?

[21:09] Dana explains why sleep is a skill.

[21:58] Jessica shares the key takeaways from her conversation with Dana Obleman.

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0:00.0	Welcome to My New Life, a Love Every podcast.
0:12.3	In this season of the podcast, we take a look at transitions.
0:15.9	From diaper to potty, crib to bed, saying goodbye to pacifiers,
0:20.1	we're here to support you through all these
0:22.8	tricky transitions and more, even the ones that we as parents resist. I'm your host, Jessica Rolfe.
0:33.1	Switching your child from a crib to a bed can be a big milestone. Most sleep experts recommend
0:39.0	waiting until your child is around three. Here to discuss what factors might go into that timing
0:44.7	is Dana Oberman. She is an infant and child sleep consultant and the creator of the Sleep Sense program.
0:52.4	Her program has helped over 100,000 parents. Welcome, Dana.
0:56.9	Hi, thanks for having me. I'm so excited to get into this topic with you. So let's start with the
1:03.6	signs. So what are the signs that your child is ready to make that switch from a crib to a bed?
1:09.1	I think people should be waiting until as close to three
1:12.5	as they can to transition to a bed. I just find it's a much smoother process when it's closer to
1:20.1	three. They're just better equipped to kind of think things through a little bit more. They
1:24.8	understand consequences. They know what the expectations are a little bit
1:29.4	easier. And it's just a lot less, you know, hassle or game playing that goes on when we wait
1:35.4	closer to three. So there's no rush. If your child's not trying to jump out, is a good sleeper in that
1:41.0	crib, then don't rush it. Just hang in there. Yeah, so talk about climbers. If the
1:47.3	child is climbing out of the crib, what should we do? Especially if they're young and we don't want to
1:52.6	transition them to a bed yet. I know, I know. There's a few things. So always make sure first that
1:58.6	the crib is on its very lowest setting because there's usually
2:03.3	different settings and you can drop it almost all the way down. That'll help. And then it depends
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