The big problem for babies is that they grow up and one day that little boy you leave every night in his crib dawns at her feet or better yet, at yours. If you have woken up because a foreign body has gotten into your bed, congratulations, nothing has happened, well, apart from the fright that you are going to take. And yes, it might be worse to wake you up because you hear a plom, followed by a heartbroken cry.
Whether you've been lucky or not, the beginning of the end for the crib is coming. Goodbye cradle, hello bed. If you are in that moment here I leave you Some tips to make the transition from crib to bed easier.
Not rush
It is clear that the crib does not have much time left, but it is possible that there is still more than you think. In fact, getting off the cradle does not have to mean you want to leave it. Now he knows how to get out and it's a lot of fun!
Ask him to see if he wants to sleep in a bed for the elderly (if he knows what that is, of course) and check if the crib is really running out.
Do not hurry to move on to the next "phase". Many times it is we who want to see them grow and the passage from cradle to bed is quite significant. Respect their times, there will be moments to spare. And remember that once the crib is gone, there will be no basket where you can leave the three hundred stuffed animals that your child will be collecting in the first months.
An intermediate solution
The disbursement for a new crib can be considerable, especially since it is often necessary to change the bedroom or part of it. If we have more children this can be an important expense or as in our case, if we changed to one we had to change to the other and it was not yet time.
Therefore, there are cots or intermediate solutions for these situations. In our case, we could remove one of the sides from the cradle and leave it open, apart from the fact that it could be lowered enough to avoid strong blows.
Don't buy something too small, look to the future
As I said before, a new bedroom is not two hard. And especially if we talk about more than one brother.
In the market there are various solutions to start in the wonderful world of beds without bars or mobiles hanging on the walls. Thus we have:
Children's beds: equal or slightly larger than a cot, but smaller than a standard bed. They have the advantage of taking up less space than a normal bed and can be used as a transition solution. For me, its drawback is that you will have to change them at most in two or three years, some are not cheap at all and not everywhere we can find sheets that are not baby (and when they ask you for some of espderder or similar prepare yourself to spin around)
Youth Beds: 90cm as average width and different lengths. Their advantage is that they will be able to use them until they convince you again to change their room (but come on, you still have a few years). The disadvantage is that they are usually high and we must take protective measures if we do not want to end up in the emergency room, they are large and take away play space in the room, especially if there is more than one brother and it is possible that your child feels lost at first since the references that I had until then as walls, headboard, etc. have changed and are now further.
Avoid heights
By that I mean bunk beds. My opinion is that until the age of six or seven they are not put in berth, or at least in the upper one. In my case we were clear, we wanted to be able to sleep without fear of serious accidents. They have the advantage that they take up less space and can be found in different types and designs, some very ingenious.
The tranquility is over. As long as there was before, of course ...
If you have such a baby, we will call you reassure, of which when they wake up they can stay in the crib for a while playing with what they catch, I have bad news. Now your baby is loose, there are no bars that prevent him from going out to explore the domains of his room, visit the distant lands of the room, the dangerous waterfalls of the WC or bidet and go hunting that strange being that produces those strangers sounds (those we know as snoring elders). Of course, as a good explorer, your trips have to be made early, that is, that we can find him at 6 in the morning fighting with the cushions of the room or checking if we are awake, by the infallible method of the finger in the eye (your finger, your eye).
And we cannot forget that an excess of strange noises can provoke the curiosity of the newly promoted large child to the point that it appears in the middle of a scene in which we have to give certain explanations for which we may not have prepared ourselves.
Reinforcements to help change
As I said before, it is not advisable to force our son to change his bed. Think that you are putting a child in a place where he wants nothing to be and that he can get off without much effort.
Therefore, when you see that it is prepared there may be some tricks to finish convincing yourself: The pet can now sleep with us. If you have an animal it may be a good idea to allow him to sleep in your child's bed. Although if he moves like mine, I wish the poor furry friend a very bad night.
Take him to buy the bedding. It is very likely that you do not choose the same model that we would have chosen, but surely you appreciate it very much and feel very much to be able to buy your own comforter from what is the famous animated film at that time (if you do not like the movie perhaps it is better to leave it for a little later that the euphoria is passed) To accompany you to buy the new bed. Here you better catch it with tweezers. I advise you to go to the site before to see what models there are, because I assure you that if there is any red fire or yellow chicken, pink princess, with bright lights and ribbons everywhere, it will be exactly what you want. And a duvet cover is acceptable, but a bed ... A night lamp Now you can get up alone, so why not a new lamp to see in the dark. Believe me, it is more for your good than his, to pick up a bookcase of lego pieces or the whole toy bucket overturned at three in the morning is not pleasant. Decorate the entire room with your favorite themes. There and each one as best is given the subject. And if all else fails, there is always mom and dad's bed.
Any more tips to make the transition from crib to bed easier?
