crib to toddler bed convertor worth it?

[carolinagirl831]

is it worth buying the kit to turn the crib into a toddler bed?
It would cost about $50....
or when i get to this point do i just put the mattress on the floor? I don't plan on buying a separate toddler bed.
Maybe its worth it because you can still put a rail and they will feel still like it's their same bed and more secure?
WDYD?

[Deleted]

We didn't do it. DD has been in a mattress on the floor since 15 months and it's been fine. The transition was a non-issue.

We will be putting her in a "big girl" bed before kid #2 arrives.

[mrssandro]

We didn't get the conversions for both the toddler bed and the full sized bed. I don't see it making it that far with all the scratches that DD got on the bed.

[atouchofklasse]

We don't plan on it. He will soon be too long for the crib so we will transfer him to a real bed. If he weren't so tall I'd consider it

[drloretta]

Not worth it for us

We took the side rail off the crib, DD fell out. We put the mattress on the floor and she's been there ever since. Plus we've had a trundle bed since way before her, she's going into that over the Christmas break.

[8675309]

Not worth it for us. I actually regret buying it when we bought the crib. She was in it for 1 week and we knew we had to get her a regular twin bed when all was said and done.

[GailGoldie]

the cribs we wanted turn into toddler beds -but considering they are Ikea and super cheap- it wasn't like we paid more for that option... I like having toddler beds b/c they take up a lot less room - so it's a little longer with more space in their rooms, and easier bed for them to learn to sleep in, etc... but it's certainly not needed --- there was no such thing as toddler beds when i was a kid!

[mmmomof2]

We got a Munire Convertible crib and bought the $150 toddler piece. We used it, but it was a big waste of money because we could have just taken the front of the crib off and bought some of the portable bed rails they sell for like $30. Oh well.

We reused the crib for DD2, so time will tell if we turn it into the full. We have not bought the extender piece and right now there are bite marks all over the footboard.

[MadamePresident]

I'm not going to do it. We already have a spare big bed that my daughter will use when she outgrows the crib.

[mollybrown]

I don't think so. DS went from the crib straight to a twin bed. He's never fallen out, and transitioned with no problems. We did compromise by buying him an IKEA Kura bed. It isn't a toddler bed, but on the low level it's only about 6 inches off the floor. Now that we're confident he won't fall out, we can flip it and he'll have a cool loft bed.

[pamela]

Our crib didn't need a converter as the spring frame was supported entirely by the sides, not the front. Instead I bought a crib length bed rail off amazon and it's working great. Not as pretty but completely workable.

[doctorsbaby]

We used ours for 11 months & I like the matching look that having the actual rail that went with the bed gave.

[Deleted]

Not worth it.

[Ashley&Scott]

We bought the toddler rail for the crib. It was $80. (haven't used it yet though)

[panicked]

We converted DD's to a day bed and used a bed rail, since she kept falling out. We got the rail on sale for $10.