Do I need to buy A toddler bed?

[peachdragon]

I'm going to move our daughter to a different bedroom once she turns 2. In that bedroom is a queen bed and we have a fourth bedroom with another queen bed. The crib she will be vacating will be used for baby #2.

Do I need to purchase a toddler bed for her, or can I just use the queen? We were thinking of either taking it off of the box spring and setting it directly on the floor, or installing child rails on it. Probably the former. I might also stick some pool noodles on the sides under the sheets to act as bumpers.

I'm thinking this is ok since I myself went from a crib to a full size bed, but I don't know it I'm missing something.

[6fsn]

My kid went from a crib to a twin with a rail. As long as she can get in and out of it, I don't see a reason to put it on the floor.

[Deleted]

What you have is fine. We have a toddler bed, but that is because our crib converted.

Thinking about it now, it takes another transition out of the equation when you skip the toddler bed.

[Deleted]

We have a crib that converts to a toddler bed, but we still decided to buy a toddler bed for DD. Why? To get her excited about the transition. She seems to hate change. LOL. I couldn't think of any way to make the converted crib very exciting. So we chose to just buy a toddler bed that has a tent, very colorful. It was $100 so it wasn't too bad.

[Deleted]

DD has been in a queen since she was 2.

[h]

DS1 went straight to a full size bed with rails at 2. We bought DS2 a toddler bed, but he wants nothing to do with it and generally crawls in bed with his brother.

[nonsenseabound]

We went straight to a twin bed.

[greekypie]

W put my son straight into a queen bed st 2.5. We added rails, though. In hindsight they may have been unnecessary but a were skeered!

[whitepicketfence]

The only reason DD1 is in a toddler bed is because her crib converted to one. Otherwise we would have put her directly into a full/queen bed.

I think your plan is fine. I wouldn't buy a toddler bed if you already have a queen bed she can use.

[8675309]

Aug 29, 2012 11:26:54 GMT -5 whitepicketfence said:

The only reason DD1 is in a toddler bed is because her crib converted to one. Otherwise we would have put her directly into a full/queen bed.

I think your plan is fine. I wouldn't buy a toddler bed if you already have a queen bed she can use.

This.

[matildasun]

The only reason we are doing a toddler bed is lack of space. I think you are fine to go right to the queen.

[dragonfly08]

Neither of my kids had a toddler bed. Both went directly to mattresses that we put directly on the floor at first. Once they were used to it and I didn't worry about them falling/jumping out, we put the bed frames up. As for size, we used what we had available which was a twin for #1 and a full for #2 (although her mattress needs replacing, so we're planning to downsize to a twin based on the best use of space in her room). If I'd had a queen and it fit in the space, I'd have gone to that.

[oukapu]

My parents put the mattress on the floor.

We have the convertible crib.

[McGavin]

We went straight to a twin mattress on the floor at 2 years old. I think a queen would be fine.

[fortmyersbride]

DS went to his own full bed right before he turned two. No issues, other than him jumping into our bed some time during the night