Crib / toddler bed

I think it’ll be easier to make the transition now rather than when you have another little one to care for

I feel like toddler beds are overrated. It's so much harder to keep them safe and keep them from getting up. If you have a crib and the older kid won't climb out, its fine! I agree with another comment to go ahead with the new sleeping arrangement for your older child now, whatever it is. So if that's a crib in a new room do that, or if you want to move to a toddler bed I would start that now rather than later. Sleeping arrangements for your next baby may look different than anything you expect though, including what type of bed they will be in or what room they end up in. Just My two cents.

@Allison my daughter is definitely a climber and her crib is hitting right at her nipples so I'm worried it's only a matter of time until she starts trying to climb out. She's still in a sleep sack backwards to try to discourage her from getting out, but I can't trust that 100%. We're prepared to be flexible, but we'd really liked to keep the other room as a playroom.

My daughter has not been in a crib since she safely learned to climb up and down the couch. Her bed is low low low to the floor, but not quite a floor bed. I think people underestimate how much pride these little ones feel in sleeping in their beds & this transition happened 10 days before my 2nd arrived. My daughter never runs away. Never comes out unless it’s 3 am and she needs me to change her (we’re getting ready to potty train), and although she does give us a hard time initially going down (we fall asleep together), she usually is totally fine after and is so proud to have her big girl space. My kids usually sleep with us until then and little man is about to be 6 mo so.. he’s bunking with us a little longer

@Isadora this gives me a lot of hope! I think we're going to do it soon 😬

@Emily Aw, yay!!! You can do this mama. I still stand by the decision we made because she really has just been loving her new freedom. I think what helped was it was around holiday season… so we kicked off the fall with this almost like raise in promotion or status of the household, because NOWW, well she’s a big sis. And she really filled that role so well and has explored her new independence in such a innocent and fun way, I think having it be this ceremonial thing was definitely the shift. Just because we did try to get her to sleep alone in a bed at hotels and it never worked (with rails obvs)