Twin bed as BBB - need thoughts

[Mama2boys]

Hi everyone,

I am not really planning to move DS to a BBB as yet as he has not tried clmibing out as yet and we are still struggling with sleep, but I'd like to start planning as I desparately need something to look forward to.

So in my ideal world, in spring we will be moving to a new house and I want to introduce DS to the BBB at the time. I would like a nice twin bed so we can cuddle on his bed and read books etc. has anyone got something similar for their boys?

All ideas and thoughts will be much apprecaited.

thanks,
Mukta

[daybyday]

Mutka,

MHO, making two big transitions, a new home and a BBB would possibly be too much. Allowing him to move into a new home with a familiar object like his crib would give him security. I would either transition him out of his crib in your current home, so that when you move, his BBB is a familiar object, or wait a couple months AFTER you're in your new home...to allow for one transition at a time, iykwim?

hugs!

Marie

[Mama2boys]

thanks Marie, that makes sense as well. I was just concerned about constantly transitioning IYKWIM.

though it does mean i have to put off searching the net for cute beds

[daybyday]

haha, keep looking, you might get a really good deal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and it IS fun!)

I get you about the constant transitioning....when DS was little we did TOO MANY, in about 6 months and it just about drove us all over the edge!

But I guess I think things like, to his little mind would it be like going to sleep at someone else's house? new room? new bed? boxes etc.
Someone else might have a different opinon or experience though!

[Joey'sMom]

Hi there!

I got an awesome deal online for Joey's BBB.  I too started the search early...I ended up getting a very Pottery Barn-looking bed at Kmart.com.  It is a twin, and we put the siderails on to make it feel crib-like.  To make it additionally cozy, we laid pillows along the rails.  He picked out his sheets and pillow.

We also bought a new house and put him right into the BBB at that time.  He was SOOOO excited to have a new house, a new room, AND a big boy bed that the transition was no trouble at all.  I think it depends on your LO's personality.  Joey LOVES having his own territory, so this worked well for him.  He's also been a great sleeper, so that helped too. 

Also, not sure where you are, but when we decided to buy our house, we first brought Joey back to look at it with the realtor, then I brought him during the home inspection, and he was here for moving day and helped "decide" where things would go.  Again, it totally depends on the kid, but he was really psyched to be involved and the BBB just came with the new house as far as he was concerned.

P.S.-- Just wanted to add, he was about 30 months at that time.

[daybyday]

I agree with Mary Pat, personality plays a big role...I think age too....our DS was pretty little when we made too many transitions at once (19 months)...and we PAYED for it dearly...our move was the straw that broke the camel's back (so to say!)

[Mama2boys]

hmm well lets hope DS will be no older than 26/27 months

I might try talking to him about it and see if he is ready and keen on a new bed and if so mightg take the plunge and do both together, he is not particularly terretoiral and quite flexible when it come sto going on holidays etc but not much if we are visiting someone for the day...

will let him decide but I can still hunt for a good deal

i think i will also do twin with side rails.

thanks all

[Fiona (Leah & Kians Mom)]

Personality plays a big deal in the transition. DD was is angel and we moved her into a bgb when we moved house and to a new county and took her out of sleeping bag at the same time. She never batted an eye lid. She also slept in an awful hard cot, but really awful with almost no mattress in between house moves. For us it worked really well.
With regards the twin bed I would say go for it , but see if you can get bed linen to fit as in bed linen your ds will like. We got a bed slightly larger than single for dd, but not twin,finding fitted sheets is hard so I use ours doubled up. I managed to get a duvet to fit it and some cute covers but I always have to double check the size when buying as it is not standard. Oh and we put the bed against the wall and a side rail on the other side

[Mama2boys]

I think we mighht find it easy to do get the sheets here as the kid furniture comapnie sdo see kid twin beds. As for duvet, that I have sorted as DS uses a blanket knitted by the women folk in my family and its large enough to lats him till he turns about 5-7.

and tbh when we transitioned and DS slept pn a folded duvet on teh floor he was fine..either that or with all his sleep issues I never noticed a change :Dhaha
he is a very opinionated young man, so I think I will just ask him what he wants or rather when he wants a new bed, but first step first to find the right home for us