Capri's BIG girl bed

_stephaniesteele

Jan 9, 2021

3 min read

Updated: Jan 9, 2021

The time has come where my baby girl has turned into a toddler and will soon be going into her big girl room with a big girl bed. I have so many mixed emotions about this. With a baby on the way we decided that the earlier the transition the better.

Designing her room was so much fun! I used Pinterest for my inspo and of course it meant I was able to go shopping at Winners before the shut downs. We kept her dresser the same since the baby doesn't need an 8 drawer dresser and it made sense to get a smaller dresser for the baby's room. The bed was purchased from Ikea (I will link it below) and it transitions into a queen which is pretty awesome!

The rest of the decor pieces are either from Homesense/Winners or IKEA!

The big transition ...

We got her bedroom ready the beginning of January just when Capri was going to turn 18 months. We let Capri become part of the process, letting her help us build, putting things up on her wall and just letting her feel included. I felt this was good so she would kind of get the hint that this was her new room.

The first time we let Capri get use to her bed was during her afternoon naps. We found it challenging on how we would get her to stay in her bed, and not try and get out. Of course she figured out how to get off the bed within seconds and tried to run around and play games with us. We just kept redirecting her back into her bed, and tucking her in.

After the third time Capri finally laid down, holding her cuddle and kind dolls and passed out.

My husband and I couldn't believe it. No crying, no whining she just laid down and passed out.

Of course we had her sound machine on, her dolls beside her and guilty I let her still have her soother (which will soon be taken away)

After nap, my husband and I race upstairs to see how she did. When she woke up she looked super confused as why we were so excited for her to be up.

The next day we decided not to put her in the bed just so we don't overwhelm her. Taking this process a little slow has made it much more easier.

After doing this every other day for a week, we have finally got her to nap in her big girl bed!

I find doing it this way was the best decision.

TIPS and TRICKS for your TODDLER to transition

do not force your child into the bed. This is a big NO NO you don't want your child to be scared of entering a new room and a new bed all at once.
STICK with a good routine and the same routine. If your going to do 7:30 bed time try and stick to it every night
Create a calm bedtime routine. 30 minutes before bedtime set the mood calm, read stories, and play soft music for your toddler.
- Tuck your toddler into bed! This is very important, as you want your toddler to eventually put themselves to sleep.
- If your toddler decides to come and find you in the middle of the night, bring them right back into their room. You don't want that to become a habit.
- Give them something to soothe with. Capri right now has her soother, and cuddle and kind dolls. Eventually I will get rid of the soother but it's good to have them hold onto something thats comforting.