How long will they stay in their cribs?

Here is an article by a concerned mother Jennifer Gish at timesunion.com.  She is taking a poll of her readers to see how long she has until her children start climbing out of their cribs.

How long will they stay in their cribs?

July 2, 2010 at 8:35 am by Jennifer Gish

She can reach into her crib, but when will she be able to climb out?

She can reach into her crib, but when will she be able to climb out?

Given I have two toddlers in my house, I’m hoping Andrew and Matilda stay in their cribs until they’re, oh, I don’t know, 4.

Not possible, I know. My mother is constantly warning me that they’re going to start trying to climb out soon. But so far, though they can get their legs up pretty high on the railing, they don’t seem strong enough to vault over yet. I just dread the time when they’ll be able to hop out of bed and roam freely through even the nursery. Yesterday afternoon, when they were supposed to be playing, I caught them both standing on top of the radiator cover with the roll-up blind pulled down over them.

Two heads are more dangerous than one, I tell you.

So I just want to take an informal poll so I know how long I can enjoy these crib-bound days. When did your kids move into toddler beds?

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Daughter Climbs Out Of Crib, Falls On Her Head. Suggestions?

This is an example from Yahoo! Answers illustrating the real life concerns that parents have regarding crib safety.

Daughter Climbs Out Of Crib, Falls On Her Head. Suggestions?

Daughter: 18 months and a fiery pistol. Smart as a whip. Climbs out of crib, lands on her head. Although smart, doesn’t seem to learn from this. Keeps climbing, keeps falling.

Crib: 4 1/2 feet tall. Solid wood. Mattress platform on lowest possible setting. Vaseline on crib does not work. Can’t raise sides or lower mattress.

What I’ve tried: Vaseline on sides of crib, still got out. Playpen, tipped it over and/or climbed out (fell on head again). Mattress on floor for 2 weeks, can’t make her lay down (thats the “fiery pistol” part). Mattress on floor with a gate or pen to keep her in, anxiety attack and started hyperventilating, leading to her not breathing. My bed, won’t lay down and/or falls off and/or makes me fall off. Its a small bed.

Me: Not sure I want to try “cozy crib tent” due to strangulation issues and non-regulated status. 4 weeks without sleep. Migraine headache problems. Real sore back. I may be going cross-eyed also.

You: people with off the wall (yet reasonable) ideas on how i can get her to bed, so I can get to bed.

  • 3 months ago
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I just thought of putting a helmet on her. But I think she’d figure out how to take it off.

3 months ago

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