When to Switch to a Toddler Bed?

I would wait if you are in no rush. 16 mos is still young and it is more about the young ones getting up and knowing she is safe, like having a baby gate on her bedroom door. I had a bed rail on both of my kids twin bed when they moved out of the crib. It helps a lot and to be honest there was never a time they fell on the floor even after I took it off.
I put my daughter in a big girl bed at 25 mos and my son at 26 mos.

I recommend waiting a few more months before moving her to a toddler bed. If she moves around a good deal now, it will continue into childhood. Our daughter is the same way.

We let our daughter pick out her own bed from Ikea when she was 22 months old. Many people thought that she was too young, but we needed the crib for our new baby. Her new bed has a removable side rail to keep her safe at night. The transition was easy, but now she knows that once we put her to bed, she can quietly play with her toys and we will never know that she's still awake. This has caused her to be overly tired every day!

We waited until our daughter was a lot older to move her to a toddler bed. When we did, we spend a lot of time picking her up off the floor and comforting her after she rolled out of bed.

After a while, she did learn how to stay in bed and while she still rolls around and moves a lot in her sleep, she very seldom gets so close to the edge that she falls out now. If she is that close, she wakes up and repositions herself.

Its just a new thing to adapt to and for them to learn.

Tasha,

Well, at my daughters 1 year check he said that she would be ready for a toddler bed around 18 months. She is almost 15 months now. I think it has to do with how tall they are and if they are trying to get out of their crib. My daughter also moves a lot in her crib but has not wanted to climb out yet. She is towering over the edge so I think she will be right on target for transitioning to a toddler bed at 18 months. I guess what ever you feel comfortable with. I do not think there is a rule of thumb to go by. I think the sooner the better but that is just my opinion. :) Good Luck, I hope I helped a little! ;)

With my first son, I was so anxious to move him up to the next cool thing--but I realize now it was mostly about me. I think I started trying him in a toddler bed at about 20 months and it was a nightmare. I was trying to get him out of the crib before his baby brother needed it (he was born about 7 months later). He got out of bed every time he came out of a deep sleep and cried at his door (he couldn't open them yet). Finally, at 3 am about a week after i took the side off his crib, I put it back on in desperation. Soon thereafter I bought another crib at a yard sale and it was worth every penny! My first son stayed in that crib until he was about 2 1/2, when we ended up with an extra queen bed that we had to put in his bedroom. i saw him eying the "giant bed" and asked if he wanted to sleep in it. That was the end of his crib!
My second son is turning 2 tomorrow, and I can't imagine him out of a crib. I don't want him to be able to get out of bed. Whether or not he would fall out is not my issue. My first son was very odd in that he didnt' get into things he shouldn't. Not so with my second. And even with his naturally stay-out-of-things disposition, our first did get into some trouble on Saturday mornings when we slept in. Once he got his own "breakfast" early one Saturday. It was ketchup. And it was smeared all over him and the table and the floor and the wall...
Keep her in her crib as long as you can!

We switched to a toddler bed around 18 months. It worked well. Our first never fell out, our second maybe twice. The second still sleeps leaning on the edge guard, but with #3 coming, he's moving to a regular bed tonight so we can make the bed back into the crib. He does just fine in a regular bed. I think it all depends on the kid, your dd should be ready soon. If it doesn't work, you can always go back if you need to.

I switched all of my daughters (3) to a big bed as soon as they turned 2. I've always used a twin bed with gaurd rails. I've never had a problem!

I am not sure about if they really stop moving when they get older, but my niece was transfered to a toddler bed about 20 months and she did great. My dd was transitioned into a queen size bed because we can't afford to do the toddler bed but it works great and she loves it. I have notices that she hasn't been moving all over the place like she did in the crib.If you look online they do have bed rails for beds to keeo the children from rolling off. I hope this helps and gl.

I think it depends alot on your childs abilities and development. I don't think there she be a certain age, because i is different with each child. Is she ready?

I didn't take my son out of the crib until he was almost two and a half. He never really climbed out, and this way I didn't have to worry about what he was doing while I was sleeping. (He is an escape artist) I took him out because he got too big and we were expecting another one. When I took him out he went straight to a twin bed. We padded the floor with blankets, but he never really needed them. He falls out a few times a year.

My daughter is over two and she is still in her crib. She doesn't climb out and I don't have to worry about her while I'm sleeping. (Escape artist also)

I suggest buying a twin bed and getting the side rails that go on them. This way might even save you money or time. Or you could do what my sister did with her four girls. She started by putting the crib mattress on the floor. This allowed the child to get used to a regular bed without haveing to fall so far and hard. Then she put a twin mattress on the floor, no box spring. This allowed the child to get use to the size of the bed and to learn where the edges were. Then put the mattress on the box spring/frame. If you are still concerned pad the floor up with pillows and blankets.

Otherwise, if she is starting to climb out, put her in the bed. Falling from an attempt at climbing could cause more injury than falling off the bed, her legs/feet could get caught in a rail. Children are made to be durable because they do fall/bump alot. Just pad the floor by her bed with pilows and blankets, clear the area near her bed of all toys, books, etc. Make sure ther is nothing that could hurt her if she fell on it. Then she should be okay.

We put our kids in toddler beds about 18 months and didn't have to many problems with falling out til our third one. She falls out of bed nightly. LOL we just pick her up and put her back in. We even have the toddler beds with the rails that are supposed to prevent falling out. She just moves alot in her sleep. We have found her halfway under her bed before. (she rolled out and jsut kept rolling) As long as the bed isn't to far off the ground falling off of it won't hurt them. If you are worried put a pillow down to break her fall.

I swithed at 14 months because my son was a climber. She should be fine, she will get used to it and love being a big girl! Also, if she falls toddler beds are usually pretty low! Good luck =)

We moved our daughter to a mattress on the floor when she learning how to climb out of the crib -- that first night after she figured out how to do it, she hit the floor three times. It was 2am and we were in the guest room pulling the mattress off the frame to make her new "toddler bed." She was 20 months old. I wouldn't rush the transition... you'll know when she's outgrown the crib, believe me.

On rolling off the bed, we use "Bed Bug Bumpers" on each side -- long foam wedges you place under the sheet. You could also roll up a blanket tightly and do the same thing. Below is a link to the bumpers we bought from a company on EBay -- they are just wonderful. If the link doesn't come through, just message me if you need more info. Good luck!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Childs-Toddlers-PORTABLE-TRAVEL-BED-S...

My dd shook her crib so hard at 13 months some of the screws were coming out. We put her matress on the floor for a few months until she asked for a bed around 18/19 months. We had a queen donated to us so she slept on that for a couple of months and then I got her toddler bed for her. it's actually from Ikea as well. She picked it out with me and it will adjust bigger as she grows. She used to roll off her matress a bit but got used to staying on it. Then with the queen she had so much room she only fell off once.
She's fallen out of her toddler bed once, a couple of weeks ago acutally (she's almost 2.5) but not too often.
I fell off a top bunk when I was 12...somehow kids survive...lol.

My son is 21 months and we just moved him to a twin bed. What I did was first introduced a pillow so he got used to laying on it, and he got really excited about it. After a few months He started doing better staying in place, but still moves a lot. When we converted to a bed we introduced covers and we tuck him in. We actually got a water noodle cut it in half, and placed it in his fitted sheet on both siides so he cant roll out of his bed. It really was a smooth transition, I was quite happy with it. Good luck!