{"id":7759,"date":"2015-03-30T07:51:40","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T11:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=7759"},"modified":"2015-03-30T08:38:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T12:38:31","slug":"first-night-in-a-new-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/30\/first-night-in-a-new-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"First Night in a New Bed"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are no strangers to parenting babies and toddlers\u00a0and all the responsibilities that come with it and We have gone through most baby and toddler “firsts” at least twice.<\/p>\n

But we hit a first this weekend that threw us off our game: Doodle’s first night out of the crib.<\/p>\n

It’s a big milestone to move to the “big kid” bed and he has been ready for a while. I even remember when I got my twin daybed with the primary polka-dot sheets (though I was a bit older than Doodle).<\/p>\n

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We’ve done this transition twice before without any problems. Both girls took to their new beds like fish to water. No drama, no fussing. They both woke up the next morning refreshed and ready for the day, proud of their accomplishment.<\/p>\n

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I really didn’t expect Doodle’s first night to be much different. But it was.<\/p>\n

Honeybun has been begging for her own room (she and Sugarplum have been sharing since we returned from Dublin nearly three years ago). So we decided to let her try sleeping in Doodle’s room and put Doodle in with Sugarplum.<\/p>\n

It started off horribly. \u00a0Whereas both girls laid down nicely, snuggled in their new beds on the first night, Doodle screamed and cried. \u00a0We finally got him settled and I thought “ok, we’re good now.”<\/p>\n

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Ha! \u00a012:30 rolls around and he’s screaming. \u00a020 minutes to get him settled back down. \u00a02:30 and he’s up again, this time only 2 minutes (I think he was cold). \u00a06:45 and he’s standing in the middle of the room and when I tell him to lay back down through the monitor he goes over and starts poking at Sugarplum.<\/p>\n

So, first night: Fail!<\/p>\n

Turns out Honeybun doesn’t want to have her own room and while she did fine all night in Doodle’s room, she wants to go back with Sugarplum. \u00a0So Doodle is back in his crib until we can get it out of the house (so he doesn’t still see it as “his” when new baby arrives). \u00a0We will be getting him a regular bed soon and try again in his room.<\/p>\n

I know most “experts” say to make one change\u00a0at a time but with the girls I went for an “all in” approach. \u00a0Both girls moved from the crib to regular bed when we moved houses. \u00a0I figured new house, new room why not a new bed? \u00a0This was our plan for Doodle as well, except the whole moving house thing isn’t working out and he really can’t wait much longer.<\/p>\n

How did your kids make the transition? \u00a0What advice do you have for when we try moving Doodle again? (It will be the FINAL time, I know better than to keep going back and forth!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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