I Can't Get My 2 Yo In/out of His Crib Anymore

I had the same issue - baby #2 was born when my daughter was 18 months old and still very much in her crib. My daughters crib was a convertible one, and we did take the side rail off so it was a toddler bed very low down to the ground. I got a used crib for the new baby. Eventually we got my daughter a real bed, and gave the convertible crib to my son - so all said we used it for years, which was well worth the price. Though it wasn't expensive to start with as we bought it from Target.

How about investing in a can of WD40 and giving the rail a treatment???
In Maine we cant keep house without WD40 and ducttape lol
Yes, find a step stool definately.
Or invest in crib/toddler bed if you can afford it. We have a sell-it mag here called Uncle Henry's. I bet you have something similar in your area and could perhaps find a wonderful second hand toddlerbed/crib at a decent price. How about searching Craig's list? Oh Uncle Henry's is online too. Look under "Kids" catagory.
One thing...teach him to put his arms around your neck , pull himself up, and have something in the crib that he can step up on. This should relieve much of the lifting on your pregnant body. You would need to hunk him over the rail is all.
Best wishes and God bless
Grandmother Lowell

The crib that converts to a toddler bed probably would be a good idea for you, since you'll still be using a crib for the new baby. I should think he'd definitely be able to climb up on it with a step stool. However, they only use the day bed part for a little while and then outgrow it. So, that may not be a great investment.

Another suggestion would be to get one of those little portable toddler beds...they usually have Winnie the Pooh or Lightning McQueen on them. It might be worth while for the next few months. Good luck!

I had the same sort of problem with my son's highchair when I was pregnant with #2 - the doctors told me not to lift him too much. Since he could climb on the kitchen chairs, I just made him climb up on the chair first, then I would lift him into his highchair from there. So maybe you could use a chair next to the crib to get him most of the way in and out. Though that might encourage him to climb out by himself...maybe then a toddler bed would be good. We put my son into a toddler bed at 18 months, well before his brother was due 4 months later, and he adjusted beautifully. He did roll out a couple of times, but it's so low to the (carpeted) floor that he didn't get hurt. Good luck!

You may want to consider just moving him to a boxspring and mattress on the floor instead of spending the money on a toddler bed when you are going to have to transition him again soon. We used pool noodles instead of bed rails (under the fitted sheets) and it worked out perfect. good luck.

I dropped the rail down to the lowest point, and purchased a crib mattress to put on the floor (in case he slipped). When he was ready to go to his "big boy bed", it was on to his mattress (kept it on the floor), and his sister was ready to move into the crib. ONE time he was having bedtime issues (not staying on his mattress), he went to the crib, rail was still lowered :) He had to sleep in their, and she was in the pack and play. Never had the issue again...(he loves the "big boy bed". Skipping the toddler bed, and will go to twins when they are both ready. Good luck, and enjoy the ride with 2, 1+1 does NOT equal 2!! :)

We put my daughter's mattress on the floor in her room. She was 2 years at the time. But it lasted for about a few weeks. She wanted it on her bed like mommy and daddy. So we put it on her frame and had a special big girl step stool so she can get in and out. We just made sure her room was safe for her. Plugs covered toys are safe to be in the room. Also we put a gate on the door so she could not get out. When she was sleeping we opened it and she would come in to our room in the morn. She would get up and play but then put herself to bed. He is a big boy and would do fine. Good luck.

I would probably switch him to a toddler bed soon since Im assuming you will need the crib for the new baby. Both of my kids went to a toddler bed at 13 and 15 months and they did great. My older daughter went that early becasue I was pregnant and didn't want her to think her sister was taking her crib so we did it early and she became adjusted and left the crib in her room since they were going to share and then she knew we were having a new baby and she was sharing her room and she would sleep in the crib and she never had a problem. Good luck
ps I have the crib that changes and did not the toddler bed part becasue the mattress doesn't go close enough to the floor like a regular toddler bed

if he is 2 yrs old now then he can probably use a step-stool. but introduce it to him early enough that you can help him for about a month just so he gets the hang of it. if you are going to use the same crib for your new baby, then i would just suggest getting a Toddler Bed instead of the interchangable cribs, because then there's no need for the crib part of it. unless you get one that changes from a Toddler Bed to a Twin sized bed, then it may still be useful. if not i would just recomment using a toddler bed. they are a lot cheaper to buy and its really all you need for right now. like i said, if you arent going to use the crib part then its pretty much just spending extra money.

if you are okay with Hand-me-downs, there is a site www.craigslist.org you can look up cribs/ toddler beds or anything else you need on craigslist. people just sell stuff they dont need. i saw 3 Toddler Beds on there a few weeks ago. it was $30 for the frame and $40 if you want to include the mattress. or you could take all 3 with mattresses for like $90. thats just an example i saw. but i wish you luck. congratulations though. hope you work it out. :)

I actually got my son a bed from big lots when he was 2. It had storage drawers underneath and was close to the ground. My daughter who is 21 months has been climbing in and out of it for months.
With the new baby coming if you plan on using the crib for the new baby I would make a big deal about getting him a big boy bed and once he's adjusted take the crib down for a month or two and then make it a big deal setting it up again for the baby, it's what I did for my son.