A question about toddlers and pillows?

Question

my daughter is two and still in her crib. is there any problem with letting her sleep with a standard sized pillow? we're getting ready to put her in a toddler bed.

Answer 1

I don't feel it would be a problem.   My son is almost 18 months old and he uses a standard size pillow.  I put his spiderman pillowcase on it and he sleeps on it all night.  The one thing I will stress is that the pillow should be very flat.  I personally don't feel comfortable with the thick fluffy pillows.  I recently purchased a toddler bed for my son because he is climbing out of his crib, but he won't stay in it yet.  We will be patient.  Good luck

Answer 2

A pillow is fine, but I would wait on the bed.  If she's not climbing out of the crib then leave her there.  

I tried to put my daughter in a toddler bed when she was two, b/c the neighbor's little girl (who was older) was in one.  My daughter was constantly getting out of bed and wouldn't go to sleep.  I still have problems with her going to bed on time.  

My son is now two and I plan on keeping him in his crib until he is able to climb out of it.    I'm guessing at least another six to nine months, then we'll discuss a toddler bed.

Answer 3

Not at all, I introduced a pillow into my daughters crib about that age. Good luck with the bed though, two is awfully early to expect them to actually stay there.  

Answer 4

no    problem  at   all    

Answer 5

she should already be in a real bed.

Answer 6

No problem at all. The bed sets for toddlers come with a standard pillowcase. We just moved my daughter to her big girl bed(she's 20 months) and she keeps asking for a pillow, we just have to wait till payday, lol. Another thing they love at this age is a huge pillow, I found 2 yards of tan material at wal-mart in the remnants, and made my daughter a huge pillow, she lugs it around the house and loves to jump on it too :D

By the way, they do recommend you change them to a big kid bed when they are the size to be able to climb out, not just after they do it ;) It's a long fall from the top of the crib, lol.

If you haven't bought the toddler bed yet, get a twin and save yourself the money in the long run. We just took a side off my daughter's crib and the transition was wonderful, she was happy as a pig in slop, lol. As soon as income tax comes in, she's getting a mattress on a bunk board in a twin frame(we already have the bed, lol). Just spend 20 dollars on a bed rail if your daughters a flopper, hehe. We let my daughter roll out of the converted crib a few times, she always got right back into bed and went to sleep, and she doesn't do it anymore ;D

Good luck!  

Answer 7

You might want to use a smaller pillow if she can't seem to use a standard size.

A toddler bed is much better than having them climb, and fall out of a crib!

My 2 yr old G-son went into his toddler "car bed" right after his 2nd B-day.

I use small pillows  at my house for him, that I made.  They are made out of a fleece, and stuffed with poly filling.  They are easy to throw into the washer.  He loves the cuddly feeling of his pillows.