from the looks of this picture it shouldve been done a while ago - that kid stands up straight their entire torso is gonna be over the railing before they even try to get out
The danger is different kids-by-kid. My kid#1 could have stayed in a crib for three years, while my second was a talented climber and unsafe for any crib by 12mo. Keep paying attention and adapt, it’s hard to anticipate everything.
Exactly what I was going to say. Also, OP, my kid’s crib had 3 different height settings, don’t even bother with the middle one, go straight to the lowest setting.
Same. My kid managed to escape from his crib and my wife didn't believe me until he wanted to show off in front of her and nearly faceplanted into the floor.
The way it played out for us, was the moment I saw my daughter pull to standing in her crib. I had it lowered within the hour. Realistically we probably waited too long.
Our last lowering was when I checked our monitor during her nap and noticed she had climbed up to the changing table that was right next to her crib and was just chilling there
Every parent has an instance where their kid does something that could’ve ended in those “worst case scenarios”… but the kid thankfully is just chilling lol.
Could be falling down stairs, head first out of a crib, opening a door to a garage/outdoors, we’ve all been there.
Really do need to keep your head on a swivel at all times.
According to my parents my first time walking I bee lined it to the dryer and plopped my diapered ass in during the two minutes my dad had it open to drop a wet load in.
Same here. My son figured out crawling and sitting without assistance a few weeks ago. The same day he got that down, he decided hes learning how to stand up. The day he started doing that I pulled out my allen wrenches and dropped the mattress down to the lowest level.
Yes, your old messed up back ! Just kidding, my 8 months old doesn’t even sit by himself or pull to stand but I still lowered it last week. But god, my back isn’t thanking me when I have to pull 26lbs bent over the railing 😅
My kid is about to topple over the railing as he pulls himself up, I know that I should lower the crib at some point, maybe I had better stop and ask reddit first
When they’re super young and can’t move it helps with lowering them into the crib (especially when sleeping). Doing it as soon as they’re born is a bit overkill. But certainly by the time they are sitting up it’s way overdue.
Yeah my wife is short and when laying our son down in the crib at the lowest setting she'd almost fall in! So it was very helpful for her to be able to set him down more gently when he was smaller.
I was thinking about a stool but a little anxious about my wife having to corral the rugrat while standing on a stool but I guess that’s our only option.
A small, but very sturdy/wide base steps could work well. You could choose something that you could repurpose for the kid to use to reach the bathroom sink in the future.
I’m gonna piggy back off this post, how do y’all put baby down to sleep in at the lowest point? We sleep him in our arms but struggle to reach in and out him down properly.
For real that shit hurts. Especially if they get squirmy as you have them hanging over the crib right before being set down. Kid I'm not trying to hurt you but you ain't helping the situation right now by acting like a worm having a seizure.
You do a front flip over the crib, briefly touching the child down onto the mattress mid-spin and then land on your feet on the other side. I thought that was obvious.
It's probably a good idea to begin transitioning to going into the crib awake.
I don't understand why they don't make cribs with doors or one where you can raise and lower the surface pneumatically. I don't see the safety hazard in a baby sleeping next to a safety gate.
Seriously, there's no good answer. It's going to be awkward and they will wake up a lot. Getting your hand out from behind their neck while dropping them to the crib is an art, not a science. There's no "one" answer.
It's also what eventually makes you accept them being in a toddler bed and dealing with them leaving their room in the middle of the night. Because while putting them down in a crib is bad... next stage can be worse.
Putting down is tough, especially for a shorter parent, but getting up, I try to coerce my kid to sit up first by reaching for him. He usually does if he’s not already sitting up/standing and reaches for me. It’s cute and effective
The crib we've got is supposed to adapt up to a toddler bed and then some. Thr 10 month old stands and grabs the rail on the lowest setting, do you have to get rid of the sidereal altogether at that point?
If they're just standing in the crib, you can leave it as a crib. If you ever see them trying to climb out (pulling up on the top rail and putting their feet on the bars), it's time to convert the crib. You might want to fully babyproof their room now so when it's time to make the switch, you can do it immediately.
We had to switch to the toddler bed setting at 10 months, but most people can wait much longer.
Thank you for your advice. Its a rio tutti bambini crib so it does convert. Its not on the floor but not high enough that he can hurt himself rolling out. Hes such an active baby and the crib wasnt cheap so I'm a bir gutted as it seems like it wont be used for him at all!!! We have ANOTHER baby due in 2 months. Ik.ik. So its probably best we actually just skip ahead and use it for the second baby!
I found out the hard way. Kid decided to test out climbing and went head over heels out of the crib. Luckily he had his helmet on (seriously). Lowered crib to lowest height and haven’t had issues since!
There's no harm in lowering it early. I think we lowered ours about the time she started rolling over since her arms were starting to seem stronger. Go ahead and lower it. Might be more of a strain to pick up the kiddo but small price to pay.
My baby recently managed to gain enough leverage to jump up and flip over the edge. She landed right on her face, it was horrible. She was fine later, but I realized I had waited too long to lower the crib. Do it now, before bed.
And don't bother setting it to any intermediate steps, lower to the bottom setting when you lower it. Otherwise you're going to do it again shortly after. Ours thankfully isn't a climber so he's still in the crib going on 2 years in a couple weeks
We lowered our guys at month 6 ish the first day he reached for the top bar. A bit of a pain in the ass to reach down. But you can’t trust these escape artists.
When my middle was 12 months, my oldest showed him how to climb out of the crib. My middle had a toddler bed at 1. I couldn’t imagine keeping the crib that high at 10 months. OP - put it on the lowest setting. Not worth the fall.
Thank you all for confirming I needed to lower. He just started pulling himself up in things couple days ago. This photo was the first time he did this in his crib.
I lowered before his next nap.
I think the safety recommendations from the crib manufacturers say the top of the railing should be above chest height to limit or prevent the kid from pulling themselves over.
Best time is, right before they're able to stand. 2nd best time is sometime between the first time they stand up and the first time their head makes that thud on the floor where a cry is best case scenario.
You're almost out of that 2nd window of opportunity.
I think the official line is that you lower the crib when they can sit up. You don’t want to risk their first pull-up being in the crib overnight and causing a fall. I lowered mine as soon as the kid started rolling over, just to be sure.
I'm not an expert at when to lower the crib, but my thought is that the rail should be at least as high as the baby's sternum when standing. And if she can lift her ankle up to the railing, then it's too high regardless.
Any time they’re able to potentially climb over, but you’re not comfortable with what happens if they fall over, is when you want to lower the crib. The only downside with a lower crib is you have to bend over further to put them in or pick them up.
Im glad you’re asking and not doing nothing, but man, this could have been answered with a 5 second good search. Lower that thing before your kid falls.
We did the first bump down as soon as my daughter was learning to pull to stand around 8.5 months and all the way down by 10.5 months because she’s a tall gal.
The rule of thumb we’ve used (and this is of course just what we’ve done, so if someone has conflicting information, please feel free to share), is that when it gets to the low-pectoral (lower than nipples), we’ll drop it. We figure if they get excited, they could jump and pull a bit, where they could topple over with the big head.
As soon as there's any risk of your kiddo climbing over and falling to the floor. Now you get to enjoy the fun times of training them to stay in their room. Have fun with that!
We lowered ours as soon as my daughter started learning to stand using objects which was just before 8 months. She is now 9 months old and is can stand right up from laying or sitting.
First time I lowered the crib was the first time he was able to climb out of it. In the early morning. We have no idea how he did it, he didn't seem hurt but he was crying in the doorway.
It was also the same day that we installed a gate on the stairs on the second floor. We didn'T know he could climb down his bed so we hadn't thought it necessary... Let's just say that particular morning, he gave us quite a scare.
Once the baby starts to pull up lower the crib. I lowered my kid’s crib once my oldest was pulling up. I was always afraid they would fall out when I wasn’t around. So I lowered it as much as possible and the added additional security so they couldn’t climb out.
Dad to dad, as soon as they can climb and reach the bar/ledge, is when you lower it. Our son I think was around 9-10 months when they could climb the wall to stand up and we lowered it all the way.
Everybody saying now, but nobody giving future advice. When your kid is tall enough to potentially get over the top bar and fall out - whether or not he/she can - you lower it.
Lower it. But mindful that it will fuck your back. Have a step stool or, better yet, play cushions (look like bouldering mats but for kids so they can build a seat or a fort) in front of the bed will help, especially if they roll out then it's on a softish surface
I was going to say, that should have been lowered 6 months the ago. Your back will hate you but your kid won’t break their neck trying to crawl out of it at night.
I think you've gotten all the advice you need so I'll add a funny story. Last year my kid was 18 months and still in a crib. We had a toddler bed ready for him, but thought we could wait a few weeks/month. After a Christmas gathering with my family at a place with no crib, he started to explore his free will at bed time - so sure enough the very first night back home in his crib was the night he decided to hop the rail. He was fine (as they usually are), but man it's like he knew we had this new bed waiting for him. The happy ending is that he loves his toddler bed and now we tuck him in and he doesn't get out of bed until we wake him up the next morning. Just an absolute gem at bedtime.
I've always figured about the time the rod is to their armpit, it's time to lower. Also, don't out too much shit in the crib. My oldest got the bright idea that she could put all her stuffies and blanket in the corner, and standing in them, be able to climb out.
Took a few weeks for my son to get used to, but he can get in and out of bed as he pleases. He still just goes to the door and screams for us when he wakes up, but very, VERY occassionally, he'll just wake up and play with his toys in his room by himself.
We started it low and kept it that way. We're both fit parents and it never bothered our backs. Plus, the fear of the little one climbing out and falling and breaking a bone or neck was enough to make us feel better with it low all the time.
Not everything you read is scheduled precisely. Some babies hit milestones or actions sooner than others.
So in normal circumstances, nobody can say "at 6 months, 8 months, 10 months" , it's simply "when they can stand potentially fall out." Making now the time for you.
What you got there looks very escape able.
If yours like staying in there cool. But id lower it for safety.
Turned my sons into a toddler bed around that time. He was determined to escape the cage and succeeded twice. Turned it into a toddler bed and he stayed in it.
When they can get their hand onto the top of the crib wall. If you can get your shoulders over an obstacle, you can get your whole body over. Especially babies, who are so top-heavy, just a hand and some shoulder strength — and it's a wrap. Nothing's stopping them anymore from scaling that obstacle.
For our first, at about a year or so. She was (and still is) smaller than average, always in the 10th-15th percentile. For our second, we did it at 9 months (shes in the 90th percentile for size, and consistently has been since about 6 months)
Yesterday.
Yeah. Jesus. I imagine my kid’s stance at ~10 months and his heavy head and how quick of a disaster that looks it’s about to be
from the looks of this picture it shouldve been done a while ago - that kid stands up straight their entire torso is gonna be over the railing before they even try to get out
seriously - the first time i walked in to find my son standing up holding on to the rail i went directly to my toolbox for the alan keys
I use my Bob keys, they’re faster
hi dad!
Hey, Bob’s my uncle!
Bob’s your uncle
Robert’s ya muvvas bruvva
Second that. Today’s the day.
The danger is different kids-by-kid. My kid#1 could have stayed in a crib for three years, while my second was a talented climber and unsafe for any crib by 12mo. Keep paying attention and adapt, it’s hard to anticipate everything.
I literally blurted out the same thing
For our 2nd and 3rd, we just started them out at the lowest setting so we didn't have to worry about it (or: too lazy to raise it from our 1st)
Last month, maybe 2 months ago
Exactly what I was going to say. Also, OP, my kid’s crib had 3 different height settings, don’t even bother with the middle one, go straight to the lowest setting.
Same. My kid managed to escape from his crib and my wife didn't believe me until he wanted to show off in front of her and nearly faceplanted into the floor.
This! Ffs, lower the crib before he tries jumping down.
Today
Seriously.
Now.
Two days ago
It's time.
The way it played out for us, was the moment I saw my daughter pull to standing in her crib. I had it lowered within the hour. Realistically we probably waited too long.
Our last lowering was when I checked our monitor during her nap and noticed she had climbed up to the changing table that was right next to her crib and was just chilling there
Every parent has an instance where their kid does something that could’ve ended in those “worst case scenarios”… but the kid thankfully is just chilling lol.
Could be falling down stairs, head first out of a crib, opening a door to a garage/outdoors, we’ve all been there.
Really do need to keep your head on a swivel at all times.
According to my parents my first time walking I bee lined it to the dryer and plopped my diapered ass in during the two minutes my dad had it open to drop a wet load in.
Oh $h*t...I would freak out.
10 months the crib should already be at it's lowest point
As soon as my kids started to pull themselves up I dropped the crib to the lowest setting. No good reason not to.
Same here. My son figured out crawling and sitting without assistance a few weeks ago. The same day he got that down, he decided hes learning how to stand up. The day he started doing that I pulled out my allen wrenches and dropped the mattress down to the lowest level.
Yes, your old messed up back ! Just kidding, my 8 months old doesn’t even sit by himself or pull to stand but I still lowered it last week. But god, my back isn’t thanking me when I have to pull 26lbs bent over the railing 😅
26 lb 8 month old no wonder he can't sit by himself. Michelin Man in training.
My kid is about to topple over the railing as he pulls himself up, I know that I should lower the crib at some point, maybe I had better stop and ask reddit first
we literally put it on the lowest point since we got the crib like wtf? thats not a changing table
When they’re super young and can’t move it helps with lowering them into the crib (especially when sleeping). Doing it as soon as they’re born is a bit overkill. But certainly by the time they are sitting up it’s way overdue.
Yeah my wife is short and when laying our son down in the crib at the lowest setting she'd almost fall in! So it was very helpful for her to be able to set him down more gently when he was smaller.
I need to lower it tonight but my wife is also vertically challenged. Any tips or should I just be prepared to pull them both out in the morning?
Vertically challenged 😂
A stool !
Haha hopefully she’s not here in my safe space.
I was thinking about a stool but a little anxious about my wife having to corral the rugrat while standing on a stool but I guess that’s our only option.
A small, but very sturdy/wide base steps could work well. You could choose something that you could repurpose for the kid to use to reach the bathroom sink in the future.
Get an exercise step. Its nice and wide so room for 2 feet to stand solidly on it and not too tall. Much easier to manage while holding a baby/toddler
Time to start wearing lifted boots or something
For reals immediately, you are lucky that they haven’t already gotten over the bars when you weren’t looking
Now. Trust me.
My son fell out of the crib because of this.
Whatever stage they're at, if at the next stage they'll have even a chance of falling out, it needs to be lowered.
Like asap
I’m gonna piggy back off this post, how do y’all put baby down to sleep in at the lowest point? We sleep him in our arms but struggle to reach in and out him down properly.
By hurting your back.
It gets easer as they get bigger too cause usually they didnt go in snoozing but upright and wed sit there next to em cooing and holding their hands.
Hah!
..sorry, ours was not like that.
Yea same. And she's 2 now. Have done all the things. Kiddo just loves to be held.
For real that shit hurts. Especially if they get squirmy as you have them hanging over the crib right before being set down. Kid I'm not trying to hurt you but you ain't helping the situation right now by acting like a worm having a seizure.
You do a front flip over the crib, briefly touching the child down onto the mattress mid-spin and then land on your feet on the other side. I thought that was obvious.
For those of us with the crib against the wall, obviously we plant feet on the wall and push reverse backflip back to the front. Easy
By being very tall
Then you have more back to hurt
Luckily the baby walks now so she just stands up for me lol
It's a huge struggle here too, but getting our son used to not sleeping in the arms has been the only way to save our backs.
Get them used to not falling asleep in your arms for the night. Do the bedtime routine and put them in the crib.
Yeah at that age you need to do yourself a favor and have completed sleep training about 6 months ago
We had an elaborate pulley system.
Mag levitation lift might be my go too
If you’re short, a step stool
It's probably a good idea to begin transitioning to going into the crib awake.
I don't understand why they don't make cribs with doors or one where you can raise and lower the surface pneumatically. I don't see the safety hazard in a baby sleeping next to a safety gate.
They make drop gate cribs for daycares and stuff. US banned the traditional drop gates because parents are stupid.
Just toss them in like you’re tossing laundry in a basket. They’re surprisingly bouncy and resilient.
(Don’t do this. You just have to reach all the way over and plop them in softly)
Kobe!
Be tall.
Seriously, there's no good answer. It's going to be awkward and they will wake up a lot. Getting your hand out from behind their neck while dropping them to the crib is an art, not a science. There's no "one" answer.
It's also what eventually makes you accept them being in a toddler bed and dealing with them leaving their room in the middle of the night. Because while putting them down in a crib is bad... next stage can be worse.
Floooorrrr bed time lol
Putting down is tough, especially for a shorter parent, but getting up, I try to coerce my kid to sit up first by reaching for him. He usually does if he’s not already sitting up/standing and reaches for me. It’s cute and effective
Bum first !
Do NOT keep letting them fall asleep in your arms.
Put them down sleepy, let them fall sleep in the crib.
Google a "sleep training" program and follow it. It may take a few days of crying/stress/guilt, but you're teaching your baby a very valuable skill.
Yea drop it down. And I would suggest putting it all the way down. The climbing will come before you know it.
The crib we've got is supposed to adapt up to a toddler bed and then some. Thr 10 month old stands and grabs the rail on the lowest setting, do you have to get rid of the sidereal altogether at that point?
If they're just standing in the crib, you can leave it as a crib. If you ever see them trying to climb out (pulling up on the top rail and putting their feet on the bars), it's time to convert the crib. You might want to fully babyproof their room now so when it's time to make the switch, you can do it immediately.
We had to switch to the toddler bed setting at 10 months, but most people can wait much longer.
Thank you for your advice. Its a rio tutti bambini crib so it does convert. Its not on the floor but not high enough that he can hurt himself rolling out. Hes such an active baby and the crib wasnt cheap so I'm a bir gutted as it seems like it wont be used for him at all!!! We have ANOTHER baby due in 2 months. Ik.ik. So its probably best we actually just skip ahead and use it for the second baby!
Probably 3 months ago, but right now would be great too!
That baby can get out of that crib if it tries.
Also, and this is worse, if it doesn't try.
Oh god...
We lowered our crib to the lowest setting once ours started to sit up.
About 6mo ago honestly.
The best time was in the past.
The second best time is now. Do it now.
Bro ..lower that shit 😂
I found out the hard way. Kid decided to test out climbing and went head over heels out of the crib. Luckily he had his helmet on (seriously). Lowered crib to lowest height and haven’t had issues since!
When they start sitting, you have to already have it lowered.
When you see your kid doing that.
There's no harm in lowering it early. I think we lowered ours about the time she started rolling over since her arms were starting to seem stronger. Go ahead and lower it. Might be more of a strain to pick up the kiddo but small price to pay.
2 months ago
Like literally right now, brother.
My baby recently managed to gain enough leverage to jump up and flip over the edge. She landed right on her face, it was horrible. She was fine later, but I realized I had waited too long to lower the crib. Do it now, before bed.
Now would be a good time!
Oh yeah I lowered that thing at like 6-8 months.
Kiddo is 3.5 now and only took the side off to make it a big kid bed last fall.
I dropped to lowest setting after my kid outgrew the first. Just do it lol.
I think you answered your own question lol.
And don't bother setting it to any intermediate steps, lower to the bottom setting when you lower it. Otherwise you're going to do it again shortly after. Ours thankfully isn't a climber so he's still in the crib going on 2 years in a couple weeks
We lowered our guys at month 6 ish the first day he reached for the top bar. A bit of a pain in the ass to reach down. But you can’t trust these escape artists.
As many said, it should have been lowered already. My 1st started walking at 11.5mo and he was standing up in his crib since prolly month 7 or 8.
When my middle was 12 months, my oldest showed him how to climb out of the crib. My middle had a toddler bed at 1. I couldn’t imagine keeping the crib that high at 10 months. OP - put it on the lowest setting. Not worth the fall.
Why is it so high
Right NOW. Pls
Yes.
About 7 months ago
For others playing along, you should lower the crib as soon as baby is able to sit up independently. Usually between 5 and 8 months.
By the time they pull up it’s well beyond time.
Thank you all for confirming I needed to lower. He just started pulling himself up in things couple days ago. This photo was the first time he did this in his crib. I lowered before his next nap.
3-4 months ago
now!
Now is a good time.
The moment they think about pulling up
The time has passed sir
I think the safety recommendations from the crib manufacturers say the top of the railing should be above chest height to limit or prevent the kid from pulling themselves over.
Best time is, right before they're able to stand. 2nd best time is sometime between the first time they stand up and the first time their head makes that thud on the floor where a cry is best case scenario.
You're almost out of that 2nd window of opportunity.
My daughter got a floor bed around 18 months, my son around 10.
Yeah probably a couple months ago. The crib we use says as soon as they can get up on hands and knees.
I think the official line is that you lower the crib when they can sit up. You don’t want to risk their first pull-up being in the crib overnight and causing a fall. I lowered mine as soon as the kid started rolling over, just to be sure.
I'm not an expert at when to lower the crib, but my thought is that the rail should be at least as high as the baby's sternum when standing. And if she can lift her ankle up to the railing, then it's too high regardless.
All the way to bottom once they are pulling up. RIP your back
It should have been lowered to the middle setting when they started sitting up. If they’re pulling to stand it should be lowered to the lowest.
Generally once they can pull up, if their elbows/shoulders can get to the top, it's too high.
You might have to go two levels down at this point. Those sleep sacks don't stop climbing as much as you'd hope for.
Any time they’re able to potentially climb over, but you’re not comfortable with what happens if they fall over, is when you want to lower the crib. The only downside with a lower crib is you have to bend over further to put them in or pick them up.
If the room is babyproofed. 10 months is when we transitioned to a Montessori floor bed. Loved it. Earned us an extra hour of sleep
A month ago
Yesterday, next best time is immediately
Im glad you’re asking and not doing nothing, but man, this could have been answered with a 5 second good search. Lower that thing before your kid falls.
You lower it today
Like 4 months ago
Probably right about now then
We did the first bump down as soon as my daughter was learning to pull to stand around 8.5 months and all the way down by 10.5 months because she’s a tall gal.
Lower that thing now
Why are you asking? Obviously lower it
RIGHT FRICKEN NOW
The day you notice your kid pulling to stand.
Now, but preferably a couple of months ago
Go ahead and lower it all the way down fellow Dad
The day they first pulled up
Right now
The rule of thumb we’ve used (and this is of course just what we’ve done, so if someone has conflicting information, please feel free to share), is that when it gets to the low-pectoral (lower than nipples), we’ll drop it. We figure if they get excited, they could jump and pull a bit, where they could topple over with the big head.
Hope this helps!
3 months ago
Now or you’ll have a baby falling out
Jumping out at lowest in 3-4 months is my prediction.
Like others have said it's already time.
As soon as there's any risk of your kiddo climbing over and falling to the floor. Now you get to enjoy the fun times of training them to stay in their room. Have fun with that!
I dropped it as they started getting taller. Pediatrician told me before the top bar is at waste level. Then out of the crib when they start climbing.
Four days ago
Should be at lowest past 3-6 months.
A week ago
We lowered ours as soon as my daughter started learning to stand using objects which was just before 8 months. She is now 9 months old and is can stand right up from laying or sitting.
As others have said, today. Have the same crib, it was very easy to lower too.
Lower it. 🙌🏽
I lowered mine yesterday for my 7 month old, because she was just starting to figure out how to use furniture as leverage. So do it now.
Put on the lowest setting day one. Well at least with the second and third. You only make that mistake once
Log off and do it now!
3 months ago
I dropped it like a bad habit as soon as they could pull themselves up
Well, our second kid walked before 11 months so I’d say you’re about to pay thousands to the ER.
Ya, months ago
Just take it down to the lowest setting
Lower it right now and don’t post back until you have
Now is good.
By the looks of that particular crib it looks like you can just turn it around? So that the short side is against the wall?
First time I lowered the crib was the first time he was able to climb out of it. In the early morning. We have no idea how he did it, he didn't seem hurt but he was crying in the doorway.
It was also the same day that we installed a gate on the stairs on the second floor. We didn'T know he could climb down his bed so we hadn't thought it necessary... Let's just say that particular morning, he gave us quite a scare.
Should lower it two days before the day after tomorrow.
Today.
Now.
Lower it when the kids center of gravity can reach the top rail
Now. As soon as they can pull themselves up, drop it.
We need to do the same. As of a day ago he has started grabbing the railing and screaming bloody murder when we try to put him down for naps or sleep.
Same for you. If they can do that? Time to lower it
I’d go on and put it down then.
why would you not lower it
Once the baby starts to pull up lower the crib. I lowered my kid’s crib once my oldest was pulling up. I was always afraid they would fall out when I wasn’t around. So I lowered it as much as possible and the added additional security so they couldn’t climb out.
Yesterday would be the correct answer, as in they don’t sleep in it again without it being lowered
Hm gee I wonder
Dad to dad, as soon as they can climb and reach the bar/ledge, is when you lower it. Our son I think was around 9-10 months when they could climb the wall to stand up and we lowered it all the way.
Humpty Dumpty has been here.
Everybody saying now, but nobody giving future advice. When your kid is tall enough to potentially get over the top bar and fall out - whether or not he/she can - you lower it.
Lower it. But mindful that it will fuck your back. Have a step stool or, better yet, play cushions (look like bouldering mats but for kids so they can build a seat or a fort) in front of the bed will help, especially if they roll out then it's on a softish surface
So we did a pack and play and at 4 months moved to mattress on the floor in their room that was safe for them to play in.
Jesus lower that immediately
I was going to say, that should have been lowered 6 months the ago. Your back will hate you but your kid won’t break their neck trying to crawl out of it at night.
Like now. Yesterday even.
As soon as I noticed my son pulling on the crib to stand, I lowered it.
I think you've gotten all the advice you need so I'll add a funny story. Last year my kid was 18 months and still in a crib. We had a toddler bed ready for him, but thought we could wait a few weeks/month. After a Christmas gathering with my family at a place with no crib, he started to explore his free will at bed time - so sure enough the very first night back home in his crib was the night he decided to hop the rail. He was fine (as they usually are), but man it's like he knew we had this new bed waiting for him. The happy ending is that he loves his toddler bed and now we tuck him in and he doesn't get out of bed until we wake him up the next morning. Just an absolute gem at bedtime.
I've always figured about the time the rod is to their armpit, it's time to lower. Also, don't out too much shit in the crib. My oldest got the bright idea that she could put all her stuffies and blanket in the corner, and standing in them, be able to climb out.
Montessori bed FTW.
Took a few weeks for my son to get used to, but he can get in and out of bed as he pleases. He still just goes to the door and screams for us when he wakes up, but very, VERY occassionally, he'll just wake up and play with his toys in his room by himself.
I always started at the bottom and stayed there.
about a month ago.
We started it low and kept it that way. We're both fit parents and it never bothered our backs. Plus, the fear of the little one climbing out and falling and breaking a bone or neck was enough to make us feel better with it low all the time.
I used to just put the mattress on the floor and baby proof the room.
Then put a mirror next to the bed so they can look at themselves. Maybe a mobile or a toy.
Might buy you a few extra minutes of sleep
I got mine on the lowest level. Just get it done early and no need to worry moving forward.
If they pull to standing it should be at lowest setting
Now for this pic. To the bottom.
Holy hell. For my first kid I went lower as he grew and my second kid got the lowest position from day one
When the little one does a prison break on you, it’s time to reinforce security.
It's time to do so now.
Not everything you read is scheduled precisely. Some babies hit milestones or actions sooner than others.
So in normal circumstances, nobody can say "at 6 months, 8 months, 10 months" , it's simply "when they can stand potentially fall out." Making now the time for you.
As soon as they can pull themselves up….
The first time he stood up. Lowered it immediately.
3 months ago lol. Lower it all the way to the bottom.
people aren't being very informative...the standard is "the day the baby can pull up"
Before they can roll
What you got there looks very escape able. If yours like staying in there cool. But id lower it for safety.
Turned my sons into a toddler bed around that time. He was determined to escape the cage and succeeded twice. Turned it into a toddler bed and he stayed in it.
i lowered it at like 6 months i think
When they can get their hand onto the top of the crib wall. If you can get your shoulders over an obstacle, you can get your whole body over. Especially babies, who are so top-heavy, just a hand and some shoulder strength — and it's a wrap. Nothing's stopping them anymore from scaling that obstacle.
For our first, at about a year or so. She was (and still is) smaller than average, always in the 10th-15th percentile. For our second, we did it at 9 months (shes in the 90th percentile for size, and consistently has been since about 6 months)
Two months ago.