The Crib To Big Kid Bed Transition Nearly Killed Me

You’ve been warned. [Scary Mommy](%2F%2Fscarymommy.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=26912%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/0100018029efbbea-cf590532-bf86-4a31-a08b-b7d043061ca8-000000/lltMvU9D_4NXZ0LU7i7DeeqrXYY=266) Apr 14, 2022 %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fcrib-to-big-kid-bed-transition%3Futm_campaign=26912%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/0100018029efbbea-cf590532-bf86-4a31-a08b-b7d043061ca8-000000/3Z6_uVGZ1oMgwfTXrUWIYNYppm0=266 [The Crib To Big Kid Bed Transition Nearly Killed Me](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fcrib-to-big-kid-bed-transition%3Futm_campaign=26912%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/0100018029efbbea-cf590532-bf86-4a31-a08b-b7d043061ca8-000000/T2sbii62rZ5dQdc9SjrU2lidi5M=266) I don’t know about you, but the transition from crib to big kid bed hit me like stepping on a small plastic toy in the middle of the night: it caught me by surprise and it hurt like hell. Kate Willsky had a similar experience. Her daughter had always been a great sleeper — until THE SWITCH. “She began waking up crying several times a night; bedtime became a struggle that often stretched on for over an hour; she appeared in our room before sunrise, ready to start the day.” Today she writes the mistakes she made, and what she wishes she’d known beforehand. Save yourselves! 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