Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end and so must the crib. After all, she LOVED it and the last thing I needed when up with an infant all night was for my curious little toddler to come walking into my bedroom. Wanting to heed the advice of all the well-meaning parents who stated, “Don’t take her out of her crib until you have to!”, I decided to stretch out the time frame she spent in her crib for as long as possible. those with monkey climbers)), I was able to keep my daughter in her crib until after she turned 2.5 years old.
Unlike some of the other parents (who consider themselves not so lucky (i.e.