I am pregnant with my second baby, and by the time of my due date my big girl would be 16months old. I hate waisting things, or buying things that i'll have to give away or sell too soon... therefore i dont know what kind of bed to buy. For my girl we bougth a convertible crib thinking that we wouldn't need to buy other bed in 10 years. We bought it at costco so is very good quality, this crib we'll use for the new baby, so we need to buy a new bed for my big girl..Would you please help me to decide what to buy?... thanks!!!
I would go with a twin bed. I have 3 kids, and we've never used a toddler bed for just the reason you mentioned -- I felt like a toddler bed would be a waste of money. My oldest was just 17 months when her baby sister was born. Baby sis started in a bassinet in our room, and we moved big sis into a twin bed (we already had one) when she was 19 months old. The bed was pushed against a wall with a rail on one side so that she wouldn't fall out, and she did great. My younger daughter moved into a full size bed that she shared with big sis when she was 18 months old. And my son moved into a twin bed at 22 months. They both did great with the transition as well.
Why not check on Craigslist and find another convertible crib. You might find one identical to your other daughter's crib, and they can each have one.
If you don't like wasting things, buy a twin bed that will last YEARS.
Twin bed. When my daughter was 16 months old, she got a toddler bed and she hates it. Her big sister who lives with us half the time has a twin bed and my daughter gets up at every chance and climbs into her sisters twin bed. My daughter is only 1 year 8 months now and she still does it. She just prefers a big bed. If you are worried about your big girl falling out of bed than I would invest in those safety rails which will come in handy if by chance you were to get pregnant again and your second child needs a big kid bed. Good luck!
If you intend the newborn to go straight to a crib, I'd buy a second crib as 16 months is pretty early to put a baby in a big bed. You will likely just have issues with her getting out all.the.time during transition that isn't something you want to do at the tail end of pregnancy NOR while you have a frequently waking newborn to deal with. Plus if she happens to be one of the kids that actually likes her crib, she may feel more jealous if she is moved out then it is given to the baby. Some children LOVE the big girl bed some just miss their old nest.
