Toddler Bed Help

Nurse Kari asks, "How do I transition my 17 month old into a toddler bed from her crib. I have the new baby coming in October, and everyone is telling me to do it before the new baby comes. But how? I am worried she won't stay in a todddler bed."

Moms what do you think?

Sweet, genuine, powerhouse, southern belle KATE, mother of two, needs help keeping her toddler in his crib.

She writes,

"Noah (the almost-two-year-old) just started figuring out how to escape from his crib. When we try to put him to bed, we have to fight him for at least an hour because as soon as we put him down, he climbs out. He thinks it is a game or something. I am afraid he is too young for a toddler bed, because if he won't stay in his crib, I don't know why he would stay in a bed. His escape from a bed would be even easier! But I don't know any other alternative. I need good tricks for making the transition to a toddler bed."