How do you handle sleepovers at grandparents after transitioning to a toddler bed?
My 3.5yo recently transitioned out of her crib. She’s now falling asleep independently and sleeping through with zero wakings until around 5:30–6am. We’re working on early mornings with silent returns and teaching her that her green Hatch at 6:40 = okay to wake/come out.
We’d love for her to start having sleepovers at her grandparents’ again. Previously she slept in a Pack ’n Play with a SlumberPod, but I don’t really want to go back to the PNP now that she’s in a bed. I’m considering an inflatable toddler mattress that fits inside the SlumberPod, but I’m not sure how she’ll like it.
Her older sister usually sleeps in bed with a grandparent, so I’m also wondering if we should just let our 3.5yo bedshare with the other grandparent for sleepovers, or if that could interfere with the independent sleep we’ve worked on.
For those with good independent sleepers: what do you do at grandparents’ houses? Do you try to mimic home, use a travel bed, or allow bedsharing because it’s a special sleepover?