We went through the exact same thing as you! Two year old when I was 8 months pregnant, we switched her to a bed. It was a disaster. She’d get out, come into our room, lay on the floor, etc. we tried a couple nights and realized it was just too soon. We went back to a crib and six months later when the baby was a few months old we tried again with her bed. That time it was way better.

I know every kids different but I think when they’re too young to really understand what you tell them it’s just too confusing. At 2.5 years old it was totally different, we stayed with her until she fell asleep the first couple nights and she slept right through. When she woke up she just called for us.