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Bed rail suggestions?
I have a 2 1/2 year old son who has been sleeping on his crib mattress
(well, trying to sleep on his crib mattress) on the floor since he learned how to crawl out of his crib a month ago. Every morning when I check on him, he is fast asleep on the floor!! I don't wake him up to put him back in bed because I know that he'll be waking up soon anyway, but I feel bad thinking that he might have been there for hours!! He seems happy enough, but I feel that he would be better staying on the mattress. Does anyone have any suggestions for brands of bed rails for use with a crib mattress on the floor? One that we could eventually transfer to a regular size twin bed in the near future? I'd appreciate any suggestions!! |
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Bed rail suggestions?
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"hsstanley" wrote: I have a 2 1/2 year old son who has been sleeping on his crib mattress (well, trying to sleep on his crib mattress) on the floor since he learned how to crawl out of his crib a month ago. Every morning when I check on him, he is fast asleep on the floor!! I don't wake him up to put him back in bed because I know that he'll be waking up soon anyway, but I feel bad thinking that he might have been there for hours!! He seems happy enough, but I feel that he would be better staying on the mattress. Does anyone have any suggestions for brands of bed rails for use with a crib mattress on the floor? One that we could eventually transfer to a regular size twin bed in the near future? I'd appreciate any suggestions!! Why do you think he'd be better off sleeping in the bed? He's big enough to climb back on to the bed if he wanted to. At that age, I just put my kids in regular beds (no rails). They weren't very high off the ground, and the first couple of nights I put quilts on the floor beside them so if they fell off they'd have a soft landing. They didn't fall out very often -- but they did sometimes climb out and sleep on the floor, because they liked to. (One liked to sleep UNDER a bed.) Are you sure your son isn't climbing out of bed because he likes sleeping on the floor? I wouldn't worry about it -- while you and I might be better off on something less, um, firm than the floor, I suspect most toddlers will do just fine -- if they want to sleep on a bed, they'll climb back onto it. -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care |
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Bed rail suggestions?
dragonlady wrote: In article om, "hsstanley" wrote: I have a 2 1/2 year old son who has been sleeping on his crib mattress (well, trying to sleep on his crib mattress) on the floor since he learned how to crawl out of his crib a month ago. Every morning when I check on him, he is fast asleep on the floor!! I don't wake him up to put him back in bed because I know that he'll be waking up soon anyway, but I feel bad thinking that he might have been there for hours!! He seems happy enough, but I feel that he would be better staying on the mattress. Does anyone have any suggestions for brands of bed rails for use with a crib mattress on the floor? One that we could eventually transfer to a regular size twin bed in the near future? I'd appreciate any suggestions!! Why do you think he'd be better off sleeping in the bed? He's big enough to climb back on to the bed if he wanted to. At that age, I just put my kids in regular beds (no rails). They weren't very high off the ground, and the first couple of nights I put quilts on the floor beside them so if they fell off they'd have a soft landing. They didn't fall out very often -- but they did sometimes climb out and sleep on the floor, because they liked to. (One liked to sleep UNDER a bed.) Are you sure your son isn't climbing out of bed because he likes sleeping on the floor? I wouldn't worry about it -- while you and I might be better off on something less, um, firm than the floor, I suspect most toddlers will do just fine -- if they want to sleep on a bed, they'll climb back onto it. -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care I guess that' s true....... he does seem fine! I just thought that I would like some type of safe and sturdy rail for when we do get him a regular bed, I don't want him to hurt himself falling out of a bed! |
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Bed rail suggestions?
I don't think they make the bedrail we have any more, but you can still
get it at yard sales and on Ebay. It is the Safety 1st Portable Bed Rail, (not the "secure lock" one, which is newer). I love ours, if you can get it second hand. The other thing you might try meantime is if you have a pack'n play, or some type of playpen with a flat mattress, which is really more of a mat or pad. You could place that next to the bed on the floor, and if your child rolls off, or even chooses to climb out of the bed, it is a little better cushioning than the floor or carpet. At least you will feel better, even if your child doesn't care. Of course, if your child really wants the floor, he will find it! hsstanley wrote: I have a 2 1/2 year old son who has been sleeping on his crib mattress (well, trying to sleep on his crib mattress) on the floor since he learned how to crawl out of his crib a month ago. Every morning when I check on him, he is fast asleep on the floor!! I don't wake him up to put him back in bed because I know that he'll be waking up soon anyway, but I feel bad thinking that he might have been there for hours!! He seems happy enough, but I feel that he would be better staying on the mattress. Does anyone have any suggestions for brands of bed rails for use with a crib mattress on the floor? One that we could eventually transfer to a regular size twin bed in the near future? I'd appreciate any suggestions!! |
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happy2bmom wrote: I don't think they make the bedrail we have any more, but you can still get it at yard sales and on Ebay. It is the Safety 1st Portable Bed Rail, (not the "secure lock" one, which is newer). I love ours, if you can get it second hand. The other thing you might try meantime is if you have a pack'n play, or some type of playpen with a flat mattress, which is really more of a mat or pad. You could place that next to the bed on the floor, and if your child rolls off, or even chooses to climb out of the bed, it is a little better cushioning than the floor or carpet. At least you will feel better, even if your child doesn't care. Of course, if your child really wants the floor, he will find it! I slept on the floor for years - just spread a comforter on the (carpeted) floor. Felt great. Maybe the kid likes a hard surface. Id suggest spreading a sheet or comforter or pad as someone suggested as a hygienic measaure, and then letting the kid be. |
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Bed rail suggestions?
"hsstanley" wrote in message ps.com... I have a 2 1/2 year old son who has been sleeping on his crib mattress (well, trying to sleep on his crib mattress) on the floor since he learned how to crawl out of his crib a month ago. Every morning when I check on him, he is fast asleep on the floor!! I don't wake him up to put him back in bed because I know that he'll be waking up soon anyway, but I feel bad thinking that he might have been there for hours!! He seems happy enough, but I feel that he would be better staying on the mattress. Does anyone have any suggestions for brands of bed rails for use with a crib mattress on the floor? One that we could eventually transfer to a regular size twin bed in the near future? I'd appreciate any suggestions!! The rails we used would meet your needs. They were mesh on metal tube frames and were very effective with our then quite active sleeper. We got them at Wal-Mart, so perhaps you might want to check that and similar stores out. -Aula |
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