Where to buy cot bumper?

[strawbebbies]

We're going to change 18mo dd's cot to the toddler bed setting and I was hoping to get a bumper to put on it to make it more cosy but nowhere seems to sell proper padded bumpers anymore, just the mesh kind.

Has anyone seen anywhere that still sells them?

I assumed they would be safe from the same age as duvets and pillows but I hadn't thought of the risk of getting caught or tangled.

You just take one side off of it to turn into into a bed, so it still has full height cot bars on 3 sides.

I've seen sort of braided bolster type bumpers online that don't appear to have any ties so I'll maybe have a look at them.

If you've coped without them so far then why would you need them now? In the past it was advised to get rid of them when your lo got mobile as they could climb on them to escape. Now I dont think they're recommended at all

Stick a few soft toys in to make it cosy

It isn't just a risk of smothering or ties, it can also impede airflow and increase the amount of CO2 that baby breaths.

Totally unnecessary. Also I would NEVER change my 18mo to a bed, they will just escape constantly and be a nightmare!!

Please don't put soft toys in. An 18 month old was suffocated by a soft toy in her cot.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-43827443

The braided bumpers are equally as dangerous

@CottonSock was it the ones that wrap around two bars each? I like the look of them.

@strawbebbies. No ties, avoid anything with ties. The inflatable tubes zip into pockets on a tightly fitted sheet. They are safe and very good if you get exactly the right size sheet for your mattress. I add some air, then top up once in place.

Although saying that, I advise keeping your baby in a cot until they either don't fit or climb out! Mine were at least 2.5

A cot bumper wouldn't really be much use in toddler bed mode, they look much cosier once the sides are off and they are all made up like a proper little bed :)

If you're worried about falling out, you can buy a bed guard or use a pool noodle (I used a bean filled draft excluder 😂) under the fitted sheet to create an "edge".

There's really no harm in switching so early my eldest was 2 but the youngest was 16 months - from birth she hated being hemmed in and never slept well at all until the sides came off. She did escape into our bed more often than not but it wasn't a massive issue for us as atleast she would settle!

If she’s managed without bumpers until now, I really don’t understand why you’d get some. Is it just so that it looks nicer?

Look at bed guards instead, they slot under the mattress and cover part of the side. Essentially enough to stop them falling out but not enough for them to get tangled in. Easily available on Amazon etc as well

She's not climbing out yet (though she does try) but she's been asking for a bed recently and as one of her big brother has been ill and sleeping in my bed this I've let her sleep in his bed and she's slept much better.

I was hoping that as well as making it look cosier the bumper might disguise the fact that it's actually still her cot.

I don't want anything between her and the open edge of the bed as I think it'll just make her feel hemmed in the same as a cot.

Aye you sure you can't take the 3rd side off?

The ones I've used you can remove both sides and the ends usually half to make it look it like a small bed. If not you can pick them up pretty cheaply on Facebook selling pages

I don't want anything between her and the open edge of the bed as I think it'll just make her feel hemmed in the same as a cot

Just put a duvet or a few blankets on the floor, cot beds are usually really low. Mine quickly learned how to climb back in bed although they were closer to 3 when we did it as she's not much of a climber so didn't feel the need to do it sooner

Definitely only the one side that comes off

I picked specifically because of that as my eldest found the transition between cot and toddler bed difficult so I thought still having the three cot sides would make the transition more easy this time

I could afford to buy a proper toddler bed but it just seems such a waste to get rid of a perfectly good cotbed. Especially since I just bought another one for newborn dd2 as I thought dd1 wouldn't be out of hers for ages ...

We had ours on mattresses on the floor for a while, but youngest just had the cot with the side off until we got a proper bed. It was fine. We put a blanket on the floor, it's only about 20cm up.

Also, people who have said to place pillows and / cuddly toys in the cot; this is also a risk...

A child's sleeping space should be clear.

It's not about aesthetics, it's about the safety of your child.