dd got her leg stuck

[kreamkrackers]

dd woke up from afternoon nap today crying, which is unusual for her. i went into the room and her leg was trapped in the bars of the cotbed. i managed (with her screaming her head off) to pull her trouser leg up to see whether that would help free her leg. it didn't. i was panicking as i didn't want to call the firebrigade as we don't have the money for a new cotbed. i managed to pour loads of babyoil on her legs and on the rails of the cotbed and hurray her leg was free. i was just wondering is there any covers that could be bought to go around the cotbed as i don't want this happening again and i'm sure a cover will be cheaper than folking out for a new cotbed incase it really does get stuck next time.

You can buy cot bumpers, is that what you mean? Fabric covered foam which you tie inside the cot around all bars and edges. They are frowned apon tho cos apparently they cause overheating and SIDS.

oh i didn't know that. we've never used cot bumpers anyway. i was thinking of something that could cover the whole of the cotbed, not sure if there is anything out there really. but if they're a danger too i'd rather forget about it, life's too precious. i don't know how i can prevent this in future though, any suggestions? dd is 20 months and has development delays, she's only just started rolling over and moving around on her back. she's not suitable for us to change the cotbed into the bed part yet.

How about sleeping bags? Ive got 2 that are for upto 3 years and they are fab.

Sleepingbag. It really is the answer to virtually all sleep problems.

i used to have her in these until she had a peg inserted. when the pump went on at night we realised we couldn't attatch her to the pump with a sleeping bag on.

has anyone inventied a net to go all around the cotbed sides and under the matress and will not move if baby pulls at it or rip easily? if not i really do think somebody should.

Sorry, I don't understand, but obviously there's a medical reason why the sleepingbag isn't suitable. Can you not customise the bag? Cut a slit, buttonhole-style, in the bottom perhaps?

Alternatively, there is a product which we bought but never used - a net to tie onto banisters that are too wide for safety. We got it for our balcony, but ended up putting a stairgate across the door instead. I'll try to find a url for it.

Here it is: Bannister Rail Net

could you put a large sheet under the feet of the cot, over the side, under the mattress and then over the other side and under the feet. if that makes sense, it would cover all the bars and not move as it would be secured by the weight of the cot. it would prabably need to be a kingsize sheet or similra to go all the way over nad under IYSWIM.

oh that sounds like a good idea, we have spare king sized sheets so i'll try to do that.

Have a look at the Fledglings site, they do all sorts of special clothes for disabiled children, I'm fairly sure they do adapted sleeping bags.

thank you, hopefully they can help me. i am going to use a king sized sheet until they get back to me.