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Bed rail needed for cot bed - any suggestions????

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sausagebear · 04/03/2010 13:00

Hi.

I have a M&P cotbed which I am going to turn into a bed for my 2 yr old. I am having real trouble finding a bed rail to fit a cotbed. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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3l15a8eth · 04/03/2010 15:59

If he is ready for a bed you won't need a be rail. Cot bed are low so children can get in and out of them and so it doe'nt hurt when the fall out of bed. If you are worried put a duvet or pillows for him. My friends son was 6 before he relised he could get out without mummy.

Seona1973 · 04/03/2010 19:45

I think the lindam bedrail fits cotbeds

IHaveABlueCar · 04/03/2010 19:48

I agree with 3l15a8eth. I bought a lindam bedrail for ds1 (2.6 when he went into a bed) and have never used it as he has never fallen out. I would give the bed a go for a couple of nights (maybe with some cushions on the floor) before you buy one.

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1Littleboy1Bigboy · 04/03/2010 21:26

i had problems too. The tomy one didn't fit because of the huge hindge. The portable travel baby dan one fits perfect as slim and great for going away as folds really small

GoldenSnitch · 04/03/2010 21:44

We had the wooden Mothercare one for our cotbed. here

Only problem was that the bed was so low, we couldn't fold the guard out of the way but I never needed to anyway. I made the bed with the guard up and lifted DS over it when necessary.

taffetacat · 04/03/2010 21:48

I agree with those that say do without. Its just another thing to wean them off. Not worth the hassle. If you are worried about them falling out and hurting themselves, put something soft ( old cot mattress?) by side.

sausagebear · 05/03/2010 06:50

Thanks for the suggestions. He won't have any trouble getting in/out of bed, but he still crashes around in his sleep a lot and frequently hits the side, so I imagine he will be falling out all the time. He is now climbing out of his cot, so need to get him into a bed! Will have a look at the suggestions. Thanks.

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1Littleboy1Bigboy · 05/03/2010 12:11

www.shop-com.co.uk/BabyDan_Portable_Bed_Rail-31587357-41218907-p+.xhtml?sourceid=309

taffetacat · 05/03/2010 12:25

Interestingly enough, my DS used to thrash around in his cot loads. He fell out of bed once.

Jamieandhismagictorch · 05/03/2010 18:30

I never used one. Used to put cushions on the floor, or if you use a duvet, put it crossways across the bed and tuck in well.

DCS can fall out of quite high beds and not even wake up!

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