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Which bed guard for a cotbed?

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nobodysfool · 15/03/2008 21:44

Title says it all really.
Which bed guards are suitable for use with cotbeds?
I'm really dreading taking the sides down from ds cot bed but i know we must soon.It's a shame as he seems so happy in his cotbed.

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forkhandles · 15/03/2008 21:47

why do you need to take the sides down, is he climbing out?

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nobodysfool · 15/03/2008 21:48

no but he is 3 in June

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forkhandles · 15/03/2008 21:49

my friend did the same with her DD, she was in it until she was three!

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nobodysfool · 15/03/2008 21:53

He loves it in ther and if i'm honest i love it too.
He woke a 6.45 this morning had a sing to himself then fell back to sleep till nearlt nine.
If there were no sides i'm sure he would have been out playing with his toys then i can kiss lie ins goodbye eh!?

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forkhandles · 15/03/2008 21:55

I was given a top tip by a friend. Instead of using a bed guard put somethink like a large towel rolled up under the edge of the mattress. This tilts it up and they don't roll out.

As a cot bed is low to the ground it might be worth a try, put a few cushions on the floor. I've recently moved DD2(2.4) to a bottom bunk wich is low and have used this tip, with success so far! I also tuck her duvet in under the mattress to trap her!

forkhandles · 15/03/2008 21:56

oh that's so sweet singing back to sleep!

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nobodysfool · 15/03/2008 21:57

Great idea about the towels.If i put cushions on the floor he would think i have made him a mini trampoline in his room.He tends to wriggle around a lot in the night often ending up upside down so i'm not sure if he would take to being restrained by a duvet.

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forkhandles · 15/03/2008 21:57

If he loves it then leave him! He'll still be there when he starts school

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nobodysfool · 15/03/2008 21:58

He chats away to his toy monkey in the bed and sings him songs.He is a right little charmer.

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forkhandles · 15/03/2008 21:59

my DS is like that, I'll find him pointing down the bed when I check on him!

Yurtgirl · 15/03/2008 22:00

My will be 4 soon and has still got the sides up on her cot bed - and is perfectly happy. Assuming your ds is happy why must you take the sides off?

I cant be fussed atm tbh

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nobodysfool · 15/03/2008 22:00

Your probably right but i think he should be in a 'normal' bed at his age he is the eldest in the group of friends i have but the only one still with the sides up.

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forkhandles · 15/03/2008 22:01

who cares! I wouldn't give up a 9am wake up for that!

squeaver · 15/03/2008 22:01

If he's not climbing out, leave him there! So what if he's nearly 3?

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nobodysfool · 15/03/2008 22:02

And another reason is that he is potty trained but still wears a nappy a night.So how would i ever get him out of them at night if he can't get to a potty if he is 'caged'?

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forkhandles · 15/03/2008 22:03

that's a good point.

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nobodysfool · 15/03/2008 22:03

I just thought i was "babying" him by keeping him in there.........?

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nobodysfool · 15/03/2008 22:04

Hey, i could put a potty next to the cot and see how good his aim is through the bars!!!!!

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Janni · 15/03/2008 22:05

We've always used beanbags and cushions next to the bed when they move out of the cot. To me a cot rail is one more thing for them to feel they have to climb over

forkhandles · 15/03/2008 22:05

pmsl

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nobodysfool · 15/03/2008 22:06

Good idea but he really is a wriigle bum in bed.I would be constantly in and out picking him off the beanbag.

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nobodysfool · 15/03/2008 22:06

sorry....wriggle.

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forkhandles · 15/03/2008 22:10

if you do go for a bed guard I have this Tomy folding one on DS's standard single bed and I don't see why it wouldn't fit on a cot bed.

paddingtonbear1 · 15/03/2008 22:13

he still sounds happy where he is, if I were you I'd leave him there a bit longer. I only took the sides off dd's cotbed when she was really showing signs of not wanting them there - I think she was nearer 3. Then we bought her a new duvet, and put her old one on the floor with some cushions in case she fell out. We did use a guard to begin with and at my dad's house, as he had a proper single bed! I've forgotten what it was called, but it was a Tomy one and it folds up.

paddingtonbear1 · 15/03/2008 22:13

Yep - I had the same one as forkhandles!