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Cosleeping- bed rail? I want some evening back!

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StinkySaurus · 13/01/2019 14:45

For those of you who cosleep, do you use a bed rail? Do you manage to get evening time away from the baby?

I’ve started cosleeping and I’m getting far more sleep but I’m having to go to bed with baby ( about 11 months old) at 7 to make sure she doesn’t climb/ fall out. I’m not able to make a floor bed so please don’t suggest this. I just want to get some evening back so any help would be appreciated!!!!

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StinkySaurus · 14/01/2019 18:03

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Noonefightslikegaston · 14/01/2019 22:09

Do you mean a bed guard type thing? I don’t co sleep but yes, we had a portable bed guard to stop my daughter falling out of bed. I positioned it half way down the bed and it worked fine.

bananaramama · 14/01/2019 22:51

Yes we use the extra tall extra wide one from Safe tots. Works brilliantly.

ree348 · 14/01/2019 23:59

Yep we used one with my daughter - bought from amazon

crazycatlady5 · 15/01/2019 13:38

Yes I have used one since about 7 months and my daughter is now 23 months - I use a video monitor too and definitely come back downstairs once she is asleep

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StinkySaurus · 15/01/2019 17:59

Thanks all! Did your babies try to climb over it?

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CoastalLife · 15/01/2019 18:08

I could have written this! I used to go up to bed with my daughter at 8pm until she was probably 18 months old (although I struggled with anxiety too and she was a crap sleeper so I really needed the early nights anyway!). She's 2.6 now. We have a super king bed so there's lots of room, it's not particularly high and she's never fallen out, so I've never bothered with a bedrail at home. But if we stay overnight somewhere else and are in a higher/smaller bed then I take the mobile bed guard with us and position it about halfway down the mattress.

We have a video monitor which is the only thing that gives me peace of mind to leave her. I can have my evening downstairs and keep an eye on her on the little screen. I wouldn't feel comfortable with an audio-only monitor so this is a life saver for me. Maybe worth considering for you?

CoastalLife · 15/01/2019 18:10

It's worth pointing out that all the bed guards I looked at were for 18m+ presumably due to safety concerns with younger babies.

Rarotonga · 15/01/2019 18:13

I have a foam one which goes under the sheet. I have also pushed his cot bed up against the bed on the side he sleeps as an extra barrier.

DS can now be transferred to his cot bed for a few hours in the first part of the eve (impossible before!) and then joins me at first wake up.

Getting an eve back is truly wonderful, hope you find a solution that works for you.

Rarotonga · 15/01/2019 18:14

I should say - the foam one is designed for this purpose with appropriate foam for this use. I got mine from Amazon.

lorisparkle · 15/01/2019 18:19

Our bed rail left a dangerous gap between the mattress and the rail which a baby could easily slip into, fine for toddlers as a pp has said. If you are considering a bed rail I would triple check that it is safe for your bed.

crazycatlady5 · 16/01/2019 22:29

Mine also has a gap but I have filled the gap with a rolled up towel, equally you can use a cut to size swimming noodle.

crazycatlady5 · 16/01/2019 22:30

And mine has never tried to climb over it but I watch the monitor and go up when she wakes anyway so I’ve never left her long enough to try.

Naschkatze · 16/01/2019 22:51

We just had DS in his cot, with the side off against our bed and then put cushions on the bed along the side to form a sort of barrier. In his sleeping bag he never tried to climb over and we had a video monitor so went straight up to him as soon as we saw he was awake. He would usually sleep for a couple of hours in the cot and then spend the rest of night in bed with me.

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