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Bed rails

lulu8109lulu8109 member
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So it finally happened.  DS climbed out of his crib... multiple times.  It turned into a game.  Luckily he did it when DH and I were right there putting him to bed.   

Last night DH took the front piece off and we babyproofed the heck out of his room.  Our crib doesn't come with a rail though.  We bought the Kids R Us swing-down rail (the regular version, not the extra long/tall version).  That thing is ridiculously high and long and we'll be returning it.  I was wondering if anyone had other suggestions.  I only saw two different styles at the particular BRU we went to and they were both by KRU.  Or is anyone foregoing a rail?  DH thinks DS doesn't need one.

Oh and last night - he went to bed just fine, but woke up in the middle of the night.  I woke up to him standing next to my side of the bed.  Hopefully we can get him to stay in his bed.  Baby steps.

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  • xxbabycakesxxxxbabycakesxx member

    We got the Summer Infant Sure and Secure Double Bedrail.  One side can swing down too.  We haven't had any problems with it.

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  • jarebearsmomjarebearsmom member
    imageletranger:
    How low is the bed? Maybe I'm terrible but ours is low so i never worried about him falling out.

    Ikea does make a tiny rail though.

    J doesn't have one either. He fell off one night and stayed asleep through it and DH putting him back in bed. He hasn't done it since.
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  • chickaboo1974chickaboo1974 member
    We have the Gulliver cribs from IKEA (converted to toddler beds)- so they are VERY low to the ground- but unstead of buying a rail, I just tightly rolled a beach towel and placed it between the mattress and the bedsheet.  This way it is a bump to remind them the edge is there, without offering them something else to climb over- my guys are HUGE climbers.  It has worked great- no one has fallen out of bed.
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  • lulu8109lulu8109 member

    imagejarebearsmom:
    imageletranger:
    How low is the bed? Maybe I'm terrible but ours is low so i never worried about him falling out. Ikea does make a tiny rail though.
    J doesn't have one either. He fell off one night and stayed asleep through it and DH putting him back in bed. He hasn't done it since.

    Now that I think of it, the bed is pretty low.  We did put a body pillow on the floor that runs almost the whole length of the bed, in case he rolls off.  Maybe DH is right on this one.  DH and I tend to be polar opposites on the safety spectrum, so whereas I think we should babyproof everything, he's always like "nah, he'll be ok."

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  • lulu8109lulu8109 member

    imagechickaboo1974:
    We have the Gulliver cribs from IKEA (converted to toddler beds)- so they are VERY low to the ground- but unstead of buying a rail, I just tightly rolled a beach towel and placed it between the mattress and the bedsheet.  This way it is a bump to remind them the edge is there, without offering them something else to climb over- my guys are HUGE climbers.  It has worked great- no one has fallen out of bed.

    Ooh, thanks for the tip!  Yeah, the rail we bought definitely looks like something DS would just try to climb over.

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  • jessrenee11jessrenee11 member
    When we moved dd to a big girl bed went decided to go with Magic Bumpers. We have had them since this summer and they have been great. They are just a foam wedge that goes under the sheet and prevents them from rolling out. K has never fallen out and they look nicer to me then the ugly rails. I got them off amazon.
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  • lulu8109lulu8109 member

    imagejessrenee11:
    When we moved dd to a big girl bed went decided to go with Magic Bumpers. We have had them since this summer and they have been great. They are just a foam wedge that goes under the sheet and prevents them from rolling out. K has never fallen out and they look nicer to me then the ugly rails. I got them off amazon.

    Ooh, thanks!  We might have a winner here!  Haha

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  • onlymegganonlymeggan
    We did long rails on a twin bed like Babycakes.  He has gaps that he can go to at the head and foot to climb down out of bed.  He has a gate in his doorway to keep him in his room once he does get out of bed.  He doesn't have toys in his room but he does have a book shelf so he grabs some books to amuse himself for about 20 minutes before he starts hollering for us.
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