How do I keep my baby from falling out of bed while cosleeping?

pathfindermon · May 2013

Hi. I'm new to this broad. I'm usually on the preemie board. We've been cosleeping with our lo since he was about 5 months old. It wasn't really planned but has worked out that way. He sleeps between my DH and I. My question is now that he is 11 months old and mobile how do I keep he from falling out of bed? We bought inflatable bed bumpers but he can crawl right over them now. We have put air mattresses in the ground but the dogs pop them. Putting the mattress on the ground wouldn't work for the type of mattress we have. Does anyone have a suggestion that worked for them either something we could do or buy? Thank you for any advice!

kcisthebombdotcom · May 2013

We pushed our bed next to the wall and put a rail up on the other side. We've never had a kid fall off the end of the bed which is the only exposed side.

ncbelle · May 2013

We just used a bedrail. Sure they could climb over it but as I always woke right as they started to rustle, it was a non-issue. We also taught them how to get off the bed as soon as they could crawl. The bed rail is just to prevent baby from rolling off while sleeping - nothing short of a mattress on the floor is going to prevent crawling off completely.

tokenhoser · May 2013

We also just worked early at teaching him to go off the bed feet first.

SandiaPinaMama · May 2013

tokenhoser:
We also just worked early at teaching him to go off the bed feet first.

This.

JayandEmm · May 2013

I transitioned ds to the pnp part time. When he wakes in the MOTN, I bring him to bed. He fell over a bedrail before DH and I got to bed, so this was one of our options. Luckily it worked out great!

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