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toddler bed or regular bed with guard rails?

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Did yall buy a toddler bed for LO or did you just decide to invest in a regular bed? Im thinking about buying a regular bed, pushing it against a wall and putting abreathable guardrail on it. I feel like the toddler bed is an unnecessary purchase!
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Re: toddler bed or regular bed with guard rails?

  • kjsmith9kjsmith9 member
    Me too, I'm hoping to go straight to a twin bed. I'll probably start the mattress on the floor, and then put the frame and toddler rail up when I know she's decent about staying in bed more than 50% of the time!
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  • ktpaladinoktpaladino member
    We wanted to use the furniture we already had in our guest room instead of spending money on a toddler bed, so DS is in a full size low platform bed with the mesh rails. I lay a body pillow across the bottom of the bed so he doesn't scootch off the bottom at night (he's a pretty wild sleeper) He's been in it since Labor Day and is doing great. We've never had any problems. He's able to climb in and out very easily even thoguh it's not as small as a toddler bed, so we did have to do sleep training.

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  • LittleAppleLittleApple member
    We put our kids in a regular bed after the crib with a bed rail.  Worked fine :)
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  • FemShepFemShep member
    Another one who went right from the crib to a regular bed with rails.  No issues at all, happy to save the money.
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  • smileybabyboysmileybabyboy member
    I plan to convert DS's crib to a toddler bed when he's ready and keep him in that until his future baby brother/sister needs the crib.  
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  • JENandJEHJENandJEH member
    Straight to a twin bed with no rails.  
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  • shannmshannm member
    With DS, we just got a twin and used foam inserts under the sheet that kept him from rolling off. We intend to do the same for dd but she will use our existing queen.
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  • smileybabyboysmileybabyboy member
    Instead of bedrails or foam inserts, I heard you could use pool noodles under the sheets.
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