Bed Rails
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Bed Rails
Asked by A.C. from San Diego
on November 2, 2011
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At what age did you take off the bed rails from your child's bed? Both of my kids sleep in a full size bed (each has their own). They move around a lot, so I am not ...
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- We never put them on the real bed, so when he moved from the toddler bed to the real bed at age 4, no more rails. We did put the boxspring and mattress directly on th...
- My two kids who don't use them anymore, we removed them when they were roughly 5 and in Kindergarten.
- depends on the kid LOL - for a while we were convinced that one of our kids would be bringing a bed rail to college b/c she moves around THAT much (funniest incident w...
Bed Rails
Asked by M.P. from Louisville
on July 28, 2008
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My daughter is in a full size bed now at 3 years old. Her bed is high off the ground in my standards. My fear is her falling out of be. I put pillows on the bed on ...
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- M., I guess I differ as I would say at least buy 1 rail. We have a little girl and she coslept with us till she was about 3-3 1/2 and we used 1 rail. I showed her h...
- We had the same concerns with my son, so we took everything away from the bed...meaning, no furniture. So instead of a bed high up off the ground, she slept on the bo...
- I would advise against the bed rails...we pushed our 1st son's bed against one side of the wall and put the rail on the open side. Within two weeks he had broken it a...
Bed Rails
Asked by C.C. from Dallas
on November 1, 2008
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Okay, so we're moving my daughter to her "big girl" bed very soon. But first we need to buy some bed rails. Could you please give me any advice on which you brand yo...
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- I haven't tried this myself but I've heard that you can put the larger size pool noodles under the sheets on either side of the bed and it supposedly works just like a...
- My son has a sleigh type twin bed and we couldn't find rails to fit it and not mess up the wood, so we did without. I told his pedi we couldn't find them to fit his be...
- We had the drop side one and hated it. My daughter would turn sideways and slide in between the mattress and rail and be stuck! She is a wild sleeper!!! The pool noodl...
Bed Rails
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on February 10, 2011
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When did you take away the bed rails on your child's bed (if you had them)? I am thinking about getting a frame for my daughter's twin mattress (now it's on the floor)...
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- My daughter is 4.5 and still has up one bed rail. Her night stand is so close to the bed I am always afraid thet she will get hurt if she falls out. The last two ni...
- My 4 year old is still in a toddler bed with an extremely small bed rail at the head of her bed. When we first transitioned her to the toddler bed (2 yrs)she fell out...
- I didn't have rails on my son's bed. He was in his toddler bed with no rails at 2 1/2 (for night-time potty training) and we just switched him to a twin bed on a fram...
Bed Rails
Asked by K.J. from New York
on October 20, 2008
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Hello to all,
We've ordered a "big boy bed" for my son who will be 3 in January. He's still in a crib, but he's ALL over the place. I want to buy bed rails for him...
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- Can you cancel the order for the big boy bed and go shopping at a new place? I recommend Kiddie World in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ -- they have great juvenile furniture, ...
- Hi K., First I have to say, I understand your worries. But I also want to assure you that the chances of that happening are low. I had 2 toddlers at the same time, s...
- Hi K.. Congrats on new baby! I have 2 sons (23 months apart) when oldest was 18 months he switched to a toddler bed, in anticipation of new baby. Did great, stayed in ...
Bed Rails for Captains Bed
Asked by L.M. from Minneapolis
on December 30, 2008
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I am going to be purchasing a captains bed that has slats and no box spring for my daughter. I am looking for a bed rail that will be compatable with this kind of bed....
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- I have an inflatable bed rail that I use on my daughter's bed. It has a large elastic strap that fits under the mattress. The rail part is a long tube, maybe 12" in ...
- We have a captains bed and the ones we tried and LOVE are the Especially For Baby brand (BabiesRUs or ToysRUs)40x20 bedrails. It comes with 2 for about $23. These ra...
- I read in a baby magazine to use a pool noodle under the fitted sheet, so we tried that and it works great. We've never used anything else. Also, you don't have that...
When to Remove Guard Rails from Bed?
Asked by T.M. from Phoenix
on June 22, 2009
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My daughter turned 4 in January and has been in a big bed since she was 2 years old (her choice - refused to sleep in crib). We still have her guard rails on her bed....
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- Hi T.: I have a 4-year old son and he also has a double bed. We finally took off the guard rail a few months ago when we put his mattress into a captain's bed (dra...
- My son was about 2 1/2. He had been sleeping in a twin mattress and box on the floor since he was 18 months. I noticed he was not a big mover.
- This is a GREAT question as I have the same question in mind myself. :-) My son is four 1/2 years old and I still have one guard rail on his bed. His bed is against t...
Toddler Bed Mattress and Rails
Asked by N.E. from Boston
on August 5, 2009
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Everywhere I read, I see that you can use a crib mattress for a toddler bed. We just got a toddler bed and the crib mattress is long enough but not quite wide enough....
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- You can use pool noodles ($1 a piece at places like walmart) underneath the fitted sheet for a rail. They are not nearly as high as a bed rail but they did the job in ...
- We've just ordered a rail for our convertible crib from One Step Ahead. (www.onestepahead.com) The catalogue says it's 33'' so I'm hoping it'll fit. You might give it...
- I tried using bed rails on a toddler bed, they don't fit, they're made for twin or full size beds. It's odd that the crib mattress doesn't fit the toddler bed. I only ...
Bed Rails
Asked by J.R. from Los Angeles
on March 23, 2008
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Any suggestions for a bed rail for a thick full mattress? Opps sorry I should add to keep my daughter from falling out of the bed at night. Thanks!
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- We have a VERY thick mattress and the bed rail we use is by Safety 1st. I just looked for a picture of it online and the closest one I could find is http://www.target...
- hi. hmm by bed rails i would guess your looking for ones that keep you from falling off the bed... theres a lot you can find online... heres a wal mart site that has o...
- They have one that actually attaches to the TOP of the mattress. You push it down and lock it in. They are great! the others are too small.
Has Anyone Used Bed Rails on Toddler's Bed?
Asked by C.K. from Shreveport
on June 6, 2008
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I need some advise on bed rails. We are moving my son into a big boy bed close to his two-year birthday. Does anyone know what brand or type of bed rail is best? An...
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- My daughter went to a toddler bed at eight months, right about when she started walking. (she's a climber) We never used rails and she did just fine. She gets up an...
- We did the same with my daughter at that age...we started by putting her crib mattress on the floor by itself and when she got used to that we put her big girl bed up....
- When we moved both our chilren we put the bed in the corner of the room so one side was safe with the wall the other side we used a rail from Walmart that has a part t...
