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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 ...
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 ...
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...
Bed Rails for Crib Mattress??
Asked by C.E. from Detroit
on March 10, 2008
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Has anyone found bed rails that can be used on a crib mattress? We bought a convertible crib, but our 2-1/2 yr old wants out of his crib, but is afraid of falling off...
Crib/Toddler Bed vs Twin Bed with Side Rails for 18 Month Old
Asked by M.M. from Detroit
on August 14, 2008
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Hello,
My son is almost 18 months old, and he just started to walk last month. We are due with our second son in 7 weeks and trying to decide what to do with our fir...
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- We used the toddler bed. The big thing for us was that we didn't want him to become dependant on bed rails in a regular size bed. This way it's a transition from cri...
- I would make the change as soon as possible. A new baby, new room and a new bed and seeing his crib go to the new baby might be too much all at once. Let him know wh...
- my kids were 20 months apart. i barrowed another crib for the new baby.(or you can buy one cheap on craigs list or a mom to mom sale) you dont want him to think the ba...
Will Standard Twin Mattress Rails Work with a Convertible Crib?
Asked by D.C. from Los Angeles
on October 10, 2009
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We bought my daughter a Delta convertible crib, and we think she's ready for a toddler bed. Can we use any standard twin mattress rails, or do we need to buy the conv...
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- you dont need to buy the bed rails for the toddler bed. all that happens with that is you take one side off the crib. a for the converting it with the rails it should ...
- I'm not certain, but I think the twin rails would be too long, since a twin bed is much longer than a crib mattress. Let us know how it turns out though - I'm curious...
- I converted my daughter's crib to a full -- not a twin --and didn't need the conversion kit. It was really expensive and since I didn't order it when I ordered the cr...
Need Bed Rail for Crib - Side Rails Can Be Removed to Use like Toddler Bed
Asked by K.C. from Dallas
on February 27, 2008
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We have a crib that is about 10 or 11 years old. The side rails can be removed to be used as a toddler bed, but it doesn't have a conversion kit like some modern ones...
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- I just went through this a couple of month ago with my 2 year old. Although her bed has a conversion kit it does not have a safety rail. I bought several different r...
- We have a crib that converts too but have not had to convert yet because our daughter is only 19 mo, but.....I was ready the info on the conversion the other day while...
- I'd check with the manufacturer. Otherwise, as long as it's sturdy, I'd say use a bedrail for bigger beds. Then it can transition to your next bed if you still need ...
Need Bed Rails to Fit a Bed with No Box Springs
Asked by C.C. from Dallas
on March 24, 2008
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I just bought my 2 yr old son a twin bed, but it has no box spring and only slats (no hard surface) under the mattress. He is quite a mover, and will surely fall out ...
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- Dear C., We tried the removeable bedrails by Safety First and they were OK. In the long run, our little guy didn't fall out of bed much even though he is quite a mov...
- When my son was younger and I wanted his bed closer to the floor, we just used a sheet of plywood instead of a boxspring, actually I think it was two separate sheets t...
- Can't help with this request, but I live in Grapevine and wanted to say if you need any help finding services, etc. my email is ____@____.com live near Dove Elementary...
Baby Getting Leg Stuck in Rails on crib....don't Know How to Stop This??
Asked by J.G. from Portland
on June 28, 2007
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Hi, my one year old has twice now put her leg through the rails on the crib and once through, her knee wont go back. The first time she had then fallen over sideways a...
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- these are all great ideas... however keep in mind that most likely anything you put around her crib WILL aid her in climbing out...
- In the catalog 'one step ahead' there is a bumper that is mesh and fits snuggely to the crib - that might work. Try onestepahead.com That sounds scary for both of yo...
- Hi J., Try this: BreathableBaby™ CribShield™ System Other products by Tru-Flate, can find it at amazon.com. Hope this helps. K.
