How to Make it Safer -Skipping the Toddler Bed Stage

Friday, November 14, 2008

When it is time for a child to move from crib to a bed, many parents fuss about the safety aspects of a double bed. At the same time, they believe that a child bed is a waste of money, since most kids would quickly outgrow such as a bed by the time they are five or even earlier.
If you are seriously thinking of skipping the toddler bed stage and let your child graduates directly into a double bed, you can try, taking into account the following methods to secure the transition for your child.

Put a mattress on the floor
The most worrying factor for parents when their child out of the crib is the risk of their child rolling out of bed while they slept in the middle of the night. One way you can to minimize this risk is to your child get used to sleeping on a two-bed mattress first.
Buy a double-bed mattress and put it on a foam mat puzzle. You can use the mat slightly larger than the mattress to ensure that your child would not land on the hard floor should he or she happens to roll off the mattress. Alternatively, you can line the sides with pillows and cushions to prevent the same.
Once your child has learned not to roll out the mattress, you can move him or her on the bed. Of course you can always, on a portable bed rails and it is in fact recommended that your child is safe and secure while asleep. But another reason why you should begin by the mattress on the floor is the likelihood of your child from the bed when awake.

Buy yourself some time
You have to take into account that some infants May, a habit of standing and jumping on the bed. Depending on your child's development, some still infants May problem with the balance, if on a mattress, which is unstable and soft. Other May yet an adult support for the on and off the bed. Putting the mattress on the floor first to buy some time until your child is truly ready for bed with minimal risk of falling off it.

Extra wide bed rails
As already mentioned, a portable bed rail is recommended, with a double bed. If you are really worried your child from the bed, you can try installing an extra-wide rail bed to take care of the problem. Some bed rails are up to 56 cm in width, securing a larger area of the bed to your child from rolling on the floor.
At the end of the day, a child bed is not always necessary. Once your child is too big for the crib, you can always move him or her to a bed by the assessment of its readiness and the necessary precautions to ensure they are safe and protected.
Step stools and low beds
As two beds are higher above the ground of child beds, you can also get a step stool to make it easier for your child to one and a double off without help. You can also try a mattress with a base, which is lower to the ground. Various two beds have different heights and you would not want to end with one, which is too high for your child to climb.
Of course, how much will they finally end also have to do with the thickness of your mattress. So do not be tempted to buy an excessively thick mattress, the higher the bed for your child.

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