Ok here is my problem or course me letting go and my son sleeping in his bed he is 3 years old and my only baby. I know it's time but I think my issue is he sleeps all over the bed and his bed is a twin bed I'm so scared he is going to hit the floor. We started last week putting him in his bed the first couple of nights I could sleep I kept going back in forth. A few nights he would get up and come in our room and I would take him back in end up sleeping in his room also. That all went well till his sister & brother come who make up so much noise we would get up every night so he ended back in our bed. So were going to try it again starting tonight but again I'm so worried my bay is going to end up on the floor and it's not carpet it's wood floors. Please any advise and yes I'm going to invest and buy him a new bed but that's when I can fit it in my budget.
Thanks everyone
First I want to Thanks everyone for there wonderful information I jaust wanted to let everyone know that my sone is doing ok we rearranged his bed so now that one side is up against the wall and I haven't had any problems him fallen out. The only problem is him getting up thru the night to get in bed with mommy and daddy and we take him right back sometime we end up sleeping in his bed with him. But as time goes on he will be sleeping on his own this kind of thing takes time. Thanks again everyone
I bought 2 pool noodles at the dollar store. Put them underneath the fitted sheet on each side. We always take them if he is spending the night at family's house. It works like a bumper. He has never fallen out of bed with them.
You could always put couch cusions on the floor next to his bed. Or, you could always try bed railings. You can find them at Target, WalMart, or Babies R Us.
If your peace of mind is better about his bed, you'll be better able to stay consistent with keeping him in his bed. Consistency will give him better security, and the quicker he's used to his own bed, the more likely he will be not to fall out of it--his body will know the bed well enough to know how far he has to roll even when he's asleep. Good luck!
Hi S.,
First, let me say that you don't have to be in any hurry to buy your son a new bed. I have twin boys who are turning four next week and both sleep in twin beds and will for probably many years so I don't think the size of the bed is any problem at all. I think all you need is consistency and time. Both of my boys have fallen out of their beds but it has been so rare. I think the body just becomes accustomed to space and learns not to go too far, even in sleep. Do like the others said and just buy one of those rails that have legs that slide under the top mattress and push the other side against the wall (if you haven't already). Again, be consistent, don't be a pushover, sometimes we have to be very firm that our kids sleep in their own bed (if that's what you want, I know many co-sleep for many years but that is not for us). My boys only sleep in our bed if there is a storm going on or they are feeling poorly and just need comfort. Don't stress too much, sometimes falling out is a good thing because it teaches them to be more aware of space - like I said, mine have fallen out only a couple times in the two and half years they've been out of the crib.
We use those bed railings for our 2 1/2 year old. They work great!
One other thing that I forgot is at hotels we push chairs up to the sid of the bed and prop pillows up to make it a nice bumper. Also, when we first transitioned her to a full size bed we placed the mattress on the floor. She fell out a few times until we got the railings. However, it won't hurt b/c they are so close to the floor. We just felt bad b/c she kept waking up in the middle of the nigt. Good luck@
Hi S.,
If this is something that really worries you, then take the frame down and let him sleep on the mattress till he is older. I don't think he will fall off the bed, but if that's your concern, then that would be the best way to deal with it and best of all, it doesn't cost any money. You can put the frame back up when he's older. I have a 3 1/2 year old grandson who is all over the bed too, but he hasn't fallen out of bed.
Love and Light,
Rev. G. Hudson, Reiki Master.
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My son was always a crazy wild sleeper. Still is in fact. When he was 2 and we were moving him out of the crib to make room for his brother, we decided to go straight to a twin bed instead of a toddler bed. I put his bed up against the wall with a bed rail I got at Target for about $20. I put his pillow along the side with the wall and lined the railing part with his stuffed animals. He never once fell out of bed. He would climb on and off at the foot of the bed. If you don't want to do the bedrails, you could put the crib mattress on the side of his bed so he'll roll onto that. You could also just put the bed aside for a bit and put his mattress directly on the floor to see how he does. If he does fall off, he won't get hurt because he'll be close to the floor.
