Help Please..
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Topic: Help Please..
Posted By: Bubie
Subject: Help Please..
Date Posted: 26 February 2011 at 1:45pm
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Hi Everyone
Our DS is nealy 10 months old and he is quite tall, his cot is on the lowest level but he trys to hand his head and shoulders over the bars to fall out, im quite worried that this could happen as it looks like it could, before i lowered the cot down he managed to do the same thing and luckily i was right there to catch him thankgod. I dont have a safety sleep as he is a side sleeper and wouldnt handle sleeping on his back and not being able to move, but i dont know what to do, i dont want to leave it untill he does fall out but he can only stand and pull himself up on things and it may be awhile before he walks so i cant put him in a single bed but i have no idea what to do.. ?  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Nothing
Date Posted: 26 February 2011 at 2:51pm
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He will fall out of a single bed much easier than a cot. Babies are pretty smart and if he does fall out then will quickly learn that it hurts and either will stop doing it, or learn how to get out without falling. Put a soft matress next to the cot if your really worried, and just dont leave him in there to play when he wakes. ------------- 
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Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 26 February 2011 at 3:38pm
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I would put him in a low line single bed or a toddler bed and have a safety bar on it. If he falls from there its a much less fall then falling from a cot where you have to go up before you go down. I also suggest the mattress on the ground below if your concerned about the fall.
Just thought I would add yes they do cry when they fall, more from shock, DD at 19mths falls off our bed all the time and still cries even though its intentional. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Kazper
Date Posted: 26 February 2011 at 4:05pm
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Re safety sleep my DD is a side sleeper and we use a safety sleep. Its mainly used to stop her from standing up more so than rolling on tummy. ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/545141" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 26 February 2011 at 4:22pm
| If you really wanna keep him in a cot could you make like a cover for the cot, to go overtop so he can't climb out. Like using some kinda netting fabric like net curtains? Dunno how practical that is, Its just the first thing I thought of |
Posted By: happymumma
Date Posted: 26 February 2011 at 6:53pm
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If you want to try a safety sleep with him lying on his side I have a home made one that I bought off Trade Me ages ago. I'm happy to send it to you - I was just going to find another home for it anyway. Sorry I don't have any great suggestions - neither of my two have been particularly interested in climbing so I don't have any experience to draw on! Just PM me if you want me to pop the safety sleep in the post for you. |
Posted By: Danda08
Date Posted: 26 February 2011 at 7:26pm
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The Sleepstore sell an alternative to the safety sleep called a BabyOK babe Sleeper.
"...ensures 6-30 month olds have the freedom to roll from side-to-side and sit-up, but prevents them from moving all around the cot or standing to climb and fall out of the cot." Details are http://www.thesleepstore.co.nz/shop/Sleeping+Bags+%26+Sleepsuits/Attached+Sleepbags/Large+BabyOK+Babe+Sleeper.html?id=SuIo6RsU&mv_pc=s - here ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 26 February 2011 at 8:24pm
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I was a baby that did this... Would flip over the cot to get out, my mum ended up putting a rocking chair next to the cot that I'd flip into then climb out of...
So I second the mattress idea or you could get a low single bed and a mattress OR just a single bed that has a low trundler next to it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 26 February 2011 at 9:38pm
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I'd put a mattress beside the cot or just a mattress on the floor as preparation for him moving into a bed -------------  |
Posted By: Bubie
Date Posted: 26 February 2011 at 10:22pm
Thank u so much for the replies, i was getting quite worried about it so it's good that i now have some ideas of how to fix it  Thank u so much ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 26 February 2011 at 10:26pm
| My son climbed out at 14 months. I found him holding onto the outside of the cot holding on with his arms and feet because the drop was a bit further than he thought. He had blisters the size of $2 coins on the tops of his feet from gripping the bars. We put him in a bed with a side rail after that. We did have to lock his bedroom door with every sleep as he would get out and try and come down. We just put a kids safety handle on the inside which he couldn't open. |
Posted By: mrsturtle
Date Posted: 27 February 2011 at 8:53am
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we also put a matress beside a single bedfor emily at 10 months she only fell out once we just hadto lift her in she figured out pretty quickly how to climb down safely. I have a home made saftey sleep although it is pink if you want to try
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 27 February 2011 at 7:54pm
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Perhaps go DIY and lower the cot base more and ad the screws in yourself? ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Bubie
Date Posted: 27 February 2011 at 8:11pm
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Yeah i could look at doing that, dont really want to buy a bed at this stage if i can help it lol, or tho if we do have to which type of mattress do you think would be the best option, a foam one or a inner spring one ? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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