For those of you who co-sleep..

blake12336 · Feb 25th, 2013, 13:09 PM

Do you use a bed guard? I sleep with LO on one side of me and OH on the other, but LO has started to roll onto his side so I'm worried about him falling off!

Sproglet · Feb 25th, 2013, 13:18 PM

Yes I did. Now the cot is pushed up against the bed so it's been taken down, I'll save it for when LO goes into a bed.

blake12336 · Feb 25th, 2013, 13:37 PM

Thanks, if you don't mind me asking is the cot pushed against the bed with the side off?

Sproglet · Feb 25th, 2013, 13:41 PM

It is now! Can't believe we didn't do that till Robyn was 3 months!

blake12336 · Feb 25th, 2013, 13:45 PM

I was thinking of doing this! But wasn't sure how to do it safely, so LO doesn't fall down any gaps?

Sproglet · Feb 25th, 2013, 14:15 PM

I made sure the mattress was the same height as my bed mattress. Pushed the cot right up against the bed and made sure it couldn't move (you might need to use bungee cords or similar, but I have a solid wood cot on carpet floor, I can't slide it so I doubt it will move by accident). Then used a bath towel rolled up tight to fill the slight gap between the mattresses (I had to do this because both beds have a slight ridge keeping the mattresses in place so while the beds are pushed up tight there's a small gap between the mattresses). If you want you can then put a sheet across the cot and bed and tuck in tight to keep everything in place.

blake12336 · Feb 25th, 2013, 14:35 PM

Thanks so much, we are going to try and rearrange our bedroom tomorrow to make this work! I can imagine it being sooo much easier!

Emz1982_in_uk · Feb 25th, 2013, 17:58 PM

Yes we use a guard x

Tacey · Feb 26th, 2013, 02:23 AM

We do the thing with the cot side off too. Loads of room!

minties · Feb 26th, 2013, 02:39 AM

I do the same as sproglet

Feb 25th, 2013, 13:09 PM	#1
blake12336 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: West Midlands Posts: 640	For those of you who co-sleep.. Do you use a bed guard? I sleep with LO on one side of me and OH on the other, but LO has started to roll onto his side so I'm worried about him falling off!

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Feb 25th, 2013, 13:18 PM	#2
Sproglet Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,119	Yes I did. Now the cot is pushed up against the bed so it's been taken down, I'll save it for when LO goes into a bed.

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Feb 25th, 2013, 13:37 PM	#3
blake12336 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: West Midlands Posts: 640	Thanks, if you don't mind me asking is the cot pushed against the bed with the side off?

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Feb 25th, 2013, 13:41 PM	#4
Sproglet Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,119	It is now! Can't believe we didn't do that till Robyn was 3 months!

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Feb 25th, 2013, 13:45 PM	#5
blake12336 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: West Midlands Posts: 640	I was thinking of doing this! But wasn't sure how to do it safely, so LO doesn't fall down any gaps?

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Feb 25th, 2013, 14:15 PM	#6
Sproglet Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,119	I made sure the mattress was the same height as my bed mattress. Pushed the cot right up against the bed and made sure it couldn't move (you might need to use bungee cords or similar, but I have a solid wood cot on carpet floor, I can't slide it so I doubt it will move by accident). Then used a bath towel rolled up tight to fill the slight gap between the mattresses (I had to do this because both beds have a slight ridge keeping the mattresses in place so while the beds are pushed up tight there's a small gap between the mattresses). If you want you can then put a sheet across the cot and bed and tuck in tight to keep everything in place.

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Feb 25th, 2013, 14:35 PM	#7
blake12336 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: West Midlands Posts: 640	Thanks so much, we are going to try and rearrange our bedroom tomorrow to make this work! I can imagine it being sooo much easier!

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Feb 25th, 2013, 17:58 PM	#8
Emz1982_in_uk Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 2,094	Yes we use a guard x

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Feb 26th, 2013, 02:23 AM	#9
Tacey Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 5,971	We do the thing with the cot side off too. Loads of room!

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Feb 26th, 2013, 02:39 AM	#10
minties Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 6,167	I do the same as sproglet

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