Guest guest Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Hi Debbie welcome to the group! My son is 18 now and I waited til he was about this age to transition as well. I was so worried that he would be running around the house all night but he was getting too heavy for me to lift over the crib rails. Anyway, when I did put him in the bed with a side rail he didn't realize he could get out on his own and I wasn't about to show him LOL! He would sit in the. Bed & yell for me " Mommy! Mommy " tee hee Its been my experience that the stuff I most worried about wasn't half as bad as I feared Good luck! Dawn Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Question about beds Hello, My name is Debbie and I am new to this group. My husband and I have adopted and bio children. We have 2 adopted children that have Down Syndrome. Our 3 1/2 year old petite daughter presently sleeps in a crib with a crib tent. She is a climber and fits fine in the crib, however I was wondering what the next safe type of bed should be. She moves a lot in her sleep but generally stays asleep all night. When she is awake she goes non-stop all day and climbs a lot and tries to squeeze into small places while playing. Any suggestions or experiences about bed transitioning would be greatly appreciated. Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Hi Debbie and welcome! My daughter is ten now but we had her crib until she was about the same age. She wasn't quite as active as your daughter is but we were challenged when we moved her up to a toddler bed. We also used the bed rail as well as a tot lock on the bedroom side of the door. There was always a pile if books to great me in the morning (she also had a hard time getting to sleep and staying asleep at that time) but we preferred that to letting her roam the house and traverse the stairs! Since that time, my neighbor started a company that makes " safe beds " for kids with special needs. He has a daughter with special needs that has seizures so he built the bed out of necessity. The beds are awesome but pricey; the last I heard. he is an approved vendor for medicaid so all or part of the cost may be covered. On May 24, 2012, at 7:04 AM, Deborah Gath <familieslove@...> wrote: > Hello, > My name is Debbie and I am new to this group. My husband and I have adopted and bio children. We have 2 adopted children that have Down Syndrome. Our 3 1/2 year old petite daughter presently sleeps in a crib with a crib tent. She is a climber and fits fine in the crib, however I was wondering what the next safe type of bed should be. She moves a lot in her sleep but generally stays asleep all night. When she is awake she goes non-stop all day and climbs a lot and tries to squeeze into small places while playing. Any suggestions or experiences about bed transitioning would be greatly appreciated. > Debbie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Sorry I was trying to put the website in on my phone and it sent instead. Here's the link: http://www.bedsbygeorge.com On May 24, 2012, at 8:02 AM, Colleen Reck <cmreck@...> wrote: > Hi Debbie and welcome! My daughter is ten now but we had her crib until she was about the same age. She wasn't quite as active as your daughter is but we were challenged when we moved her up to a toddler bed. We also used the bed rail as well as a tot lock on the bedroom side of the door. There was always a pile if books to great me in the morning (she also had a hard time getting to sleep and staying asleep at that time) but we preferred that to letting her roam the house and traverse the stairs! > > Since that time, my neighbor started a company that makes " safe beds " for kids with special needs. He has a daughter with special needs that has seizures so he built the bed out of necessity. > The beds are awesome but pricey; the last I heard. he is an approved vendor for medicaid so all or part of the cost may be covered. > > On May 24, 2012, at 7:04 AM, Deborah Gath <familieslove@...> wrote: > > > Hello, > > My name is Debbie and I am new to this group. My husband and I have adopted and bio children. We have 2 adopted children that have Down Syndrome. Our 3 1/2 year old petite daughter presently sleeps in a crib with a crib tent. She is a climber and fits fine in the crib, however I was wondering what the next safe type of bed should be. She moves a lot in her sleep but generally stays asleep all night. When she is awake she goes non-stop all day and climbs a lot and tries to squeeze into small places while playing. Any suggestions or experiences about bed transitioning would be greatly appreciated. > > Debbie > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 When Luke was ready to transition into a bed we bought bunk beds and just used the top bunk because it had rails all around. It has worked great for him. Dayna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Yes--it's the top bunk on the floor and the bottom bunk is in storage for now.But Luke isn't much of a climber. We just needed to keep him from rolling off the bed as he moves in all directions as he sleeps.Blessings,Dayna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Hi Debbie,  Welcome to the group! I also have bio and adopted children. My almost 12 year old son with DS is also adopted. As far as transitioning to a big bed..does your daughter try to climb OUT of the bed. If so I would just leave her in the crib a litte longer. SOme of our kids have a tendancy to get up in the night and wander. That can be a problem. If she doesn't I would just get a regular twin bed and use a bed rail on one side (bed against the wall) to try and keep her in bed. But if she is a climber that also could be a problem. Oh well I am sure on this group you will get a lot of helpful information from parents that DID have the same issue with their children.  Loree Question about beds  Hello,  My name is Debbie and I am new to this group. My husband and I have adopted and bio children. We have 2 adopted children that have Down Syndrome. Our 3 1/2 year old petite daughter presently sleeps in a crib with a crib tent. She is a climber and fits fine in the crib, however I was wondering what the next safe type of bed should be. She moves a lot in her sleep but generally stays asleep all night. When she is awake she goes non-stop all day and climbs a lot and tries to squeeze into small places while playing. Any suggestions or experiences about bed transitioning would  be greatly appreciated. Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 My daughter, now 23, transitioned from her crib to a car bed (looked like a pink corvette). I was only worried about her falling out of bed because of the way she slept, not wandering the house, and the edges of the car all around the mattress worked well to keep her safe during the night. In the morning when she did wake it was close enough to the ground that I didn't worry about her falling when she got out on her own. Sara Kishner skish19@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Our bedroom doors all have alarms on them. It won't stop them from coming out but puts us on alert. Our 10 year old will often open the door just enough to set the alarm, the close it. If the alarm doesn't go off he calls, " Mom, alarm! " Sent from my iPad On May 24, 2012, at 7:53 AM, Loree5@... wrote: > Hi Debbie, > > Welcome to the group! I also have bio and adopted children. My almost 12 year old son with DS is also adopted. > As far as transitioning to a big bed..does your daughter try to climb OUT of the bed. If so I would just leave her in the crib a litte longer. SOme of our kids have a tendancy to get up in the night and wander. That can be a problem. If she doesn't I would just get a regular twin bed and use a bed rail on one side (bed against the wall) to try and keep her in bed. But if she is a climber that also could be a problem. > Oh well I am sure on this group you will get a lot of helpful information from parents that DID have the same issue with their children. > > Loree > > Question about beds > > Hello, > My name is Debbie and I am new to this group. My husband and I have adopted and bio children. We have 2 adopted children that have Down Syndrome. Our 3 1/2 year old petite daughter presently sleeps in a crib with a crib tent. She is a climber and fits fine in the crib, however I was wondering what the next safe type of bed should be. She moves a lot in her sleep but generally stays asleep all night. When she is awake she goes non-stop all day and climbs a lot and tries to squeeze into small places while playing. Any suggestions or experiences about bed transitioning would be greatly appreciated. > Debbie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 My son stayed in his crib until he was almost 4.5, as he didn't try to climb out, and we had lots of other transitions in life, so I thought it was best to keep the crib as he seemed content with it. He was getting pretty big for the crib. When we move to our new house, I set up the crib and a twin bed in his room. He slept in the crib the first night then picked to sleep in the twin bed with a bed rail. He never went back to the crib. It was quite a few months before he realized he could get out of bed, and now does so. We have a bell, on his door that lets me know he is up, usually to redirect him back to bed if it is too early. ________________________________ From: " dawnjohn90@... " <dawnjohn90@...> Deborah Gath <familieslove@...>; Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:43:00 AM Subject: Re: Question about beds Hi Debbie welcome to the group! My son is 18 now and I waited til he was about this age to transition as well. I was so worried that he would be running around the house all night but he was getting too heavy for me to lift over the crib rails. Anyway, when I did put him in the bed with a side rail he didn't realize he could get out on his own and I wasn't about to show him LOL! He would sit in the. Bed & yell for me " Mommy! Mommy " tee hee Its been my experience that the stuff I most worried about wasn't half as bad as I feared Good luck! Dawn Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Question about beds Hello, My name is Debbie and I am new to this group. My husband and I have adopted and bio children. We have 2 adopted children that have Down Syndrome. Our 3 1/2 year old petite daughter presently sleeps in a crib with a crib tent. She is a climber and fits fine in the crib, however I was wondering what the next safe type of bed should be. She moves a lot in her sleep but generally stays asleep all night. When she is awake she goes non-stop all day and climbs a lot and tries to squeeze into small places while playing. Any suggestions or experiences about bed transitioning would be greatly appreciated. Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 My husband built a floor bed, essentially it is a wood box bed stained cherry with a snug fit to her crib mattress. My daughter (almost 4) sleeps in some crazy positions but we don't worry about her falling out! Thank you, Carol On May 24, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Loree5@... wrote: > Hi Debbie, > > Welcome to the group! I also have bio and adopted children. My almost 12 year old son with DS is also adopted. > As far as transitioning to a big bed..does your daughter try to climb OUT of the bed. If so I would just leave her in the crib a litte longer. SOme of our kids have a tendancy to get up in the night and wander. That can be a problem. If she doesn't I would just get a regular twin bed and use a bed rail on one side (bed against the wall) to try and keep her in bed. But if she is a climber that also could be a problem. > Oh well I am sure on this group you will get a lot of helpful information from parents that DID have the same issue with their children. > > Loree > > > > > Question about beds > > Hello, > My name is Debbie and I am new to this group. My husband and I have adopted and bio children. We have 2 adopted children that have Down Syndrome. Our 3 1/2 year old petite daughter presently sleeps in a crib with a crib tent. She is a climber and fits fine in the crib, however I was wondering what the next safe type of bed should be. She moves a lot in her sleep but generally stays asleep all night. When she is awake she goes non-stop all day and climbs a lot and tries to squeeze into small places while playing. Any suggestions or experiences about bed transitioning would be greatly appreciated. > Debbie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 Have you looked at Ikea? They have a bed that is slatted on three sides. It reminds me of a crib. I don't know if I would turn the forth side to the wall or add a guard rail - depends on which was safer. Here's a link http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S39887442/ Good luck. At 14 our son is still an all-over-the-place sleeper but he's never fallen out of his twin bed. We used just regular guard rails similar to the link below - only the *years* older version. http://www.safety1st.com/usa/eng/Products/Home-Safety/Bed-Rails/Details/1907-090\ 22-Secure-Top-Bed-Rail > > Hello, > My name is Debbie and I am new to this group. My husband and I have adopted and bio children. We have 2 adopted children that have Down Syndrome. Our 3 1/2 year old petite daughter presently sleeps in a crib with a crib tent. She is a climber and fits fine in the crib, however I was wondering what the next safe type of bed should be. She moves a lot in her sleep but generally stays asleep all night. When she is awake she goes non-stop all day and climbs a lot and tries to squeeze into small places while playing. Any suggestions or experiences about bed transitioning would be greatly appreciated. > Debbie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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