https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 08:12:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transitioning-options-with-active-sleeper#post-1075693 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:17:39 +0000 mynoahbear 1075693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just turned LO's crib into a toddler bed last week. She is also a super active sleeper and covered every inch of her crib throughout the night. We just kept the mattress at the lowest setting and we put cushions on the floor where the rail gap is. So far, she has not fallen off and seems to be ok with the change. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transitioning-options-with-active-sleeper#post-1075688 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:13:05 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1075688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: Just posing another option which worked well for us. We got a set of bunk beds but kept them unbunked. The "top" bed has a rail all the way around except for the small 18" opening at the foot of the bed where the ladder would go. So she sleeps just fine with a rail all the way around. </p> <p>When she gets older we will go ahead and bunk the beds. For the cost of a conversion, you may consider something like this. Lots of bunk sets can be un-bunked to be two twins or you could just not set up the second. </p> <p>This is like the one we have in white. </p> <p><a href="http://www.target.com/p/dylan-bunk-bed/-/A-14348612#prodSlot=medium_1_1" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/dylan-bunk-bed/-/A-14348612#prodSlot=medium_1_1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transitioning-options-with-active-sleeper#post-1075684 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:07:56 +0000 BananaPancakes 1075684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: Im pretty sure the pool noodle would be a joke for my son, but maybe I'll go look at rail options and see if I can double them on one side. I didn't even think of that beacaue everyone I know only uses one. I'm guessing a low bed is probably the best option in that case. Spending $200 on a crib conversion seems ridiculous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transitioning-options-with-active-sleeper#post-1074443 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:14:37 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1074443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is not a particularly active sleeper, so take it with a grain of salt, but we felt the best way to go was straight to a twin (only one transition vs. two). We got a very low-to-the-ground Ikea Malm twin bed. We haven't put up rails because it's so low, and he's only fallen out once. But you could def. buy a rail or two, and even roll up a towel or use a pool noodle at the end of the bed to make it more completely enclosed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-bed-transitioning-options-with-active-sleeper#post-1074411 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:04:10 +0000 BananaPancakes 1074411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 17 month old is getting incredibly close to being able to escape his crib. I'm starting to get nervous, so I've been thinking of our next step before it pops up on us and the situation gets dangerous.</p> <p>My son is an intensely active/restless sleeper, so I'm also nervous about him sleeping in anything that doesn't have bars all the way around. He literally rolls from one end of his crib to the other about every 10 minutes during the night. </p> <p>The safest option in my mind, is to purchase the crib conversion kit for our crib. It has a large gap, but it's relatively closed in. The main drawback is that it's $200 for the kit. For that kind of money, unless someone can tell me that their toddler lasted a good year plus with the kit, I can't justify spending it. </p> <p>The other option is to buy him a twin mattress and either put it on the ground,, or get a bed frame with rails. I'm just totally convinced that he's going to be rolling off all night long, either way. </p> <p>Does anyone else have a restless sleeper on their hands, and how did you handle the transition to a big kid bed? </p>