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My son has been sleeping in a crib and shows no interest in learning how to climb out. Well the past couple of nights, he has gotten his leg stuck in between the rails. He likes to sleep with his legs sticking out of the crib. But he's legs are no longer small baby legs. So we are worried how we are going to transition him into his toddler bed. He rolls around a lot in his crib and we are worried he will fall out of the toddler bed. It's more of a bunk bed. Plus he can crawl out of the toddler… read more
May sound harsh... purchase plywood and cover it with a thin layer of foam and fabric and then attach to the outside or inside of the crib? you could possibly use screws or ties. It would create a pillow effect. or You could purchase plexi glass cut to fit inside or outside of the crib and screw in so he can still see out the crib, but his legs can no longer get in between? That is, of course, if he is still interested in his crib bed :)
Not to offend... but WHY? Has your little cub shown signs they have outgrown his crib? The reason I ask. Andy is 8 and non verbal. We kept him in a crib with a crib tent, until he shredded it :), then my husband built like a tent top with bifold closet doors over his crib. (he used to be a runner) He loved this. (Andy)At 4 we put a toddler bed in his room, keeping the crib up and removed the top. He would climb in his crib for comfort with a weighted blanket and books. He took NO INTEREST in the toddler bed. We finally sold it and got a twin with a frame that sat close to the floor. Eventually HE made the choice to move to the big boy bed on his own. Then we took the crib down. For Andy, having the crib there, open and accessible, in his calming colored room, he found it a refuge. When we put the top on, he learned to wait for us to come and get him, instead of having the choice of getting out of bed at any time. Once he moved to the twin bed and even now, he still stays in bed until we get him. Just because conventional standards tell us our children should be here and do this at this certain time, in our land of Autism, conventional took a flight at birth. Do parents and family scoff at our ideas? AHHH, YA! SO WHAT? Here is another tip. When we finally bought a headboard for Andy's twin, we put the foot of the bed against the wall instead of where the headboard is. Therefore, his bed is backwards. HE LOVES IT>
Our children... They are the RULE not the EXCEPTION>
@A MyAutismTeam Member: no hurry; no worry> Kind of a thing around our house. The biggest impact through autism was to SLOW DOWN.
@A MyAutismTeam Member good idea. Yes....id rather not move him out of his crib.
@CherylPo...the main reason is his legs get stuck in between the crib rails and cant get unstuck. I know he hasnt shown interest in moving into a toddler ned but im afraid he will hurt himself soon.
The toddler bed has a railing but has an open spot for the ladder and another for the slide. hes so comfortable sleeping in his crib so i hate to move him but I also dont want him getting hurt. We even have resorted to putting his crib bumpers back in.
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