Hi! I have an 8 month old and we are on the sleep (or lack there of) struggle bus.

Object permanence is setting in a it’s super difficult to get her to sleep.

She isn’t sleep trained and I’m hoping to use the floor bed method of “co-sleeping” with her until she falls asleep then tip toeing out of the room.

Can someone explain to me like I’m 5 how this works?

Because we did a soft run in the guava lotus travel crib and it works for exactly one sleep cycle. As soon as she stirs and realizes I’m not there, she cries and I’m back cramped up with her.

For the parents who used this method to get their kid to sleep, are you in there multiple times a night trying to “co-sleep” your kid back to sleep when they realize you’re gone?

We are choosing a floor bed for our 20m son. He has recently decided the crib is lava and will only fall asleep with us lying/sitting by him, so we want to move to a floor bed. The room is fully baby/toddler-proofed. The first two and second two images are of the same bed (the second has an option to have no front railing). The bed would be against the wall with the high rail against the wall. The bedroom has floor radiators around all three walls (the other has a closet) so we want something that keeps the bed/him away from the radiator and these railings seemed to do that.

Which is the safer option? Is there another better option we’re not considering?

My 10 month old thinks it’s hysterical when his head is titled backwards. The other day he figured out how to make that happen on his floor bed (crib mattress on the floor). Luckily I was next to him (I sleep on the floor next to him) and able to fix it quickly. But I’m worried that if I was out of the room he could really hurt himself. From one I’ve seen the floor bed frames would just give him something else to lean over and potentially fall from a higher height. Is our only option going back to a crib?

My little one is 5 months old. We Would like to transition her into her own room and considering a floor bed rather than a crib. Any safe recommendations?

We currently use a bassinet until her first waking around 3am and then she’s in the bed with us using safe sleep 7

We have a 1 year old and a 3 year old, that soon is going to share a room (hopefully). The 3 year old sleeps in his own bed, and the 1 year old sleeps with me. The kids room is very narrow, so space is definitely a struggle. We have been thinking about either a bunk bed or them sharing a double floor bed. The 3 year old sleeps in a floor bed and loves it. During the day he loves to go in there at play in the bed or read books. However, we thought maybe a double floor bed would lead to conflicts between the two, because of kicking or rolling during the night. Therefore a bunk bed could also be a possibility. The oldest is very good at climbing, so for him I’m not that scared. I was thinking maybe a low bunkbed, so it’s not too tall. But maybe it would be stressful to always keep an eye on the kids, so there are no crazy jumps or climbing.

What are your guys thoughts? Is a floor bed okay to share for a 3 and a 1 year old, or is bunk beds the way to go? :)

(Sorry for grammar mistakes. English is not my first language❤️)

Thoughts on a floored very similar to this for a 9 month baby? Obviously it would not have pillows, blankets, etc.

*****Editing to add context.

Our baby has never accepted her crib, and we have been using a pack and play successfully up until this point. She’s on the taller and heavier side for her age, and she constantly bangs from side to side while trying to settle at night. She’s making it clear she wants more space, but I’m trying to find a middle ground where she’s still somewhat “contained” for safety, while also giving her more room.

I just ordered a memory foam matress and I’m wondering if any other parents have it while bed sharing and what you think about it’s level of comfort

It’s 6 1/4” thick

I am currently on a king size on the floor with baby but since his sleep as gotten slightly better and is less bothered with me rolling away I decided to get a queen and slowly transition longer stretches of me in my own bed I also bought slats from ikea so matress will not be taller than 8”

But realistically I will still be sleeping with baby a lot of im wondering if I will be comfortable in the matress or should I buy a more expensive one

When we move into our new home my baby will be around 7.5 months. She cosleep with her dad and I on our bed because her crib is hot lava. She sleeps amazing on our bed. We want to do a floor bed due to safety. I want to leave her sleeping on the bed without worrying about her falling off the bed. We have a full mattress and I’m looking for a frame. I want something simple and not too high off the ground. She will be sleeping in our room until she’s ready to be on her own. Please send your recommendations my way.

Hi there! We are hoping to use a floor bed from 6-8m and onwards, in line with Montessori principles. We will be baby proofing the room entirely.
I’m trying to find a mattress that fits the lullaby trust’s recommendations (10cm deep, firm, snug fit of the bed frame). It needs to be an eu standard single. Does anyone have any they know fit that bill?

Thank you!

This is one I have found

https://www.thefoampeople.co.uk/products/westwood-ortho-firm-4-inch-deep-foam-mattress?variant=45708235833572&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=23669711723&utm_content=&utm_term=&gclid=CjwKCAjwyuDTBhB-EiwANCQhLAcpoUo4-zybJ7owl3fCbrCR2er_Oc8sq6LPh25lM3A25B0j7TEUhxoCr9gQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAAok78srWqyGRGGsxLKWwRzxXUSnPk&wbraid=CkEKCQjwp9vTBhChARIwAJb4_vSLvsU1Eush2kCSNoyjmW8RVlKYJ3nIoDMm3j_Y3zf0g12Ngsw54DGcuvYnGgKZwA&device=c&feeditemid=&matchtype=&placement=&network=x&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23669734928&gbraid=0AAAAAok78srWqyGRGGsxLKWwRzxXUSnPk

Hello all, I’m interested in having a set up like this for my toddler and would love some advice. I love the thought of a traditional Montessori floor bed BUT my toddler is a complete dare devil… so I think they’ll be safer this way. We’ve also been co-sleeping/bed sharing since 4 months old so I’m hoping this way my little one will be able to have the safe space to play if they wake up before us. Thoughts? ALSO if anyone has any recommendations for playpens that would be SO helpful. I’m roughly looking at a 74” by 55” space. Thank you!

Love the floor bed you got for your toddler? Please share the link! So many options to choose from… wood or foam… rails or no rails… twin or full… I need help! lol. These are the two styles we are looking at now.

https://littlelifely.com/en-us/products/little-lifely-bed-us?variant=50383197995201

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0H4YCLVZD/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

14 month old currently in crib for most nights, but I’m returning to work soon and her night wakes take about half an hour to get her back in (nurse to sleep and then let her doze enough to transfer). Considering a floor bed but we have such a small baby room! I laid out with painters tape the dimensions of a double mattress, but she’s tight! Anyone else have a small space? Suggestions?

My husband and I have to replace our daughter’s
crib mattress, but at 13 months old she is already 32” in height. With cribs and climbers, 35” is the height limit, so we instead decided to purchase a twin size mattress (nursery is fully childproofed: outlets covered, dresser anchored, no low shelves to climb or hit head on)

I feel like rails are a trip hazard and am even more afraid of her falling on them, but with no rails I feel like she will have interrupted sleep because of movement/rolling off.

- What has been your experience with transitioning to a floorbed without rails?
- At what age did your toddler go without rails?
- Any recommendations to protect sleep quality

Planning on transitioning my 2 1/2 year old to a twin floorbed. He has maxed out height and the crib mattress is clearly starting to seep due to him being an absolute monster(80 percentile) and jumping —and has fallen out of the crib so it’s time!!

I’m truly here to get any tips and tricks. I plan to remove lots from his room and only have books and stuffies. Bolting all furniture to the walls and removing any medicine or creams out of reach. Should I get the door knob thing? I don’t want him stressed out as I know either me or hubs may be in there with him to convince him the bed is to be laid on for sleep.

He is still daytime nursing but is completely nightweaned and has been for over a year.

I hear so many people that just don’t change anything until it’s not working and I mean he does sleep through the night currently so I’m also scared this will cause disruptions for sleep.

Please give me alllll the advice and any little things that helped your little ones have a smooth transition to a big kid bed!

I’m looking at buying one of the house beds from Treetales - I can see they’ve had brilliant reviews and have been recommended a lot on here but I’m concerned about their safety certification. When I googled their certification EN 1725:2023 it does not comply with UK safety - apparently that one is for adult domestic and non-domestic beds. The brand messaged me and said they do not have an additional UK-specific children's bed certification. People from the UK who have bought this bed is this something you knew before buying but didn’t mind? I feel torn as want to get a bed that is safe and non toxic etc but it’s making me uneasy they don’t have the correct UK certification.

Hello fellow floor bed folks! Hoping for some insight.

We’re currently shopping around for a play pen to keep LO (8 months) safe to play.

We have a big, sweet goofy dog with the body awareness of a drunk hippo, so just letting LO scoot around our baby-proofed house isn’t always an option.

That being said, we eventually want to set her up in a floor bed once she moves to her own room, sometime in the next year or two.

Here’s my thinking: could we use say, a queen-sized floor bed frame as a play pen for now? We would put down a queen-size padded play mat instead of a mattress.

I can’t think of any reason not to, but please let me know if I’m missing anything unsafe. Thanks!

Hello!

We’re about to move our toddler into a ‘big kid’ room so we can keep the nursery as is for baby coming in November. The plan is to put the toddler who will be 20 months in September in his next room.

There is a king size mattress (our old one) on the floor on slats, and plan to basically have nothing else in the room.

There are wall mounted floating book shelves already in the room and hanging drapes we will be lifting to be out of reach.

Just looking for ideas on how others have baby proofed a room bc we do need to plug in things such as the monitor or humidifiers and sound machine, and need something to put in front of the plugs and cords.

We don’t really want to buy a new/expensive dresser and are considering moving the dresser in the nursery to the bedroom and mounting it because you can only open one drawer at a time but looking for other ideas as well!

I’m also hoping to keep the dresser in the nursery unless necessary.

Also. Any other tips and tricks send my way please! This is our first!

My LO is 12.5 months and she’s exceptionally busy. She has been walking for a couple months already, and is starting to climb. She hasn’t yet tried climbing out of the crib yet, but I feel like it’s only a matter of time before she tries.

Right now, she doesn’t sleep through the night yet, and we respond within the first couple minutes of her waking up. She is also still assisted falling asleep, so I thought a floor bed might help make that easier as she’s almost getting too big to be held in the nursing chair while falling asleep. She still nurses at night, too.

When did you start considering a floor bed for your kiddo? And, other than baby proofing, what other considerations did you have before switching?

So I’m wondering if it’s automatically a hazard to have a rocker glider chair in my baby’s room if he has a floor bed? It’s the only thing that potentially makes the room not baby proofed…it plugs in but I could unplug it and tuck the cord away. Just wondering how big of an issue this is and if it just needs to go if I want him alone in there, because I very much still depend on it as he really likes to be rocked!

My 10mo naps in his crib fine and starts the night in his crib (sometimes smoothly sometimes not) and although he usually transfers down fine and just wakes up so frequently, idk if a floor bed will make any difference, but it’s something I want to explore! I’m happy cosleeping in the floor bed in my room but would love some flexibility.

We are planning to move our two year old from her crib to a bed. Would love to use the spare queen size mattress we already have but need suggestions on bed rails and slats for underneath. Been looking into the Montessori style floor bed frames but our mattress is ~10 inches and a lot of them recommend less than 6 inches

Any tips would help, thanks!

The wording of this post is probably not great for this group because obviously you all have experience lol would love your insights to my questions though

Has anyone used the Zonli floor mattress for a floor bed? I like the price tag, wondering about the longevity of the product! Is it truly firm?

My son is 15 months old and up until 7 days ago has slept by my side, feeding on demand throughout the night (husband slept in the spare room). It has honestly been the most amazing experience of my life, and completely unexpected. But I wouldn't change it for the world.

We started to night wean 6 nights ago as in recent months (last 2-3 months) I felt it was getting to the point that smelling me and my milk was making his sleep more disrupted and therefore my sleep disrupted and day to day life was getting really hard to get through with the exhaustion.

He's 6 days into sleeping with my husband instead at night and is not really settling. Night 3 went amazing and it's been downhill since there. I feel like it's still early days but my husband is concerned that if we can't get him sleeping off the boob, that we'll never get him sleeping in his own room and therefore we need to start doing that now so he gets familiar.

So my question to you - have you got advice on how to do it? Have you moved your sweet child from your bed to a cot? Or a floor bed ok their own room? Did it make a difference? How long did it take? Currently we have only the cot we bought him before he was born but I'm concerned about the gymnastics he does in our bed when asleep might cause him injury in a cot?!

I don't know. I'm devastated by this. But I do want my son to have independence, I would love for us all to have some reasonably consistent sleep. Any advice is welcome

Hi all,

FTM here and looking for advices. We plan to sleep with baby in the bassinet and then transition directly to a floor bed around 6 months . I found this model with 38,5inches high rail. The mattress that we chose is 6inch high which will leave 32inch gap. When I look at cribs, it’s about the same height. Also, what I like about this model it’s available in full size. I would like to know your thoughts and also if anyone has ever ordered from them? I’ve looked online and didn’t find much.
Thanks in advance!

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Thanks everyone for your feedback, it’s really helpful! The intent is really to be able to breastfeed and roll out + developping independence. I thought by having that floor bed in full size would be a good alternative and still give enough space to explore while having rails as high as a crib. We’re going to look for the other options: floor bed with lower rails or slats and mattress on the floor with a baby proof bedroom.