co-sleeping and falling off the bed

[CrystalBoo]

Wondered if anyone had experience with a co-sleeping bub crawling off the bed in the middle of the night?
I used to bring DD in with me in the early mornings but now she's such a mover - crawls and bulldozers her way around the bed - that I'm worried she'll do it while I'm sleeping and won't notice until I hear the thump. I know you are usually subconsciously aware but there's a niggling doubt that won't go away.
Even if you push the bed against a wall, what about the foot of the bed?
I'd rather not have to pull the whole bed apart and sleep on the mattress if there's a different solution...

[Liz185]

I had an awful experience when my DS fell off the bed at around 6 months.. thank God he didn't cry too much!

You should get one of those bed rails.. they sell them at Target etc.. I have one on my bed when I fall asleep feeding my DD.

not too expensive and puts your mind at ease!

[kristy J]

I'm not a big fan of co sleeping My ds comes into our bed every morning for a cuddle but thats it.

you will never cover all the accidents that can happen.

[Liz185]

Yep I'm not a big fan of co-sleeping either-but sometimes in order to keep my sanity- it happened a lot with my DD.

I was very lucky with my DS as he slept through the night in his big cot from 1 month old..

with my DD I wasn't so lucky. She had colic and slept with me for almost 5 months.

Bed rail is definitely helpful!

[Starfish]

I lay pillows and blankets around the edge of the bed, so that if DD falls, at least she lands on something soft!

(Not that its happened, although once she climbed down on to the floor somehow - I left the room, while she was sleeping in the middle of the bed, then came back five minutes later to find her sitting on the floor playing. I didn't hear a thump or anything, and she wasn't crying, so I have no idea how she did it, but having the pillows there obviously worked.)

[~Belinda~]

Man, this might be something that will happen to us in the future! I use a bed rail at the moment but Madeleine is only 10 weeks old!!!

I do hope Madeleine heads into her cot when she's a little older but right now, it's out of the question, she hates it!