How old was your toddler/child when you removed bed side?

[~Kim~]

my DD went into an ensemble at 16months old and never ever had a bed rail (cos her slack mum kept forgetting to buy one).

I reckon she'd be fine. It's an awareness thing that they get used to and she seems to have it down pat.
If you're worried you can always put a few pillows there on the floor just in case.

[Laranna]

We took DS's cot sides down when he was about 16 months and he moved straight into a toddler bed at 18 months with no side. I just put my body pillow along the edge of the bed and a few more cushions on the floor. He's only fallen out a few times so far, gets more of a fright than anything!

[nic]

Sounds like your DD is doing great without a siderail. I think every child will be different there.. my DD for example, had her bed rail till she was at least 5! Think it may have even been a little longer than this?? Even now at 10, I have gone in to wake her of a morning and she has actually been half on, half off the bed, with her head touching the floor..and she sleeps in a queen size bed!

[danniellabella]

Thanks everyone. Here I was thinking that I was being a bit of a bad mummy.
Nic: LOL, I totally pictured your dd sleeping half off the bed with her head on the floor and her bum in the air. Classic

[Olive]

when we took DD bedrail off we rolled up a thick towel and put it under the fitted sheet down the side of the bed, that way it stopped her rolling off, we only did it for a few weeks til she was used to it then removed it

[*EJ*]

We have never used one either. DS has fallen out of bed a couple of times, once he woke but the other he didn't even wake up!!

Olive i love the idea of the rolled up towel under the fitted sheet!! What a great idea!!