Co-sleeping: Guardrail recommendations?

[Melody7]

Thanks Girls.

I've found with some of the rail brands that, because they are designed to go an child's bed, they have "stoppers" at the end of the pieces that go under the mattress - designed to grip the other side of the mattress. Have you found any brands that don't have these?

[Snowy Love]

I've got a rail that fits a queen bed - the stoppers come up on the other side - its First Years brand

[Melody7]

Hi Snowy Love,

Good to know they exist. I've got a KS bed - so that may pose a little more of a hassle.... do you think it's really worth it?

[Snowy Love]

It was for me as DS either sleeps between DH & I or on the edge of the bed next to me and he would move about in his sleep, so the guardrail gives me peace of mind he won't fall out in his sleep. When he started crawling we taught him to get off the bed backwards & feet first so I didn't worry too much about him falling off when we woke up.

Having said that, he managed to get between the rail and the top of the bed one night in his sleep about a month ago - gave me a hell of a fright. I wedged pillows between the bed & my bedside table after that.

I guess it depends on how much your little one moves in their sleep and the drop from the bed to the ground - if it not too much maybe having cushions or something on the floor would be a better bet, 'cause all the rails I saw had stoppers and the one we got was the only one to go up to Queen size - it def wouldn't stretch to King

[sunshine_sieben]

Mine doesn't have the stoppers. I have a king size bed, too and it fits fine. It's a safety first (secure lock) from Big W that sits on top of the mattress. The part that goes underneath the mattress has "teeth" to stop it from sliding out from under the mattress. And it gets squeezed onto the mattress tightly so there is no chance of it moving. In my case it also is held in place by the side of the bed frame.
Babyzone Direct has it on their website, too for $50.9 on special at the moment (normal price $59.95) At least you can have a look at a picture of it there.
I hope that helps.
Sasa

[Melody7]

Thanks so much Sasa, I'll definately look into that one.

[~Trish~]

You can buy the Safety 1st ones from Big W too. Also Valco have bed rails without stoppers, there are quite a few brands without stoppers that would be suitable for most beds. I prefer Safety 1st because you don't have to remove the guard when making the bed, you can just fold it down.