DD2 lies on her tummy to sleep on a flat surface, so in that way we didn't have the same challenge. We transitioned by putting her on a mattress on the floor first though, because like you, I was worried about her getting off our bed too easily. My DD1 though was able to get off the bed safely from a very young age once she was awake. She just wriggled backwards and down she went. A monitor is particularly useful then! DD2 is not quite ready to get herself off the bed without a little oversight, but she isn't far off it. Once she can do that I could safely sleep her across ways and then let her get down when she's awake.
Not sure if that helps. We've recently made the transition from amby hammock to her junior bed (with a side bar to stop her climbing off).
That's interesting Jennifer. Your little girl has six months on mine, so maybe if I put the bed rails on our bed she'll be right for a while until she's ready to get down herself?? She flat out refuses to sleep on her stomach - she often rolls over and ends up on her tummy but screeches indignantly and rolls back again! Definitely prefers her side. My main concern is not her falling out of our bed (which wouldn't be good obviously) but what she might hit on the way down - we have a solid jarrah base that the mattress fits within, so if she whacks her head on the jarrah its going to really hurt.
Frangipani Lou - its a hushamok.
HotI - It will be an incredibly sad day. I know my third girl is a far more placid, settled little person but I so wish I'd discovered hammocks with the other two!
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