Am I silly for wanting to do this?

[Trish]

Not for me personally. It would mean you'd have to have rails right around the whole bed. Babies learn to crawl, and I would be worried about them crawling to the end and falling off the bed.

Sure it's good to have a baby that sleeps anywhere, but I'd prefer to know my baby is safe when I put it to bed.

Of course thats just my opinion. If you want to do it, then go for it

[PinkPalace]

We are only putting DD in a bed now- and that is because i am confident she knows how to climb down backwards safely.

I would be weary.. perhaps a mattress onthe floor would be better then add the frame later?

[Shanti]

We've got a baby hammock aswell for bub's first few months and then bub will go into the cot when we're ready and bubs is ready..... the cot at the moment just seems waaaay big for a tiny teeny newborn!

As for your idea, not my cup of tea either sorry it doesn't sound totally safe iykwim?! Babies can start crawling after only a few months old and you never know what sort of dangers that can lead to....Beds are for bigger kids i feel anyway.

[~Trish~]

What age are you thinking of transitioning your bub? The bed rails really shouldn't be used until your bub is much older (toddler age). They aren't very high and your bub could easily stand up and fall over the top or as the others have said, he/she could crawl off the bed.

[*charmalea*]

would go for a matteress on the floor , personally babies move around too much when they are in developmental stages ... like crawling .. and they cant really judge distances too well in the middle of the night ...

but ds is 22mths and still in a cot .. and im not sure if hes ready for a bed yet ..

[meow]

Our cot converts to a toddler bed (can remove the sides) so I think we'll get a lot of life out of it to justify the cost and we got it from Target on sale for $150 so it's a bargain anyway. I'm no help with the sleep anywhere solution though- I'm trying to teach our son to give the port-a-cot a go with one sleep a day and getting nowhere fast

[Trillian]

Personally I wouldn't do it - I have a 7yo that still falls out of bed sometimes LOL. They can get far too mobile and even if you think you are still close enough and will be quick enough to get them - it still wont be quick enough if they are on the brink of falling. I didn't put my older 3 into a bed till they were 2.