Big Boy bed

[mamaneenie]

Hi, my son has started climbing out of his cot. (birthdate 28/11/01) We are going to put him in a bed today, we are going to get him a waterproof mattress protector for the mattress. It is a slat bed, how well do the bedguards seem to fit?

Also, yesterday he walked into our room and found my husband and I in a compromising position. He doesn't seem to be too upset about it today. I am just wondering if anyone has had the same thing happen to them. I know he is still young and probably doesn't even remember it today, but I am feeling pretty embarrassed now. I think I will be learning how to close doors at night now! Normally I have never worried about it, but it looks like I will be now, so at least he can't walk on in whenever he wants!

 

[Evening Mist]

He is 2? My sons were in big boy beds with no guard rails at this age and did fine. But we tended to bring them into bed with us all along, so they were really accostumed to it already.

The few times one of them has fallen out of bed they just kept right on sleeping on the floor. :lol Just make sure there is nothing they could hit their heads on near the bed.

As far as "catching" you in the act..... Don't all kids do this at some point or another? Hasn't everyone "caught" their own parents at it? Or maybe that was just my weird hippy parents, I don't know!

I don't think it is traumatic. I think it is part of life. Of course its important to try to keep it private and never to be exhibitionist about it. But sex is a natural thing, and little kids have no concept of shame about it. Making a fuss about it is the last thing you want to do! If he asks anything about it, you can just say you were "snuggling" because you love each other very much.

I have learned to shut doors during love making, but I prefer to keep all bedroom doors open at night while we are sleeping so that I can hear them and get to them quickly if need be. At least until they are old enough to want their own privacy.

 

[HeatherJay]

Bedguards...are you talking about the things that keep them from falling off the bed? I used them with both my girls and they never fell out of bed. Just position them closer to the head of the bed instead of positioning them exactly in the middle. Now, they've rolled off my bed, or off the couch while sleeping. Sometimes they keep on sleeping...sometmes there are a few tears, but they've never been really hurt.

The waterproof mattress protectors are a God-send. The ones I got were kind of cheapies...only about $15 and they fit my mattresses perfectly (my mattresses are pretty new so they're the thick ones). Also, might I suggest buying one for YOUR bed, especially when you begin potty training. Accidents happen everywhere, don't they?? I wish they made those darn things for the sofa

Love, Heather

 

[mamaneenie]

Thanks for your replies. We bought a mattress protector yesterday. It came with a pillow protector too and was $17.00. Somewhere we already have a waterproof queen size mattress protector from when I was pregnant. We were worried about my waters breaking in bed.

Daniel is sleeping on his mattress on the floor at the moment, until we get around to buying a bed guard.

 

[Risen Tree]

About the getting-caught incident...My parents always locked their door at night. It was an unwritten rule in our household that nobody wanted to go in there unless it was an emergency. My brother and I were pretty good about not messing with this one, probably due to the fact that the the closed door was a statement made and that was that, end of story.

 

[mamaneenie]

Thanks for your replies. We have started closing our sons door, because yesterday we found him in my husbands study with a packet of panadol in his hands (scary moment that was) His room is right next to ours so if he is awake through the night we hear it even if both doors are shut.