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Skelshy
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Jul 07, 2016

Toddler bed restraint

Any good ideas to keep a toddler in his bed? He likes to stand in his crib at home. He is one year old. I picture having a crib without a botton to place on the sofa bed and tie down with straps so he does not fall off. Any ideas?
  • mbopp wrote:
    When our granddaughter was 2 we took her camping for the first time. DW took out the dinette table and a Pack 'N Play fit nicely in the space.


    In our first TT, we would put our very active 18 month old in a pack and play on our bed. Due to the narrow doorway, when it was time for us to go to bed, my wife would hold him while I would collapse it to get it through the door and then put it in the dinette space.

    The next yeat we had upgraded to a bunkhouse, my wife used spring loaded shower curtain bars and some fabric to come up with a barrier to keep him from rolling out.
  • Velcro straps wrapped around the wrists and ankles and screwed to the side rails?
    (It's a joke.....get over it!)
  • mbopp wrote:
    When our granddaughter was 2 we took her camping for the first time. DW took out the dinette table and a Pack 'N Play fit nicely in the space.


    We are thinking about that. Ideally I would have the pack and play on top of the bed. Or something like that.
  • When our granddaughter was 2 we took her camping for the first time. DW took out the dinette table and a Pack 'N Play fit nicely in the space.
  • Maybe a fine mesh net fastened over the top of the crib? Make sure there are no loose cords (strangling hazard).

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