Moving dd into a full size bed --few questions

lala5507

We are going out this weekend to get the mattress/boxspring.  I want to get a good mattress cover that is waterproof but not plasticy.  She isn't a bedwetter but she's still young and I don't want to risk it.  Do we need a bed rail?  We don't have one on her toddler bed and she has only fallen out  once in the 7 months she's been in it.  Any mattress cover and bed rail recs would be greatly appriciated.  That you!

Luckystar2

We just gave dd a full for Christmas! We don't use a bed rail. She is really good about not falling out. A full is plent big too although dd packs it full of toys so she is hanging off the edge!

i got a waterproof cover at target. I think it said something like soft cover on the packaging because I didn't want plasticky either. It was around $15. It's not as soft as the nice covers we have on our bed but it is fine for her.  

MrsAmers

Luckystar2:

We just gave dd a full for Christmas! We don't use a bed rail. She is really good about not falling out. A full is plent big too although dd packs it full of toys so she is hanging off the edge!

i got a waterproof cover at target. I think it said something like soft cover on the packaging because I didn't want plasticky either. It was around $15. It's not as soft as the nice covers we have on our bed but it is fine for her.  

Ditto all of this.  

AmandaJLewis

we never needed a bed rail, she fell out once but it was a fluke. She was fine, but just startled.  I bought a nice mattress pad that was waterproof.  It is not at all plasticy and I use the crib sized mattress pads under where she sleeps to save on laundry if she does have an accident (I think we have had 2-3 total and most can be blamed on K for forgetting make her go potty before bed or letting her have a huge cup of water before bed). I forget where I got it, maybe Bed Bath and Beyond or Kohls

MandyMilller

We also got our waterproof pads at Target, but they sell them at the mattress stores if you want a really good one. I highly recommend the Original Mattress Factory BTW.

For Lanna, we got metal/mesh bedrails at BRU because her bed was only a twin and it was a trundle so it was higher. They slid under the mattress when you weren't using them, but we just left them up all of the time. You could also start with the mattress on the floor if you want to test the waters without the bedrails. 

denalea

I think I remember seeing somewhere (Pinterest?) that you can put pool noodles under a fitted sheet as sort of a make-shift bed rail. (Sort of like a speed bump!) That might be a good option if you expect the need to just be temporary. 

MandyMilller

Yes we used pool noodles for grandma's houses. They work great!

lala5507

denalea:

I think I remember seeing somewhere (Pinterest?) that you can put pool noodles under a fitted sheet as sort of a make-shift bed rail. (Sort of like a speed bump!) That might be a good option if you expect the need to just be temporary. 

Oh, that's a really good idea!

lilly25

lala5507:

denalea:

I think I remember seeing somewhere (Pinterest?) that you can put pool noodles under a fitted sheet as sort of a make-shift bed rail. (Sort of like a speed bump!) That might be a good option if you expect the need to just be temporary. 

Oh, that's a really good idea!

That is a great idea! We used one of those ones like Mandy said at first for our 2.5 yo then just got one of those body pillows as an extra barrier on the one side! but she's usually good!