r/floorbed

Hi all! New to this sub. I recently became interested in the idea of floor bed so ofc my feed is suddenly filled with floor bed ads. Something that caught my attention though is in my area, a lot of people on FB marketplace are selling floor bed frames and the caption usually says something like “barely used, LO never slept here”. Granted I don’t know the context but it makes me wonder why it didn’t work out for them? Did they introduce it too soon? Did they end up co-sleeping? What’s their alternative? What should I consider when making the transition? My LO currently sleeps fine in a crib but moves a lot around.

Has anyone had luck or any experiences switching to floor beds around 1.5 years? My twins are currently held till they fall asleep while sitting in a rocking chair and then transferred into their crib. It’s now taking a lot longer for them to fall asleep and becoming unsustainable 😅

I transitioned my 5 mo's crib to a toddler floor bed. It allows me to just lay down with her to nurse and get up and walk away when she's asleep. This is working super well at home. We have a vacation coming up and will be staying at an Airbnb. I have a little toddler travel mattress that we used for my older daughter but we didn't transition her to a floor bed until she was over a year old. With a 5 mo I have safety concerns with having her sleep on a mattress with no railing around it. She moves around quite a bit in her sleep. What do you guys do when you travel with babies used to sleeping on floor beds? I really don't want to deal with trying to transition her into a pack and play the whole vacation, but I don't really see any other option.

Our daughter is 18 months old and sleeps in a crib. We also have a toddler-sized floor bed in her room, which is where some of her stuffed animals live. She periodically seems interested in sleeping on it (lies down), but has never actually fallen asleep. How do folks make the switch? She’s not used to co-sleeping, so lying down next to it or partly on it with her doesn’t seem to help - it mostly makes her climb on us.

We currently co-sleep in my bedroom with my 3-month old, but I’m looking at future sleeping setups and considering skipping the crib entirely in favor of a full-size floor bed frame/setup.

I was originally looking at Montessori style frames with rails, but after reading up on safety for infants under a year, I learned that rails can create entrapment hazards, so I’m leaning toward an open floor setup (just a frame/slats low to the ground or a firm mattress directly on breathable slats).

What firm full-size mattress did you choose that meets firm infant sleep safety standards while still being comfortable enough for an adult during co-sleeping? I’m thinking on buying this
floor slats and this mattress 8 Inch Full Size Mattress, Firm Gel Memory Foam Full Mattress in a Box, Firm Back Support for Pressure Relief & Spinal Alignment, CertiPUR-US Certified, Fiberglass-Free or this one Ablyea Kids Tencel Memory Foam Mattress

Thanks in Advance!

My baby is 15 months, 12 adjusted, and the separation anxiety is SO real. Lately he's been teething, both his top molars have broke skin and are coming in full force. Waking up multiple times per night because of it. But putting him to bed takes everything out of me. My husband doesn't normally do bedtime but our baby will crawl to the door and just sit and cry cause he knows dad's out there. The other night, he hit his head and was scared. It toom him and I both being in there for him to fall asleep after 2 hours. Ever since then its been an absolute FIT. Screaming crying before he doses off. We're gonna try dad being in room again tomorrow night. Does anyone else go through this? He has a twin sized floor bed. I did that so I could cosleep with him at night. We don't bedshare with dad.

To cut a long story short, we were going to go with the floor bed at the 6mo ish mark but got talked out of it.
I’m now thinking, basic slats on the floor with a firm mattress - preferably large enough to continue to co sleep/bedshare. At the moment I’m bedsharing in my bed which is a king size and the size suits as I’m quite a large lady 😅 but he’s now pretty mobile so wants to yeet himself off the bed constantly - hence the floor bed!! The cot is a no-go as he despises it!

Was thinking the ikea set up I’ve seen mentioned a few times in this sub. Do people have any other recommendations for simple set up? King size if possible!! I’m in the UK so some limit to my options there too.
We looked at the Roomix and treetales and they are an absolute fortune, so keen to see what others have done instead of these :)

I’m looking into getting a Montessori Floor Bed. I’m looking for one that accommodates an 8 inch thick full mattress. I want it to have guard rails and slats on the bottom. There are plenty out there, but they all recommend a 6 inch mattress. I don’t want to buy one just for my mattress to be too thick.

Does anyone have experience with using an 8 inch mattress with a Montessori Floor Bed that has 21.5 inch rails? Or does anyone have any recommendations for something else that would work for my mattress? Thank you in advance!

I am looking for a solution for our 15 month old baby’s sleep setup. mom+baby currently exclusively co-sleep at night. dad sleeps in separate room. we would like to transition baby to own room for overnight sleep since he only wakes about once for feeding. but I’m looking for some type of floor bed situation that would allow mom+baby to both sleep there if needed, or baby to sleep on own safely as well.

looking for recommendations for the bed and also a corresponding safe mattress. Hoping to not spend an arm and a leg. (Under $400 preferably)

Thank you!

Looking for advice on brands and styles of floor bed! I see so many different types when I search online and have no idea where to start. I want to try to transition my 2 year old soon.

What do you find to be the pros/cons of the style of floor bed that you have? Any brand recommendations?

The cushioned ones look cute but I worry that it could pose some sort of suffocation risk.

The ones with half rails seem to be very common but I would assume the toddler would fall off often?

The ones with rails all the way around (sort of resembling crib rails but lower) seem like a great option but some of them have little gates that open and I worry about the safety of that too.

Appreciate any guidance/opinions!

We cosleep with our 10 month old. We have one king bed and one full bed put together (everything is jammed tight with pool noodles and towels so no gaps) and me my husband and my baby all sleep on there every night. The room itself is babyproofed except for a nightstand on my husbands side of the bed (that could easily be adjusted for one night…)

My question is…. She doesn’t put herself down yet. We lay with her while she crawls around crazy, pulls up on a little wall headboard, flops over, and generally rolls around babbling for 30 min +…. We have carpet all around and she can’t get HURT if she rolls off but it would certainly set bedtime back so we are also grabbing her if she seems like she’s about to plop over the side of the bed too…

My in laws are going to be putting her down while we go to a wedding in a few weeks… I don’t even know what to tel them to do. I don’t see them being able to lay with her in bed getting up and dragging her back into position like we do for an hour..,.. They could just put her in that room with the lights out and see what happens? I know whatever ideas we had we need to test run them starting NOW…

but basically I need any suggestions!

Hi! We currently have our 19 month old on a queen size floor bed and he’s doing great overall. We currently still rock him to sleep but have recently started talking about transitioning to lying next to him / snuggling to sleep.

A few things: we have no interest in sleep training, we are fine helping him get to sleep! He’s just large- over 3 feet tall so he is struggling to get comfy in the rocker / on my torso when I do bedtime. My husband is 6’8” so they don’t have the same issue, our son can get comfy on him.

Does anyone have any suggestions for starting this transition? Do we just start lying next to him for 5-10 minutes then go to rocking if he isn’t settling, slowly increase time on the floor bed? Do we just full send, remove the rocker, and expect a rough week or two with long bedtimes? My concern with that is movement soothes him even when awake. Curious what has worked for others! Thanks!

Quick question: at what point is it safe to leave a child with a blanket in their room? I know at first it’s not recommended because of the risk of suffocation, but at some point I guess they’ll become mobile enough to pull the blanket off themselves if it covers their face.

Thanks in advance!

Hi!

So my LO is 11 weeks old tomorrow, and she's started to almost roll back to tummy when she's awake. Like she goes on her sides and her leg is out and she's trying to push herself farther over.

This got me thinking about what I should do. We bedshare, and I started worrying about "what if she rolls on her tummy and she's face down in the mattress?"

Our mattress is super firm, like to where she doesn't sink down or over when next to me. She's also a side sleeper. We don't have any obstructions or large blankets that come near her and I'm super intent that my husband and I are very separated in the bed to keep her safe on my side.

Should I start putting her in a bedside bassinet? I don't know how she'll do. And I want to sleep with her because it's easier for me. I don't know how to go about this. Any advice?

Floor bed will be for my 5 month old instead of using his crib. I’ll be getting the high railings one. I love the idea of just being in bed already and getting up to walk away from him when he’s asleep vs transferring to the crib. He’s been sleeping in his bassinet until this last week, where regression has basically messed up all sleep, and I caved to having him in the bed with me following safe sleep 7. I’ve been so scared to co-sleep but because of him waking up literally every 40 minutes and the ONLY way I can get him back down is to nurse him, (seriously I’ve tried everything) nights have been rough, leaving what felt like no choice.

I have some questions:

What mattress did you get for the floor bed that is still firm to protect from SIDS?

What are the pros and cons you have experienced?

Is it truly better in the long run than the crib?

Thank you!