Two big kid bed questions

[sarasansh]

We're (finally!) done painting the nursery and getting ready to make the furniture switch and get Robin his big boy bed. I'm trying to decide if we need to get some kind of bed rail for his new bed. It'll be low--probably about a foot, foot and a half off the floor. Do you think I need a bed rail? Do you still use one? And has anyone tried to the pool noodle under the sheets trick?

Speaking of sheets...

Where do you find your sheets for your kids twin/full size beds? I'm trying to avoid character sheets since there isn't one character/show Robin is super attached to, but I want to get him something that's still "kid"--not just solid or stripes. Suggestions?

[heatherbee]

Target and pottery barn have some non-character sheets. We have some sports sheets that I found on clearance at target because my DS wanted to keep his St. Louis Cardinals nursery decals.

We do not use a bed rail, but my DS has never been a wiggly kid when he sleeps. My DD flops around all the time, so I'm sure she will need one

[cbear]

We still use a bed rail but she is a roller lol! I also second Target for sheets. I found some cute small polka dot ones. I also got her main comforter on Wayfair

[roo1582]

We have a set from Target too. Once she moved into the twin bed, we used a rolled up towel under the sheet. It worked really well and she never fell out with it in there (she did fall out when it wasn't there are first). We've recently taken that out and she hasn't fallen out since so I think she finally learned where to sleep in the bed.

[gk12]

We use a pool noodle under the sheet. It works to keep her in. The only negative is that depending on the sheet it moves and doesn't stay in place.

[starfishy]

Sheets- we have the pirate ones from target bc that matches his quilt and stuff. I know my mom got him a set with stars on them for his birthday.
Rails- we have these. My mom saved them from my nephew. They work fine. He's all over the place right now so they are helpful.

And we will probably use the pool noodle when we take the rails off just to help transition.

[britbratjf]

We used a pool noodle & when we went on vacation we just used a rolled up towel under the fitted sheet. But we have a full size bed & Dagny doesn't move a whole lot. I would probably start with the noodle to see if it works & to save $.

[jennmm]

We haven't set up her twin bed yet but I am going to try the pool noodle. I don't think she will need it long and I would have no other use for bedrails. My son was sleeping in a bed without rails before he was 4. Target had some nice sets that included everything. I found some with really cute colors for DD that have horses on them. I was also trying to avoid characters in order to use it longer.

[versed]

We just use a small pillow under his fitted sheet, and it's kept him in place. Another vote here for target sheets. We just got a fun quilt and solid sheets to match. Now he has avengers - boo, thanks, MIL.

[sarasansh]

Oh man, I guess I have to go to Target now...poor me.

[Riverdong11]

We used a pool noodle when we first converted the crib to a toddler bed and it worked great.

We haven't switched to a big kid bed yet, but I've been buying stuff in preparation and I found some nice sheet sets at Homegoods. I also found some cute decor items there too for his room. I'm kind of addicted to that place!

[jodielyn10]

When we took the side rail off of Ingrid's bed we didn't use any kind of rail or noodle because the mattress on the crib is so low that even if she fell it would be less than a foot. She's never had an issue rolling or falling off.

We've been anxious to set her up with a full size (her crib turns into a full size bed) and this weekend at my dad's was our test. He has an inflatable twin size bed that is really high off the ground. We brought her crib mattress to put on the floor if it was too high and she had trouble staying on, but she slept great both nights and LOVED the big girl bed, so we're going to go ahead and get her a mattress and box spring - we'll probably just set them on the ground to start and then move them onto the frame once she's gotten used to it.

[bliz1712]

We went to Walmart and just bought the cheap separates. Right now she only has the fitted sheet on and still uses her big tied fleece blanket. I want to say the separates were maybe $5 each.

We didn't add a rail, but our bunk bed has a sort of built in one. So I'm not much help there.

[junkytrunk]

We used a bed rail for about year when we moved him to the big bed. He was moved at 19 months though. It was on the floor and against a wall, so we only needed one. We had gotten from my aunt, so why not. We mainly used it so that he would still feel comfortable and not afraid of falling out. He never really ended up that close to the edge though.

[sarahandeddie]

Avery still flips upside down at times so we are still using a bed rail. We also went straight from a crib to a twin that's probably 2 1/2ft off the ground.

I got my girls cute comforters at JCPenney and went with inexpensive plain sheets from WalMart. I didn't want to do characters because their interests change so often.