legs caught in bars of cot
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Topic: legs caught in bars of cot
Posted By: myfullhouse
Subject: legs caught in bars of cot
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 11:35am
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For a while now Jack has been putting his legs through the bars of his cot while he sleeps and then getting stuck, once he had both legs stuck between different bars halfway to his tummy! To combat this we put him in a sleeveless sleeping bag for his nighttime sleep but still manages to get caught. I had thought to cover the moving side of the cot in fabric so that he can't get his legs through but I wouldn't be able to see him from the doorway to check on him and I worry that there will be no air flow as the other side is against the wall and the ends are solid.
We were given a safe T Sleep as a present but have never used it as personally I don't like the idea of Jack not being able to move at all. So what I would like to know is has anyone else had this problem and how did you fix it? ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 11:39am
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Have you tried a safety sleep?
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 12:10pm
| The other thing you could try is getting a strong mesh type fabric to put around the outside of the cot kind of like a portacot. That would stop his legs. Have tons of airholes in case he gets his head up against it so no risk of not being able to breathe and you could easily see through it. |
Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 1:23pm
I was wondering the same thing, Linzy. I use a safe t sleep for the same reason. One night Bella woke crying for me to find her with both her legs caught in between the bars (and she had her sleep sack on too, so that didn't stop it  ) I didn't want to stop her moving around, but she gets herself into such awkward positions that she can't get out of again, I was worried for her safety. I just hope that as she gets older she will grow out of this ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: pekemoemum
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 2:14pm
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I saw a link somewhere to something called an Airwrap that is totally breathable fabric that goes around the cot like a bumper...
you could google that. personally my kids have done that, but as they get older, they just learn to pull their legs/arms back in. With Reef he was almost climbing out of his cot at about 8months so we moved him into his portacot then... and had no issues. Tyde never never seems to have a problem with his arms/legs stuck out the cot, but he is 11months now so alot more mobile now.. he sleeps in his peke moe and could get his arms/legs wedged (he sure does move around his cot enough times in his sleep!) but hasn't seemed to have had the problem... good luck! :) ------------- Gina, Reef 15/6/03, Tyde 12/2/07 http://www.pekemoe.co.nz - Peke Moe - Unique NZ Made Baby Sleeping bags for babies who get out of swaddle/wrap |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 2:16pm
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I will leave the safe t sleep until last I think. He doesn't seem in any danger to me I just think that when he can't move again due to being caught it wakes him up.
Thanks Stacey, hadn't thought about mesh type fabric - had been thinking of cotton or muslin. Any idea where I might get some? Don't remember seeing any the last time I was at the fabric store. ------------- Lindsey
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 3:33pm
| Ummmm I'd just use net curtains type fabric or something similar because you can buy that by the metre at spotlight. Then you could cut it down to how you would want, it should be fairly strong depending on the type that you get. And the basic stuff is pretty cheap. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 6:03pm
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Hi my DD Kryssi is the same age as your little guy. She isn't doing the leg tangle but she is getting too tall for the cot (she's above average in height) so we are going to move her into a bed in the next couple of months, as soon as she can crawl backwards down stairs (ie out of bed). Just another idea. -------------  |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 6:32pm
Thanks pekemoemum, I have found it at the Sleep Store ------------- Lindsey
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pekemoemum wrote:Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 8:01am
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We have a bumper that goes right around the cot so we've never had that problem. It also used to keep Gina from seeing too much thus helping her relax and fall alseep as she's a curious thing. Now she can stand up/sit up and it gives her something soft to lean on. It also means she can't bump her head on the bars when she moves around at night. So yeah, we def recommend getting one - our one is Kaloo and looks gorgeous too ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: The_Stuarts
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 8:08am
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Michaela used to get caught and stuck too. We used a safety sleep for awhile but it became useless once she started undoing the velcro. Found she also got stuck even when in a sleeping bag but didn't try a bumper or anything. She just one day figured out how to get herself unstuck without waking up and we've had no problems ever since. ------------- http://lilypie.com">   http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: michsal
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 9:36am
I could not help laughing when seeing Yusra caught between the bars of the cot sleeping half way.  I did not expect it to stop simply by placing a duvet/blanket on the side but it did. I was also thinking about getting airwrap or cot bumper but I don't think we need it now.
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 4:45pm
| Caprece does this daily as well, if she does is before she goes to sleep I just put her back in the middle and if its at the end I get her up anyway. I found my Jack stopped doing it as soon as he had crawling sussed. |