I would definitely avoid all the bedding pictured in the photo as that is not a safe sleep environment. Zipadee Kids: I heard great things about this brand from some in the Instagram community. It is the most versatile floor bed I have seen but is only available in twin at this time. If you don’t want front rails you can buy without, if you do, they sell them. You only need to buy the rails you actually want. Sprout Sosta Bed: You can have it with or without rails and the rails can be chosen to your liking. These recommendations are a mix of recommendations from the community on Instagram and my research into options. Dedicated floor beds will have slats as likely will some crib conversions (the crib conversions shared here should be able to keep the slats).
Slats underneath can be nice for avoiding this issue altogether though. We also don’t live in a very humid apartment. It also is a Newton Baby mattress and I feel like that one is less likely to mold. This means it should be aired out from time to time and cleaned under. The final consideration is ventilation underneath. However, having the bar worked for us and I don’t believe in avoiding them just for the sake of purity. The more classic Montessori floor bed approach is no bars at all. Most experts recommend it being 1-2 feet from the wall if it is a plain mattress or in a bedframe not specifically built for being against the wall.īars keep the baby from falling out as readily but babies learn the edges of the bed quickly and will not continue to fall out even without bars. Having a mattress up against the wall poses a suffocation risk up until the preschool years. However, if you have a bed against the wall it should have bars on the side (or sides designed for that such as the Sprout bed). Again, there is the mattress on the floor option. The next consideration is what sort of sides.
Queen montessori floor bed with rails full#
With ours we were able to do by removing the full bottom, but on some the legs are attached to the sides which wouldn’t work. If you are unsure whether you want a crib or floor bed there are some cribs that have screw-off legs which are ideal for making the transition. If you already have a crib-sized mattress you can use that. Just a mattress on the floor works and that saves some of the money of buying a crib-sized bed and a twin. There are ways though to still get the crib mattress without it being too expensive. We made it work in the crib-sized bed but a bigger one will be easier when we size up. A bigger bed is also more comfortable for parents to lie with the baby. If you are cosleeping anyway it might make more sense to just skip the crib-sized floor bed. The trade-off on buying a floor bed in crib size is it means investing in a bed twice versus a bigger bed that could last throughout childhood. Not everyone follows that but we felt safer doing it (this applies to babies sleeping alone- if you are cosleeping you do not need a crib mattress just a very firm adult mattress). Generally, crib-sized mattresses are recommended for babies under a year.
There are a few considerations regarding what sort of floor bed you would like. What Type of Montessori Floor Bed Would You Like The one downside is it does not have a crib-size option which I discuss. It is the most versatile floor bed I have seen. We now have the Sprout Sosta bed and I highly recommend it.
UPDATE: at 14 months we switched to a twin-sized floor bed. Mine is is a crib converted into a floor bed but I would not recommend that option unless you already have a crib you want to keep using. I get a lot of questions about our floor bed. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy through my link but does not change your price.
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