[blindkid] From a crib to a bed?

[Carly B]

I'm sorry, I think the mattresses are sold separately. Sorry about that.

:) Carolynn

On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Sarah Dallis <sarah.dallis at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi everyone. My daughter is coming up on her 2 year birthday and she is
> blind (there may be some light perception but not much). She doesn't walk,
> talk, or crawl. (She's so close to walking and talking, but is not into
> being on all fours to crawl or play.) She's getting a little big and I
> would like to move her out of her crib, but I don't know what bed to get. I
> can't switch her to a toddler bed because she'll fall out. Her TVI said to
> get a full size mattress and put it on the floor so if she rolls or falls
> off it's not a far drop. I talked to another parent who got her blind son a
> futon that was low to the ground, pushed it into a corner in the room and
> then put a pillow across the open side. But then again he knows how to get
> off a couch, while my daugter will fall off the couch. I'm not sure what
> the best option would be so I wanted to gather others opinons.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Sarah Dallis
>
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