[blindkid] From a crib to a bed?

[Brandy W]

Hi, I can think of a few options. One is the crib is made for kids up to 3
so if you are both ok with it you can leave here there till she gets used to
it. You could just put the crib mattress on the floor, or get a twin, and
put a bed tent over it. They make all kinds of cute kid ones and then you
could zip her in at night, and help her get out in the morning so she will
eventually learn how.

Bran




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-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Sarah Dallis
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 1:00 PM
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindkid] From a crib to a bed?

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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