In this gut wrenching moment of panic you might be inclined to immediately pick your baby up off the floor and rush to the emergency room.
Baby rolling off floor bed.
She s free to move and practice her new skill.
If the baby or toddler is out of bed constantly and is not sleeping then there are two options.
Never put baby chairs or floor seats on counters or leave babies unattended on a couch or bed and always use safety straps in chairs and strollers.
Switch to a crib for awhile.
Once your baby starts rolling chances are she ll probably roll off the floor bed at some point.
Your baby could also land on items like clothing soft bedding or plastic bags.
But some people do decide to wait until their children are toddlers to introduce a floor bed.
But if the floor bed is not working i e.
This seems like a bad thing but consider it from your child s viewpoint.
If possible you ll want to do it before your baby starts rolling.
Be sure to install a baby gate on the stairs once your child is four months old because that s what they frequently start rolling over and develop the skills to move around and crawl.
We usually recommend transitioning to a bed somewhere between 2 and 3 years so if your child is younger than 2 and if the floor bed is simply not working consider moving to.
Around the age of 2 months or when the baby is a few weeks old is the ideal time to transition to the floor bed.