Bumping head into solid top of cot

s7ryf3925pivug

Our 18 month old moves up the cot in his sleep and bumps his head on the top board hard enough to wake him and make him cry.

The board is very solid, not like a slat. My wife loves the cot so will not want to replace it. It converts into a cot bed but the top would still be high enough to bump his head even with the upper part removed in cot bed mode. This is the cot:

https://www.snuz.co.uk/snuzkot-mode-cot-bed-grey/

There is no obvious way of attaching a bumper to the top board because the corners are just an L-shape. Have a few breathable safe cot toys as a makeshift guard but he just moves them in his sleep.

Might see if toddler pillow helps.

Personally I'd be happy to replace it with one with light slats at the top instead of a hard solid board but my wife is a bit overly invested in the branding so that's plan b.

Any suggestions/experiences?

pwurple

There is a cot bumber that fits by going under the mattress... With a padded top. Looks like it would work fine. I got it in Tony kealys I think.

No matter if there were slats or wood, the baby will probably still bump his head and wake.

s7ryf3925pivug

pwurple wrote: »

There is a cot bumber that fits by going under the mattress... With a padded top. Looks like it would work fine. I got it in Tony kealys I think.

No matter if there were slats or wood, the baby will probably still bump his head and wake.

Thanks I'll look them up.

Yes but light slats are less likely to cause harm than hard beech. Also compatible with breathable mesh bumpers and all others.

maxsmum

Aubrie Sparse Sign wrote: »

Our 18 month old moves up the cot in his sleep and bumps his head on the top board hard enough to wake him and make him cry.

The board is very solid, not like a slat. My wife loves the cot so will not want to replace it. It converts into a cot bed but the top would still be high enough to bump his head even with the upper part removed in cot bed mode. This is the cot:

https://www.snuz.co.uk/snuzkot-mode-cot-bed-grey/

There is no obvious way of attaching a bumper to the top board because the corners are just an L-shape. Have a few breathable safe cot toys as a makeshift guard but he just moves them in his sleep.

Might see if toddler pillow helps.

Personally I'd be happy to replace it with one with light slats at the top instead of a hard solid board but my wife is a bit overly invested in the branding so that's plan b.

Any suggestions/experiences?

Yep we used this https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/r.html?C=38VLIQ1P7ES9H&K=3QD4T08L3VPF&M=urn:rtn:msg:201712151014432c0e6b825ebf4b4d9a507e701840p0eu&R=2T2VCJ5IKPD6M&T=C&U=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fdp%2FB074KJTLPB%2Fref%3Dpe_3187911_189395841_TE_dp_1&H=CP4JWFA1F3NXE7XYUYA5ZRI4AM4A&ref_=pe_3187911_189395841_TE_dp_1
We put mattress over it and it was very snug.

OctoberMammy

Interested in this also, because my son has started doing this too (he even gave himself a bruise last week )

But everything I've read says that bumpers are dangerous?

fineso.mom

https://www.deramores.com/products/rattlesnake-draught-excluder-by-amanda-berry-in-deramores-studio-dk?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsYiL8OSi5AIVhbTtCh0UOgc0EAQYFSABEgLkC_D_BwE#fo_c=1539&fo_k=52458f07dddff4b8102115eab42af29c&fo_s=gplaie
What about something like this? They are usually quite heavy so wouldn't be easily moved.

s7ryf3925pivug

OctoberMammy wrote: »

Interested in this also, because my son has started doing this too (he even gave himself a bruise last week )

But everything I've read says that bumpers are dangerous?

Sorry to hear he's doing it hard enough to bruise himself.

Bumpers are considered dangerous because there's a risk of the baby getting smothered in them, strangling themselves with a loose tie, or standing on them to climb out of the cot (once they are able to sit up independently). They also can reduce air flow in the cot that might contribute to SIDS.

I have breathable mesh ones that wrap around the slats and attach with velcro. They just get squashed if they are stood on. No risk of any of the above with them but they only attach to slats so aren't suitable for the top of our particular cot.

Airoya® Airflow Mesh Cot Bumper for 2-Sided Solid End Cots, Premium Double Layers for Extra-Padding, Breathable Safe, No Entanglement Risk, BS 1877 Safety Standard Compliance (White) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LXDEZHX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_A4qzDbZHJZMRK

I double wrap them up where his head is and they offer reasonable cushioning.

GreeBo

Can you raise the mattress slightly at each end?
That should be enough to stop them sliding up.

our cot has solid ends and our daughter will bang her head on both the ends and the slats (she seems to sleep like a washing machine on a spin cycle!) but it doesnt wake her, or at least if it does she doesnt cry.

Are you sure this is whats waking your child?
The crying is also possibly just a symptom of waking up in the middle of the night?

s7ryf3925pivug

GreeBo wrote: »

Can you raise the mattress slightly at each end?
That should be enough to stop them sliding up.

our cot has solid ends and our daughter will bang her head on both the ends and the slats (she seems to sleep like a washing machine on a spin cycle!) but it doesnt wake her, or at least if it does she doesnt cry.

Are you sure this is whats waking your child?
The crying is also possibly just a symptom of waking up in the middle of the night?

He wakes for other reasons too but yeah he definitely wakes because of this sometimes. He can bump his head pretty hard.