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special needs bed

Sun, 06/10/2007 - 15:18
My daughter is 5 and 42" tall. Riley is developmentally delayed and has some autistic characteristics. She is outgrowing her crib and crib tent set up. I need another type of bed that will be safe and secure for her to sleep in. She's very hard to "contain" for lack of a better word. She get's out of everything. Any help or ideas would be very greatly appreciated!

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Another option sounds like a

Submitted by Knexman on Fri, 2020-04-10 - 21:27
Another option sounds like a medical crib from baby apparels that is made for disabled teens and adults like Riley plus a bonus she can grow into it. From my experience it's one of the cheaper options but not cheaply made. Its maximum you'll pay is 5,000 dollars but that is if you get almost or all of the available options that they've for the crib.

Re: special needs bed

Submitted by FosterDad on Fri, 2009-05-22 - 17:01

My neighors own a company called SleepSafe Beds. They make a bed similar to the one mentioned previously but they have various wood finishes and electric frames for adjusting the matress height, head & foot. Their design eliminates the risk of entrapment or injury that can occur in a hospital bed, so they're really great.

The company is great, too. I'm friends with several of the employees and they all seem to really love what they do. you can check out their site at http://www.sleepsafebed.com/Products/index.htm

 Also, they're holding a bed Give-Away. Worth a look.

 

My neighors own a company called SleepSafe Beds. They make a bed similar to the one mentioned previously but they have various wood finishes and electric frames for adjusting the matress height, head & foot. Their design eliminates the risk of entrapment or injury that can occur in a hospital bed, so they're really great.

The company is great, too. I'm friends with several of the employees and they all seem to really love what they do. you can check out their site at http://www.sleepsafebed.com/Products/index.htm

 Also, they're holding a bed Give-Away. Worth a look.

 

Re: special needs bed

Submitted by Kamil on Mon, 2009-06-22 - 04:28
There is a lot of hype surrounding memory foam beds currently and the basis of the good things being said about these beds is not baseless they actually good. You should gather more information regarding memory foam beds and may be then you would know whether such beds would your daughter's needs.

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