Bed Guards Improve The Safety Of Your Children
The job of a bed guard is to inhibit a youngster (bed clothes and comforters) from slipping down onto the floor. The bed rail is secured down the unguarded edge of the bed and acts as a solid rail against which a toddler can safely press. Bed guards are usually purchased when a toddler is making the move from its secured cot to an opensided bed. The step up from a baby bed to a big bed occurs, typically, between the second and fourth birthday. Typical bed rails are either made of wooden slats or have a hard frame around a flexible core. The guards are available in a selection of hues and polishes however they do all operate identically. The bed rails have to be constructed and then secured to the bed slats with brackets and screws. The guards are generally bulky and high cost. At last an innovative choice has become available. This alternative is branded The Bed Bumper. This new option is a metre of polyurethane foam and it is placed directly onto the unmade bed. The bed sheets are then put back onto the bed and the bed is made up as normal with the bumper under the sheets. The bumper will not move around as it is held in place by the sheets and by the fact that the cotton mattress and sheets ‘stick’ to the foam. This new foam bed guard is delivered ready to be put straight onto the bed, no construction is required and as it sits under the sheets a child could not get caught in it. The Bed Bumper is a light colour ensuring that it is invisible under the bed clothes. The foam guard comes in a range of lengths, is perfect for any child in any bed. A 100cm weighs less than 400g so it is perfect for use in and out of the home. The Bed Bumper is simple to bend and compress into any luggage and won’t add any noticeable extra load. Bed guards in the UK must pass the UK Standard BS 7972 before they can be sold.












