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Originally Posted by cmarsh31 We just put a mattress on the floor and a babygate across the door (plus made sure his room was completely childproof). I woke up when he did, so it wasn't really a big deal. Much safer to have him getting out of bed near the floor than risking falling out of the crib and breaking his arm, or worse.

Yup, this is what we have too. It's like one big crib!

It will probably take a while for the novelty to wear off so give it a fair chance before you decide if it's working.