Co sleeping cots

redpoppy · Nov 16th, 2009, 08:34 AM

So OH is adamant we cannot co-sleep with the baby and after long chats we've ageeed on getting a co-sleeping cot.

Any recommendations. It seems most aren't high enough for our bed and also that there tends to be Gap in between the co and the parent bed which is obviously REALLY dangerous.

And annoyingly, mamas and papas used to do one that counteracted all these problems but they don't make it any more.

kirsten1985 · Nov 16th, 2009, 08:45 AM

We have a mamas and papas one, don't know if it the one you mean, we got it off ebay 'cos they don't sell it anymore! It has a thing to bridge the gap between cot and bed, and the mattress has loads of different heights.

Looks like this:

I love it, but Freya didn't actually sleep in it for ages, she would only sleep in her moses basket, so the basket went inside the cot!

Now when I put her in it she crawls over to my bed to play. She won't sleep in our bed, just wants to be awake! So she is now in her own room in the cot. I will def be attempting to use it properly for next baby though.

redpoppy · Nov 16th, 2009, 08:57 AM

Yeah, that's the one!

The other thing is that after being TOTALLY banned from buying ANYTHING second hand (long stupid story)

we've compromised on me not buying anything second hand that the baby sleeps in.

Being brought up by my mum I find this whole compromising with OH business really tedious!

kirsten1985 · Nov 16th, 2009, 09:03 AM

Lol! We decided second hand was fine as long as the mattress was new. Sorry I can't think of any like that that they sell now!

Mary Jo · Nov 16th, 2009, 09:49 AM

We have a Cosatto Close To Me bedside cot. I did have it set up properly as a co-sleeping cot but then I realised that if the mattress was up against ours, the motion sensor on the baby monitor picked up our movements and rendered it useless. My peace of mind needed the monitor so I put the side of the cot up. It is still pulled as close to the bed as possible and the mattresses are the same height. I can reach in and comfort him/restore dummy to mouth when half asleep. It's not exactly as I planned it but it's the next best thing.

Cot was £159 from Littlewoods Direct, John Lewis sells it for £229 last time I looked.

codegirl · Nov 16th, 2009, 14:06 PM

I have an arms reach co-sleeper and it was fab. We went with the mini cause we didn`t have lots of room in our bedroom and it worked great!

Rebaby · Nov 17th, 2009, 05:28 AM

We have the arms reach co sleeper, and other than the fact Toby looks a little "lost" in there (as it's quite roomy and he's tiny!) it is working out really well for us

princessellie · Nov 17th, 2009, 05:41 AM

i have a normal cot, pulled up to the side of my bed, with the drop side down lol

x

mummypeanut · Nov 17th, 2009, 08:21 AM

ive bought the universal arms reach co sleeper rather than the smaller mini co sleeper for bump xx

redpoppy · Nov 18th, 2009, 04:10 AM

Is anyone having issues with the gap between the cot and the bed? How are they counteracting it?

Nov 16th, 2009, 08:34 AM	#1
redpoppy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,575	Co sleeping cots So OH is adamant we cannot co-sleep with the baby and after long chats we've ageeed on getting a co-sleeping cot. Any recommendations. It seems most aren't high enough for our bed and also that there tends to be Gap in between the co and the parent bed which is obviously REALLY dangerous. And annoyingly, mamas and papas used to do one that counteracted all these problems but they don't make it any more.

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Nov 16th, 2009, 08:45 AM	#2
kirsten1985 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alfreton, Derbyshire. Posts: 4,215	We have a mamas and papas one, don't know if it the one you mean, we got it off ebay 'cos they don't sell it anymore! It has a thing to bridge the gap between cot and bed, and the mattress has loads of different heights. Looks like this: I love it, but Freya didn't actually sleep in it for ages, she would only sleep in her moses basket, so the basket went inside the cot! Now when I put her in it she crawls over to my bed to play. She won't sleep in our bed, just wants to be awake! So she is now in her own room in the cot. I will def be attempting to use it properly for next baby though.

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Nov 16th, 2009, 08:57 AM	#3
redpoppy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,575	Yeah, that's the one! The other thing is that after being TOTALLY banned from buying ANYTHING second hand (long stupid story) we've compromised on me not buying anything second hand that the baby sleeps in. Being brought up by my mum I find this whole compromising with OH business really tedious!

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Nov 16th, 2009, 09:03 AM	#4
kirsten1985 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alfreton, Derbyshire. Posts: 4,215	Lol! We decided second hand was fine as long as the mattress was new. Sorry I can't think of any like that that they sell now!

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Nov 16th, 2009, 09:49 AM	#5
Mary Jo Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 3,511	We have a Cosatto Close To Me bedside cot. I did have it set up properly as a co-sleeping cot but then I realised that if the mattress was up against ours, the motion sensor on the baby monitor picked up our movements and rendered it useless. My peace of mind needed the monitor so I put the side of the cot up. It is still pulled as close to the bed as possible and the mattresses are the same height. I can reach in and comfort him/restore dummy to mouth when half asleep. It's not exactly as I planned it but it's the next best thing. Cot was £159 from Littlewoods Direct, John Lewis sells it for £229 last time I looked.

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Nov 16th, 2009, 14:06 PM	#6
codegirl Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,418	I have an arms reach co-sleeper and it was fab. We went with the mini cause we didn`t have lots of room in our bedroom and it worked great!

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Nov 17th, 2009, 05:28 AM	#7
Rebaby Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 4,698	We have the arms reach co sleeper, and other than the fact Toby looks a little "lost" in there (as it's quite roomy and he's tiny!) it is working out really well for us

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Nov 17th, 2009, 05:41 AM	#8
princessellie Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Location: Darlo Shore Posts: 11,032	i have a normal cot, pulled up to the side of my bed, with the drop side down lol x

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Nov 17th, 2009, 08:21 AM	#9
mummypeanut Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Midlands UK Posts: 1,106	ive bought the universal arms reach co sleeper rather than the smaller mini co sleeper for bump xx

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Nov 18th, 2009, 04:10 AM	#10
redpoppy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,575	Is anyone having issues with the gap between the cot and the bed? How are they counteracting it?

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