Cot advice pleeeease!
Hi ladies
I am looking at cotbeds at the moment and not really sure what to get.
Has anyone bought a cot or cot bed that they really like or got any advice. E.g. Are drop down sides useful or a pain?
Also has anyone bought from any shops or websites that were good and had fast delivery- am panicking that I have left it too late now
Help! xx
I am looking at cotbeds at the moment and not really sure what to get.
Has anyone bought a cot or cot bed that they really like or got any advice. E.g. Are drop down sides useful or a pain?
Also has anyone bought from any shops or websites that were good and had fast delivery- am panicking that I have left it too late now
Help! xx
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We got our DD Cotbed from toys r us last time - and its actually BRILLIANT quality and i could not fault it. Infact, we're going to get the next one from there too; and they deliver within a week or so.
I would say def get a cot bed - For our DD its been perfect as she is still in her "bed" but without the sides on - i think its all a bit daunting when the sides come off, they;re alot more exposed and probably feel a lot less secure but at least they're not in a completely new bed too!!!! Also they are not that much more expensive than just a cot but you can use them till they're around 5 not 1!!!
We don't have a drop side - i don't know if they do cotbeds with drop downs but we haven't missed it, but as we've never had it maybe we don't know how good it could be!?!?
Good luck picking!!! It's super fun!!
Any more advice much appreciated!
We've gone for a Cotbed too. Ours is Mama's and Papa's Eloise although we got it from E-bay and just brought a new matteress. I think it was on offer at ??150 in Argos but we ended up paying ??62 and it looks like brand new! We had trouble finding a cotbed that was in a natural wood colour as most we saw were pine, white or mahoganey and we needed something that would go with the maple coloured wardrobe and chest of drawers that we already had.
I think they are worth they money, as M2be said they can stay in them for a lot longer. Ours hasn't got dropsides either but it does have a 3 position mattress base so we've got it set to the highest one at the mo so not far to lean in whilst she's so little.
In terms of websites that are quick to deliver, we used Kiddicare for the mattress and it came the next day!
Good luck with the shopping! x
It's a cot bed but it does have a drop side. Personally I could not have lived without the drop side as I am really short and found it much easier getting him in and out with side dropped.
Ours turns into a day bed (it's a sleigh bed style with 'curled' sides, really pretty), so only the front comes off now he is bigger, and then when he is in a proper bed it will be used as a sofa/seating area in his room. I love it and it was really good value for money too!! We bought it online.
But as m2B says you really needn't stress too much unless u actually intend to have little one straight in the cot from day one. So you still have time to sort it all out.
Happy shopping
Might sound like a silly question, but can you have the baby in the cot from day 1 or should they be in a moses basket or something similar?