I need a cot!

kit

Becles wrote:

My youngest went into a bed at 9 months, as he was trying to climb out of the cot in a morning :eek:

Didnt you have a problem with him falling out the bed??

My DD is 10.5 months, she is standing in her cot and trys to climb out but cant yet. She has a toddler bed already in her room but wasnt planning on putting her in it for ages yet as I am worried she will hurt herself.

Js_Other_Half

kit wrote:

She has a toddler bed already in her room but wasnt planning on putting her in it for ages yet as I am worried she will hurt herself.

I've worked with disabled kids where we put a folded quilt on the floor by their bedside as a precaution?

shamiel

I have been looking for a cheap cot as well....cheapest one I have found so far, is at John Lewis for £60. If use one of the discount vouchers (do a search on this website) u can get it for about £54, incl delivery. Cot is called Winnipeg.

http://www.johnlewis.com/Furniture/Nursery+Furniture/Cots+and+Junior+Beds/Cots/230209648/Product.aspx

purplepurple

kit wrote:

Didnt you have a problem with him falling out the bed??

My DD is 10.5 months, she is standing in her cot and trys to climb out but cant yet. She has a toddler bed already in her room but wasnt planning on putting her in it for ages yet as I am worried she will hurt herself.

The toddler beds are so close to the ground they just slide gently onto the floor if they're going to fall out ... both mine used one and like Js_Other_Half, we put a quilt on the floor for them to fall on... they never did.

kit

purplepurple wrote:

The toddler beds are so close to the ground they just slide gently onto the floor if they're going to fall out ... both mine used one and like Js_Other_Half, we put a quilt on the floor for them to fall on... they never did.

I sat her on it today to see what she thought of it. She sat on it for a while, then got on her knees and jumped up and down on it for a while..... she then promptly crawled right off the side and whacked her head on the leg.... lots of screaming and a big bruise!

Think I may leave her in the cot for a while longer

Spendless

I used a guard rail on mine when they moved into beds and they never fell out.

I've had both cot and cot-bed. The eldest was out of the cot before he was 2. Youngest who is smaller and not as lively had her cot-bed changed into bed when she was about 2.5. The cot-bed had adjustable heights, very convenient for me when I first had her, due to c-section and not being able to bend far. Now its been turned into a bed and is higher off ground is very convenient for storing toys underneath.

A cot and cot bedding is a cheaper initial cost but within 2 years I needed a single bed and bedding.

A cot-bed and the bedding has been more expensive and has delayed the purchase of a single bed plus bedding but ultimately I will still need one, probably when she's about 5.

So over 2 years a cot bed has been the cheaper option.
Over 5 years a cot then a single bed will work out cheaper

Becles

kit wrote:

Didnt you have a problem with him falling out the bed??

No - I can't recall him falling out.

In the cot I was forever finding him uncovered and with legs sticking through the bars! He settled in a bed better and didn't move around at all. No idea why though.

Lydia.42

Hi
OH and i have been looking as we would like to hear the patter of tiny feet....best we have seen is on e-bay.
So many things, barely used - particularly for kids/babies.
Hope this helps
L

Karnam

I have just emailed Kiddicare to get my form mattress changed to a sprung mattress.

has anyone any experience with this? its a preorder so its not even been sent out yet...

[Deleted User]

Sorry if this seems a daft question, but i've read on here that people use the same cot/bed for their child but buy a new mattress, even between siblings.

What are the reasons for this, I presume a safety thing?

My SIL has just given me their cot with mattress and a zip up mattress protector but I don't know if to use the mattress or not. Surely any baby I have, won't be in danger from using my neices bedding, especially if the mattress protector is washed at 60 deg first?

Cheers
Bay