Is it OK for a baby to sleep in a travel cot every night?

Horasio

My son was fine in his travel cot.

Katyag

No reason why she cant sleep long term in a travel cot but I would advise to get a properly fitted travel cot mattress as the ones they come with arent designed for long term use.

Baby Mattress online are a fab company, I used them for DS2's new cot mattress. They are on ebay too.

barnaby-bear

princesswoo wrote: »

My kids have only ever settled in travel cots, think its the soft squishy sides that they prefer.

Our cats sleep high and on the softest/thickest thing they can find in winter sofa/bed/pillow/duvet - at the moment they are sleeping low on the tiled cold hall floor near the drafty door.... maybe it's a temperature thing

two-for-one

My 4 year old daughter slept in a travel cot from the day she was born. It's the only cot she's ever had and when she was too old for the cot she went onto sleeping on the floor.

Due to where we were living, sleeping on the floor was the most convenient thing for us. We then eventually moved and she slept in her own bed from the age of 3. It certainly hasn't done her any harm; she's a happy, healthy very active bright child. When she was in the travel cot, I used to pad it with a duvet beneath her which I eventually replaced with a thin mattress.

My second child who is now 18 months has also been sleeping in the travel cot since birth. We have no problems at all. I spent my early years in the far east and in those days everyone used to sleep on the floor with just a thin bamboo mat. My grandmother slept on the floor till the day she died at 85.

So if your child is happy in the travel cot, I certainly won't worry about it. The most precious things in my life are my kids and I was more than happy not to splash out on having the perfect nursery. You go with what works for you.

KellyWelly

My parents couldn't afford a cot when I was born and I slept in a drawer from my mum's dresser until they were given or saved up for a proper cot (which was then used by four other babies afterwards - I doubt the mattress was replaced, either!) I'd think your baby would be fine in the travel cot.

ANGLICANPAT

Older babies will probably be fine in a travel cot, but can I just use this thread to warn mums of young babies of the dangers of positional plagiocephaly. My grandchild was in a travel cot on the mattress it came with, for her first four months, placed on her back . She ended up needing a helmet to reshape her skull as the back of her head went flat. This problem has become common since the Govt advice to put babies always on their backs. When you look into it, youll find support sites for Plagio showing just how common flat heads and 'Torticollis' are as hospitals fail to advise young mums the importance of repositioning , and mums are unaware you can get special mattresses such as 'Sleepcurve' and special pillows like 'Goi goi' to prevent the problems. Its astonishing when you realize how many babies are affected.

HelenKA_2

We have four children and never had the traditional cot. They went from pushchair carry cot to travel cot to bed. No flat heads or bad backs here, accomplished dancers though all of them.......

MadDogWoman_2

My DD slept in the bassinnet level of her travel cot for her first 3 months then moved into a traditional cot with no problems.

The cot has now been converted into a bed.

She doesn't stay in it all night she climbs into our bed between 5&6am for a feed and a cuddle.

She's still in our room as well - we never got round to putting a nursery together.

Just go with what feels right for you and your family.

MDW

tsstss7

My son slept in a travel cot for months when he took to constantly falling over and hitting his head on the side of his wooden cot. We fitted a proper mattress in it and he was completely fine. No risks of flat head here - very clingy baby so he wasn't often lying down )

poppyolivia

My health visitor once told me it doesn't matter where a child wants to sleep as long as he is asleep.....if they want to sleep on the upstairs landing with a sleeping bag let them but use a stair gate...... sleep is sleep and sleep is really important!!lol I really liked her!haha.

My son has plagiocephaly but he was born with it...mild case though. I just don't get his hair cut short lol. Now been told it can give jaw problems and headaches when he's older but doctors gave me the run around for months and when they agreed he had it it was too late for a helmet to re shape his head..I live in the Highlands and it would have meant (at the time) to get to Leeds every other weekend so that would have been a mega trek with a young child...will just have to take things IF and when they come! x