The Best Bedside Cot
Created to sit at your bedside they help you to reach your baby at 3 am for feedings or changing their nappies. They can also be a great alternative to a Moses basket.
The Lullaby Trust, NHS and other sleep experts who are safe suggest that babies sleep in a crib away from your bed. This will prevent the risk of suffocation as well as overheating. Our mom testers loved this cosy option with an elegant gliding motion that helps help babies sleep.
1. Joie Roomie Glide
The Roomie Glide bedside cot is an innovative product made by English brand Joie. It is designed to allow you to co-sleep without sharing your bed. It has a smooth, single-hand glide that gently lulls your infants into a state of bliss without needing to leave your side of the bed and the glide lock is a single touch that secures it after your child is asleep. Safety straps keep it firmly secured and retractable wheels permit you to move it as you like.
The softly cushioned sides, double-mesh windows and the curved cocoon shape enhance the comfort of your baby sleeper. It's also simple to assemble and disassemble, making it perfect for travelling with and packing away. The cot is easy to clean and comes with a machine-washable mattress cover. Additional sheets of cotton are available in packs of two.
Roanna loved this cotbed and deemed it "a top-quality purchase". She also liked the fact that the gliding action was gentle, and lulled her to sleep. She also found the design very stylish and suggested that it could be incorporated into many bedroom decors. She also said that it's great for newborns but when they reach six months, you will require a larger cot.
She also appreciated that the sliding side panel could be lowered with one hand, meaning she could easily answer those wake-up calls from her bed to feed or comfort her children. The Roomie Glide also has 11 height settings, which means it can be adjusted to fit nearly any size bed. There are also straps and clips that help to secure it.
2. BassiNest
The HALO Swivel Bassinest Sleeper is a great product. It comes with a pouch to hold diapers, nipple lotion, and other necessities during the newborn stage. It has a durable base and mattress that can be cleaned easily after spit ups, blowouts and other mishaps with infants. It also includes an easy-to-clean sheet to keep it clean.
bedside crib that turns into cot of this cot bedside is that it rotates 360 degrees, meaning you can be closer to your baby to ensure safe sleep. Its side wall, which is patent-pending, can be raised and then returned automatically so that you can take care of your baby in bed without having to step out of your way which is crucial for new mothers recovering from C-sections.
Its swivel feature allows you to snooze while your baby naps in your arms and allows you to hug them for cuddles or feeds in bed. It comes with a night light with three soothing sounds, two levels of vibration and a nursing timer that will keep you on track with your bottle-feeding or breastfeeding routine.
The upgraded version has wood accents for a more sophisticated appearance and a premium yarn-dyed fabric. It also comes with an adjustable floor lamp that helps you sleep at the night without disrupting your baby or partner and a storage caddy for your essentials. Both versions of the HALO Bassinest have a stable and adjustable base that sits next to beds up to 34 inches tall and the side wall can be locked for added security. It is designed to be used up until your baby begins to show signs that they are moving over or reaches 20 pounds. It has been independently tested and approved by JPMA to meet the safety standards of Health Canada and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
3. Maxi-Cosi lora
The sleek bedside bassinet features an elegant design that comes with a range of modern colours, and wood effect details. It's a true success for sleep. The mesh-like siding allows for plenty of air and gives you a good view of baby, and the mattress is able to support your child to allow for both nighttime and daytime naps. It also has a reflux-incline function to help ease reflux and congestion, if necessary. If you're ready to give your baby a room of their own the crib transforms into a stylish stand-alone unit with the most comfortable mattress. It also can be folded flat and fit into an easy-to-carry bag so you can take it for a weekend getaway or when baby stays over at Grandma's.
Shortlisted for 2021's best Cot, Crib or Moses Basket at the Mother and Baby Awards, this co-sleeper offers optimum comfort for baby during the early stages. It has a breathable mattress that's thicker, adjustable to five different heights and a rocking feature to help with infants who are fussy during nap time. It's also made of EcoCare fabric, Maxi-Cosi’s new high-end, future-friendly fabric that's soft and supple on your baby's body.
It's compact frame makes it more compact than most bedside cots. It's also easy to raise the bed to the proper level using just two levers. (Some mums have found it difficult to move the bar that connects the legs up and down. It also glides side to side, which helps you to position it closer your bed for evening feeding or to soothe your baby back to sleep. As with other bedsides it comes with a large storage basket that can be used underneath to store all the baby necessities.
4. Shnuggle Air
Shnuggle is a specialist in the design of products that ease the parenting burden for parents as well as safer for infants. The company was founded with their first hypoallergenic wicker-free moses basket in 2009 and has been awarded more than 50 consumer and industry awards.
The dual-view mesh sides of the crib maximize the airflow while allowing parents to keep an eye on your baby. The mattress, tested to meet the highest British safety standards and is 50% more than a mattress that is breathable. The crib can also be transformed into a crib (kit sold separately) and is an ideal sleep option for infants and toddlers. The softly cushioned sides prevent babies' arms or legs from getting caught in cot bars, and its fabrics are washable and removable.
The bedside crib is secured to your bed frame Its swivel wheels mean it's easy to manoeuvre. This is the only product in this list with a drop-down, removable side. It is able to be opened for evening comforting or food preparation.
This model is distinct from the other bassinets which are included in this guide. It features soft padded side panels instead of bars for cots. This stops little arms and legs getting tangled. It's also a great option for breastfeeding mothers or women who have had a c-section since it's simple to lift baby into and out of the bassinet for nursing and soothing.
It also has additional features over the majority of cribs listed on this list, such as an incline that is gentle to aid with reflux and colic. It also has a hammock for storage under the crib, and seven height adjustments. Our parent testers have said that the safety catch on the top bar can be noisy when it is being reattached. This may cause your baby to wake up. The mattress and fabric can be taken out and cleaned by hand. The crib is also easy to put together.
5. Clair de Lune
The third movement in the 1890 Suite bergamasque of Claude Debussy "Clair deLune," (French: moonlight), is based on Paul Verlaine’s romantic poetry and offers a dreamy feeling of a sun-drenched Italian small town. It's also featured in Twilight where Edward Cullen plays it as he gazes at Bella with his vampire love. It's a melodramatic love story certainly, but at least the music's great.
Mike Mills adapted the piece for his 2009 film C'mon C'mon, in which it is performed not by a piano, but the San Francisco Saxophone Quartet.