Moving on from the moses basket

[TheABC]

My 5 month old DD is officially too big for the basket and nearly tipped out of it when trying to sit up/roll over. I need a safe alternative to put her down in as I have a hyper 3 year old DS. Sadly, I am a short arse, so using a travel cot down stairs will result in me ending up in the cot, when putting her down!

Help!

[DesignedForLife]

Could you get a playpen and put a bouncy chair or playmat or nice rug in it?

[CoffeeCoffeeAndLotsOfIt]

My ds had a lovely little white crib from kiddicAre. Think it's still sold at £40.

[ODog]

I know sids guidelines say 6mo but I've just moved my 5mo into her cot upstairs for naps when she's not sleeping in the sling.

[samecardoverandover]

We had one of these at one point for DC3 and a similar version on wheels for DC4. Both from ebay and both fantastic when you have small DC's running around.

[TheABC]

She is asleep upstairs right now in her "night time" cot. Really interested in the playpen suggestions - but how tall are they? It's not so much the sleeping as making sure she does not get trampled wirh DS around. And that I can safely pick her up/put her down.

[T0ddlerSlave]

You can get playpens where a side opens up. Could that help?

[ODog]

Or in the buggy?

[CointreauVersial]

For daytime naps just use the night-time cot. For daytime play, find a little corner for playmat/gym/chair.

Surely at 5 months she's not going to get "trampled" by the 3yo during play? It won't be long before she's moving around by herself anyway.

(I have 3DCs, each 2 years apart, by the way).