Best bedside cot for co sleeping while breastfeeding that doesn't cost a small fortune?

[FromageFrog]

I don't think I can stretch to nearly £300 for an 'arms reach', as much as I would love to.

Which one would you recommend?

[5madthings]

There was a poster on mnet who got one from the fern an amazon sits for £100! I will see if I can find the thread, it wasn't long ago.

[showtunesgirl]

Take some measurements and see if one of the Ikea cot beds are the right height for you. Most of them have one side you can take off and a lot of people take it off, tether the cot to the side of the bed and if there is any gap, they fill it with foam.

[5madthings]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/a1556059-Bedside-crib-anyone-got-one-Looking-for-a-good-deal-and-struggling


Links on this thread to the German amazon site. There was another thread more recently as well but I can't find that one.

[tinierclanger]

I got the baby bay from amazon .de. Much cheaper than buying in uk.

[5madthings]

www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?__mk_de_DE=%C5M%C5Z%D5%D1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=fabimax

[anothernamechangerreally]

Get the ikea one and convert it yourself by taking 4th side off. Very easy. Will look for link.

[anothernamechangerreally]

m.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/art/90115997/

[FromageFrog]

I didn't know about that about German Amazon, thanks for the links 5madthings

Tinierclanger - would you rate the baby bay? Did you buy the basic model?

I was thinking of an Ikea cot but then I was worried how the baby would feel being in such a big space?

[anothernamechangerreally]

We didn't have a problem with the size tbh. If you think about it all the bedside ones are 'open' anyway on the 4th side.

[mumoftwoboysS]

The NCT shop hires out those clip on bedside cots- I'm seriously thinking of getting one. You can buy it for £300 or hire it for 6 months for £99. I'm thinking of hiring it - they do last for up to 8 months depending on the size of your baby (I'm assuming you could extend the hire period if you want) I just thought it's not that much more than a moses cot, lasts longer and would be better for BF at night and keeping baby secure and happy. here's a link- there are other bed nest/cots that attach to the bed on the website tho not sure if you can hire any of the others:

//www.nctshop.co.uk/NCT-Bednest-Bedside-Crib/productinfo/4364/

funny I was just talking about this on another thread!

[HazleNutt]

I have the German Fabimax, very happy with it.

[mumoftwoboysS]

just looking at the Amazon.de website- anyone know how to translate a web page?? Also, 5madthings what was the postage cost from there?

a good option by the looks of it if you don't want to hire...

[mumoftwoboysS]

oh sorry- my question about buying from the german website should be for tinierclanger!

[mumoftwoboysS]

sorry another question- so does it come with a 4th side so you can put that side up if you decide to have it as a stand alone cot? The NCT cot does this.

[mumoftwoboysS]

last post! look on ebay too- some of those bednest cots are going - cheaper than full price tho you'd have to buy a new mattress...

[fertilityFTW]

We got a generic one off eBay for £40 (had this downstairs as I slept in the living room for a week or so after c-section) - and also have an Ikea Gulliver which we set up between our bed and the wall with one side off - this is great value as it'll last for ages as a proper 4-sided cot once DD is a little older rather than be practically useless after 6mths.

[fancyanother]

Kiddicare have one in their shop. Haven't looked into it properly as I no longer have a baby, but I looked at it and thought 'Oh thats good. It took me ages to get a cheap bedside cot'!

[HazleNutt]

If you are interested in the Fabimax as well then the postage from German amazon is 14 eur and you have to order the 4th side separately, 27,90 eur:
www.amazon.de/FabiMax-Verschlussgitter-Beistellbett-BabyMax-basic/dp/B008U8ACL6/ref=pd_bxgy_by_img_z

[Smerlin]

I'm hiring the NCT bednest for £99- you can only extend the hire by one month past the 6 month agreement but not sure it would last any longer than that anyway tbh.

[PlantGirl]

Baby bay cots are much cheaper in France and Germany than here (I think less than £200, instead of 300 in uk). My parents are in France a lot and i got them to get one delivered from French amazon and bring it back in the car. Not an option for everyone, I know, but if you knew someone over there...

[mumoftwoboysS]

damn I wish I'd known that before- was in France a few weeks ago!

[filee777]

We just got a normal cot, adjusted it to the right height, whacked a couple of L brackets in and it was fine

Cost about £30 including the price of the second hand cot

[MarianaTrench]

I adapted an ikea one and used it from birth. Neither inhabitant has seemed bothered about the big space and it's meant far more sleep for me.

[MissHinky]

We've just had the BabyBay delivered today (from NCT Shop). It was just under £300 (which is a lot) but also includes a side to make it a stand alone crib if needs be and a mattress as well.

We were lucky that it was brought for us otherwise I'm not sure we'd have spent as much.

[tinierclanger]

Delivery from amazon.de was about 7 euro and there was a currency conversion fee as well. All in I paid £127.42. I put the page through google translate (!) and checked any important words individually but it's really very straightforward, same process as amazon uk so easy to follow.

I like the baby bay, it's great that you can get it to exactly the right height for the bed even a very low one like ours. Downside is having to buy a funny shaped mattress and sheets - I got them from baby mattresses online rather than getting the official ones.