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Which cots on wheels fit through doorways?

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jennycd · 13/06/2010 19:56

Hi. I'm looking for a cot on wheels that will fit through doorways so that we can move it between our bedroom and the nursery/guest bedroom easily.
Does anyone know if the Stokke Sleepi cot (not basinette crib) fits through standard doorways? If not, how difficult is it to take apart and put back together? (I'd like to get the crib and cot but not sure if it's worth it if I can't move both between rooms).
Do regular cots on wheels (that take 120X60 cm mattresses)fit?
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks!

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dinkystinky · 13/06/2010 20:00

It did fit through doorways in our old flat in the mini-sleepi style (but they were quite wide doors and it was a wide hallway - wouldnt do so in our current house with narrow hallway and doors upstairs). It is an absolute bugger to take apart and put back together (as you dismantle it totally with alan keys) so that is not practicable. And the baby grows out of the mini-version by 6 months (both my boys were ready for the bigger version at 4 months but they take after their dad and are quite tall). That said, I love the cot and both boys loved it when tiny (as feels nice and snug like a little cocoon), DS1 stayed in it till he was 2.5 and DS2 loves his cot and it is a beautiful cot so I'm happy with it.

If you want something you can easily move from room to room, I'd say get a moses basket for the first few months then invest in a fixed cot.

jennycd · 13/06/2010 22:11

Thank you for the feedback!
We really need a cot on wheels even if we can't move it between rooms - so that we can access our wall closet in the nursery/guest bedroom.
If anyone knows if a regular cot on wheels will fit through regular doorways then we may go with that so we have both options.
Also, I keep reading that dropside cots are being recalled in the U.S. because they are unsafe but can't find any fixed side cots with wheels here other than the Stokke Sleepi.
I didn't think finding a safe cot with wheels that fits through doors would be so difficult!
Thanks again - look forward to receiving more feedback from other people too.

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ruckyrunt · 13/06/2010 22:14

I got my old cot on wheels through the doorways, this cot wa at my dads houe so it was in my room if I was spleeping with baby and if dad was babysitting we wheeled the cot into his room - but the doors where large - they were over 7ft tall.

Measure the door from frame to fram insdie and then get the measuremnts on cot?

Rindercella · 13/06/2010 22:20

Ah, I was just about to say that the Stokke definitely doesn't fir through the doors in our house (new build, standard doors). Not easy to dismantle either.

Stokke furniture does tend to be on the large size (we have the changing table too - it's massive).

Sorry, can't help with any other suggestions.

jennycd · 13/06/2010 22:42

I believe the Stokke Sleepi Cot is 74 cm and our door appears to be 73cm. The measurements are so close I'll really need to triple check this! The Jenny Dropside Cot on Wheels (which take a standard 120X60 mattress) says it's 67cm wide. I was surprised to see it was narrower than the Stokke as I thought the Stokke was supposed to be smaller and more convenient, but from your comments I guess I was wrong. Thanks again.

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Rindercella · 14/06/2010 07:46

Remember that the Stokke will need to be extended to its full size relatively soon - DD2 is 11 weeks old and has nearly outgrown the Sleepi stage, She is admittedly very long though.

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