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Travel cot downstairs for newborn

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IVEgottheDECAF · 29/06/2019 20:39

Expecting dc5 later this year, dc4 will be nearly 3

I have been looking online at travel cots which have a raised bassinet insert. Thinking of getting one for downstairs during the day so that i can leave the room with both small ones in it and know dc4 isnt going to try and pick up the baby etc

Has anyone down this?

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IVEgottheDECAF · 29/06/2019 20:39

Done not down!

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IVEgottheDECAF · 29/06/2019 20:39

Oh and i meant leave both small ones in the room not the travel cot Blush

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ooonicorn · 29/06/2019 20:41

Planning the same thing with the same age gap... hope it works! Will let you know mid August 😄

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IVEgottheDECAF · 29/06/2019 20:43

Ah i am glad someone at least understood my post lol

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IVEgottheDECAF · 29/06/2019 20:43

Did you get a travel cot already if so which one?

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ooonicorn · 29/06/2019 20:49

One from my first... I think it's a nuna mini one?

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IVEgottheDECAF · 30/06/2019 07:39

Well make sure you let me know how it goes Grin

Anyone else?

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WhatWillGeorgeDo · 30/06/2019 07:50

Bit of a different scenario as my eldest was 2 when the twins were born but we had a small cot (normal wood one that can have the base raised) downstairs that they could go in whilst the younger one wandered around. I think the only thing I’d be worried about with a travel cot would be how robust it was if your 3 year old banged into it when they were running round (presuming your house is as mad as mine at times!). We got passed the cot from family but I know you can pick them up fairly cheap and then it’s just the mattress to get. But of course I can see that it would be nice to get the space back easily by being able to fold it up...

Caterina99 · 30/06/2019 13:19

We did this. DS was 2.3 when DD was born. He was prone to shaking the travel cot through, so it wasn’t entirely safe - but I doubt he’d do that at 4. It doubled as a playpen once DD was older and obv got used as a travel cot too

ToastyFingers · 30/06/2019 13:28

I had one of the raised up travel cots with dd2 but I didn't like it too much as it felt flimsy. A friend of mine just put the Moses basket in the travel cot and it was easy to lift in/out without waking baby too.

HJWT · 30/06/2019 13:37

I personally wouldn't leave a 3 yo alone in a room with a newborn unless I was literally going to grab something like a nappy!

My sister did the travel cot thing, she went to the toilet and her 3.5 yo chucked the baby a digger in to play with 🤦🏻‍♀️ thank god it didn't hit her!

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IVEgottheDECAF · 30/06/2019 18:38

I just dont intend on taking either of them with me to the toilet!

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Caspianberg · 01/07/2019 13:35

Have you looked at the little crib from Mothercare ' hyde' i think.

notso · 01/07/2019 13:45

We had one that DC4 slept in as DC3 was still using the cot and thought a travel cot would be more useful than buying another cot.
ours was similar to this we put a proper mattress in it.
I actually found the changing bit really useful too in the early days. Ours had pockets on the sides for nappies and wipes etc.

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IVEgottheDECAF · 01/07/2019 13:57

notso thats the kind of thing i was looking at

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Seeline · 01/07/2019 13:59

I had a play pen. I could put either the Moses basket with sleeping baby in it, or the toddler in it depending on what worked for each situation.

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