Cor question.. is it safe to do this?

[Laurappo]

I lfoe the next to me element but baby is too big now so needs a cot. Ive see the next to me forever cots but I would like a traditional one.

Is it safe to get a normal cot but leave one side off and have it like a next to me? This may sound daft and sorry if so - just want to make sure baby is safe. I havent tried it yet or purchased a cot. I'm just thinking while little one is still in our room

Sorry my question actually is has anyone done this too

No. Always use them as designed. That is how they have been tested.

I have the normal cot in my room at the end of the bed. I wouldn’t take the side off though if it’s not been made for that.

It’s perfectly safe if it’s a cot bed, like this one www.wayfair.co.uk/children-nursery/pdp/mack-milo-aeneas-cot-bed-jcg1185.html

Theyre designed to be used with both, one or no sides as the baby grows. With mine when they got to 7 months ish they went into the cot bed with the side off so I could easily get them at night. Just make sure you’re following guidelines for how to co-sleep safely just in case the baby crawls over to you and make sure you get one that will line up with your bed height.

Perfectly fine and normal thing to do. A three sided (ie one side taken off) full sized cot has a name - it's called a bedside cot. Google for images.

The pitfalls are:

• making sure it stats attached to your bed. Straps around the cot kegs to your bed work. Or wedge between your bed and a wall.
• there will be a gap between cot mattress and your mattress. Lots of ways to overcome this. Pool noodle is one. Or rolled up towel. Wrap over bottom sheet between cot and your bed is another way.

I'm a huge fan of the bedside cot.

Thank you! This sounds perfect for us so I'll look into a bedside cot (ans rake advice on making sure it's safe and secure for him)

Yes we did this. Made the cot with three sides and had it as a next to me cot. Critical that the cot and bed are the same height and that there are no gaps between (we stuffed the gap with towels and put the sheet on top. Worked a treat, saved us £££, then when baby was bigger and I their own room, we put the fourth side on.

Absolutely fine. A lot of parents who co sleep do this :-)

Yeah there's loads of people who have done this in the Facebook cosleepers group, it's called "sidecar" and they have lots of help/advice on it. Never did it myself, mind, as we just all piled into the big bed. One thing to think about is what you'll do when baby starts rolling/crawling, as bed accidents can be awful.