Next to me crib for tall divan bed?

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Really like the idea of the Chicco and similar next to me type cribs but our bed is really tall - 75cm and I'm thinking we might not be able to have one :(

Anyone else found this predicament and came up with a solution?

Watching with interest as I’m having the same dilemma

Yes just raise it with piles of (big!) books. Or something better if you have it. It should be strapped to the bed anyway so won't wobble off.

I'd change our bed but we only got it last year and its so comfy!

The height is adjustable on the next to me. I remember as I needed to tilt it sometimes. The straps are long enough to secure it to a divan, too. Can you not find online what the max height says?

I’ve got a next2me if you want me to post pics or measurements

I had the same issue! Our mattress is really deep. We bought a knuma huddle and on the highest height this was the same height as our bed

The Next to Me goes to a mattress height of 58cm as far as I mind. Snuzpod 3 maximum parent mattress height of 63cm.

The only one I've seen up to 70cm is the Knuma Huddle+ but it's dearer than all the other co sleepers.

Or use planks or a raised platform that would be safe to set snuzpod on? As they're strapped to the bed.

@miniloco cross post!

Look at furniture risers on amazon

I had a Troll bedside crib with a v tall divan bed - worked fine.

I had one with a high divan and even on the highest setting it’s a good few inches off. Brought a mattress topper for the next to me crib as the original mattress is so bloody hard anyway and it makes it almost right/ not completely flush though!

My above comment refers to the Chicco perhaps others like the one mentioned above goes higher ? the Chicco didn’t and mine isn’t incredibly high

Worth EVERY penny those cribs! Game changer!

We just raised ours up with two planks, it was fine

Thanks everyone didn’t even think of raising it from the bottom, some sort of platform / furniture riser seems the way to go!

Knuma huddle still too low but not sure I could afford it anyway..

@WhenDoISleep do you know what sleeping height it goes to? Can’t find much info on google and they don’t appear to be for sale anymore, wouldn’t be adverse to a second hand one if I could get it at the right height (with a new mattress of course!)

@Reccy2018 do you have the Chicco model or go with another? Planks sounds like a good idea!

You could take the wheels off the divan to lower it a couple of inches.

I just used the cheapest IKEA cot and drilled holes at the appropriate height for the bits the mattress platform sat on and used bungee cords to secure it

@jomalones thanks but we don’t have wheels on our divan. We put 25mm wooden feet on it just literally enough to raise it off the floor when we got it - more aesthetically pleasing. We only got a divan for the storage element at the time the drawers are really deep!

I don't I'm afraid as it's been a few years since I had it - the top of my mattress is 65cm from the floor if that helps (and I think there were a couple more height adjustments available). I loved having DS2 in it (had something else for DS1) and he slept in it at night until he was 1.

We had the same problem and ended up just using a standard ikea cot (with one side removed) which we adjusted to be the same height as our mattress (by drilling some extra holes - really easy)
and strapped to our divan using tie down straps. Similar to this: http://amandamedlin.com/2013/11/diy-co-sleeper-pretty-little-quilt/

DS is 4 weeks old and so far it's been fantastic. We have a basket at the unused end of the cot with nappies etc in. It worked out SO much cheaper and of course we can continue using the cot for a long time - initially adding the second side and pushing it away from the bed and then eventually moving into a separate room - we're hoping the familiarity of the cot will make the transition easier

We had this problem. I bought the Snuzpod and it was too short to line up with our bed. I thought of making some sort of platform for the Snuzpod to sit on to raise it to the right height, but then realised that was a bad idea. In the end, I just used it as a normal cot - beside but not attached to our bed - and it was great.

We put another mattress on top of the chicco. Not quite flush but close enough.

Had the same problem with a 90cm high bed. The only one we could find was a Troll bedside crib. It was a tiny bit lower so we added some padding under the mattress. There was a small gap because the edge of our mattress is quite rounded but by the time DD could move, she was fully in our bed anyway. I slept with my hand between her and the gap.