need to get a travel cot, recommendations?

[misdee]

are they basically all the same? did have a pop-up crib but dd3 is trying to escape from it. so need a big thing i'm afraid. have found the 29.99 ones on kiddicare, any good? was it marslady looking at buying them recently? the paitent accomadation doesnt have cots so need when for when we stay there.

we have a big one from a car boot sale which has been fine, it's used two or three times a week and has high sides..it has mesh sides but a metal frame

it looks very like that kiddicare one so I would say that is a bargain, the mattress probably isn't very thick but we didn't find that a problem used a duvet to thicken it up

Check out dimensions though -when we bought ours (5 yrs ago) I remember being surprised how small some were (either small in surface area of the mattress or small in the height of the sides). We went for a Mothercare one ( can't remember what its called -Play and Sleep or Sleep/Slumber Fun? Would go and check but its DS's room and hes a light sleeper).

and forgot to say its quite handy if they have mesh sides but with the option of roll down fabric sides- that way you have the option of rolling the sides down to block out distractions eg. couple of times when we've shared a room but not wanted DD/DS to see us if they've stirred in the early hours !

iirc the kiddicare one is small. if you want a bigger one, i got a hauck one from the Boots website for £34.99 and it was an extra long one. am pleased with it, but apart from the dimensions they are all much of a muchness ime.

MISDEE!

I've got one in the loft that I was going to put on ebay!!!

ah hornbag - clever!

It's almost identical to the one on kaiddcare, just a different colour.

If you don't want LTH's one Misdee, then you can have mine. It is a Kingswood one from Kiddicare - 3 years old. Dark Grey IIRC.

Mine's a graco one(navy and red check), but older than GB's one.

I don't mind if you'd prefer GB's.

I think we've scared her off GB

i'm not worried. how much and where are you both? if its nearby i may be able to collect.

somerfield have one for 14.99

really? not at my local one (just a corner shop really).

I'm in surrey.

sorry misdee, haven't opened them yet as we are moving shortly.

Looks like you've a good choice of two here.

unofrtunatly i will be lugging it back and forth to the accomadation quite frequently if things carry on this way. i am planning to spend more weekends down there,l and am going to try anf book in for 3 days over xmas.

that's a good point lockets.

I'll get it out of the loft tomorrow and weigh it as it could be quite a task to carry that, push the buggy, and watch dd1+2.

Also as it's been in the loft I'll give it a once over. I'm not letting any one on MN have it if it's wiffy from being up there, an ebayer yes but MNettter, no

If you do want it misdee you can have it for the P&P.

I am in Doncaster, but will be coming to London on 26 November.

Alternatively, I can post (approx £10 P& P)

it is similar to this one, but with yellow bits instead of green

ladytophamhatt are you sure? can you find out how much it will be to post?

Yep, absolutley sure.

I forgot to get it out of the loft today but I will do tomorrow and find out how much.

Give me a shout out tomorrow afternoon if I haven't posted by then....memory is very poor you see

i am going to have to skip this one i am afraid and i need thr cot for thursday this week, as we are staying at the hospital then. thank anyway, i will be going to get one tomorrow from stevenage.