Samsonite travel cot - not for overnight sleeping?

[PadmeP]

Just got the new Mothercare catelogue through the post today and saw that it describes the Samsonite travel cot as - not deisgned for overnight sleeping!!!?? Was really thinking of getting one (really light for taking on planes - don't want to use up half of my baggage allowance just for a travel cot). Might be a really stupid question but if it's not designed for overnight sleeping, what on earth is it for!? Anyone got one?

Strike me as staggering waste of money anyway.
If that small,why can't they just go on a bed?
It's only when they start crawling that sleeping becomes a problem.

pmsl at that.... whats the point in it then?!

i suppose they mean not for every night - ie not as the child's permanent bed.
but I have always managed by making a little 'nest' with what's available, pillows, rolled up blankets, etc; then when they get older, if there is a single bed, I put the mattress on the floor for the child and use the bed to barricade the door!

I only noticed that AFTER dd had slept in one throughout her holiday. Also that you're not supposed to leave your baby unattended in one - well, what is the point then?

Having said which, dd loves hers so much that she is STILL sleeping in it six months later - it's just set up inside her normal cot.

It seemed like such a good idea. We make regular visits to Nepal to visit dh's family and I really liked the way it had a built in mosquite net. I wouldn't want baby to sleep on the bed as the mattrasses are really old (and possibly have bed bugs!). Had been thinking for months that I would get one and now I just don't know what to do. All the other travel cots seem so heavy, I might just go and buy a proper cot when we're there.

I have one
It's been fine although not used it much
Mattress is very thin but okay if used on a carpeted floor
Not left a LO alone in it as used it in hotels when we've been in the room

Get it, I think they are trying to cover themselves for liability, if the baby is young enough not to tip it, it will be fine (I think they were for under 6m old, although there is a model that goes up to 18m if I am not wrong).

If you go very often, get one and leave it there.

i used one for dd3 no problem, as long as baby isnt rolling about then its fine IMO. dd3 used a lightweigth sleeping bag in one.

To clarify I was talking about the bubble one which is 50 quid for LO up to 18mths

It doesn't state that on their website though and Kiddiecare suggests it is only for "occasional use" ie not as a permanent bed but fine for holidays etc. btw it is a lot cheaper elsewhere than Mothercare !

My dad lives in Singapore and we took a travel cot out with us for our first visit and left it there so we don't have to faff with it everytime. Both of the little samsonite ones are really compact and won't take up much storage space at your ILs. I'd ignore the warnings. If your baby's old enough to be rolling and tipping it over then he/she probably needs the bigger sized one anyway.

how about trying the nomad travel bed - really light and great for travelling with good luck