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What do you use after travel cot?

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fluffyanimal · 05/04/2007 09:49

My ds is only 12 months but tall for his age and is nearly too long for his travel cot. he certainly has no room for shuffling about as he does in his cot bed at home. What else could he safely sleep in when we are away?

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Mistymoo · 05/04/2007 09:58

What about those little sleep over beds. I can't find an eg of what I mean but they roll up but have a sleeping bag attached - hope someone knows what I'm talking about

ScottishThistle · 05/04/2007 10:02

What kind of travel cot do you have, my tall charge at 2yo was still sleeping in a travel cot on occasion!

The bed Mistymoo mentioned can be purchased from The Great Little Trading Company, it's just like a sleeping bag.

mylittlestar · 05/04/2007 10:19

DS (19m) has a small inflatable thomas the tank engine 'ready bed' I think it's called. a small air bed with a with built in sleeping bag.
think Argos etc have them, but this was only about £10 from tescos.

It's low down so obviously not far to fall out! But also means we have to take the travel gate everywhere with us to put on the door of the bedroom because obviously if he wakes up he can easily escape!

amidaiwish · 05/04/2007 10:22

we went straight from the travel cot to a bed with a bed rail - this one is excellent as it folds up baby dan bed rail

or you can get bigger travel cots - this one is 1.2m long (most are about 1m i think)
here

pinkchampagne · 05/04/2007 10:24

Went from travel cot to ready bed with DS2.

kittypants · 05/04/2007 10:25

could he not go in with you?

amidaiwish · 05/04/2007 10:26

didn't you find those ready beds creaked a lot? i borrowed one for DD1 and she kept waking all night. maybe i had a dodgy one (it had thomas the tank enging on it)

mylittlestar · 05/04/2007 11:06

ours is pretty good. but having said that, ds ends up in with us most times anyway!

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fluffyanimal · 05/04/2007 11:09

Thanks for suggestions everyone. Kittypants, I personally don't want to encourage sleeping in with us - and besides DH and I are rather large and tend to fill most beds. I don't want him to get a taste for it IYSWIM!

I did wonder about the ready bed thing. I do find air beds a bit squeaky, but could give it a go. I just wasn't sure if they weren't recommended for tinies. Do they have a built in pillow?

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kittypants · 05/04/2007 11:51

ok how about just taking cot matress and putting on floor?cheaper than ready bed,although i suppose takes up more room while traveling.

mylittlestar · 05/04/2007 12:06

or try a suitcase or a drawer

bozza · 05/04/2007 12:15

Mine were both in travel cots until they were 2 and then straight into a bed with safety rail. Although we do have ready beds as well now.

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