Is it ok/safe for 18mnth old to sleep in a travel cot for one night a week?

[bettyboo26]

Thats it really!

Hope I've posted in the right place for this kind of enquiry.

Ds will now be staying over at his Dads one night a week but he doesn't have room for a proper cot at the mo.
Will a travel cot do?
TIA

I would say definitely OK, IMHO the only problem with them sleeping in travel cots is lifting them in and out is more strain on your back.

Thanks Montifer.
Was the answer I was hoping for and its ExH's back that will be strained! Oh well!

My DD is 16m and for the last 8 months or so she's stayed with her GP roughly once a week in a travel cot. No probs although as Montifer says can be a strain on your back.

i'm sure it'd be fine.
but if he did want to get a proper cot then the ikea ones are fairly small, def no bigger than a travel cot i'm sure.

if you do end up using the travel cot though I know that mothercare sell better mattresses for them, which might be worth it

The other thing is may not sleep as well as in a normal cot

Kiddicare do a great 'deluxe' travel cot mattress if you want a more comfy option for DS.

Thanks so much for your advice.
Montifer, will defo order the 'delux' mattress, what a great idea. Thanks for the link

Will be fine, DS now premanently in a travel cot as he is a ver restless sleeper and use to bash his head and wake up. he sleeps on a folded up duvet.