The Best Bedside Cot
Designed to sit by your bedside They allow you to reach your baby at 3 am for night feeds or changing nappy. They also make a great alternative to a Moses basket.
The Lullaby Trust, NHS and other sleep experts who are safe recommend that babies are kept in a crib that is away from your bed. This will reduce the risk of suffocation and overheating. Our mum testers were thrilled with this cosy option with smooth gliding motions to help babies sleep.
1. Joie Roomie Glide
The Roomie Glide bedside cot is an innovative product from English brand Joie. It is designed to let you sleep together without sharing your bed. It comes with a glide that glides effortlessly and gently to help ease your baby into sleep without having to leave your bed. A glide lock is also included that locks the glide in place when your child is asleep. There are also safety straps that secure it to your bed, and retractable wheels that allow you to move it whenever you want to.
The softly padded sides, double-mesh window and curvaceous cocoon shape add to the comfort of your child sleeper. It is also easy to disassemble and assemble, making it perfect to travel with and pack. The mattress is machine-washable mattress cover and is easy to clean. You can also purchase additional cotton sheets in a pack of two.
Roanna was awed by this cotbed and deemed it "a excellent purchase". She also appreciated the fact that the gliding action was soft, which helped her fall to sleep. She felt that the design was elegant and would fit with most bedrooms. However, she did point out that although it's great for infants, once they reach six months old you will need to buy them a bigger cot.
She also loved the feature that the side panel sliding can be removed with one hand, making it easy to answer those inevitable wake-up calls to feed or soothe the little children from her own bed. The Roomie Glide also has 11 height settings, meaning it can be adjusted to fit almost any size bed. There are also clips and straps to help to secure it.
2. BassiNest
The HALO Swivel Bassinest Sleeper is a great product. It has a side pouch that can be used to store diapers, nipple lotion and other necessities during the newborn stage. It also has a sturdy base and mattress which can be easily cleaned up after blowouts, spit-ups and other mishaps associated with infants. Additionally, it is machine washable so you can keep it clean.
The bedside cot can rotate 360 degrees, allowing you to be closer to your child for safe sleeping. Its side wall, which is patent-pending, can be raised and then returned automatically to allow you to take care of your baby while in bed without having to step away from the crib which is crucial for mothers who have just had C-sections.
Its swivel feature lets you to sleep while your baby is sleeping with you. It also allows you to take them in to cuddle or feed them in the bed. It features a nightlight, three soothing sounds and two levels of vibration to help you stick to your breastfeeding or bottle-feeding routine.
The premium version includes wood accents for an elegant look and a premium yarn-dyed fabric. It also comes with the option of a floor lamp to help you sleep at the night without disrupting your baby or partner as well as a storage caddy for essentials. Both versions of the HALO Bassinest have a stable and adjustable base that can be placed next to beds that are 34 inches or more and the side wall can be locked to ensure security. It is designed to be used up until your baby begins to show signs of rolling over or reaches 20lbs. It has been independently tested and inspected by JPMA to meet the safety standards of Health Canada and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
3. Maxi-Cosi lora
The sleek bedside bassinet features a premium design with a variety of modern colors, and wood-effect details. It's a true winner for sleep. The breathable mesh panel lets in plenty of air and gives you a good view of baby, and the mattress is supportive enough to allow for both nighttime and napping during the day. Plus, it has a reflux incline function for relieving reflux and congestion when required. And when you're ready to move your baby to their own room, it converts to a stylish, standalone crib with a comfy mattress. It can be folded flat and placed in a convenient travel bag so that you can take it for a trip on weekends or even when your baby is at Grandma’s.
The 2021 Best Cot Crib, Crib or Moses Basket at the Mother&Baby Awards, this crib offers the best comfort for babies during the first few months of. It features a breathable mattress that's thicker, adjustable to five different heights and a rocking option for napping with a fuss. It's also made of EcoCare Maxi-Cosi's brand new high-end, future-proof fabric that is soft and comfortable on your baby's skin.
Its slim frame makes it more compact than other cots for bedside and it's simple to raise it to the right bed level using just two levers (although some mums found the bar attaching the legs to be tricky to move upwards and downwards). It also glides side to side, which helps you position it closer to your bed when it's time to feed your baby night feeding or to soothe baby back to sleep. Like other bedsides, it has a spacious storage basket that can be used underneath to store all the baby necessities.
4. Shnuggle Air
Shnuggle is an American company that creates products to make parenting easier for parents, and more secure for infants. The company began with their first hypoallergenic wicker-less moses basket in 2009 and has won more than 50 industry and consumer awards.
The crib's dual-view mesh sides maximize airflow and let you monitor baby. Its mattress is also 50 percent more air-tight than standard foam mattresses, and is tested to highest British safety standards. The crib can also be transformed into a cot using an additional kit, resulting in a flexible sleep solution for newborns and toddlers. Its soft padded side panels keep baby's arms or legs from getting caught in the cot bars, and the fabrics are removable and hand washable.
Highly recommended Online site is simple to move around due to its swivel wheel. It attaches securely to a bed frame or divan. This is the only item in this list that has a drop-down, removable side. It can be opened for nighttime comforting or food preparation.
Unlike the bassinets in this guide, this one features soft padded sides, instead of cot bars which prevent little arms and legs from getting caught or entangled. It's an excellent choice for women who are breastfeeding or who have had a csection, since it's easy to lift the baby inside and out.
It also comes with more features than most of the cribs that are on this list, like an easy incline for colic and reflux and a hammock for storage underneath and seven height adjustments. However, our testers for parents did mention that the safety catch on the top bar can click loudly when reattached, which may wake up your baby. The mattress and fabric can be taken off and cleaned by hand. The crib is simple to put together.
5. Clair de Lune
The third movement of the 1890 Suite bergamasque composed by Claude Debussy called 'Clair deLune' (French for moonlight) is based on Paul Verlaine's wistful poem and gives an ethereal impression of a sunny Italian small town. It's also featured in Twilight where Edward Cullen plays it as the actor gazes at Bella with his vampire love. It's a melodramatic love story however the music is fantastic.
Mike Mills adapted the piece for his 2009 film C'mon C'mon, in which it is performed not by a piano, but by the San Francisco Saxophone Quartet.