Bednest Side Sleeper Cot

When I brought my daughter home from hospital there was literally not one place other than me she would fall asleep. The first few nights we tried everything to get her into her Moses Basket or the Travel Cot we had bought, but nothing worked. I almost caved in and bought a Chicco Next to Me Crib, but as my bed is really high and we have a 30cm deep mattress it was a no go. It just wouldn’t fit. So back to the drawing board.

 

 

I spoke to a friend who had used a Bednest Side Sleeper with her daughter and said it was the only side sleeper she had found that was high enough to fit her bed, so we borrowed it.

My friend informed me of a change to the manufacturers guidance, in which the cot was never to be used with the side half down. It either had to be all the way up or all the way down, and when I researched why, it was because of an accidental death of a tiny little baby girl. It is such a sad story, but I guess it wasn’t anticipated that it could happen until it did, so the manufacturer changed their guidance. I would like to point out at this point, I do not agree with the way the manufacturer dealt with this horrific accident, but they have changed their literature and now issue kits to make it impossible for the side to be left halfway folded.

This being said, it was easy to assemble, the base pulls up and locks in place in one movement, then you strap it to the bed, ours was wrapped around the locks that hold the divan base together, and then the cot was placed on top of the base, done! It took less than 5 minutes to assemble.

The beauty was that my precious little lady was at the exact same height as me, no messing around to get out of bed to put her down to sleep, I could just lift her, which limited the amount she woke. During the night I could just reach over and touch her, see her breathing etc. It was perfect. It just devastated me that she had to come out of it because she is just too big now.

The website offers these cots to rent or buy, I would 100% use it again and would pay to rent or buy if I couldn’t use my friends again. It was perfect!

Also on the website there’s a lot of bits and pieces you can buy for it, sheets, replacement sides, replacement matresses. I bought a kit which came with fresh sides and a fresh mattress and two sheets for around £60. It was well worth the money and I have no regrets in using it.

Bednest to buy £299

Bednest to rent (as long as you need it) £89      
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