Should I buy a cot or a cotbed for my baby? Cotbeds look so big, but are they the best option?
2006-12-17 02:28:51 · 7 answers · asked by Ricecakes 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
It depends if you are thinking of having any more children after the1st and what gap there will be between them. If you'll have more children, stick with a cot, once your oldest will be 2-3 yrs old he/she can move into a single bed with a bed guard and you'll have the cot free for the next one.
With a cot-bed, I think the child can sleep in there until they are 5 or 6. (My son is 5 and I can't imagine him now sleeping anywhere else than a single)
2006-12-17 02:45:14 · answer #1 · answered by cavapasmieux 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cotbeds in the long run are finacially a better option, but its nice to have an actual cot for a new baby.
Cotbeds tend to look more like beds than cots too and as you say are bigger than a cot.
We had triplets and 3 cotbeds so I know what I am talking about.
Good luck..
2006-12-17 10:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by The Doctor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we bought a cotbed for a few reasons.
1/ we are not planning to have another baby before this one will grow out of the cotbed. If you are planning another then a cot would save you money
2/ babies like to stretch out and sometimes a cot can be too narrow. Our son sleeps with his arms right out!
3/ mammas&papas do a great cotbed with drop sides like a cot and variable matress height.
4/ the room is big enough so we thought it would be silly to get a cot for the same price that baby would have outgrown in a year.
just shop around x
2006-12-17 12:39:31 · answer #3 · answered by mammmia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As other people have said, it depends on the size of your room and whether you are likely to have another baby within 2 years or so of the first. One piece of advice though, whether you go for a cot or a cotbed, try to find something with teething rails & end pieces they can't chew! We bought a fairly expensive cotbed for our son but although the sides had teething rails the end sections were at the same height and he made a real mess of them and we are now stuck with the gnawed on ends as a bed as well!
2006-12-17 13:48:50 · answer #4 · answered by Andrew F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My girl was premature so we werent organised with a cot i opted for a swinging crib at first coz she was so tiny, then it was upgraded to a cot then upgraded to a cotbed... cost a fortune so id say COTBED!! Good luck with your baby.
2006-12-18 20:23:01 · answer #5 · answered by flo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely cot-bed. My girl is still using her one five years on (okay, I'm about to change it).
A cot will last you fifteen to eighteen months at most.
2006-12-17 10:49:48 · answer #6 · answered by 13caesars 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they will save on money darlin in the long run. I bought one for my son and he's still in it. We will be converting it very soon to get him used to a proper bed.
2006-12-17 10:30:58 · answer #7 · answered by Scatty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋