Cotbeds can save you money and space. They are built for safety and help to ease that important and sometimes difficult transition from cot to bed. The conversion is often as simple as removing the side panels of the cot thereby making it an easy transition for your child.
Money Saving and Longer Lasting
- Just one purchase in the first 5-6 years: There is no need to purchase a separate moses basket, cot or toddler bed as cotbeds can fulfil all of these functions. *
- No need to buy different bedding: When your child moves from a cot to a bed you dont need to purchase a different mattress or bedding.
- Longer lasting: As your cot and toddler bed are rolled into one your cotbed should last until at least the time that your child starts school.
- Better for the environment: The Requirement for less furniture means less discarded furniture.
Safety First
- Different Positions for the Base: When they are newborns you start them off in the higher position so you have easy access. When they can get up on their hands and knees you can then drop the mattress to make it safer for your baby.
- Teething Safety Rails: These can be found on the majority of cotbeds. They act to protect a baby's teeth and also help to prevent any damage to the cot.
- No Cut Outs: Cut-outs in the head or foot boards can be dangerous for babies and toddlers with their inquisitive head, hands and feet.
- The Spacing of the Slats: This is an important safety aspect and no decent cotbed will have slats that are spread more than 2 3/8 inches apart.
Functional and Practical
- Easy Assembly: A good cotbed should not pose a problem even if you are DIY challenged.
- Drop-sides Available: A number of cotbeds come with easy to operate drop-sides for easy access to your baby. Most drop-sides have a one-handed operation and are recommended if you have a bad back or may encounter problems reaching in and out of the cot.
- Converts easily to a Toddler Bed: In most cases you simply have to remove the sides of the cot. With some cotbeds you get ends that split to reduce their size whilst with others you are provided with additional smaller head or foot boards.
- Less floor space is required: Cotbeds are considerably smaller than adult sized beds meaning that you can free up valuable floor space for much longer.
Practical and Versatile, Cotbeds are quite simply a Good Investment
* It is important to note that the advice from fsid is that the safest place for your baby to sleep for their first six months is either in a crib or a cot in the same room as you. If it is not possible or practical to have a cotbed in your bedroom, or to always be with your baby whilst they are asleep in a cotbed then we would advise that you also get a moses basket or crib for these first few months. - 22783
Money Saving and Longer Lasting
- Just one purchase in the first 5-6 years: There is no need to purchase a separate moses basket, cot or toddler bed as cotbeds can fulfil all of these functions. *
- No need to buy different bedding: When your child moves from a cot to a bed you dont need to purchase a different mattress or bedding.
- Longer lasting: As your cot and toddler bed are rolled into one your cotbed should last until at least the time that your child starts school.
- Better for the environment: The Requirement for less furniture means less discarded furniture.
Safety First
- Different Positions for the Base: When they are newborns you start them off in the higher position so you have easy access. When they can get up on their hands and knees you can then drop the mattress to make it safer for your baby.
- Teething Safety Rails: These can be found on the majority of cotbeds. They act to protect a baby's teeth and also help to prevent any damage to the cot.
- No Cut Outs: Cut-outs in the head or foot boards can be dangerous for babies and toddlers with their inquisitive head, hands and feet.
- The Spacing of the Slats: This is an important safety aspect and no decent cotbed will have slats that are spread more than 2 3/8 inches apart.
Functional and Practical
- Easy Assembly: A good cotbed should not pose a problem even if you are DIY challenged.
- Drop-sides Available: A number of cotbeds come with easy to operate drop-sides for easy access to your baby. Most drop-sides have a one-handed operation and are recommended if you have a bad back or may encounter problems reaching in and out of the cot.
- Converts easily to a Toddler Bed: In most cases you simply have to remove the sides of the cot. With some cotbeds you get ends that split to reduce their size whilst with others you are provided with additional smaller head or foot boards.
- Less floor space is required: Cotbeds are considerably smaller than adult sized beds meaning that you can free up valuable floor space for much longer.
Practical and Versatile, Cotbeds are quite simply a Good Investment
* It is important to note that the advice from fsid is that the safest place for your baby to sleep for their first six months is either in a crib or a cot in the same room as you. If it is not possible or practical to have a cotbed in your bedroom, or to always be with your baby whilst they are asleep in a cotbed then we would advise that you also get a moses basket or crib for these first few months. - 22783
About the Author:
Barry Waters is the owner of CotbedKids.co.uk, an internet store providing quality cotbeds and cot bed equipment within the UK.
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