The Best Bedside Cot

The cribs are designed to be placed at your bedside cots uk they help you to get your baby in at 3 am for night feeds or changing nappy. They're also a good alternative to a Moses basket.

Safe sleep advice from The Lullaby Trust and NHS recommends newborns sleep in a cot away from your bed to reduce the risk of suffocation or overheating. Our mom testers loved this cozy solution with a neat gliding motion to lull babies back to sleep.

1. Joie Roomie Glide

The Roomie Glide bedside cot is an innovative product by English brand Joie. It was designed to allow you to sleep with your partner without sharing the bed. It comes with the glide which glides effortlessly and gently to help soothe your baby to sleep without needing to leave the bed. A glide lock is included that locks the glide in position when your child has fallen asleep. There are also safety straps that secure it to your bed and retractable wheels that let you move it as you wish to.

The curved cocoon shape with softly padded sides and double-mesh windows increase the security and comfort of your little sleeper. It is also simple to assemble or disassemble making it ideal for packing and travel. The cot comes with a machine-washable mattress cover that is easy to clean. Additional sheets of cotton are sold in packs of two.

Roanna loved the cotbed, and described it as "a quality purchase". She was pleased that the gliding motion was soothing and lulled her to sleep. She also found the design very stylish and suggested that it would fit into most bedrooms. However, she did point out that while it's great for infants, once they reach six months old, you'll require an extra large cot.

She also liked that the side panel that slides could be moved down with one hand, meaning she could easily answer those alarms from her bed to feed or soothe her infants. The Roomie Glide also has 11 height settings, meaning it can be adjusted to fit almost every size bed. There are straps and clips that ensure it is secured.

2. BassiNest

The HALO Bassinest Swivel Sleeper comes with a lot going for it, including a side pouch that's perfect for diapers, nipple cream, and all the other things you'll need during the newborn stage. It also has a sturdy mattress and a solid base that can be easily cleaned up after blowouts, spit-ups and other mishaps that come with infants. It also comes with a machine-washable sheet so that you can keep it fresh.

This wooden bedside cot cot rotates 360 degrees so you can be closer to your child's for a secure sleeping. Its side walls that are patent-pending lower and then automatically return to allow you to care for your baby without getting up from your bed. This is particularly important for new moms recovering from C-sections.

Its swivel feature lets you to snooze while your baby naps in your arms and makes it easier to take them in to cuddle or feed them in the bed. It has a nightlight with three soothing sounds and two levels of vibration and a nursing timer to keep you on the right track with your bottle-feeding or breastfeeding routine.

The more luxurious version of this cot for bedside use has wood accents for a more sophisticated look and premium yarn dyed fabric. It also features a floor light to help you see in the dark without disturbing your child or your partner and an organizer caddy to keep all the essentials close at hand. Both versions of the HALO Bassinest have a stable and adjustable base that can be placed on beds up to 34 inches tall and the side wall can be locked for extra security. It's designed to be used until your child shows signs of rolling over or reaching 20 pounds. It is JPMA certified and independently tested to meet U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada safety standards.

3. Maxi-Cosi lora

With its clean and stylish design in a range of contemporary colors and wood-effect details, this sleek bedside cot sale bassinet is a real sleep winner. The mesh is breathable, allowing plenty of air to enter and offers a stunning view of your baby. The mattress is firm enough to allow for both daytime naps and nighttime sleep. Additionally, it comes with 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 transforms into a stylish, standalone crib with an incredibly comfortable mattress. It also can be folded flat and fit into a handy travel bag, so you can bring it on a trip to the beach or when your baby is staying at Grandma's.

The co-sleeper has been nominated for the 2021 Mother&Baby Awards, which are for the most beautiful Cot or Crib, or Moses Basket. It offers the most comfort for babies in the beginning stages. It features a breathable mattress that's extra thick, adjustable to five different heights, and a rocking feature for infants who are fussy during nap time. It's also made with EcoCare fabric, Maxi-Cosi's brand new high-end, future-friendly fabric that's soft and comfortable on the baby's body.

Its slim frame makes it more compact than most bedside baby sleeper cots. It's also easy to raise the bed to the right level with only two levers. (Some mothers have found it difficult to move the bar linking the legs upwards and downwards. It also glides side to side, which lets you place it closer to your bed for evening feeding or to soothe your baby to sleep. It also has a huge storage basket for all the baby's essentials.

4. Shnuggle Air

Shnuggle is an organization that creates products to make parenting easier for parents and safer for infants. The company began with their first hypoallergenic wicker-free moses basket in 2009 and has since won more than 50 consumer and industry awards.

The dual-view mesh sides of the crib increase breathability while allowing you to keep an eye on your baby. Its mattress is also 50 percent more comfortable than standard foam mattresses and has been tested to the highest British safety standards. The crib can also be transformed into a cot using an additional kit, making it an ideal sleeping solution for infants and toddlers. Softly padded side panels prevent baby's legs and arms from getting caught up on the cot bars. Fabrics are removable and can be hand cot for bedside washed.

This bedside cot newborn crib is easy to move around with its swivel wheel. It can be attached securely to a bed frame or divan. This is the only product on this list with an open, slide-down side. It can be opened for evening comforting or feeding.

Unlike the bassinets in this guide, this bassinet has soft padded sides rather than cot bars, which keep little legs and arms from getting caught or entangled. It's a great option for mothers who are breastfeeding or who have had a c-section as it's easy to lift the baby inside and out.

It also has a few additional features over the majority of cribs listed on this list, such as a gentle incline to help with reflux and colic. There is also a storage hammock under the crib, and seven height adjustments. Parents who have used it have stated that the safety catch on the top bar can be a bit loud when it's reattached. This could cause your baby to wake up. The mattress and the fabric are both movable and hand washable, and the crib is easy 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 inspired by Paul Verlaine's wistful poem. It gives an ethereal impression of a sunlit Italian small town. It's also featured in Twilight where Edward Cullen plays it as he gazes at Bella with his vampire love. It's a melodramatic love story certainly but the music is great.

Mike Mills adapted the piece for his 2009 film C'mon C'mon, in which it is not played by a piano, but the San Francisco Saxophone Quartet.