The Best Bedside Cot

They are designed to be placed close to your bed, making it easier for your baby to reach you at 3am for night feeds and nappy changes. They're also a good alternative to a Moses basket.

Safe sleep tips from The Lullaby Trust and NHS recommends babies sleep in a cot, away from your bed to avoid the risk of suffocation or overheating. This cozy option was a favorite among our mum testers. It is a smooth motion that helps soothe babies to sleep.

1. Joie Roomie Glide

The Roomie Glide is an innovative Bedside Rocking Crib cot from English brand Joie that was designed to allow you to sleep comfortably without sharing your bed. It has a glide that glides smoothly and gently to help ease your baby into sleep without needing to leave your bed. A glide lock is also included that locks the glide in position when your child has fallen asleep. Safety straps ensure it stays in place and retractable wheels allow you to move it around as you please.

The curvaceous cocoon design, softly padded sides and double-mesh windows enhance the security and comfort of your child's sleeper. It is also easy to assemble or disassemble making it ideal for travel and packing. The cot comes with a machine-washable mattress cover and is easy to clean. Additional sheets of cotton are available in two packs.

Roanna was awed by this cotbed and said it was "a top-quality purchase". She liked that the gliding motion was soothing and bedside rocking crib lulled her to sleep. She also thought the design was elegant and said it would fit into most bedroom decors. She did say that it is great for infants, but once they reach six months, you will require a bigger cot.

She also appreciated that the sliding side panel could be lowered by one hand, so she could easily respond to alarms from her bed to feed or comfort her children. 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 secure it.

2. BassiNest

The HALO Bassinest Swivel co sleeper bedside cot comes with many advantages, including a side pouch ideal for diapers, nipple cream, and other items you'll need during the newborn stage. It has a durable base and mattress that can be cleaned easily after blowouts, spit ups and other mishaps with infants. It also is machine washable to keep it fresh.

The bedside cot rotates 360 degrees to allow you to be closer to your child's bed for a safe sleeping. Its side walls that are patent-pending lower and automatically return to allow you to take care of your baby without having to get up from your bed. This is particularly important for moms who are recovering from C-sections.

The swivel feature makes it easy to pick up your baby to cuddle and feeds while you're asleep. It has a nightlight, three soothing sounds, two levels of vibration and a timer for nursing to help you stay on the right path with your breastfeeding or bottle-feeding routine.

The upgraded version has wood accents to give it an elegant appearance and premium yarn-dyed fabric. It also comes with a floor light to let you see in the dark without disturbing your child or your partner, bedside Rocking crib as well as an organizer caddy to keep essentials at your fingertips. Both versions of the HALO Bassinest feature a stable adjustable base that can be placed beside beds that are up to 34" tall. Its side wall can be locked to improve safety. It is designed to be used up until your baby is showing signs of rolling over or has reached 20lbs. It has been independently tested and approved by JPMA to meet the safety standards of Health Canada and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

3. Maxi-Cosi lora

This sleek bedside bassinet has an elegant design that comes with a range of modern colors, and wood-effect features. It is a real success for sleep. The breathable mesh allows for plenty of air to enter and provides you with a great view of your child. The mattress is firm enough for even naps during the day as well as evening sleep. It also features a reflux-incline function to help ease reflux and congestion, if necessary. And when you're ready to move your baby into their own space, it converts to an attractive standalone crib that has a comfortable mattress. It also can be folded flat and fit into the perfect travel bag so you can carry it on a trip to the beach or when baby stays over at Grandma's.

Shortlisted for 2021's best Cot, Crib or Moses Basket at the Mother&Baby Awards, this crib offers optimal comfort for babies in the initial stages of. It has a breathable mattress that is extra thick that can be adjusted to five different heights and a rocking feature for infants who are fussy during nap time. Additionally, it's made of EcoCare, Maxi-Cosi's new premium, future-friendly fabric, which is soft and comfortable on baby's skin.

Its slim frame makes it more compact than other cots for bedside use. It's also easy to raise the bed to a comfortable level with only two levers. (Some mums have found it difficult to move the bar linking the legs upwards and downwards. It also glides from side to side, which can help you place it closer to your bed for evening feeding or to soothe your baby back to sleep. It also comes with a large bedside cot storage basket for all the baby's essentials.

4. Shnuggle Air

Shnuggle specialises in designing products that ease the parenting burden for parents and safer for their children. The company was founded with their first hypoallergenic wicker-less 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 50% more air-tight than standard foam mattresses and has been tested to the highest British safety standards. The crib can also be converted into a bed (kit sold separately), making it an ideal sleep option for infants and toddlers. Softly cushioned side panels protect baby's arms and legs from getting caught on bars for cots. Fabrics are movable and washable by hand.

This large bedside crib crib is easy to move around thanks to its swivel wheel. It attaches securely to a divan or bedframe. It's the only product on this list that has a drop-down side, which can be opened to allow you access for nighttime feeding or a relaxing.

In contrast to the bassinets featured in this guide, this bassinet has soft padded sides rather than cot bars, which prevent little legs and arms from getting tangled or trapped. It's also a good option for mothers who are breastfeeding or who have had a C-section as it's easy to get baby in and out for nursing and relaxing.

It also has extra features that are not found in the majority of cribs on this list that include a gentle slope to aid with colic and reflux. It also has a hammock for storage under the crib and seven height adjustments. But our parent testers did say the safety catch on the top bar could be loud when it is reattached, which could wake up your baby. The mattress and the fabric are both movable and hand washed and the crib is easy to put together.

5. Clair de Lune

The third and final movement of the 1890 Suite bergamasque of Claude Debussy "Clair de Lune," (French: moonlight), is based on Paul Verlaine's poetic wistfulness and conveys the impression of a sunny Italian small town. It also fits into Twilight the film, where Edward Cullen has it on his stereo as he flirts with Bella and gazes at her with that vampire love. It's a melodramatic romance certainly, but at least the music is fantastic.

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