The cribs are designed to be placed at your bedside They make it easier for you to reach your baby at 3 am for night feeds or changing their nappies. They are also a great alternative to a Moses Basket.
Safe sleep tips from The Lullaby Trust and NHS recommends newborns sleep in a cot away from your bed to avoid the danger of suffocation or overheating. Our mom testers loved this cozy solution with an elegant gliding motion that helps 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 co-sleep without sharing your bed. It features an easy glide that glides smoothly and gently to help ease your baby to sleep without needing to leave your bed. A glide lock is also available that locks the glide in position when your child has fallen asleep. Safety straps ensure it stays attached and retractable wheels allow you to move it around as you like.
The softly cushioned sides, double-mesh window, and curved cocoon shape add to the comfort of your child sleeper. It's also easy to put together and take apart, making it suitable for travelling with and packing away. The cot is easy to clean and comes with a machine washable mattress cover. You can also buy additional sheets of cotton in a pack of two.
Roanna loved the cotbed, and described it as "a top-quality purchase". She also appreciated the feeling that the gliding motion was gentle, and lulled her to sleep. She also found the design to be elegant and said it would fit into most bedrooms. However, she did point out that although it's a great choice for infants, once they reach six months old you will need to buy them an additional cot.
She also appreciated that the sliding side panel could be moved down by one hand, which meant she could easily respond to 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 any size bed. There are also clips and straps to secure it.
2. BassiNest
The HALO Swivel Bassinest Sleeper is an excellent product. It comes with a side pouch that can be used to store diapers, nipple lotion and other essentials for the infant stage. It also comes with an extremely sturdy mattress and base which can be easily cleaned up after blowouts, spit-ups and the other mishaps that happen with infants. Additionally, it is machine washable so you can keep it fresh.
The bedside cot can rotate 360 degrees, allowing you to be closer to your child's bed for a safe sleeping. Its patented side walls lower and then automatically return, allowing you to take care of your baby without having to get up from your bed. This is crucial 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 with three soothing sounds, two levels of vibration and a nursing timer that will help you stay on the right track in your breastfeeding or bottle feeding routine.
The deluxe version of this cot for bedside use has wood accents to give it an elegant appearance and premium yarn dyed fabric. It also has a floor lamp to help you see at the night without disrupting your baby or partner, and a storage caddy for your essentials. Both versions of the HALO Bassinest feature a stable and adjustable base that can fit beside beds that are up to 34" tall. The side wall can be locked to increase security. It is designed to be used up until your baby begins to show signs of rolling over or has reached a weight of 20 lbs. 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
With its premium clean design, available in a variety of modern colours and wood effect details, this stylish bassinet for bed is a real winner for sleep. The mesh-like siding lets in plenty of air and gives you a good view of your baby, and the mattress is comfortable enough for both nighttime sleep and napping during the day. It also has a reflux-incline function to ease congestion and reflux in the event of a need. If you're ready move your baby to their own room it can be converted into a stylish standalone crib with a comfy mattress. It folds flat and fits in an easy-to-carry bag so you can take it with you on a weekend away or when your baby is staying at Grandma's.
The co-sleeper has been nominated for the 2021 Mother&Baby Awards for the best Cot or Crib or Moses Basket. It offers maximum comfort for babies in the early stages. It features a breathable and extra-thick mattress that can be adjusted up to five different heights, and a rocking feature for fussy nappers. It's also made of EcoCare fabric, Maxi-Cosi's latest premium fabric that is soft and supple on your baby's body.
Its slim frame makes it smaller than other cots for bedside baby sleeper and is easy to raise to the correct bed level with only two levers (although some moms were unable to get the bar that connects the legs to be difficult to move upwards and downwards). It also glides from side to side, which helps you to position it closer your bed for feeding at night or to help soothe your baby to sleep. It also comes with a large basket that can store all the baby's essentials.
4. Shnuggle Air
Shnuggle is an organization that creates products to make parenting easier for parents and safer for babies. The brand was launched with its first moses basket that was hypoallergenic with no wicker in 2009. It has been awarded over 50 awards from industry and consumer groups.
The crib's dual-view mesh sides maximise the airflow and allow you to keep an eye on your baby. The mattress is 50% more comfortable than standard foam mattresses, and is tested to highest British safety standards. The crib can also be converted into a cot with an additional kit, resulting in an adaptable sleeping solution for infants and toddlers. Softly padded side panels prevent baby's legs and arms from getting caught up on the bars on the cot. Fabrics are movable and washable by hand.
The bedside crib is simple to move around due to its swivel wheel. It attaches securely to a bedframe or divan. This is the only item in this list that has an open, slide-down side. It is able to be opened for evening comforting or for feeding.This model is distinct from the other bassinets which are included in this guide. It has softly cushioned side panels instead of bars for cots. This helps prevent little arms and legs getting tangled. It's also a great option for women who are breastfeeding or who have had a C-section as it's easy to lift baby into and out of the bassinet to nurse and soothe.
It also comes with more features than most of the cribs on this list, including an easy incline to help with colic and reflux as well as a storage hammock beneath and seven height adjustments. Parents who have used it have stated that the safety catch at the top bar can be noisy when it is removed. This could cause your baby to wake up. The mattress and fabric can be taken out and cleaned by hand. The crib is easy to put together.
5. Clair de Lune
The third movement of Claude Debussy's 1890 Suite bergamasque called 'Clair deLune' (French for moonlight) is inspired by Paul Verlaine's romantic poem, and conveys a dreamy sense of a sunny Italian small town. It's also used in Twilight where Edward Cullen plays it as he looks at Bella with his vampire love. It's a melodramatic love tale, but the music is excellent.
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.