Where to buy a co-sleeper?

CopperT0p · July 2013

I am looking for a co-sleeper that attaches to the side of the bed for this coming baby. I don't want the kind that goes in the middle of the bed because their Dad tosses and turns all night and that was a worry with DS.

Any suggestions would be appreciated, I don't mind if I have to go to the US to buy it.

tokenhoser · July 2013

you want the "arm's reach cosleeper" which comes in full size (same size as a pack n play) or mini, which is smaller so it fits better in a tight room but will be outgrown a bit faster. You will have to get it in the USA or used - I found one on kijiji here.

The alternative is to move into the guest room (if you've got one) and bedshare. I ended up doing that last time, as DH had to work and I didn't and we all got more sleep that way.

TiffanyBerry · July 2013

Also, if you or DH (or other family members) are handy, you can build one.

I *loved* the cosleeper my husband built to fit our bed. I liked it better than the Arm's Reach my friend had.

photo by tarnalberry, on Flickr

CopperT0p · July 2013

Building one might be an option, DH is handy and loves to tinker. I'm thinking we may be able to convert a used crib into one, that's what the pic looks like..? Does it attach to your bed frame so that it doesn't slide away?

SummerOH · July 2013

You can use a normal crib. Google "crib as sidecar" and you'll get a ton of how-to results. The arm's reach has a weight limit of 23 to 30 pounds, depending on what model you get, so keep that in mind if you plan on doing this long term.

If you decide to go with the arm's reach, Amazon, Wal-Mart, and BRU sell them.

TiffanyBerry · July 2013

We couldn't use an arm's reach or most things - our bedframe is very low.

The whole thing is handmade. My husband had to get a special tool for the precision drilling of the holes for the pegs to hold the slats. (It wasn't expensive. Just a particular jig, iirc.)

Here are a couple other pics on the building of it:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tarnalberry/sets/72157623356710583/

The frame (the wood that the mattress laid on - it was a standard pnp mattress size) had two small L-brackets that held the cosleeper next to the bed, and the bedframe has a side rail that the side of that piece of wood rested on (https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S39849855/#/S59849864). So, some of the design depends upon the bed you are attempting to match it to.

Emerald27 · July 2013

Tiffany: that is amazing and awesome and may I please borrow your DH's skills when we get around to baby number 2?!

PS: I love bedsharing, but that's a gorgeous cosleeper!

TiffanyBerry · July 2013

Thanks! I loved it too.

At first, I was too nervous, not ready myself to bed share. Then I was freezing cold after delivery, and liked having the space so I could have blankets. Then we had to elevate her mattress due to reflux and there was lots of swaddling... it worked very well for us until we moved to bed sharing when she was out of the swaddle (9 months!).

PrincessPeach13 · July 2013

We used this link:

https://www.drmomma.org/2010/01/turn-your-crib-into-cosleeper.html

to turn DS' crib into a cosleeper attached to our bed. It was fairly easy actually and I was able to do it by myself.

If you aren't able to get an arms reach cosleeper, this is a viable alternative.

Here are a couple pics of what it looked like when we got it finished-

&orchid& · July 2013

Craigslist! I bought mine, used it like 4 times (my LO didn't like it), so I passed it on to a friend and will sell on craigslist when the time comes.

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