When we were expecting our second child our list of necessities was quite small, but we did need a new cot, the first one we had for our eldest had been dismantled and stored, but when we came to reassemble it, one of the fixings kept crossthreading and one of the catches to drop the side down had broke, leaving a nasty, sharp corner, definitely not safe! I was really disapointed, it was a gift from my in-laws and although it was 5 years old it had only been used for the one baby. I never knew the exact cost, but I believe it was over £200. We decided the one day to take a trip to the Eastgate Road retail park in Bristol, so we could have a look at the ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT? A baby's cot from Ikea that can be used from birth.  It is made of beech wood and painted with white acrylic paint. The base can be moved through 2 positions as your baby grows.   ASSEMBLY This was a very easy cot to assemble and my husband did it in less than half an hour.  He could have done it quicker I think but he assembled it alone and it was awkward for him to hold the pieces together.  The instructions are in pictures and they are very easy to follow even if you do not have very much experience of putting flat packed furniture together.  All you need is a screwdriver and that makes it easy and straight forward because ...  Read the complete review

We bought two Ikea Hensvik cots for our twins. We didn't have a huge budget, but we needed something sturdy, safe, and just nice. We headed straight to Ikea to have a look at what was available. They have a really large range of cots and children's beds, and even if you don't like the Hensvik one, you will find something else that's right for you. We chose the Hensvik cot because it has a clean design that would look good in almost any bedroom. It is plain white with smooth, flat edges, and a scalloped pattern to the head and foot boards. It was also only £59, which was great value for what you get. The cot is easy to put together, and has two ...  Read the complete review

I brought this cot for my son before he was born.He is now 9 months old and has got very good use out of it.I wanted a practical low budget cot as I was not planning to have any more children so just wanted to get enough use out of it for one child.Looking at it even now you would think it had only just been brought. The colour is good as white universally goes with anything and practically it was very easy to assemble.The price at £60 pounds was money well worth spent,but if it had a drop down side then I would have said it would have been a bargain buy.The adjustable base level is very useful as now my son is sitting up unsupported I have moved the base down to base ...  Read the complete review