Mamas and Papas Victoria Cotbed

Our son was originally in a standard sized cot from birth until about 15 months when his sister was born. He got a nice new cot bed and she had his old cot with a new matress. These things are pretty big! Suited for up to 7 years old, it can either be a cot with sides fitted or a small bed with no sides fitted. There are a few matresses available for this type of cot, we bought a Slumberland. It probably took about an hour, after ignoring the instructions that seemed to be for a wardrobe, to completely assemble and fit the bed. I have a few gripes about the assembly. The base that the mattress rests on is secured to the bed using a bent wire ...  Read the complete review

When expecting our daughter we inherited my sister in laws cot which she used for her son. It is made by Mamas and Papas and is a nice cot, it is not cot bed sized though. It’s white and has a drop side. However it has a problem – it is bigger than most non Mamas and Papas costs so if you need a new mattress or bedding you either have to buy them from Mamas and Papas and they are quite expensive or you have to get them elsewhere in which case they tend to be more expensive than standard ones. Cot bed bedding is not the right size either. In the end we bought a mattress made to size however not Mamas and Papas and we use normal cot bedding however ...  Read the complete review

When chosing our cot we decided that a cotbed would be the best thing to do, I have heard so many tales of children struggling to get used to being in a bed from a cot. I know that you have to fork out a lot of money for them plus all the bedding, sheets, blankets etc are more expensive but it will last Jack now until he is about 4. When Jack was a newborn and putting him in the cot he looked lost in it as it was so big, but now he loves it. There is enough room for him to move around and he loves to roll from side to side. I usually find him upside down at the bottom some mornings. When we do make the step of letting him use it as a bed rather than a cot ...  Read the complete review