cot vs portacot
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Topic: cot vs portacot
Posted By: busybee
Subject: cot vs portacot
Date Posted: 13 November 2009 at 10:05am
hi, I am looking for some opinions or perhaps websites or articles on why you would or wouldn't use a portacot instead of a cot for long term use....any ideas out there?? I'm in 2 about it and don't yet know...
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 13 November 2009 at 10:52am
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personally I don't think a portacot is as cormfortable for a baby/toddler as a normal cot is. I know when Ella used to sleep in a portacot she never got as good a nights sleep as did in her normal cot. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 13 November 2009 at 11:03am
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A portacot is fine short term, but it doesn't have a strong base or good mattress to support a growing spine. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: SquishysMum
Date Posted: 13 November 2009 at 11:55am
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And... it's so low down, picking up a baby/toddler out of one all the time would KILL your back!!!
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 13 November 2009 at 12:06pm
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The back thing like Squishy said. Also cos they're so low to the ground it's a lot colder down there and usually more drafty. And the mattresses don't tend to be as thick/comfortable. ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 13 November 2009 at 12:18pm
Everything PPs said basically  -------------   
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 13 November 2009 at 12:49pm
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Yep I agree with everyone else. When ever Caden has had to sleep in his one he never sleeps well at all. ------------- |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 13 November 2009 at 1:14pm
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Jack sleeps fine as has slept in one at least 1 night a week (at mums for half his sleep). I don't think its a good long term solution though.
Having said that, Ava is currently sleeping in a portacot (with bassinet attachment so she's higher) as her cot is in the room she will share with Jack, but neither child is ready for that transition yet. |
Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 13 November 2009 at 7:53pm
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Aidan slept in his portacot for a few months, we just brought an extra mattress for it and placed a couple of woolen blankets dwon on the floor
he never seemed bother by it |
Posted By: WRXnKids
Date Posted: 13 November 2009 at 11:49pm
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our portacot has a bassinet level so never had the too low down problem and we did eventually get a second mattress for it as the mattress thing with it seemed quite hard. Josh spent heaps of time in it as we traveled to CHCH a lot for a week or 2 at a time and it never seemed to worry him. -------------   
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