2nd hand cots on trademe.
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Topic: 2nd hand cots on trademe.
Posted By: emachan
Subject: 2nd hand cots on trademe.
Date Posted: 21 April 2007 at 9:23am
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Hi, just been browsing through trademe for 2nd hand cots. I have noticed a few of the sellers have listed cots that are only a few months old saying that their baby prefers to sleep in bed with them - is this normal? I thought it would be really dangerous for a little baby to be with 1 or 2 big adults in bed!
Do you think it would be worth getting a cot that another baby supposably 'refuses', as one seller put it, to sleep in?? ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD#1 Sept 08 DD#2 Oct 09 |
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 21 April 2007 at 9:26am
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It personally wouldn't bother me buying a cot off trade me so long as I checked it out to make sure there was nothing actually wrong with it. What one person says for the reason for selling could be a total lie or overreaction or the truth.
So as long as the cot is structurally sound I don't see a problem with getting one on trade me |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 21 April 2007 at 9:40am
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I bought ours off trademe. I basically looked around all the shops and decided exactly what I wanted and then waited till the right one came up on Trademe. I bought a touchwood cot and we will get a brand new mattress for it. The cot is in excellent condition except one of the catches gets stuck (but stuck in a good way). It saved us a lot of money.
I think it is unusual to see a lot of posts about baby prefering to sleep with mum and dad. mostly the cots are for sale as bubs is now a "big boy/girl". |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 21 April 2007 at 10:59am
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That sounds like a strange reason to me, is the kid gonna sleep with mum and dad until they can go in a big bed by themselves? A bit suss. I know a lot of people enjoy co-sleeping but for that long? Really? -------------  |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 21 April 2007 at 12:55pm
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There are a lot of people who co-sleep and although we don't and won't (maddie wriggles way too much!!) there are meant to be perfectly valid reasons for doing it and I know of many who do. It's really no biggie and not suss at all.
As long as the cot is in great condition then I see no issues with it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 21 April 2007 at 3:59pm
I brought mine off Trade Me and have had no problems with it at all - hope you find something that suits you  ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 21 April 2007 at 4:28pm
it depends on your view of "normal". but co-sleeping is just as safe as a cot if done correctly and safely, ie not if drunk, or a smoker etc... it does sound like a funny reason to sell a cot tho. You would have to be careful tho that the cot met all safety standards, but i cant remember what they are. maybe someone else can remember or have a link for you. |
emachan wrote:Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 21 April 2007 at 5:53pm
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We bought our cot off Trademe and it is older but perfectly safe and functional.
We bought a new mattress for it though, and gave it a thorough scrubbing just in case of bugs or mould. Ella preferred to co-sleep, and although it wasn't ideal for me or DH from a comfort point of view it was never risky or suspicious. Just the easiest and quickest way to get her to sleep! Once she was old enough to learn to self settle (and I was brave enough to let her cry a bit) she went back into the cot. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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