Chicco Next to Me Crib

[Carla81]

Has anyone gone for this product for bedside sleeping? I am really tempted by it and have some vouchers which mean i can get it for around £100 instead of the normal price of £150.
Would like to know anyones experiences with it.
Also what bedding do u need to buy for it, do any crib sheets fit it or do u have to buy ones specialised for this and therefore costing more?
Thanks x

 

[Mrbump83]

I have this and I love it!! Best decision I made for a bed

I use a sleepyhead in mine, which has also been a godsend, as the only downside is the mattress is quite hard, so I would have purchased a new mattress to go over the chicco one.

I use normal flat crib sheets and tuck them in, the mattress is very tight do they don't move.

I put my sleepyhead on top of that.
I use an angel care monitor with it as well.

The best part is that it can be angled, my little one had reflux and I loved that I could make one end higher with the click of a button.
People said you can't put the side up with the bed straps but I can. So maybe they changed the design.

Anyway my little man is 5 months and I love it, still loads of room left too, unlike a crib.

 

[Carla81]

Do u have a divan base bed, have seen conflicting info about whether it does or doesnt fit to one? X

 

[littlemonkey]

Do u have a divan base bed, have seen conflicting info about whether it does or doesnt fit to one? X

The feet on the crib are wider than the actual crib itself, so you can't just pull the crib up to the side of the bed. Our divan is high enough off the floor that we can wedge the feet underneath bed base. The feet do fold up on the Co sleeping side, but I can't find a way of making them lock in place while folded up.

To be honest, we don't really use it to co sleep. I bought it primarily because it is quite large compared to other cribs and cots but we could still fit it in our bedroom. I also liked that you can alter the height and incline on it.

I use mothercare flat cot sheets and they fit it fine. The mattress is tight and heavy enough to hold the sheets tight in place. It does also come with its own sheet/mattress protector similar to what they have in prams so you could in theory do without a sheet if you wanted.

I'd recommend going to some where they have one put on display and having a good look and play around with it!