Cots. One or two handed drop sides???
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Topic: Cots. One or two handed drop sides???
Posted By: kellyd
Subject: Cots. One or two handed drop sides???
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 6:42pm
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Hi all,
I am currently looking at cots. I have been put off the one handed drop side cots (cheaper but most common type) as I've been told a toddler can drop the side by shaking it. Therefore, I'm looking at Touchwood cots, which have two hand drop sides. Supposed to be safer. What does every one else think?? What cot do you have and what do you think of it??? Thanks so much, Kelly. |
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 6:57pm
| WE have a touchwood and love it. The 2 handed drop is good as I can see my little one working things out pretty fast but he will always be too little to reach them both. Mind you we must fix ours because one of our catches doesnt automatically drop. |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 7:11pm
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We have a touchwood as well. I love it! There is no way Sam would be able to get the side down which I would live in constant fear of if we had one of the one handed cots. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 7:13pm
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Maya and the gremlins all had/have one-handed drop sides and none of them figured out how to drop the sides.
Baby has a Touchwood with the two-handed drop side and it seems a bit fiddly, but I never use the drop sides anyway, we just put the girls in over the top. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 7:18pm
| Daniel has a one handed drop sides. He shakes the side like crazy some days and hes never got it down. We love his cot. I'd never pay for a touchwood cot - too expensive for me to ever justify it. |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 7:54pm
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We have a Touchwood and love it. I was put off one handed drop sides as well once someone told me that a toddler maybe able to get it down, rather be safe than sorry.
Touchwood are expensive but I plan to use it for 3 kids so we thought it was worth the investment ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 7:59pm
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I usually just popped baby over the top as well - depends how tall you are (I'm 5'7").
Have you tried TradeMe? Cots last for ages and it's worth getting s/hand if you can. ------------- |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 8:10pm
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We have a one handed aswell. Actually its a PITA even for me to get down so pretty sure a toddler wouldn't be able to. But yeah I have never really used it - maybe apart from when changing the sheets! ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 8:43pm
| We got our touchwood on trademe. Cost $300 and I bought a new mattress for it later. |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 9:21pm
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We have a touchwood also and love it...we also love that it will be her first bed so will probably be in it for at least a couple more years. Worth the investment for us.
I also feel more secure having a two handed drop down and haven't had any issues. I'm too short to use the "put the baby over the top" trick!!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 9:54pm
LOL - me too 
We have a touchwood for Gina and just as well - she really tries her best to escape some days  I really feel that the 2 side drop-down is safer.
We have just ordered a touchwood for Emma too - I really think they are great cots and worth the money. We are going to use them for little while yet until the girls are too big and need a bed of their own - another few years I'd say ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Paws wrote:Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 10:13pm
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I wouldn't worry too much about the drop siding as I have never dropped the side down with Rhyley yet and probably never will. - for the record mine is two hand.
I would invest in one that has two levels - one for smaller baby and one for when they get mobile. -mine also goes into a lil bed which was great for the bed transision and last up until around aged 3ish (even longer if you got lil babies) ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 7:51am
| I always wanted a one handed drop down, but it wasn't until we were actually looking at them that I realised: You go in, drop the sides down to get baby out and you don't actually put the sides back up if baby isn't in there! So when you next go to put baby down, they're already down. So is there any real need for one handed? I was relieved when I realised that LOL!!! It saved us loads of money. |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 8:23am
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We have a 2-handed drop down (but not a touchwood, I bought it from a 2nd hand store). We have a long history of escapists in my family so we weren't taking any chances. Luckily Michaela isn't one. -------------  
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 04 July 2008 at 2:23pm
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Don't know what ours is called but it one where you push the bottom (so I guess its one handed?) I just want one that didn't have little catches for little fingers to play with up at the top, the side has never fallen on ours, and Leah has climbed out a couple of times! She definately would have figured out the catches - she a big know-it-all!! -------------  
 
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Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 04 July 2008 at 2:27pm
| Ours is one handed and I feel very confdent that a toddler couldn't figue out how to get out of it. It has been shaken heaps but is really really safe. |
Posted By: Tiff
Date Posted: 04 July 2008 at 6:42pm
Unless your DH (who is taller than you) goes in and gets bubs up, leaving the cot side up for you to struggle with when you go to put a sleepy baby down......grrrrr.......luckily mine is single handed. Remember cots have to go through rigorous testing to meet safety standards and one of the tests involves heavy shaking. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 05 July 2008 at 7:41am
Yup I'm constantly telling hubby off for doing that!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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