Graco Travel Cot Care Centre

Advantages: Plenty of room for nappies and stuff in care centre
Disadvantages: Doesn't fit through doors.

...I am lucky enough to have a mother who lives in the same house as me and is willing to look after my daughter from six in the morning until twelve noon so that I get proper sleep every day. This means that we like to move my daughter from one room to another when we swop over. This is fine while she is still small enough to fit in her carry cot as we just keep her on the wheels and move her that way. No fuss. As she is getting bigger we needed to find something else to move her in and thought that a travel cot with wheels would be the answer. I first ordered a Graco Contair Travel Cot from Littlewoods Extra for £69.99 but when it arrived realised that it wouldn't work as it didn't fit through the doors. Oops. That was sent back sharpish and I spotted a Graco Travel Cot/Care Centre. It boasted to be 66cm wide when upright and we...

lexijoe 07.02.2003 · Read review
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Travel light, get a travel cot

Advantages: Has many uses,easy to store
Disadvantages: Can be a little heavy,if carrying a distance, weighing in at 43lbs.

...I have this Playpen/travel cot and unlike the old wooden ones which dont collapse down this one does. I brought it while my first daughter was 6 mths as I was going down to Hastings to see family and she had grown out of her moses basket.I kept it downstairs and set it up in the corner so she could play in it while I was doing dinner so I knew she was safe.I know some veiws about playpens are that they are bad and restrict freedom but I feel that if used properly then they are a god send.I dont agree with people who stick their child in a playpen 24/7 with no interaction- that is defeantly out of order. A baby needs to be on the floor sometimes to find out how to roll and move about-sense of space in comparision to their body.Reaching out of toys just out of their reach and moving, all aids and speeds up the will to get somewhere...

chrissiepops 17.02.2001 · Read review
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A cot that travels with you

Advantages: Can be used as a cot or play-pen
Disadvantages: The instruction manual is crap!

...We bought a Travel Cot about 3months before our daughter was born. We thought it would be a great thing to have when she stays over at her grandparents houses and it doubles up as a fantastic safe play-pen for while she is at home. The Graco Travel Cot cost around £99 from Toy'R'Us and comes compete with Bassinet, changing unit and a bag for packing away. The travel cot is really easy to put together, although the instructions that it comes with make things more difficult than they actually are. The first attempt to put it together took me 3hours and now that I know how to do it it takes me less than 5 minutes. Constuction The main part of the cot has collapsing sides, to put it together just pull these sides up until they click and lock into place. Once all four are done you will notice a red pull cord in the centre...

tickle_me_black 01.09.2004 · Read review
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Samsonite Pop Up Bubble Travel Cot

Advantages: Lightweight, compact and great value for money
Disadvantages: Nothing that can not be overcome easily

...This product follows on from the Samsonite Pop-Up Travel Cot (which I have also reviewed). It is a brilliant, innovative product and was one of the first of its kind on the market. It has won various awards including the Baby Gear Gold Award 2005 and the Mother & Baby Gold Award Best Travel Item 2005/6, which it fully deserves. When our daughter became too large for the Samsonite Pop-Up Travel Cot (she was just over 8 months), our first port of call, when looking to 'up-grade' , was the Samsonite Pop-Up Bubble Travel Cot (suitable from 6 to 18 months, although some sites say from 0 to 18 months). We had found the Travel Cot so useful and convenient while she was a small baby that it made sense to look at the next product in the Samsonite range. We were keen to avoid conventional/traditional travel cots as they a) tend to be...

FunkyFaulkner 24.07.2006 · Read review
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MAMAS AND PAPAS CLASSIC TRAVEL COT

Advantages: easy to assemble and use
Disadvantages: thin mattress, very heavy

...I was going to borrow a travel cot from a friend, but I belong to Factfinders, a system where I scan my weekly shopping to obtain points which can be used to buy things. I discovered that I had earned enough points (7000) to obtain one for free. They had the Mamas & Papas Classic Travel Cot, with a retail value of £40, so I decided to grab it. M & P are currently selling this travel cot on their website for £35.00, a reduction of £5. It can also be used as a playpen, which will be great when she is a bit older and crawling and I need to pop her somewhere safe for a moment. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE AND IS IT EASY TO ASSEMBLE? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Well, for looks, the cot has four mesh sides and solid corner posts. They are padded for safety and ease of cleaning It comes wrapped in its own...

kismet 23.05.2008 · Read review
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Samsonite Pop Up Travel Cot

Advantages: Extremely small, lightweight and easy to use
Disadvantages: Nothing that can not be overcome easily

...This is the first of two products in the Samsonite Travel Cot range and it leads on to the Samsonite Pop Up Bubble Travel Cot (which I have also reviewed). It is a brilliant, pioneering product and was the first of its kind on the market when I bought it while still pregnant with my first child in 2003/04. The Samsonite Pop Up Travel Cot is available in three colours - pink and blue in the standard model and stone in the deluxe model. The standard models are made of cotton and nylon, although the baby only lies on cotton, with the main outer body being made of the easily cleaned nylon while the deluxe model is all cotton except the nylon mosquito net - this does seem to make it slightly cooler but more difficult to clean any stains. I chose this travel cot over more traditional ones based purely on it's size when folded up...

FunkyFaulkner 24.07.2006 (12.10.2006) · Read review
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Travelling compactly

Advantages: Folds up compactly, bright colours, use as a cot or play pen
Disadvantages: Thin mattress base

...~*~*~INTRODUCTION~*~*~ My mother in law wanted to buy a travel cot when my son was born as she will be looking after him when I go back to work. We looked around on the internet and when she saw the Graco compact she decided that was the one, she loved that it was nice and bright and thought my son would enjoy playing in there as well as sleeping. We ordered it from Kiddicare but unfortunately they have stopped selling it. I have since seen it on Amazon, Halfords and Ebay though for roughly the same prices. ~*~*~FEATURES~*~*~ -Suitable from birth to around 3 years. -It comes in a handy carry case, making it easy for travel. -The travel cot unfolds easily and I actually put it up in a couple of minutes on my first attempt. -The sides are mesh which is nice and soft for wriggly babies banging their heads, also...

ashton08 12.09.2008 · Read review
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All round great item for travel

Advantages: Great for hols
Disadvantages: Can be abit heavy thats what the partners for

...We bought this when my daughter was a week old and needed it for a travel down to wales to visit the in-laws with new baby so thought this would be great for changing and play time and sleeping. This is Suitable from birth to around 3 years this is when they be more likely to say I am not going in that but we dont intend to use this that long was just for when she is getting around the house and under our feet. Full size bassinet is a perfect crib for your newborn and hreat for settling them to sleep too as bassinet mattress vibrates gently (on a timer) to soothe your baby to sleep, Nightlight and music centre on a timer too. As your baby grows, take out the bassinet and you have an easy to use travel cot as we said we bought this for when our daughter was 1 week old and used the bassinet once and did the job. 60 seconds...

lisa1907 15.03.2006 · Read review
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An inflatable travel cot, what ever next?

Advantages: Save space in the back of the car, and suitcases
Disadvantages: takes time to inflate/deflate and fold away

...If you have little ones then you will know how much stuff you need to pack in the car for just a weekend, and how much space it all takes up!! Well a while ago, I bought a travel cot that was suppose to be better then ordinary travel cots, and takes up a third of the space, and guess what, it was true. This travel cot comes in its own bag, and also comes with the pump that you need to inflate the cot and when packing it away will deflate the cot enough for you to fold it up and put it back into the bag. Also with the cot and pump, you will get the instructions on how to use it, and a puncuture repair kit and two thin straws that also help to deflate the cot. There is also a sheet that you attach to the base of the cot before you completely inflate the walls. This travel cot can come in two colours, blue and pink. It is made...

chezzal1 13.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Holi-doze Travel Cot

I'll cry and i'll cry till you put it away!

Advantages: Can be used as both a travel cot and play pen, easy to clean, easy to carry around
Disadvantages: My daughter did not like it as a play pen, can be hard to fold back down

...I purchased my Graco Travel cot for £55 from a local independent nursery store. I was looking for a travel cot that would be suitable for use as a play pen too. I bought it about a year ago when my daughter was 6 months. I had just moved into a new flat and was trying to make it into a home for me and my daughter. She was just beginning to shuffle on her bottom and I needed somewhere to keep her safe and let her play while I got up with other jobs. My daughter had a indoor swing and whilst this kept her entertained I wanted her to be able to play with her toys safely while I got up with other jobs. I chose the Graco travel cot as I wanted something light weight that I would be able to move around easily and I also needed one that I would be able to open and close with little trouble. The man in the shop demonstrated how to put the cot...

emilyo 04.05.2004 (29.08.2004) · Read review
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