A cot or cot bed is usually the first thing parents shop for when planning a nursery, and for good reason: everything else in the room, from the wardrobe to the chest changer, tends to get chosen to match it. Our cots and cot beds are built to genuinely grow with your child, most converting into a toddler bed once your little one is ready to move on, so it’s an investment that carries well past the newborn stage rather than something you’ll need to replace within the first year.
A standard cot is sized for a newborn through to around two years old, while a cot bed is a larger frame, typically fitted with a 140 x 70cm mattress, designed to convert into a toddler bed by removing one side once your child outgrows a fully enclosed sleep space. Most of our range is built around this cot bed format specifically, since it means one purchase covers both stages rather than needing to buy a separate toddler bed later.
Several of our cot bed collections include teething rails as standard, a protective cover along the top edge of the cot sides that guards both your baby’s gums and the wood finish itself once chewing becomes part of the teething stage. Most also include a three-position adjustable base, so you can lower the mattress height as your baby grows and becomes more mobile, and a dropside option is available across some collections for easier lifting during night feeds.
If you’re furnishing the room from scratch, it’s worth deciding on your cot bed alongside the rest of your nursery furniture, since buying it as part of a coordinated nursery furniture set guarantees a matching chest changer and, in a 3 piece configuration, a matching wardrobe too. Once your cot bed is in place, you’ll also need a correctly sized mattress, sold separately to suit your exact frame.
A cot or cot bed is usually the first thing parents shop for when planning a nursery, and for good reason: everything else in the room, from the wardrobe to the chest changer, tends to get chosen to match it. Our cots and cot beds are built to genuinely grow with your child, most converting into a toddler bed once your little one is ready to move on, so it’s an investment that carries well past the newborn stage rather than something you’ll need to replace within the first year.
A standard cot is sized for a newborn through to around two years old, while a cot bed is a larger frame, typically fitted with a 140 x 70cm mattress, designed to convert into a toddler bed by removing one side once your child outgrows a fully enclosed sleep space. Most of our range is built around this cot bed format specifically, since it means one purchase covers both stages rather than needing to buy a separate toddler bed later.
Several of our cot bed collections include teething rails as standard, a protective cover along the top edge of the cot sides that guards both your baby’s gums and the wood finish itself once chewing becomes part of the teething stage. Most also include a three-position adjustable base, so you can lower the mattress height as your baby grows and becomes more mobile, and a dropside option is available across some collections for easier lifting during night feeds.
If you’re furnishing the room from scratch, it’s worth deciding on your cot bed alongside the rest of your nursery furniture, since buying it as part of a coordinated nursery furniture set guarantees a matching chest changer and, in a 3 piece configuration, a matching wardrobe too. Once your cot bed is in place, you’ll also need a correctly sized mattress, sold separately to suit your exact frame.
A cot is sized for newborns through to around age two, while a cot bed is a larger frame that converts into a toddler bed once one side is removed, typically taking a child from birth through to around four or five years old. Most parents now choose a cot bed specifically for this longer usable lifespan.
Not universally, but they're included as standard across several of our collections. If a teething-safe cot is a priority, it's worth checking for this feature specifically on the collection you're considering, since not every range includes it by default.
Most of our cot beds offer a three-position adjustable base. The highest position suits the first few months, making it easier to lift your baby in and out. The base should be lowered once your baby can push up onto their hands and knees, and lowered to its lowest position as soon as your baby can pull themselves up to stand, to reduce the risk of them climbing or falling out.
Yes. Once your child is ready to transition out of an enclosed cot, one side of the cot bed is removed to convert it into an open-fronted toddler bed, allowing continued use, typically up to around age four or five, without needing to buy an entirely new bed.
Most of our cot beds are designed for a 140 x 70cm mattress, though our more compact Mini ranges use a smaller 120 x 60cm size. Always check the specific mattress size listed for your chosen cot bed before ordering, since mattresses are sold separately.
