A crib serves a different purpose from a cot or cot bed: it’s a smaller, more portable sleep space designed for the newborn stage specifically, when keeping your baby close by, whether beside your own bed or easily moved from room to room, matters more than long-term capacity. Our crib range includes both stand-alone gliding cribs and a bedside co-sleeper option, so you can choose the format that suits your own sleeping arrangement.
Our Air Motion Gliding Crib is a stand-alone crib that doesn’t need to be locked onto your bed, so it can be positioned anywhere in the home. It responds to your baby’s slightest movement with a gentle, quiet glide that helps soothe them back to sleep without you needing to intervene, and the glide can be locked off entirely as your baby gets older and is ready to transition to a cot or cot bed. At just 6kg, it’s genuinely lightweight and easy to move room to room, and it’s suitable for overnight sleep from birth up to around 6 months or 9kg.
For parents who want their baby directly beside the bed for night feeds, our Neera Bedside Crib converts between a standalone crib and a bedside co-sleeper with a single zip, giving you both formats in one piece of furniture. It includes wheels with brakes, a lockable rocking function, and an adjustable tilt position, and at 7.5kg it’s light enough to move between rooms as needed.
A crib isn’t essential for every family, some go straight to a cot or cot bed from birth, but many parents find the smaller footprint and closer proximity genuinely useful during the earliest, most sleep-deprived weeks. Once your baby has outgrown the crib’s weight or age limit, moving on to a full cot or cot bed is the natural next step.
A crib serves a different purpose from a cot or cot bed: it’s a smaller, more portable sleep space designed for the newborn stage specifically, when keeping your baby close by, whether beside your own bed or easily moved from room to room, matters more than long-term capacity. Our crib range includes both stand-alone gliding cribs and a bedside co-sleeper option, so you can choose the format that suits your own sleeping arrangement.
Our Air Motion Gliding Crib is a stand-alone crib that doesn’t need to be locked onto your bed, so it can be positioned anywhere in the home. It responds to your baby’s slightest movement with a gentle, quiet glide that helps soothe them back to sleep without you needing to intervene, and the glide can be locked off entirely as your baby gets older and is ready to transition to a cot or cot bed. At just 6kg, it’s genuinely lightweight and easy to move room to room, and it’s suitable for overnight sleep from birth up to around 6 months or 9kg.
For parents who want their baby directly beside the bed for night feeds, our Neera Bedside Crib converts between a standalone crib and a bedside co-sleeper with a single zip, giving you both formats in one piece of furniture. It includes wheels with brakes, a lockable rocking function, and an adjustable tilt position, and at 7.5kg it’s light enough to move between rooms as needed.
A crib isn’t essential for every family, some go straight to a cot or cot bed from birth, but many parents find the smaller footprint and closer proximity genuinely useful during the earliest, most sleep-deprived weeks. Once your baby has outgrown the crib’s weight or age limit, moving on to a full cot or cot bed is the natural next step.
A crib is smaller and designed specifically for the newborn stage, generally suitable from birth up to around 6 months or a set weight limit, while a cot or cot bed is a larger frame designed for longer-term use, often through to toddlerhood. Cribs are also typically more portable, making them easier to move between rooms or position beside your own bed.
Both formats are designed to current safety standards, so it comes down to personal preference rather than one being inherently safer. A bedside crib keeps your baby directly beside your own bed for night feeds, while a standalone crib can be positioned anywhere and offers a bit more flexibility around the room.
Most cribs, including our Air Motion Gliding Crib, are suitable for overnight sleep from birth up to around 6 months or a specific weight limit, generally 9kg. Always check the specific age and weight guidance for your chosen crib rather than relying on age alone, since babies grow at different rates.
Yes, in most cases. Crib mattresses are sized differently from cot and cot bed mattresses, so it's worth checking your specific crib's mattress dimensions from our baby mattresses range rather than assuming a standard cot mattress will fit.
No, the opposite is generally true. A gliding crib is designed to respond gently to your baby's own small movements, providing a soothing motion without you needing to physically rock it, and the glide function can typically be locked off entirely if you'd prefer a completely still crib.
