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Arm's Reach Mini Co-Sleeper Bassinet - Natural
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Manufacturer: Arm's Reach
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Weight: 24lbs
Height: 6" | | Width: 20"
Length: 34"
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Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
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Retail Price: $129.95
Online Sale Price: $153.95
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The Arm's Reach Mini Co-Sleeper Bassinet Sleeper infant bed is a unique creation that allows you and your baby to sleep comfortably next to each other from the moment the baby arrives. The Co-Sleeper enables you to reach over and draw your baby close for comforting and bonding. Unique design makes breastfeeding easy. Features: Mini Co-Sleeper Bassinet Sleeper offers a cozy environment, creating ease of nighttime nursing and comfort. Makes it easier to recover from C-Section, as Mother rests in her own bed. Streamline size (34x 20'x31) fits in smaller bedrooms. Wheels on one end makes moving around the house and through doorways much easier. Can be used as bassinet for bedtime or nap time, as well as a changing table. One large storage space underneath the mattress offers secure zipper closing. Four side pockets for convenient added storage. Very easy to assemble. The only separate parts are the mattress and the carry case. Very portable at 24 lbs. including case. Great for sleep away at grandparent's or hotels. Comes with fitted 100% cotton sheet. The Co-Sleeper attaches securely to the adult bed under the top mattress and fits all beds from twin to Cal King, with a bed height of 24. Dimensions are 34x 20x31, weighs 24 lbs. and holds up to 23 lbs. when used in the co-sleeping position. Made of steel tubing and cotton/twill blend. Comes with one 100% cotton fitted sheet. Please Note: The co-sleeper liner does include warning labels sewn into the fabric in several places that are not pictured below. Gift Wrap not available. Shipping Note: This item ships via UPS Ground within contiguous United States only. Cannot be shipped to AK/HI, PO boxes, US territories, or APO/FPO addresses.
User Submitted Arm's Reach Mini Co-Sleeper Bassinet - Natural Reviews
October 3, 2008
A SPACESAVER AND NICE DESIGN, BUT EASILY OUTGROWN BY BABY
I ordered this product from Amazon two months before I gave birth. Bought it because a friend of mine had it, and at the moment, I found it cute. It was smaller than the usual bulky wooden cribs which my hubby and I don't really like. When we received the product we assembled it right away. It was pretty easy to assemble. We used the under part of the crib as a compartment for our baby's clothes. The side pockets were pretty convenient for diaper storage. It was perfect at first... but now that my baby hit the three month mark. We are realizing that it is not really that good of a buy. Why? Because our three month old nearly fills up the crib from end to end. By the time she reaches 6 months, I am sure she won't fit in it anymore. I kinda wish I bought the bigger version of the Armsreach Co-Sleeper. Another thing I didn't like about this product was the disassembling part. We couldn't put it back to its travel size because the button you have to click to make it compact was too hard. Too hard for even my hubby. And so whenever we take it to grandmas house or when we travel, we carry the whole thing! Definitely not convenient.
If you are thinking of buying this product, just go for the regular sized Armsreach Cosleeper. At least with that, you get the same Cosleeper design, but bigger... Or just buy those Graco Pack n' Play ones.
Hope this review was helpful!
June 5, 2008
Excellent breastfeeding aide and product
I used this product for about 7 months with my second daughter, and I have to say that I liked it so much that I am only sorry that I didn't have it around for my first.
For my first daughter, we slept her in a graco portable crib/playpen with the bassinet insert next to the bed. It was fine, but it was huge - we had to rearrange our room to make it fit next to the bed, and when I got her to nurse at night, I had to get up and get her in and out. Being an anxious first-time mother, I was also constantly sitting up to check on her whenever I awoke to her movements in the night.
The mini cosleeper fit easily right next to my bed and attached tightly and safely to it with the included bedplate and strap (attaches to the cosleeper and runs under the mattress and pulls firmly against the far side with a plastic plate). I could see her while I was lying down, which was great, and when she woke up, I was able to just bring her to me and lay her back down without actually getting out of bed. It was wonderful.
The mini cosleeper has its own special sheets (additional can be purchased) with lots of Velcro to attach the mattress firmly on the underside of the mattress to the frame. This is what is recommended for safety purposes by Arm's Reach. Standard elastic bassinet sheets do fit the mattress as well, and we chose to use these even though it is not recommended by the manufacturer. Height extenders are also available for the legs, so that you can make the product fit a higher mattress.
We got our mini cosleeper mainly because I expected my older daughter to want to come back in our bed, at least temporarily, when the baby was born (I figured, who wants be the only one sleeping alone!). Since it's not safe to cosleep with a baby and an older sibling (the heavily sleeping child can overlay the baby), and big sister was too young to sleep between my husband and the edge of the bed, I thought this would be perfect. Also, I believe heavily in swaddling (see my article on Swaddling Your Breastfed Baby), and I'm not personally wild about cosleeping with a swaddled baby. Ironically, our older daughter never did return to our bed, but the baby slept SO well swaddled in the cosleeper (a 6-8 hour stretch, almost right away), we stuck with it. It was great having her so close with the feeling of being with me in my bed, while still having some space to stretch out and roll around.
The mini cosleeper comes in a range of colors and patterns and range in price from about $130 to $160, although more expensive styles are available. You can get them in the traditional fabric/netting style, or splurge for natural wood slat or other more custom looks. They are even now making a product that converts to a lower crib, rather than having the storage underneath. If that had always been available, I would have never bought a full-sized portable crib, since the playpen function is not important to me. The mini provides more than enough room to sleep until your child is old enough to sleep in a regular bed, or alternately a mat, cot or sleeping bag of some kind.
Additional features and benefits of the mini cosleeper include the easy transition from the lowered side to a regular bassinet (seems tricky to figure out, but easy once you've got it down). It's also easy to disconnect from the bedplate (two squeeze latches) and then you can roll it from room to room since (unlike its full-sized counterparts), it's small enough to fit through standard doorways. It's so much smaller and lighter than the full-size portable cribs, that after years of traveling with those, it was a delight to travel with the mini. They also have pretty good resale value, selling at the time of this article, between $50 and $100 on ebay and Craigslist - neutral colors are a better buy for this purpose than a pink or patterned look.
After using a range of products, and finally coming to the mini cosleeper, I can't recommend this product highly enough.
May 12, 2008
Great product!
We bought this 3 years ago for our first born...then used it for our second child..and now bought it as a gift for a friend. It was wonderful to have our children so close while they were <6 months of age. We initially lived in a house with a smallish master bedroom so the mini co-sleeper was perfect. We even brought it on trips with us because it folded up so easily.
The only negative thing I have to even offer is that you should realize ahead of time that you have to scoot down some in order to be able to get out of your bed. Not a big deal to me--but it prevented one of my relatives from ordering it.
Great product that has withstood the test of time!
Highly recommended.
March 27, 2008
Love It!!!
All I can say is I should have purchased the co-sleeper three kids ago. This item wasn't available when I had my first 16 years ago, so we used a bassinet. With my second baby 7 years ago, we assumed the bassinet would work fine, so that is what we used. Well, he only slept 30-90 minutes at a time until 20 months of age, and let me tell you, we spent many restless nights getting up out of bed to get him from his bassinet or being kicked by his little feet! Our third didn't sleep any better, and she ended up in our bed until age three - not a problem for mommy, but daddy is a light sleeper and was also missing his wife:) Finally, when our fourth was born in December of '07, we used a bassinet for about 3 days; I fell asleep one night with her in my arms out of sheer exhaustion and woke up horrified to find her under our heavy down comforter and immediately rushed downstairs to order this co-sleeper. I like all my friends are terrified of SIDS and since new research indicates infants in bed with mom and dad are actually at a higher risk, we couldn't in good concience, let her sleep in our bed like we did with our third. She sleeps so soundly in her little co-sleeper nest. It is just the right size, and she can suck her paci and look at mommy until she drifts off. It is so much better than a bassinet becasue I don't even have to sit up to tuck her paci back in her mouth or pat her to sooth her. She is a bigger baby at 75% for height and weight, and she is showing no signs of outgrowing her co-sleeper. I only wish I had had this with the last two, it would have made my nights much more pleasant!
February 25, 2008
shattered wheels
I have yet to have my baby but when we received the bassinet which comes highly recommended, both wheels were shattered. Not sure how to order replacements so will just go to the local hardware to buy new ones. The mattress pad does seem a bit hard....we will see. Everything else was simple and I love the color.
February 9, 2008
co-sleeper
The mini co-sleeper is sensible if you have limited space and the price is right. I recommend adding another water proof pad atop the one that comes with the crib for extra softness and just in case there is an accident in the middle of the night - remove the top sheet and pad and deal with it in the morning. As a side note, it is a little tricky to find the right size sheets for it, so you may want to order more than one of the co-sleeper sheets at the time of purchase. Finally, my co-sleeper arrived with a broken wheel which is a pain to have replaced.
January 9, 2008
Wish I had this for my first two babies...
We've done the family bed thing with all of our children. We used our crib tied to our bed with one side removed as a co sleeper with the other two. It worked fine, but was big and hard to set up and move and clean around. This co-sleeper is small and really easy to set up and take down. We live where it's cold in the winter and our bed is near a window, so the fact that the co sleeper isn't "insulated" on the bottom was a problem at first. We just added a bunch of fat blankets on the mattress. "They" say you should do that because of the risk of suffocation - but with my hand in there all night and my face inches away, I know if she moves at all. She's very cosy. I'll be sad when she grows out of it. I understand there's a larger version. We may upgrade when the time comes!
January 7, 2008
great space saver!
We have a very small bedroom in our new house, so the pak 'n play is too big to fit easily as a bassinet, which is what I used with our first son. The mini co sleeper is perfect on the other hand, and the storage space underneath is also a really great feature (can hold lots of extra diapers, nightgowns, sheets, and blankets). The pockets on the top can fit 10-15 diapers and the bottom pockets can hold one of the big size tubs of Aquaphor plus other essentials. It's easy to assemble and break-down for travel. The only down side I can see to it (particularly for those with a small bedroom like ours) is that once the baby outgrows the bassinet stage you will lose the storage space underneath. Regardless of the size of your bedroom, though, I highly recommend this for use for breastfeeding moms or parents who want to safely co-sleep with baby!!
January 4, 2008
So Nice During Those First Few Months!
We just retired our co-sleeper after 7 months of use with our first baby. I wanted to write a review because when I was pregnant and as a new mom it was so hard to decide if it would be worth the money.
We found the co-sleeper to be a life... rather, sleep-saver, for the first few months. It made exclusively breastfeeding soooo much easier because I didn't even have to get out of bed. I could breastfeed in a semi-awake state and then fall back asleep easily (priceless when you are waking up every 2 hours). We also had our changing table at the foot of our bed so I went back to sleep after feeding and my hubbie took his turn to change the diaper and lay our little one back down without having to make a trek to the nursery.
As new parents, we naturally felt anxious about leaving our baby alone for even a second. We slept with a night light on so we could look over and actually see her whenever we wanted. We didn't lose any sleep worrying if she was ok.
We found the co-sleeper a little tricky to set up and take down but unless you will be doing that daily it isn't that big of a deal. We like the portability of the co-sleeper. We moved it into the living room for our daughters naps so we could clean or just spend some alone time cuddling in our bed (by the way, co-sleeping does NOT ruin *good* marriages). We also took it out of town with us and didn't have to worry about those scarey hotel cribs. It traveled very nicely!
My only disappointment with the co-sleeper is that I wanted to use it longer. We got the mini to fit our small 2 bedroom apartment but I was worried that the weight limit was only 23lbs. Well, at 7 months our little one is starting to pull herself up on the sides which means she could easily topple over the edge. Thus, we have moved on to a full size crib at just shy of 15lbs. Interestingly, the co-sleeper warns that it should not be used with babies over 3 months or those that can roll over. Hmm, I feel sorry for the parents with the 23lb 3 month old!!
So, was it worth it? Yes. However, a standard bassinet that you can probably find easier and cheaper would probably do just as well. The nice thing is that gently used co-sleepers have a great re-sale value online so even if you find it is not worth your money you can get most of it back by selling it.
WARNING TO PARENTS: If I can stress one thing it would be to follow the directions and ATTACH IT TO THE BED. We didn't at first until one night when I fell asleep in our bed while nursing and our daughter slid off my lap. I awoke to find her wedged between our mattress and the co-sleeper with just her little head peaking out!! OMG!! Thankfully her little feet caught the frame of our bed so she didn't slide all the way down. Had we attached it to the bed as the directions say there would not have been a big enough gap for that to happen. So ATTACH IT! - it easily dettaches and reattaches for portability anyway so there is no reason not to.
December 23, 2007
Co-sleeper Bassinet for Granddaughter
My daughter requested this item, and I purchased it for her baby shower. Right now, the bassinet is beside her bed, and our 2 week old granddaughter sleeps in it. This is a great improvement over nearly 3 years ago when her older brother was in a regular crib in a separate room.
My daughter and son in law are very happy with the product.
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