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Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper
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(Review ID: 1427)
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on my top 5 "must have" list, July 5, 2007
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Reviewer: bklyngirly from Brooklyn, NY
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bklyngirly
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Pros:
size, convenience
Cons:
nothing
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After much research on everything baby before giving birth, I put the co-sleeper on my registry. I knew I was not going to put the baby in another room but I was not interested in getting him in the habit of sleeping with me. This was the perfect solution. The mini made sense because even though I had a big boy, when he started sleeping well he was outgrowing it and it was time to move him into the crib and out of my room anyway.
I would recommend it to everyone because whether or not you have a c-section it is very convenient to roll over and check on the baby (you will be checking to see if he's still breathing at first!  ). You don't have to climb out of bed and go in another room repeatedly, especially at the beginning with those late night feedings. First I was nursing for a bit then I went with formula, so I kept a bottle warmer in my room and the light on a dimmer for minimal interruption.
Maybe a bassinet will work the same, but the bassinets I looked at were very small and this is a nice size--and I had the mini. I think you will be able to keep your baby in this longer than a bassinet. You will also find that mostly everything you buy for your newborn is obsolete in a few months, so anything to make your life easier is worth it. You can give them to your friends, save them for baby #2, or better yet give them to a local charity for pregnant girls--they always need donations. ALL of your baby stuff will be gently used, so recycle it and know that your money was well spent because your items will be getting a lot of use by another baby or two.
I don't know what folks were talking about with the leg extensions, that was not my experience. I did not attach the cosleeper with the ropes under my mattress, either. I just shoved it against the bed and it wasn't going anywhere. The baby is not supposed to be at exactly your bed level, you wouldn't want the baby to roll out onto your bed nor would you want to roll onto the cosleeper. The baby's mattress is a few inches lower than your mattress. I don't understand the negative comments that "you still have to sit up to pick up your baby!" I am not sure picking up your newborn while laying down postpartum is the way to go anyway, and honestly I wasn't looking for that solution. I was looking for a way to keep my baby close but out of my bed. If that's what you want, that's the way to go.
By the way the photos on the Arm's Reach website show you exactly what you're getting, and I think you will still see some good customer images on Amazon.
Enjoy!
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(Review ID: 587)
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Mini is great for newborns, November 22, 2005
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Reviewer: rbla from Tustin, CA
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rbla
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Pros:
Sturdy, easy to roll from room to room
Cons:
Can't take apart fabric to wash.
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We had the Mini version of this in a small apartment. It was a great product for us. We like it because was small and had wheels. We never actually attached to the bed because we rolled it out to the living room everyday so we could watch baby while she took her naps. We just wheeled next to our bed ever night. We also traveled with it several times and it held up well and we felt more confident about it than hotel cribs. If you are not going to attatch to the bed you won't need the leg extentions. I bought those and never used them.The only con is that you can't remove the fabric from the sides to wash it. We have the natural color one and you can see some dirt on it after several months of use.Definitely order extra sheets. We learned that the first time baby spit up her milk.I recommend this product. We were sad when we had to move our little one to crib when she became to big for this.
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(Review ID: 1224)
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Not Worth It, February 8, 2007
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Reviewer: stacylane from Nebraska
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stacylane
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Pros:
it does keep baby closer than a standard bassinet
Cons:
uncomfortable for baby, expensive
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I purchased the Arm's Reach Mini (NOT the sleigh bed style) with the height extensions for about $150 on babycatalog.com. Theoretically, the Arm's Reach is a great idea - the benefits of co-sleeping without the worry. But in practice, it didn't quite work that way for me. First of all, my baby found the "mattress" (really, just a piece of wood with vinyl over it) very uncomfortable. He would sleep fine in his car seat, his swing, even his Pack n Play - but as soon as I put him down in the Arm's Reach, he would thrash and whine. I always ended up pulling him into my own bed by the end of the night.Secondly, this product does not quite offer the convenience of co-sleeping. I still had to sit up to take my baby out of the Arm's Reach, or put him back in. It was no more helpful after my c-section than a regular bassinet pulled up next to the bed.I'm also a little put off by this company's practices. Without the leg extensions, the Arm's Reach is comically short. We have an entirely standard-sized bed, and we needed all of the extensions. You cannot buy this product and use it without making that additonal $20 purchase. And they're surpisingly unstable; the co-sleeper wobbled the whole time we used it, which was not a good thing. Also, the claim that it "converts" to a changing table is hogwash. The instructions for this "conversion" are just to unhook the Arm's Reach from your bed. Even with all of the extensions in, the Arm's Reach is way too short to use as a changing table. It doesn't even come up to my waist, and I am only 5 foot 5. And of course, it still wobbles.The only real advantage of the Arm's Reach is that I could see my baby a little better than if he was in a regular bassinet. It was also a convenient place to store burp cloths, receiving blankets, etc. If that is worth an extra $50+ to you, then get the Arm's Reach. If not...
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(Review ID: 1236)
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Excellent especially for tiny ones, February 21, 2007
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Reviewer: nerdmama from Redwood City CA
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nerdmama
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Pros:
So easy to pick up & feed baby at 3am
Cons:
The price tag
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We have the full size one, but it's plastic not wood, and we found cheap sheets on ebay (do get the extra sheets, really.)
I wish we'd bought this when my son was a newborn. We started with the SnuggleNest in the middle of our bed, which made my husband and I feel cramped and separated. Then we tried moving the baby swing next to our bed-- probably a terrible position for sleeping every night and unbuckling at 3am was awful. I didn't break down and buy the co-sleeper until about 5 months. Fortunately my kid wasn't much of a climber and it took him a few more months to learn how to crawl over the tiny ledge into our bed-- at which point it becomes unsafe because he could theoretically also climb out entirely. Mind you, most kids at that age (8 or 9 months) will already have exceeded the weight limit of 20 lbs or so for the convenient cosleeper mode. But, while he was small enough, it was a godsend. It was really easy to lift or roll my son into our bed at 3am for a nursing and then move him back out of the way so we could all sleep. Not having to get out of bed when he cried was such a huge plus.
Then they recommend for older kids that it turn into a pack and play attached to the bed, which is really honestly no better than any other pack and play but it does have one wall slightly lower for lifting baby out. It wasn't really useful to us in that configuration.
Anyway, we've loaned it out to a friend but are looking forward to using it from day one with baby #2.
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(Review ID: 994)
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Love the sleigh style co-sleeper, August 20, 2006
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Reviewer: Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Pros:
looks great, solidly made, fits perfectly next to our bed
Cons:
our large baby has outgrown it at almost 5 months
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We have the sleigh style arms reach co-sleeper in cherry. It is really well made and looks beautiful. When we ordered it, we paid about $300 and we received it unassembled. It arrived just a few days after ordering it, and when we opened it, we found that one piece of the wood had a natural defect in the grain of the wood which could possibly cause it to split. I called the company and they immediately overnighted a new piece to us. I had a c-section so this was perfect to put next to our bed. It is not very big, so it does not take up too much room in our small bedroom. I am disappointed that our baby has out grown it. At almost 5 months, she only has a few inches above her head and below her feet . I will miss this bed! I highly recommend it!
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