Customer Reviews

Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper Bassinet Leg Extension Kit, Natural

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I agree that these extenders are an inferior product and an obvious attempt by the manufacturer to gouge additional money from consumers. We found a much better product at Bed Bath & Beyond. They are intended as bed height extenders, but work perfectly with the co-sleeper. In fact, they are muc more stable than the cosleeper and they are only $12.99. Definitely shop around!

These extensions should have been included with the co-sleeper. As it is, the co-sleeper is lower than the average adult bed and the extensions are required if you want your child sleeping on your level. The fact that they sell it as a separate item is pure gouging for an extra few bucks, which is irritating. They are simple pieces of plastic and shouldn't add but a dollar or two to Arms Reach's cost.

There are twelve pieces, so you can use a max of 3 pieces per leg to increase it to the maximum height. We had to do just that, and found that the three connected pieces are *very* unstable.

It's too bad they charge so much for a poorly constructed set of unstable plastic pieces. What they should do is provide a set of pieces of varying heights, to prevent too many connections to a bed that's holding your precious child.

To bring the co-sleeper up to the height of the bed, these leg extensions are the best bet. Yes, as someone else said, they do make it a little shaky.
So if you are not planning to attach the co-sleeper to your bed, you may want to leave the height alone. (You'll be getting up anyway, so it probably doesn't matter how tall it is.) But once attached to the bed with the anchor strap, rather than free-standing, it was very secure.

After reading reviews about poor stability - in addition to the 20 buck price tag - my husband and I decided to get the 5" bed risers (or lifters) sold at BBY. We are very happy with our purchase - the feet (castor and non-castor legs) both fit in the space allotted. It seems a lot more stable than the Arm's reach extenders - and you can't beat the $7.99 price!

These are absolutely necessary to get your co-sleeper to be level with the bed if you have a thick mattress (which most of them are these days). I used every single one of them. They seem like they wouldn't be very sturdy/stable, but once the co-sleeper is strapped to the bed, it doesn't move at all.

Product is not worth the money. Made the bassinet very unstable.

When I originally read reviews of this product I felt very discouraged because a lot of people said that the legs made the co-sleeper unstable. I have NOT had that experience at all. The legs were easy to install, click together, and the co-sleeper feels just as stable as it did before. It is really nice to have these to be able to customize the sleeper to fit our taller bed. That being said (this is a review of the company and not the product) I really feel like this kit should be included with any co-sleeper and/or should cost much less. It seems awfully expensive for what it is.

I can't help but agree with other reviewers who call this item out for what it is...pure price gouging by Arm's Reach. Leg extenders should absolutely 100% be included with this product, not sold separately (especially for a price of $20+). I'll also be buying a more reasonable, sturdy alternative.

Also misleading is the fact that co-sleeper instructions (I have the "mini" model) state that the unit as packaged is adjustable for beds up to 24" in height. This really only means that the top of the co-sleeper frame is 24" high, NOT the mattress platform. Be aware of this when purchasing. If your bed is higher than 23-24" and you want your baby sleeping at the same level as you...you'll need to buy extensions, whether you choose to purchase from Arm's Reach or not.

Did we need these leg extensions to safely and properly use the Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper with our bed? Yes. Did Amazon.com have the best price for these leg extensions? Yes. Are these worth $17.60? No. Complete price gouge. I would have been more ok with paying $10 (which would still be too much for these small pieces of plastic). I agree with the other reviewer who said that these should be included with the co-sleeper.

We got these to raise our cosleeper to the height of our bed. Although I was concerned about their stability after reading other reviews, our cosleeper is secure and stable even with all 4 extensions on each leg, and I'm glad we bought them. (I wouldn't necessarily move it from room to room with them attached, but they work perfectly with the cosleeper attached to our bed.)