Customer Reviews

Arms Reach Mini CoSleeper - Azure

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I live in a studio apt. with limited space and this is perfect for me. I love the storage on the bottom I keep all my sons blankets and sheets in there. It is just the right size and fits snuggly in the corner. I do however have the same problem as another mom. My son likes to scoot himself diagionally and ends up sleeping with his face against the wall. But his nose does not press against it and the walls are ventilated so I dont worry to much. I have cats and the canopy works perfect in keeping them out of the sleeper. The sheets are very pricey at about 15$ each one of my complaints. I like the fact that the matress has a wipeable surface. It is so much easier to clean. I would recommend this product to anyone; as well as grandparets who are looking for something when thier grandkids come to visit.

This item was well loved in our family. I want to go ahead and state my only disappointment with it though & that was the fact that it took a lot of elbow grease to collapse it for travel or storage. It was very stiff & always became my husband's job. He didn't like to do it either, by the way.

Otherwise it was great to have & I was able to use it until my daughter was 8 months old (by then she could crawl out so it was not safe to use). It was nice to have her close for the middle of the night breastfeedings. And since we only have a queen bed, it was good to be able to put her into it after a feeding so my husband & I could have more room in the bed. Finally, for the middle of the night diaper changes or clothes changes (my daughter was a HUGE spitter upper) it was wonderful to have everything right there where I needed it. It was like a second changing table. I used it as a changing table while I was sitting on the bed. If I was standing, it was uncomfortably low. I had to bend down too much. (I'm 5'10") One more thing-it's great for when your baby wants to nap. I rolled it close to the window when she was a newborn so she could get some sunlight to help rid her of jaundice.

I received this bassinet as a gift while pregnant with my second child, after telling my mother that the second time around I wanted a better bassinet that has a side that comes down to access baby easily (the one I used with my first was a cheap hand-me-down bassinet, which was fine, except I couldn't see the baby or pick her up without having to basically get up out of bed). This was a great find! My son is almost 5 months old now, and he doesn't want to leave this bassinet (but it is definitely time, he is big for his age and is really outgrowing it).

Things I am happy about:

* I am able to see him without having to hardly lift my head at all, and can pick him up without having to strain or get out of bed... WONDERFUL!

* This is the mini co-sleeper, and is small and unobtrusive. Fits nicely next to my side of our bed, with not a whole lot of extra room in that space. Easy to tote around when traveling as well, once broken down is quite compact.

* Folds up very easily, similar to a pack-n-play but even easier I think, once you know how to do it (take the mattress out, press the buttons on the rails and fold).

* Has a great little place to store extra blankets, the instructions, the carrying case, etc, below, in a zipped-up compartment.

Things to note:

* The mattress is a bit hard (basically like a pack-n-play mattress, a board topped with some padding and a polyester or whatever material cover), so I top it with the sheet it came with, along with a blanket that I tuck tightly under the sides.

* The mattress does not sit flush with the side rails. The lowered side rail sits at the same level as your bed, and the baby mattress is a bit lower than that... so the bassinet is not exactly an extension of your bed, you cannot just reach across and scoot baby to you (I thought it would be like that, but it isn't)... but actually I like this a bit better after all.

* They sell leg extensions that raise the bassinet to the height of your bed if need be. We needed the extensions, and after putting them on the lower side rail was at the same level as our bed. The extensions made the bassinet a bit wobbly, which worried me some, but turns out it is just fine, even with my 2-year-old bouncing around in it!

* Our little one did end up with his head against the side on a few occasions, but like someone else wrote, the one side is mesh, and he was just fine. You kind of have to make sure the mattress lies level in its spot, kind of hard to explain without a visual aid, but basically the board in the mattress creates the level surface, underneath it is just a mesh screen that has Velcro to connect the sheet (which also has Velcro) in the right place.

Hopes this helps in your decision-making!

My first child was a terrible sleeper and ended up spending most nights of her first year sleeping in bed with us. When my second was born I did not want to repeat the horrible year of sleepless nights. We got the co sleeper and have never slept better with a baby in our room! It was not hard to set up. I put it up by myself 2 days before I delivered without any problems. All you have to do is follow the directions. It was nice to have the baby so close to me for nursing, but not actually in the bed. Everyone slept better. As for the sheets, I went to the fabric store and bought a long piece of flannel and tucked it under. It stayed put and worked for the 7 months we used the co sleeper. I would highly recommend this product to anyone who has a baby sleeping in their room!

Having lost a neice to SIDS, I was very nervous that my baby would stop breathing at night. This co-sleeper got me through the first 5 months because I could reach over and check her breathing any time during the night. I could sleep or nap right next to her without fear of rolling on her.

She would not sleep in it until she was 3 weeks old, but after that, she was just fine. I would definitely use it again if I have more children.

the product smelled like chemicals when i took it out of the box. I aired it out, outside for 2 days and most of it is gone, but it just kind of grosses me out. What the heck is this made of or treated with???? I couldn't imagine putting my child to bed in this right out of the box.

I used this for about 2 months. My baby grew out of it fairly quickly. In fact, about 2 minutes before I started to write this review, I was trying to collapse this thing and put it away for the first time....I still havent figured it out. I tried looking for directions online but they are not forthcoming. Its halfway folded and wont seem to fold the rest of the way. If I cant get it to fold all the way, I am going to have to throw it out as there is no extra space here.

I still use the co-sleeper even though my baby is already over 1 year old but I don't think there is anything special about it attaching to the bed. Just get a bassinet and and stages crib that goes to a toddler bed.