Buying nursery funriture. Anyone can tell me about 'King-parrot' cots and such??

[Manhattan]

I had heard that some people had had problems with the one-handed drop sides not always working easily. But Im thinking now that they are definately the way we want to go for our nursery furniture.

Ive only seen them online for now but will try and check them out in town when I can. So does the change table top come off when you dont need it?

Once my DH showed me how to put the side up and down, I had no problems at all. He showed me a little trick and I've had no problems since. I also didnt start using the drop down until I lowered the cot when DD started sitting up in it.

And yup, the changetable is removable. You buy the chest of drawers, and they have an attachment you can buy which allows the change mat to sit on top, but securely in it like a normal change table. I think it's great cos once you don't need it any more, it just reverts back to a normal chest of drawers, so you don't have to go out and buy them when bubs is older and needs more storage space.

[kawazuki]

i love mine,
so easy to put together and pull apart, we have moved it 5 times.

we have the normal bite marks in it but otherwise no issue.

we even used it as a toddler bed we bought the extra side bars and love it.
DD2 will have it as a toddler bed for a few more years.
we got ours in 07 and still going strong.
i used to even sit on it with DD1 to read a book etc

[butterfly_warrior]

The one hand drop side thing sometimes sticks for me, but it's not an issue. I've had Sam stand up in it at the age of nearly two and shake the side enough to get it to drop down - but he doesn't try to climb out, so not really an issue. Sam does at times try to climb into the cot - and it's showing no signs of stress from having a 14+kg toddler suspended from the side.

But there's one reason I LOVE the one-hand drop side. DH often takes Sam out in the middle of the night without dropping the side. If I've then got Sam asleep and trying to get him into the cot... I can actually get the side down without having to put Sam down somewhere first. Brilliant!

We also have the bookshelf. Absolutely love the kingparrot furniture! I think we'll be taking the sides off Sam's cot and turning it into a toddler bed when we get back home. I've been staying with my parents for the last week and Sam's been in a regular bed here and loves it.

BW