We bought neither. Our son has coslept from the day he was born and we still love it He's nearly 2 1/2 now. When he was about 6 months old we bought a secondhand cot and it's now sidecar - up against the wall, with the side off facing out and my bed against it. It just provides a bit more room. In a few months I'm dismantling the cot and replacing it with a single bed as there'll be another cosleeping bub along in winter to share with! Can't wait