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Yet another decision to make when you're getting ready for a new baby is that of the all-important sleeping quarters for your child. Do you want a bassinet and then a cot? Or just a cot straight off?

A cot-bed will last until they’re a toddler ... opting for beds with extra storage is usually a good idea to help keep kids’ rooms clear and clutter-free. Divans or ottoman with under-bed ...

As your child will already be in an unfamiliar environment ... quilts (which poses a suffocation risk). Like all cots and cot beds sold in the UK, travel cots must meet the European Safety ...

They'll then move from a cot to a bed between 18 and 36 months. There’s no strict rule about when that should happen. But a sign they're ready for a bed is if your child has started climbing out ...

Meet the mums who share beds ... and third child, Abbie bedshared from day one. Until last year, the NHS advice was to "never bedshare" with an infant, to prevent suffocation and cot death.