They’re lightweight, have collapsible sides and fold into a portable format with a carry handle, making them great for holidays, breaks and overnight stays. It’s compact and lightweight, meaning it can be easily moved from room to room and transported in its handy carry bag. Once the baby is older, it becomes a travel cot that's almost a metre in length, offering lots of space for a growing toddler and a mattress that our parent testers really rated. Christy, who tested the cot with her tall 2 year old, says: "I loved the fact that the BabyBjorn has no weight limit. It also packs up compactly for ease of transport and has a very comfortable mattress that I think little ones will sleep well in.

Travel cots are an on-the-go sleeping option that means you won’t have to rely on sleeping arrangements at your destination.Once the Babylo 'Liteway travel cot' has been removed from the carry bag you will have it assembled in a few minutes. They'll be able to sleep easily no matter the location with the help of this Babylo Lightweight Travel Cot. The frequency and location of where you’ll use it will help when considering weight, functionality and budget. Regular cots are often made of wood and to disassemble and put in a car or suitcase would be quite a task! When looking at budget options, our reviewers found that they certainly did the trick and functioned well as a travel cot but were quite basic with limited added extras.

The mesh means that you can get a great view of your baby or toddler, while also ensuring good air circulation at night time. When testing travel cots, we considered size and weight limits, mattress quality, effectiveness, ease of build/fold, ease of transportation, any extra features or additions, and value the money. MFM Consumer and Reviews Editor Christy commented: "It's so easy to set up, which is really useful if you forget how between holidays, or are asking a grandparent to help. Ruth looked at how much space the cot took up in a room – did it slot in easily, and was it more suited to indoors or outdoors?Some cots have removable side panels, but if they don’t then you can always wipe them clean with warm water. Parent tester Cali, who tested the CoZee Go with her 13-month-old son Teddy, really loved the style and quality of the travel cot: "There are cheaper travel cot and playpen options out there but they don't look as stylish or high quality.