Safety cots - are they still around?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (346488)
Rockingham, Australia
February 12, 2025 5:16pm CST
I don’t know anyone with a small baby. Are these safety cots still in use? Our boys had one. The closed-in cot meant they couldn’t fall out of bed and the flywire kept the mosquitoes at bay.
I remember ours having teddies and toys in it to hopefully keep the child amused for a little while before they started yelling for Mum to ‘come and get me out of here!’
Are these still around? I could google I guess but I’m too lazy. 
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14 responses
@lilacskies (4336)
• United States
12 Feb
I think they are. I mean home births are still around, so why not something as simple as a safety cot despite the modern times?
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@allknowing (140944)
• India
13 Feb
Here kids sleep in cradles. We had one that was used even for mother's grand kids - lasting several years.
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@Manasha (2863)
• Pondicherry, India
13 Feb
That brings back memories! ?? Those enclosed cots were such a practical idea—keeping little ones safe while giving parents a few extra minutes of peace before the 'come get me!' cries started. ?? I’m not sure how common they are these days, but I’d guess modern baby gear has all sorts of updates. Maybe they’ve been replaced with fancy bassinets and high-tech baby monitors? ?? Now I’m curious too! Hopefully, someone here knows. ??"
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@RebeccasFarm (92034)
• United States
13 Feb
Aw sweet Judy..Im just sayin' my family never had them.
And you know me Mother told me I jumped out my crib, fell on the Teddy Bears eye and I still have the scar on my chin lol
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@BarBaraPrz (48564)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13 Feb
I don't know but since parents can't spank their brats anymore, they probably can't put them in a little prison cell like that either.
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@DaddyEvil (141761)
• United States
13 Feb
I've never seen anything like that before... But, who knows what parents use nowadays. (I don't know anyone with little kids anymore.)
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@DaddyEvil (141761)
• United States
13 Feb
@JudyEv It is interesting...
Can you explain why most people in the US have screen wire over our windows and screen doors but those aren't common in the rest of the world? We don't like bugs in our house but other places don't mind mosquitos eating them alive or bugs flying in their homes. I've never understood that.
Maybe that's why we in the US have never seen a crib like that? I don't know.
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@JudyEv (346488)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb
@DaddyEvil Virtually all houses here have flyscreen doors and flyscreens on the windows. In some cases the mesh is really solid and acts as a security screen as well.
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@RasmaSandra (82537)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Feb
never seen or heard about these.
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