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“I treated myself to a co-sleeper for baby #5”

Father reading to his son using the Sleigh Bed as a reading bench

“I think it's
a fabulous product”

Woman loading the cosleeper, in it's carrying case, into the back of a car with ease

We know from working with thousands of parents over the years that you will enjoy your baby so much more with the Arm's Reach® CO-SLEEPER® bassinet. And much of that pleasure is reflected in the words we have heard from so many parents.

Read what people are saying about our Co-Sleeper® bassinets or SUBMIT your testimonial!

D Johnson, mother of five, on the Co-Sleeper:

I treated myself to a cosleeper for baby #5 - my late life baby. How I wish we'd had one for the first four. I slept better - longer, deeply, more comfortably - having the baby right beside me while knowing that I couldn't smother her in the early weeks. As a breastfeeding mom I really appreciated the easy contact during the night. I loved the natural color that complimented my bedroom decor. I didn't use the pockets for much, but found the storage underneath to be handy for diaper stock. Money well spent. A wonderful product. Thank you.

Elizabeth Pantley, mother of four and author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night, loves the Co-Sleeper:

I had an Arm's Reach co-sleeping bassinet for my youngest child, who is now four, and I think it's a fabulous product.

From Nicole R:

There have been times when I believed that this is the secret to a baby sleeping throughout the night. Our 3rd baby has been in her Co-Sleeper® for nearly a year and has slept through the night almost from the get go. I attribute it to this wonderful product. Being within Arm's Reach® in the early stages she had easy access to me for nursing and was able to be placed back in the comfort of her own space quickly and without a lot of jostling. (great for c-sections!) Our first 2 children rarely made it through the night without lots of visits before ending up in our bed. The Co-Sleeper® takes a lot of the guesswork out of nighttime rituals and complications. I cannot recommend this product enough.

From Michelle G:

I am writing to tell you how happy my husband and I are with our Co-Sleeper®. We are just amazed at how few people that we know, know that the Co-Sleeper® exists. It has given me, as a first time mom, such enormous peace of mind to hear my baby's little angel breaths next to me at night. Our first few weeks home with our newborn we placed her in our bed, in between us but up near our heads so that we would not roll over onto her. When I serendipitously found a company on-line that featured your product I was elated. I ordered it almost immediately. The cost didn't seem like very much considering how important it was to us to have Evelyn in our room with us (We also plan to have more babies benefiting from our investment.) If you look at the pictures of her you can see that she sleeps so soundly and wakes up very happy in the morning. Words can't express our thanks.

I checked out your web site and was glad that the research also shows that nighttime proximity can help babies develop a strong sense of security. Perhaps more people will realize the importance and make it a priority in their lives.

Nina writes:

Why I think the Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper® is "IT." How awesome is this ~ not having to get up in the middle of the night and walk 3/4's asleep down the hall to the babies room to get (them) out of the crib and sit in a cold, wooden rocking chair that you keep meaning to get a comfy warm cushion for and feed your wee little one's as you rock softly and find yourself as well as your angel/s nodding off half way through the feeding. How special it is to awaken "softly" and roll over to your baby or babies and feed them quietly, warmly and calmly feeling the loving effect of having them close and not trudging down that long ... lonely ... dark hallway yet once again. How special to have your baby or babies close to you and in person rather then a cold, static speaker box that never can be set just the right volume. How special to have your angels safe, warm, and snug right along side you ~ the next best thing to when they were safe, warm, and snug inside of you ... the Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper® is every parent's "dream come true" to have a healthy, fresh beginning of what matters the most, the little ones. .....

Susan B says:

We recently received our Co-Sleeper® and I wanted to write to you to tell you how excited we are to have it! Aside from the wonderful aspects of having our baby right besides us, there are several other things, which I wanted to thank you for...

First of all, the Co-Sleeper® is very well constructed. There is no comparison to the other similar sleeping units/playards that we have seen on the market. Secondly, the portability is wonderful-we travel a great deal in our business, and are planning to bring the baby with us. It's nice to know that he/she will have a familiar place to sleep. And finally, when we're not traveling, we are city-dwellers with limited space. At this time we don't have the physical space for a crib (even if we wanted one) and a changing table-and the Co-Sleeper® fits perfectly in our compact sleeping area and served both purposes.

From Christine F:

I just wanted to let you know how much we love our Co-Sleeper®. We have only had it for one night, but it made a world of difference. Our baby, Nicholas, has had colic, and it has been impossible to get him to sleep for more than about 15 minutes at a time. Additionally, he has difficulties breathing during the night. For these reasons for the last three months, my husband and I have had him sleeping in our bed. Understandably this has become uncomfortable and dangerous. We feared rolling over on him, as I am sure all new parents do. Last night I placed Nicholas on the Co-Sleeper® with it securely attached to my bed and he only woke up once during the night for a feeding. It seems he did not appreciate having his space cramped being between mommy and daddy either. Thanks again for this wonderful product!

Anne writes:
My son Daniel was born very prematurely. The Co-Sleeper® was the best investment we ever made. The large pocket at the head holds an infant bag. The strap that goes under our mattress helped support his oxygen tank and there was enough room for his monitor to be inside the Co-Sleeper®. It was reassuring to me to have him so close at night. I feel that given my experience with this product I would recommend it to anyone.

I feel that the features I've explained to you in this letter would be very useful to other parents of special infants. I hope that I have been of some help to you. I posted a copy of the catalog page in the N.I.C.U. to share with other parents.

Emily says:

I cannot say enough good things about this product! I am a new mom of an eight-week-old son and it is such a relief in the middle of the night to just look over and be able to see that my precious baby is fine. I am also nursing and not having to get out of bed to fetch the baby in the middle of the night has been a lifesaver. Plus, we have all the benefits of Co-Sleeping with none of the worry! Definitely a product worth purchasing.

From Phyllis:

My husband and I wanted to sleep-share with the baby but I knew I was a light sleeper. This bed gave me the option of having her with us in bed or next to me in the Co-Sleeper® -where I felt best for that evening. The baby was content no matter where she was because she was so close by! Great invention and great product! Breastfeeding was so much easier with this!

Sirkka writes:

Thanks to the Arm's Reach, I can see and hear my baby anytime without getting up. When he's hungry, I can easily breastfeed him and gently put him back to bed. The Arm's Reach is big enough for my baby to sleep in for months to come, unlike a regular bassinet. How can anyone do without it?

A mother of three boys says:

This is a wonderful product. I only wish I would have bought it when I had my first baby. My third child is only 2 weeks old now, but this product has already been wonderful. I have my baby close to me, but don't have to worry about smothering him in my own bed. When my baby wakes in the night, I can pull him into bed with me to nurse him, and then put him back in his bed. I never actually have to get out of bed. Plus I love having him near me, and I know he is happier by being close to his Mommy.

From L. Baker:

I think the Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper® is a great product, most importantly, it encourages family bonding. It also allows parents to quickly respond to a baby's cries because the baby is in such close proximity with the parents. Babies feel more secure in the close presence of their parents and the Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper® is the means with which to enhance this feeling of security.

Marie C writes:

Parents worry about SIDS and being able to hear the baby and them being closer provides comfort. Also, there are a lot more single mothers out there now ... as a former single mother, I speak from experience when I say that sleeping with your child so close by when it is just the two of you is extremely comforting. Let's also keep in mind (in any parenting situation ... i.e. spouse or not) ... you are REALLY tired and to be perfectly honest ... a Co-Sleeper® beats the heck out of winding your way down the hallway to find a screaming infant!

And from Jamie S:

I think the Arm's Reach is a good addition to any expecting mother's home. I as a breastfeeding mother do appreciate the convenience of the Arm's Reach bed. It has an elegant look with the security of baby bed. It is so handy and easy to move it takes the strain off of the mother in cleaning and moving. I as a mother would like to thank the inventor of the Arm's Reach not only for the safety of my baby but also for the look. Hats off, TO YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

Last, but not least, a word from Dana K:

"The decision to purchase the Mini Co-Sleeper® for my second child is among the best I have ever made! She is 4 months old now and has slept in it every night since coming home from the hospital. I am nursing, and love the "idea" of co-sleeping if not the reality of it. I just don't sleep well with my baby in the bed with me. With my firstborn, I was trudging down the hall two to three times each night for feedings, and then had to wait for him to fall asleep in his own bed before I could go back to my own bed. With my daughter right next to me in the co-sleeper, we both get a much better nights' sleep. She had reflux in the early weeks, and often would spit up and choke during the night -with her right next to me I slept much easier knowing that I could hear her if she needed me. I can hear her stirring and get up with her before she wakes up fully. I can nurse her (I usually choose to do this in a glider next to the bed, but one could easily pull the baby close and nurse lying down) and then put her right back to bed. My husband, sleeping beside me, is usually not even aware that we've gotten up. More often than not, both baby and I are back to sleep instantly. If she does take a while to fall back to sleep, I can snooze there right next to her with no problems. I am getting a LOT more sleep at this point than I was with my son because I'm not sitting outside his bedroom door waiting to be sure he's fallen asleep!

"The Co-Sleeper® is well designed and made of high quality materials. It now comes in a variety of beautiful fabrics and colors. The Mini has been the perfect size for us. We have traveled with it as well and it was very convenient to be able to bring the very bed that our daughter was used to along with us. It can be used as a freestanding bassinet as well as attached to a bed.

"Many of the reviews of the Original Co-Sleeper® mention the 4-inch "drop" -meaning that the bed the baby lies on is 4 inches lower than the level of your bed. This is part of the design and makes it so that the baby won't roll onto your bed. I have never found this to be a drawback; you do sort of need to sit up in order to return the baby to her bed from your bed, but it's far easier than having to trudge down the hallway to do it!

"Now that my daughter is 4 months, she is beginning to outgrow the Mini as she moves around more in her sleep. We are preparing to transition her to her own bedroom now. The Mini has been the absolute perfect first bed and has given us a wonderful start. I really wish I had purchased the Mini when I had my first baby; we would have had far fewer sleepless nights!"

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