As it is quite lightweight, it’s only suitable for children up to 15kg and you’ll need to stop using it once your little one has the ability to climb.

We use a travel cot for our youngest child when visiting grandparents and friends and use another as a safe travel playpen for his older brother on holidays. It can be constructed in minutes and folds up to a suitcase size, although it's sadly not quite small enough to take as hand luggage on a plane. All fabrics that come in contact with your child’s skin meet the requirements of OEKO-TEX Standard 100, Class 1 for baby products.

We bought these as they fold so small and take up virtually no room in a car that is heavily overloaded with all the stuff you need for travelling with kids. The one-of-a-kind Home Fold is designed to quickly open or close at home and the Travel Fold is ideal for on-the-go. I think this would be a good option for creating a semi-permanent space at a grandparents home as it does offer so much and would mean you wouldn’t need to bring lots of different baby accessories every time you visited.

This doesn’t work well if anyone gets sick or has a poo incident as it would actually be on the fabric of the travel cot. Janet lives in London on the banks of the river Thames where she enjoys working with young people with challenging childhoods, cycling and is a regular at the local boxing gym. Children can also sleep in a travel cot from birth up until about three years, but it is always best to check the manufacturer’s guidance.

Whether it’s to see Grandma and Grandpa, or a weekend away, you can take a travel cot anywhere and everywhere. The main mattress base sits above floor level to avoid drafts and the mesh sides offer great visibility of baby from multiple angles. It folds up to an easily transportable, small travel bag and has lovely extras such as the hanging toy bar and night light which are well thought out. I am also impressed with the self-inflating mattress as this feels really supportive and yet comfortable. The travel cot folds compactly into a carry bag for travel and storage, making it easy to take on the go.

This multi-functional travel cot is ideal if you have a newborn or young infant and want to set up a semi-permanent space for them. It comes with an optional mattress and fitted sheet for added comfort and folds up easily with the handy side buttons. While we can’t guarantee that your child will sleep all night, our travel cot has been specially designed for sweet dreams! It’s fairly large in comparison to some of the other travel cots we tested, but it’s easy and straightforward to assemble and took just a few minutes.It's not the most compact travel cot when it's assembled and is still quite large when it's folded — it's wide and square, which may be awkward to transport in smaller car boots. Its folded dimensions are 49 x 60 x 14 cm which is pretty small really, but if you are trying to pack a car then this suddenly seems quite big. If you're looking for a multi-use travel cot that will grow with your child from birth, then the Silver Cross Slumber is a stylish design that offers 3-in-1 functionality in one portable package. I was looking for low weight and ease of travel, how easy they were to set up and put down again, and how well my baby slept in them.