What does BS EN 1130 on a used next-to-me bedside crib label mean?

Where is the BS EN 1130 mark on a used bedside crib?

In UK listings, next-to-me and bedside crib mean a small separate sleep space that stands beside an adult bed. This is not a full-size cot. The Lullaby Trust lists a different standard for cots (BS EN 716-1:2017) and for bedside cribs (BS EN 1130:2019). Photograph the wrong number and you are reading the wrong product family.

How do I read BS EN 1130:2019 on the label?

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   Copy the full string You want BS EN 1130:2019, not a marketing line such as "next-to-me approved". Which?'s second-hand furniture box still prints the older BS EN 1130-1 form for "cribs and cradles" — copy what is on this unit rather than mixing the two printed forms.
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   Check it is a bedside crib, not a full-size cot Lullaby Trust: cots and travel cots are BS EN 716-1:2017; bedside cribs should meet BS EN 1130:2019 since 2020. A used full-size cot with a missing side is not automatically a bedside crib.
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   Look at the dropping side Quote their sentence in full: "Since 2020, all bedside cribs should meet the new crib safety standard BS EN 1130:2019. Meaning cots should no longer have a side that fully drops down." If this used unit's side comes fully down and stays down, that is the feature their wording is pointing at.
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   Search the model on GOV.UK A standard mark is not a recall search. Use the OPSS list. No listing means no recall on file.

The Lullaby Trust says a British Standard means the product passed certain tests, such as not falling apart or easily catching fire, and that there is no SIDS standard. Meeting BS EN 1130 is not a SIDS conclusion.

What does the 1130 standard cover, and what sits outside it?

BSI Knowledge describes BS EN 1130:2019 as safety requirements and test methods for cribs, including cradles, suspended cribs and bedside sleepers, for domestic and non-domestic use. It applies to cribs with a maximum internal length of the crib base of 900mm, intended until the infant can sit unaided or pull or push up on hands and knees. It does not, on that catalogue page, cover electrical safety, medical or hospital cribs.

• Inside the published scope (BSI catalogue): the small bedside sleep space, including a next-to-me style unit, up to that length and those developmental stop points.
• Outside any standard stamp: whether this used stand still locks to *your* bed, whether straps are missing, whether the mattress is the original, whether the unit was recalled.
• Lullaby Trust mattress line: they generally advise a new mattress for each baby, with a six-point fallback if that is not possible.
• Lullaby Trust clear-cot line: a firm, flat, waterproof mattress and lightweight bedding — no pillows, bumpers, pods or nests.

Is a drop-side full-size cot the same as a bedside crib?

No. A full-size cot is the BS EN 716 family. A bedside crib is the BS EN 1130 family. The Lullaby Trust puts the "no fully dropping side" clause in the bedside-crib bullet, and uses the word "cots" in the same sentence. Which? still discusses drop-sided cots that comply with later BS EN 716 revisions and need a lock when lowered. NCT says if you are not confident a drop-side will stay up, do not use that cot.

This is not a product review of named next-to-me brands. If the used unit is a full-size cot with one side removed so it can sit against a bed, the Lullaby Trust upcycled-products paragraph warns against using a sleep product in a way the manufacturer did not design — they give attaching a cot to an adult bed as the example.

What do they say about the mattress in a used next-to-me?

Same preference as a cot. Lullaby Trust generally advises a new mattress for each baby. If that is not possible, their six checks still apply: well-fitting 100% waterproof cover, no rips, no water damage, firm and flat, no gaps, fire-resistant label. Their mattress standards list includes BS 7177:2008+A1:2011 and BS EN 16890:2017+A1:2021 for mattresses for cots, travel cots and cribs.

Their keeping-a-clear-cot page says the safest place for a baby to sleep is in their own clear, flat, separate sleep space, in the same room as you. A bedside crib is one of the product types they name in that sentence, alongside a cot, Moses basket or pram carrycot. They still want that space kept clear.

What should I walk away with from the label?

1. The frame shows BS EN 1130:2019 (or you have the matching instruction PDF).
2. The side does not fully drop in the way their 2020 sentence describes — or you are looking at a different product family.
3. You have the model for a GOV.UK search. Not found ≠ all-clear.
4. Mattress and attachment method are separate jobs: new mattress preference, and only the stand or strap the maker of this model names.

In shortIn short: BS EN 1130:2019 is the Lullaby Trust bedside-crib number from 2020. Read it as a published test claim, together with their "no fully dropping side" line and their new-mattress preference. It is not a review score and not a SIDS standard.