Graco FoldLite review

The Graco FoldLite is a compact travel cot that can fold in two ways and is suitable from birth to approximately three years old. Not only is the FoldLite hailed by parents for its lightweight frame, but it has also won a prestigious Mother&Baby Awards 2023 Bronze award.

Collapsing to only 26cm wide, the FoldLite travel cot has a mesh lining and two wheels for easy manoeuvrability, plus it comes with mattress included. The FoldLite comes with a Home Fold feature to help fold away quickly and clear space within seconds.

Overview of the Graco FoldLite

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Graco FoldLite key features

Easy to use 'Home Fold' feature: meaning it pops up and down quickly

Has two wheels: for easy manoeuvrability

Easy-view mesh: to see baby from all sides and to help increase airflow

Padded rails: for added comfort and safety

Testing the Graco FoldLite

Our parent testers put the Graco Foldlite to the test and here is what they thought.

Archana said: "The product when opened out itself is fantastic - robust for a child to be in to sleep or to use as a safe space to place your child when you need your hands free. The bottom is soft too. My child enjoyed being within it and could still see me through the side panels and was happy to be sat with toys. The thing I found I didn’t get on with is the dismantling. Folding into the slide away is easy - and really handy for day to day use - that’s what I liked most about it - however folding away fully and putting in the bag is quite clunky and a chore."

Holly said: "The cot is very easy to put together. The cot unfolds and just clicks together, only two of the sides need to click together due to the way it is folded which makes putting the cot up and down much easier and quicker. We have now replaced the travel cot at my mum's house with this one as it is a lot easier and quicker for her to use."

Sarah said: "The Foldlite travel cot has been most useful to us for quick and easy use around the house with a mobile baby. It genuinely is two clicks to put up or down and the house fold setting means I can quickly pop it out from next to the sofa if I need to iron or nip to the toilet and pop it back in a few seconds so it’s not taking over the room. It would be invaluable for this in a holiday cottage which is less baby-proofed too! It seems both comfy and robust for my very mobile ten month old and he’ll play happily in it with some toys thrown in for a while. When folded down for travel it’s small and neat and doesn’t take up too much valuable boot space when you’re already contending with buggies and suitcases. The grandparents popped it up without instructions and my ten month old slept happily in it."

Georgia said: "We had used a travel cot before and it was very bulky, took up a lot of room when we were travelling and also didn’t fold as easy. Love the fact that when we tuck the FoldLite away after being used as a play pen it folds easy and can be stored - doesn’t take up too much room. The only issue I had with it was once wrapping the mattress around the base you do have to pull it quite tightly to then fit it in the bag."

Catrina said: "I cannot really think of anything that I would change. The only thing I can think of would be to have a little changing mat for the top of it that you can add on. I know that this would then effect the overall weight of the travel cot though so I cannot decide whether it’s a good idea or not. Really good without it."

Joanna said: "I think the one thing that I would change about the product would be to have alternating leg lengths or height so it could be used raised from the floor as well as on the floor. I feel like this would be easier for things like naps and transporting baby in and out of it. It has quite a large high sides so it can be difficult to reach within, especially if you have a bad back."

Product Specification

Length: 119cm

Width: 63.5cm

Height: 68cm

Weight: 6.78kg

Other details: Two wheels, Instant set up feature, soft, wipe clean mattress, carry bag included