Replacement Mamas and Papas Cot Bed Bolts

Like many baby parents we do our best to find all our baby stuff second hand, from Facebook marketplace, Gumtree, or eBay. Having relocated back to England from Australia we managed to find a Mamas and Papas cot bed for free on Marketplace, although we were told there were "a few" missing bolts. So we set about finding replacement Mamas and Papas cot bed bolts which turned out to be a wild goose chase!

In fact, the few "missing" bolts turned out to be 10 of the required 12 M6 x 60mm furniture bolts.

If you don't want to read about our nightmare finding these bolts then here you go - Replacement Mamas and Papas cot bed bolts

Our search for replacement Mamas and Papas cot bed bolts

Firstly we tried Homebase in Cambridge, which is such a large DIY outlet we figured finding the right bolts for our Mamas and Papas cot would be easy as pie.

Alas no, it turns out M6 x 60mm are hard to come by. Having tried Homebase, B&Q, Wickes, and even Screwfix, we were left with a headache and much less petrol in the car. All retailers seemed to sell M6 x 50mm or M6 x 100mm, but not the required M6 x 60mm required for our Mamas and Papas cot bed. Screwfix had the right size (which initially was a hallelujah), but they turned out to be the wrong head.

Nightmare!

50mm is too short and 100mm is way too long. Even M6 x 65mm are too long.  

The solution: Where to buy replacement Mamas and Papas cot bed bolts!

As it turns out, Amazon was our saviour. Not only did they have the right replacement bolts, but they were delivered the very next day. We managed to put our second hand Mamas and Papas cot bed up in no time at all, nice and securely, and our baby can sleep soundly in her cot at night once more!

Amazon had two options. We opted for the cheapest, a set of 12 (which is everything you need) in a silver zinc-plated colour complete with barrel nuts. This set of Replacement Mamas and Papas cot bed bolts was from Falcon Workshop Supplies even comes with a 4mm Allen key socket in case you don't have that either.

Another option if you prefer a brass look (which goes really well with Mamas and Papas wooden cots) is these ones, but as they come in sets of five you'll need three sets of bolts, and also the 4mm Allen key if you don't have one.

If either of the above aren't available at the time of writing, then searching Amazon for "Mamas and Papas cot bed fixings" should result in a few options. Just make sure the replacement bolts are M60 x 60mm with Barrel nuts and you'll be well on your way to putting your Mamas and Papas cot bed back together.

About Mamas and Papas cot beds

Mamas and Papas are very common in the UK, particularly due to their strong partnership with Next stores. Next aren't the only retailer of these cots, as you'll also find them in the Pram Centre and even Argos. 

As such they're super common in England, Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall, and anyone with a baby will know how easy it is to lose furniture bolts. I swear these things vapourise, and even storing your cot for a few weeks in your garage will lead to bolts and nuts going missing.

Oh, and don't worry about the instruction manual, as all Mamas and Papas cot beds are really simple to put together once you have the correct bolts and barrel nuts. So whether you have the original pine or oak cot bed, sleigh, franklin, rialto, or others, they all fit together the same way with two ends, two sides, and a base.  

So there it is folks, that's a guide on finding replacement bolts for a Mamas and Papas cot bed. Just save time and order them on Amazon, as you won't find them in any of the big DIY stores.