Sleep like a baby – Elektra Cloud9 Nap Mat Review plus Giveaway!
When Little Bean was a baby I remember having the discussion with other Mums about where their children would nap during the daytime. From about 6 weeks old all of my Beans had their daytime naps upstairs in their cots so that they weren’t disturbed and I have to say I have been lucky since all of mine generally had naps of up to 3 hours at a time and would still sleep at night too. Little Bean would have two, two hour naps every day and she slept through the night 7pm to 7am from 8 weeks old. Many of my friends would simply lay a mat on the floor for their child to sleep on with the reasoning that if their child could sleep there, they could pretty much sleep anywhere and at times I did envy them this because mine would only really sleep in their own beds.
Still I carried on the same way with the boys as I had with Little Bean since we spend the majority of our time at home during the afternoons when they sleep anyway. This does mean that we can struggle to get them off to sleep when we are away for a weekend, on holiday or visiting friends.
Before Christmas I was introduced to a product designed by Mum of two, Jessica Glover who has spent the last year working full time as well as running her own business to design a time-saving product for Mums with children in daycare or having sleepovers.
The Elektra Cloud9 Daycare/Travel Nap Mat is a 3-in-1 sleeping unit featuring a comfy mat, luxurious hotel-grade removable pillow and a soft blanket in a handy roll up pack. Once rolled up you simply click the plastic buckles closed and carry it using the simple carry handle. Elektra Bub offers a choice of two colours; pink teddy bears and blue dinosaurs in a quality polyester fabric which is both durable and stain resistant and the cotton fabric inner is soft against the child’s skin for comfort and snugability!! The whole thing is machine washable and toddler tested.
In the week leading up to Christmas the Blue Dinosaur Cloud9 arrived for Jelly Bean to put through it’s paces. Little did I know that an opportunity to test it would lend itself so quickly. On the first day of the Bean’s Christmas holidays from school I had suggested to Daddy that we meet him for lunch at Pizza Express in Stamford to get into the festive spirit. This would mean that Jelly Bean could potentially miss his daytime nap but since there were no time constraints to our days now I decided we could relax our routine a little.
Surprisingly he didn’t fall asleep on the journey home and so we made the decision to snuggle up in front of a DVD. As usual Jelly Bean commanded the seat next to Mummy on the sofa and within 5 minutes of the film starting I realised his head felt extra-heavy against my arm and I knew he had fallen asleep. Little Bean suggested I try out the Elektra Cloud9 so she popped into the hallway to retrieve it from where it had been delivered in the morning. She quickly unclipped the buckles, rolled it out onto the mat in front of us and opened up the blanket so that I could lay Jelly Bean down. He slept that way for the majority of the DVD and looked very comfortable.
Personally, I don’t think I would be able to sleep on such a mat on the floor but children are different. Curly (at the age of 14) will STILL fall out of bed and continue to sleep on the floor for the rest of the night thinking nothing of it, perhaps that’s the boy scout in him. I could definitely see the Elektra Cloud9 being a useful nap mat for children in daycare as the pillow will not disappear whilst they sleep and the blanket will stay in place. Once rolled up the Elektra Cloud9 takes up minimal space and even came away with us when we visited my sister. Jelly Bean used it has his sleeping bag on top of an airbed and slept through the night without any problems.
If you would like the chance to get an Elektra Cloud9 for your little one then fear not, I have one to offer to one Mummy Matters reader in a colour of your choice. Just complete the Gleam application below. Good luck and thanks for entering!!
DISCLAIMER: We were sent an Elektra Cloud9 for the purpose of this post. All words, images and opinions are my own and may not be copied without my permission. I have not been instructed what to write.
66 Comments
melanie stirling
January 25 at 12:08 am
I would choose the pink one.
Tracy K Nixon (@tracyknixon)
January 25 at 5:57 am
I would choose the girl’s bear! Thank you x
emmav6
January 25 at 7:02 am
i would love the dinosaur one for my son x
ashleigh allan
January 25 at 8:07 am
The dinosaur one!
kim neville (@kimneville2)
January 25 at 9:17 am
The dinosaur one thanks
Robyn Logan Clarke
January 25 at 10:21 am
The pink one
iain maciver
January 25 at 11:09 am
the girls bear
Keith Hunt
January 25 at 11:12 am
A nice pink please.
winnie
January 25 at 11:21 am
the pink one please
Isabel O
January 25 at 12:48 pm
I would choose the pink one. 🙂
Becca Staples
January 25 at 12:55 pm
The dinousaur one would be lovely c
debbie smith
January 25 at 5:39 pm
this looks great if i won id love the dinosaur one for my little boy x
Paula Readings
January 25 at 5:56 pm
The dinosaur one please.
justine meyer
January 25 at 6:21 pm
I wold choose the pink one x
Natalie Crossan
January 25 at 11:46 pm
the dinosaur one x
sarah hurrell
January 26 at 4:02 pm
The dinosaur one please for my little 6 month old boy please
Samantha loughlin
January 26 at 4:09 pm
The pink one please xx
Kate Leather
January 26 at 8:40 pm
The pink girls one please x
Donna Foxall
January 26 at 9:12 pm
I’d love the blue dinosaurs for Harrison <3
Laura Tonks
January 26 at 9:30 pm
The dino one is perfect for my son 😀
Carol wilson
January 26 at 10:34 pm
I would choose the pink one
Matt McAndrew
January 27 at 3:27 am
Dinosaur!
Ruth Harwood
January 27 at 9:36 am
A dinosaur one!!
mummyoftwo2
January 27 at 10:23 am
The girls bear
Martina Pichova
January 27 at 11:36 am
I would love the pink one, please…
Angela treadway
January 27 at 7:15 pm
I would choose the dinosaur one for my son x
abigail edkins
January 29 at 6:07 pm
I would choose the pinky one for lillie pops
Clare Hubbard
January 30 at 2:53 pm
The dinosaur one
Kelly (@Jakeysmummy2006)
January 31 at 5:09 pm
The pink one! 🙂
tracy sinclair
February 1 at 12:41 am
I would choose the girl’s bear x
Petra Hora
February 1 at 7:40 am
I would choose the dinosaur one. Thank you for the chance.
Katie skeoch
February 1 at 11:42 pm
The bears for me please!
Claire Elizabeth Noke
February 2 at 11:15 am
I love the girls bears one 🙂
claire thorpe
February 3 at 1:44 pm
The bear ???? one is lovely!
Joy B
February 3 at 4:03 pm
Bears
norma macdonald robertson
February 4 at 9:24 am
wow love bears
Lisa
February 4 at 9:28 am
The blue one my son loves to have camp out on the floor haha
Kat Lucas
February 4 at 7:43 pm
I love the Pink/purple for my daughter
avmartin30
February 4 at 8:54 pm
the bluish multi dinosaurs one please
Caroline Mcgovern
February 6 at 9:55 pm
The blue dinosaur one would be fab for my son
Sally Collingwood
February 9 at 10:55 am
I love the girls bears one
Danielle Cresswell
February 9 at 10:52 pm
The blue dinosaur one if I win please x
kay lou smith
February 12 at 7:30 pm
Pink teddy bears please 🙂
Karl Borowy
February 12 at 9:13 pm
blue dinosaur one
Tamsin Dean
February 13 at 12:23 am
the dinosaur one is ace
srephen smith
February 14 at 4:05 pm
the blue dinosaur one
Jo Hutchinson
February 14 at 11:24 pm
The bears
ruby spiteri
February 17 at 8:42 pm
the bears please
jackie curran
February 17 at 10:51 pm
pink teddy bears please
Anthea Holloway
February 20 at 5:33 pm
I would choose the pink one for my little granddaughter.
Johanne currie
February 22 at 6:50 am
Pink teddy bear
Lisa J
February 24 at 1:39 am
I’d love the blue dinosaur one 🙂
kimberley ryan
February 26 at 10:40 am
Blue Dinosaurs 🙂
Susan B
February 26 at 3:49 pm
Lovely product but terrible website. I would like the blue one, please.
isis1981uk
February 28 at 10:15 am
I’d pick the pink bear one please. Shame they only have pink/blue bear/dinosaur designs 🙁 Some more exciting colours in unisex designs would be good!
Glyn Davies
February 28 at 5:39 pm
Would love this or my newly minted niece
Adrian Bold
February 28 at 5:41 pm
The blue one.
Donna Caldwell
February 28 at 6:46 pm
The pink teddy bears
amyjbeckett
February 28 at 7:43 pm
Pink teddy
Jayne K
February 28 at 10:04 pm
The pink please
Kerry W
February 29 at 2:15 am
The pink teddy bears
alice o’connor
February 29 at 9:58 am
Dinosaur one – looks gorgeous! Thank you! X
Samantha Atherton
February 29 at 11:36 am
The girls bear one
Patricia Fraser
February 29 at 8:57 pm
My son would love the blue dinosaur, as he loves lying on the sofa watching cartoons with his pillow & blanket.
Nancy Bradford
February 29 at 9:39 pm
I’d choose blue because my daughter doesn’t like pink 🙂
Oksana Fitzgerald
February 29 at 9:45 pm
I would choose a blue one