Gaia Baby

Hera Bedside Crib with Mattress

SKU: GHCS-SWN

€349.90

The Gaia Baby Hera Bedside Crib keeps your newborn close during the early months, with five adjustable height settings, drop-down side panels and a breathable double-layered base. Crafted from ash wood with a removable, washable organic cotton liner, it includes a bespoke Kidtech foam mattress and lockable castors for easy movement around your home.

Hera Bedside Crib Colour: Scandi White & Natural

Keep your baby close during those early months with the Gaia Baby Hera Bedside Crib. Combining thoughtful functionality with timeless wooden design, this bedside crib creates a comfortable sleep space for your newborn while keeping them within easy reach for night feeds and settling.

Crafted from ash wood with gently curved ends and distinctive A-frame details, the Hera Bedside Crib brings a natural, understated look to your bedroom. Available in Scandi White | Natural and Natural Ash | Walnut, it complements a range of interiors while offering a practical solution for your baby’s first sleep space.

Designed to adjust to your bed, the crib features five mattress height settings to accommodate parental mattress heights between approximately 56.5 and 70 cm. Its drop-down side panels allow easier access to your baby during night feeds, while the integrated, tool-free reflux adjustment offers an additional base setting.

The perforated, double-layered base is designed to encourage 360-degree airflow beneath your baby. Inside, a soft, GOTS-certified organic cotton liner creates a comfortable sleep environment. The liner is fully removable and machine washable, making everyday care easier.

A bespoke mattress featuring Kidtech foam is included, so you have the mattress designed specifically for the crib from the start. Lockable, removable castors make it easier to move the crib around your home when needed.

Suitable from birth to approximately six months, the Hera Bedside Crib is designed for your baby’s earliest sleep stage. Once your little one has outgrown the crib, the separately available Hera Storage Boxes allow you to repurpose it as practical storage for toys or laundry.

Key Features

  • Keeps baby close: Designed as a bedside crib for easier access during night feeds and settling.
  • Five adjustable height settings: Accommodates parental mattress heights between approximately 56.5 and 70 cm.
  • Drop-down side panels: Designed to improve visibility and access to your baby.
  • 360-degree airflow design: Perforated, double-layered base encourages airflow beneath the mattress.
  • Integrated reflux adjustment: Tool-free adjustment built into the base.
  • Organic cotton liner: GOTS-certified organic cotton interior, fully removable and machine washable.
  • Mattress included: Supplied with a bespoke mattress featuring Kidtech foam.
  • Easy to move: Lockable, removable castors make moving the crib between rooms easier.
  • Natural wooden construction: Made from ash wood with gently curved ends and distinctive A-frame details.
  • Designed for longer use: Compatible with the separately sold Hera Storage Boxes for repurposing the crib after use.

Product Details

  • Brand: Gaia Baby
  • Collection: Hera
  • Product: Bedside Crib
  • Available colours: Scandi White | Natural; Natural Ash | Walnut
  • Suitable age: Birth to approximately 6 months, or until your baby outgrows the crib or reaches a developmental stage requiring transition
  • Material: Ash wood with GOTS-certified organic cotton lining
  • Mattress: Included; bespoke mattress featuring Kidtech foam
  • Mattress height settings: 5
  • Suitable parental mattress height: Approximately 56.5–70 cm
  • Internal sleep space: Approximately 78 × 36 cm
  • External dimensions: Approximately 82 × 48 × 68–85 cm (L × W × H)
  • Weight: Approximately 14 kg
  • Assembly: Required; approximately 60 minutes
  • Castors: Removable and lockable
  • Storage boxes: Sold separately
  • Safety standard: EN 1130:2019

The Hera Bedside Crib is tested and fully certified to:

EN 1130:2019 – Children’s furniture – Cribs – Safety requirements and test methods

AS/NZS ISO 8124 Part 3:2021 & Amd.1:2023 – Safety of toys – Part 3: Migration of certain elements (Toxicity test)

AS/NZS 4266.1:2017 – Reconstituted wood-based panels – Methods of test – General requirements (E1 grade formaldehyde emission if tested before 1 November 2023. After that date, E0 grade formaldehyde emission is required)

AS/NZS 2172:2013 – Cots for household use – Safety requirements
Consumer Goods (Infant Products) Information Standard 2024 – Australian mandatory safety standard

Consumer Protection Notice No. 6 of 2005 – Consumer product safety standard: Children’s household cots (for new children’s household cots)
Australian / New Zealand standard on safety of toys AS/NZIS ISO 8124 part 3:2021

All your Gaia Baby furniture products come with 2-year warranty. 

You may avail of a 3-year extended warranty by registering your furniture here

Please note that no Gift Receipts can be issued for items purchased on Sale

In the case of online purchases, you have the right to withdraw from your purchase within 14 days from when the purchased item is delivered. (not applicable to you in the case of in-store purchases).

All items must be in their original, unopened packaging, with intact and untarnished packaging and with intact tags. Furthermore, the item must be in unused condition.

To exercise the right of withdrawal, you must inform us of your decision to withdraw within 14 days from when the purchased item is delivered.  

A valid receipt, proof of purchase, order number, or a gift receipt must be presented.

Make sure to view our full Return Policy

Materials & Emissions

At Gaia Baby, your baby’s safety comes first, right down to the air they breathe. Our materials are certified to meet and surpass global safety limits for formaldehyde and VOC emissions, ensuring cleaner air and a safer nursery environment.

Formaldehyde & VOCs: While there is currently no compulsory limit in the UK or EU, we choose to meet and exceed the world’s strictest requirements. Australia has the latest and toughest testing standards for formaldehyde (no more than 0.5 ppm). Our materials tested at less than 0.2 ppm, far below the limit.

Other Toxic Elements: All our woods, paints, and finishes are independently tested to exceed all EN,UK & Aus/NZ standards. This ensures they’re free from harmful levels of heavy metals or other toxic compounds.

What this means for you: Every Gaia Baby nursery item is certified to the new Australian Consumer Goods (Infant Sleep Products) Safety Standard 2025, giving you total peace of mind that your baby’s furniture is safe, non-toxic, and built for healthier sleep.

Key Features of the Hera Bedside Crib

Breathable, Padded Liner

Luxuriously padded GOTS certified Organic Cotton interior helps to regulate your little one's temperature.

Dropdown Panels

One dropdown panel on either side allows for maximum visibility and ease of access to your little one for night time feeds.

Optional Lockable Wheels

Removable wheels that glide smoothly, making it easier for parents to get out of bed without waking their baby.

Hera Bedside Crib Storage Boxes

€29.90

Make the most of your nursery space with the Gaia Baby Hera Bedside Crib Storage Boxes. Designed to complement the Hera bedside crib, this practical set of two baskets helps keep your baby’s essentials organised and close at hand.

Lightweight, durable and easy to assemble, the storage boxes are made from 100% recycled polyester. Their simple design makes them a useful addition to your nursery, helping you keep everyday essentials neatly stored.

And when your little one outgrows the bedside crib, the storage boxes can continue to be useful around the home. Simply remove the inner fabrics from the crib, insert the baskets and repurpose them for storing toys, laundry or other everyday items.

Designed to extend the usefulness of your Hera crib, these versatile storage boxes offer a practical solution that can adapt as your family’s needs change.

 

Hera Bedside Crib FAQs

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Yes, the Hera Bedside Crib is provided with a premium, bespoke mattress. The mattress is made from Kidtech foam which provides excellent support and helps to regulate body temperature. It also features a removable and washable cover.

The foam used in the Hera Crib mattress is polyurethane and contains melamine. It is free from TCPP. Additionally, our foam supplier does not use any brominated flame retardants in our products. There are no UV additives used.

Our Hera 'next to me' crib is suitable from the day you bring them home, to approximately 6 months old.

This is the standard for bedside cribs, however, all babies are not standard. Your baby will tell you when it's time to move! Signs to look out for are: your baby is beginning to roll over or pull up in the crib, or has simply outgrown it.

With 5 different height adjustments, the Hera crib fits all parent bed styles from platform to divan style beds (parent mattress height from 56.5 cm up to 70cm). 

Underneath your baby, is a unique perforated double layered base system. 

This patent pending design creates an air cushion under your baby, ensuring 24/7, 360° air circulation for maximum peace of mind. 

For fussy or restless sleepers, the dual base can be easily adjusted with our no-tools, integrated, Reflux setting.

The crib top lifts easily off the base, which, fitted with castors, makes it super easy to move around the house or from room to room.

The luxurious interior of the crib is finished with a soft organic cotton. The small mesh on the sides is made from 100% polyester.

All interior fabrics can be easily fully removed, and machine washed.

Your baby's safety is our top priority at Gaia Baby. We don’t use any MDF or Chipboard in our furniture and all the materials used conform to and surpass stringent global standards. The Hera Crib is made from Ash, Birch and Beech Ply with an organic cotton removeable/washable liner

Formaldehyde is a natural gas found in all wood and every piece naturally contains some very very small level of formaldehyde. No wooden furniture can actually claim to be 100% formaldehyde free but our Cot is 100% true/solid wood that is proven to have the lowest level of formaldehyde vs MDF or Chipboard variants.

While there is currently no compulsory limit in the UK or EU for materials, we choose to meet and exceed the world’s strictest requirements. Australia has the latest and toughest testing standards for formaldehyde (no more than 0.5 ppm). Our materials tested at less than 0.2 ppm, far below the limit.

Yes, to adhere to UK safety standards, the  Hera Bedside Crib Mattress has been treated with flame retardants but they meet the REACH standard. The mattress itself is not, meaning the sleep surface is very safe.

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