Bassinetts

[M D]

So with DD1 we had the cot in our room as we lived in a 1br apartment, which was fine. She went straight into the cot without any troubles.

Now we have moved we have a 3br place but I don't think I want the next bub to go straight into their room. We don't have room in our bedroom for a cot, so was thinking about a bassinett.

Does anyone have any suggestions? The ony ones I can find are the ones with a tonne of material frills around them which isn't really my cup of tea.

[Mum2Romone]

We got a blue one, a Moses type basket ( with handles) from babies r us, toys r us might have them if you don't have a babies r us near you

Mil actually bought it for me whilst I was in the hospital with ds we could use it beside our bed and take ds out to cares etc without disturbing him

He only grew out of it at 6 months old when he was too big and heavy lol

They had pink and green too and it has a half cover, shade on it.

[~Hestia~]

I found Moo's bassinett in a second hand babys good shop online. Try googling or look on ebay. I wanted a particular style that I couldn't find in mainstream baby shops; a wooden cradle type that was on wheels so we could move him from room to room. Like you we didn't like those little frilly ones!
He slept in it til he was 6 months old as it was just so much bigger.

[volcomkitty]

We have a Mother's Choice Coco. It's not your typical frilly bassinette, and not on cheap plastic castors, which were the 2 main reasons that DH saw it and straight away said "that's the one". We were never intending to move it around the house, so didn't bother with one on wheels, but on the few times we did move it from room to room, it was light and fairly easy to carry. It's got a rectangle mattress and is a bit bigger than some others and our DD stayed in it for a good 5-6 months.

[Beach Mama]

If you don't like the frills etc. maybe a cradle or hammock would be a better option for you? I got ours for $20 on ebay, I repainted it and got a new mattress cut at Clarks. We used it for 8 weeks with DD and then for DS we used an Amby baby hammock for around 6 mths.

[Arimeh]

I got a basinette attachment from a pram off ebay for $50. It came with a stand and hood and everything, but yeah, did fine for DD2 for a few months till I was ready for her to go into a cot. I'll use it again for the next one too. No frills on it.. haha!

[M D]

Thanks Girls. AE I too have a bassinet attachment from DD's pram which I forgot all about.

With all the stuff about SIDS though are they same to use?

[Arimeh]

I have no idea to be honest. We always use a breathing monitor so don't always follow the guidelines (ie, our babies sleep on their tummies)

[lyra stardust]

We had the kingparrot bassinet in white and LOVED it! It is very easy to wheel around so bub can sleep in the living room when little, and has mesh sides so I could see him and hear him when lying in bed. Also it's not supposed to rock but does move a little because it's sort of hanging with fabric and I would push it back and forwards when lying in bed and this would settle him. It's very clean and simple with no frills and I would highly recommend them. I don't personally like the wooden ones so go and check out the white one in the shop as I think they look much nicer. Good luck!

[Lulu 2]

The childcare cradle is good ,I had a bassinet for 1st 2 bubs but now prefer the cradle as you can see bubs easier ,I could pull it up close to the bed and hold her hand thru the bars and it rocks evenly like the boori cradles no tipping bubs. I was also able to get it online and delivered to the door thru deals direct cheaper than buying it in the shops.

[Raupe]

I TOTALLY agree with lyra stardust. The white kingparrot bassinet looks super! I hate frills, too, and this one really ticks all the boxes. It comes in white (my fave!) dark brown and light wooden colour. Have a google!

[lyra stardust]

sorry just saw the question about the pram attachment too. Well I have read that you are supposed to have good airflow around the baby to reduce risk of sids and so a pram is not the best for overnight sleeping because it has solid sides and so reduced airflow... but I suppose it depends how "to the letter" you follow the guidelines. Moses baskets have solid sides too don't they. Personally with my first baby I wanted a nice bassinet and also followed every single recommendation to the letter, so I bought one! I feel with SIDS it's worth following every guideline as much as you can to reduce the risk, but I know of friends who aren't so particular. It was $120 and now a friend is borrowing it, and we'll use it again for 2nd baby I hope, so I felt not too bad. Do you have any friends with one tucked away in the garage that you can borrow?

[Lisa]

We had the mothers choice coco delux for DD2. It was always commented on as it looks gorgeous. We never had an issue with breathing as it is so roomy which was unlike the moses basket type basinettes I'd used in the past. DD2 was in hers for a good 5 months or so as there really is loads of room.
For the next bub, I want a cradle. We have enough room for one in our room and the one I am eyeing off is just gorgeous.
So, if you're anywhere near Newcastle, I will be happy to let you borrow or buy (very cheap!) our coco delux

[Babyluv]

I'm not a fan of the frilly ones either.
We were thinking of putting bub straight into her cot but now i'm thinking for breastfeeding etc maybe it will be easier to have her in our room so once again we are considering a bassinet.
I went and visited a friend the other day who has just had a bub and she has a really nice bassinet, it's made by Kingparrot. It's wooden and the bassinet part is a meshy material, was around $180 she said.
It was a fairly simple design but maybe worth a look
Hope this helps

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

we had the Cariboo Gentle Motions basinette which i loved! great airflow, no frills and nice a big, so got good use out of it

[Cassius2]

we use a moses basket. and a good friend uses her emmajunga bassinette thingy on the stand...