We were given a cradle and Matilda spent around 5 minutes in it total. She co-slept with us for the first 10 weeks and after that was straight in a cot. She was also rolling over at 10 weeks so the cradle was way too small for her. If she ever slept outside our bed it was either in the cot or the pram. So we used the pram a few times as a bassinet next to the bed. HTH! I could also wheel her around the house in the pram & keep her close by.