I borrowed a basinette from a friend and James was sleeping wrapped up in it till 10 weeks. It was a nice height and it was nice to be able to jiggle it which you can't do with a cot (not that jiggling always worked lol).

But once we decided to not wrap him his arms would've hit the sides so he went into the cot then.

I think if the basinette wasn't free I wouldn't have bothered with one. My niece was in a cot from day one and slept through the night from 2 weeks old!

If they are wrapped anyway, maybe they can't tell if they are in a cot or a basinette?

Love Pearl