We used one for DD, one of the old cane ones. We were at my parents for the first week or two after leaving hospital, and there was no way a cot would've fitted in the room. It was fantastic for me after having a c/s as it meant she was right there for me to pick up if i wanted.
Mum got rid of it, so we spent a long time debating if we should get another one or not this time round. The cheapest we could find was around $150, which we didn't want to spend considering DD didn't spend all that long in hers.
I then saw one in the Target catalogue on sale for about $90, so mum put it on layby for me.
We have picked it up, but not taken it out of the box yet. It will be used at my parents when we leave hospital, and then when we get home, we will have it in our room.
We made sure it had wheels so we can wheel it from room to room, plus it's also the height thing so I don't have to bend over the side of a cot after my c/s.
My only concern was that I didn't get to see one IRL, so I don't know how long it is? But brand new, with stand and wheels for 90 bucks, I don't think I will be too worried about how long it lasts. I really think it comes down to your personal preference. What works for you may not work for someone else and vice versa.
We also have a king bed, so no room for a cot in with us either! Yet another reason for us to have one.
I bought a cradle for $20 from ebay that we used for Izzy and we just bought a new mattress for it and we loved it. I feel like they are so tiny in a cot and being a winter baby I worried about keeping her warm, whereas in the cradle they seem so snug and safe!!! I know they are fine in a cot too but I do prefer them in a smaller bed while they are so little and this one will be in our room for a bit long too and there is no room for a cot either so I think they are a pretty good investment - even though it is a relatively short time that they are used.
Yep definitely worth it.
Although mine was a gift, to do over again I would have bought one.
It made the first few weeks so much easier with the feeding every 3-4 hours. I think it was less disruptive for him as i didnt have to wait to hear him cry in the other room, turn any lights on to get up to him, and for me I didnt have to find warm clothes or freeze my butt off. He's still using it and we will continue to for a while yet. After that I think I might get a snugglebed so he can cosleep with us.
yeah i loved my one and using it again for number 3 it is family didn't have to buy it but would if didn't have this one, my two where in it tillabout 6 months.
Yep, I used a cradle next to our bed. DD stayed in it until she was six months old (and she's a tall baby).
I also used the pram bassinette heaps too so I could have her in the same room as me for her day sleeps. Plus, we took it with us when we went away for the odd weekend.
Definitely worth it for us.
And when she went into her big cot, it was like having a newborn again because she looked so little!
um, ... our bub was in her bassinette in our room until she simply could 'not' fit into it anymore ... yeh, it was a long time ... though my excuse was that our bub was a shorty & we loved her in our room far too much & also the bassinette fitted better than the cot
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