hammock, bassinette or cot?

[NaeNae]

Cot with a Tetra snuggle bed in it for a few months. Dont have to worry about transitioning bub to cot as bub will be used to it from birth.

we have done this with dd,
we have a hammock also but she goes through phases of loving or hating it but the snuggle bed into cot has been an easy transition, we are still wrapping her as well for the time being.

gl with your decision

Nae x

[widdly]

jasp - yeah I reckon Id get good resale value.

naenae - thanks for the input decisions decisions...

[Ellee05]

We got a portacot with a bassinet level and put that in our room at the end of the bed. Worked great for us as with our lifestyle we needed a portacot anyway. Good luck with your decision.

[Kailani]

Like Kim, we tried all those things...and now we're cosleeping

For us, the tetra snuggle bed was the winner for the first 4 months until he out-grew it, It was great as it was very portable and not fiddly. I could use it to cosleep during the night, or stick it in the cot during the day.

We had bought an Amby hammock that he hated. He slept in it a grand total of two times, for less than an hour each time I loved it so much though that I refused to sell it (much to DP's annoyance), and I have packed it away in its bag for the next bub (it is very compact when packed away). I really hope I can use it next time.

We also had a bassinet lol. He wouldn't have a bar of that either. It was given to us,so no money regrets there, but it is soo pretty that I am keeping it jic I may use it in the future.

Cot...we'll probably sell that soon. After he grew out of the snuggle bed, he wouldn't sleep in the cot by itself (sorry, not what you wanted to hear). He refuses too so I've given up. Hopefully yours will - my DS is a real piece of work, and I don't have the patience and energy to persist with it and try to make it work.

Overall, I'd say tetra snuggle bed. Well it worked for us and it's the most portable and least expensive, although may not have good resale value. Take the bassanet too if it's free - bub may prefer a firmer surface and sleep better in it. No harm in having it as a back up. I have lent ours to DP's cousin's newborn and she sleeps beautifully in it. I regret buying the hammock though, but now that we have it, I'm determind that the next bub will use it and get my money's worth!! If you find the other sleeping arrangements aren't working, you could always hire a hammock for a little while to see if it's worth buying?

Sorry for jumbled post...

[widdly]

thanks guys

A friends gave me the cradle that she used for her son, today, so it looks like I will be using a cradle after all that. If the cradle fails and i have another reflux bub I will hire a hammock again.