We just hired a hammock for daysleeps - honestly I wish I had've known about this MUCH sooner (ds is 9 months).

Why don't you look at hiring one? I am paying $88 for 3 months. Looks like there are plenty of places that do it, and no skin off your nose if bubs doesn't like it.

Re getting used to the swaying movement - I hired it because of that! DS will easily do 2 sleep cycles during the day in a sling or pram, but only 1 in the cot.

We didn't use the basinette for long - actually only had it beside our bed for a few days and then he ended up in bed with us until 12 weeks hehe.

TBH I think it's a good to have options. We have used basinette, co sleeping, cot, sling, pram, hammock - but as I said I wish we had've got the hammock sooner - it's so womb like LOL I'm sure he would have loved it as a newborn.

HTH

Tish