What's best? Hammock, bassinet or cot?

[Miss_Dee]

So I'm a little lost. DF and I were planning on just buying a cot with an adjustable base, then Mum told us she still has the bassinet we used as babies and we could have that. Now DF's Aunt has told me about a hammock that's for sale fairly cheap. After having a look around I'm just feeling a little overwhelmed and have no idea what is actually going to be best for our baby. Looking at cost alone, getting a cot/bassinet is going to be best, but it's not just about the cost. Obviously I don't want to throw money away for nothing, but I do want what will be be best for our baby.

Any advice?

[Phteven]

Co-sleeping and a hammock.
The amby hammocks are awesome.

[foreva*your*mummy]

we just used a bassinett and then into a cot. I liked the bassinett cause you could move it around easy enough.
There is no right or wrong, Your baby will sleep when they are tired anywhere.

[k4t]

I don't think theres a right and wrong answer. It depends on what suits your family, budget and individual baby.

Bassinets and hammocks only get used for such a short time I would definitely look into buying second hand or borrowing.

I would suggest making sure you have something that you can fit immediately next to your bed at least so that depends on the size of your bedroom. Also, consider whether it would be nice to have something more portable or in a second room of the house during the day.

(I'm still waiting for the arrival of my first baby so my advice is mainly theoretical and based on what I've heard of friends experiences. FWIW I splurged on a cot that converts to a bassinet that will live next to my bed and we're borrowing a friend's bassinet for upstairs that has swinging fabric sides so it can be rocked.)

[No.5]

We co-slept with DS but had both a cot and a bassinet (which neither was used!). This time I'm buying a cradle (smaller version of a cot) but may end up co-sleeping again, just depends on what this baby is like.

Every baby is different. My DS just wouldn't sleep unless he was next to me. I even tried putting my shirt in his bassinet/cot but that didn't work so it just depends on the baby and your parenting style when it comes to bedding.

[HotI]

i love my amby hammock.

[Beach Mama]

I hired an Amby baby hammock which we loved so much we ended up buying off the lady! They are brilliant! DS then went into a cot at 10 mths.

[leckert]

Ds1 we just used a cot; ds2 we've borrowed a bassinet and then will use cot once ds2 grows out of bassinet


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[Phteven]

DS1 used his hammock until he transitioned to co-sleeping with his brother in a double bed.
He must have been well over a year when he gave it up because he figured out how to get out of it I freaked the first time but after the he did it a couple more times I stopped freaking.

The hammock is light enough to drag around from room to room if you fancy. I used to bring it into the lounge room and bounce it with a toe while I watched TV. The great thing about the hammock is that all you need is a toe or a finger to bounce it.

[BellyBelly]

I'm definitely getting an Amby hammock this time around - is it for day use only and not overnight? My partner isn't keen on co-sleeping, I assume it will happen to some degree, but not as a permanent solution. The Amby will be an awesome second choice.

[Amaunet]

We had a bassinette in our bedroom for both boys. DS1 moved into his cot (in his own room) at about 8 weeks because he got too big. DS2 was in our room for a week, he was soooo noisy he kept us awake (grunting and snoring mostly lol ) so in bassinette in his room. At 4 weeks he was too big and went into his cot. I plan one more child and have sold the bassinette I just have massive babies!

In reality, you won't know what works for you until bubs arrives. I personally wouldn't spend the money on the hammock if I didn't have to, but others swear by them

[Jennifer13]

Our Amby hammock is good until toddlerhood, so for value for money we'll get more use out of it than the cradle we had for DD1 (she was in that for 7 mths). Bassinets only last a few months. I like how easy it is to lift her out of the hammock and straight into bed to feed and then cosleep.

The cot will be the next step and it turns into a toddler bed (DD1 used that until she was four). It takes up too much room to fit beside our bed.

[LuluHB]

We had a cot upstairs and a cradle downstairs when DD1 was born - her room was upstairs and ours down. The cradle was great because it was right next to my side of the bed, I could just throw an arm out to give her a gentle rock and there was no way I wanted our tiny baby upstairs that far away from us. She also refused to co-sleep. She moved into her cot in her room probably about 4 months old.

The plan was to do the same for DD2 but she had different ideas and would only sleep on me. Not entirely sure how many years it took for that situation to change - think I blocked it out

I swore I would never have any more babies after DD2 so we had sold everything and had to start again this time. DD3 has a cot waiting for her in her room (we've moved house now and in single storey with her room closest to ours), and we have bought a hammock (not an Amby) so she will stay by our bed for the first however long, and day sleeps will be wherever seems to work for her - either in the cot or the hammock. We bought the hammock second hand because (A) trying to save money but (B) well and truly learnt my lesson that what I want my babies to do isn't necessarily what they WILL do.

The reason we got a hammock this time and not a cradle is because both DDs were very refluxey babies, and I've heard great things about hammocks for bubs with reflux.

[mummame]

I tried all three for my non sleeper, and ended up spending stacks of money for him to end up in bed next to us. I would bypass the bassinett and the hammock, and buy one of those co sleeper thingo's and a normal cot. Cot or pram for day sleeps, co sleeper for night. I HATE co-sleeping (I dont even like sharing a bed with my hubby) but by golly babies sleep so much better when in bed next to mum.

[Jennifer13]

Hammocks don't need to be expensive either - check out Gumtree or ask around if anyone has one they're no longer using. We have borrowed ours and I've since got one that's barely been used off Freecycle. A new mattress and sheets aren't that expensive.