Small bassinettes?

Hi
I didn't buy a bassinette for DS and he went straight into a cot (well, our bed half the time at night). This was OK as he was very close to our room, and so was practically in our room all the time.
For number 2, I really want the convenience of a bassinette so he can sleep at night in our room and then day sleeps wherever.
I have looked at a lot and they are either hideous (sorry, but I really dislike those frilly things) or HUGE! They are almost the size of a cot anyway. I had in mind sort of a moses basket with handles and a stand. I found some really cool looking mattress things (tetra bed?) but we don't always want him in our bed, and DH would probably stand on him if he was just plonked on the floor on the mattress.
Anyone able to point me in the right direction. I just want something relatively small, so I still have room in our bedroom for us too!
If all else fails the poor kid is going to be in the sock drawer :redface:

TIA
Jo

I have a baby star brand one and it's not overly big, plus it has the handles that you could take it off the stand and carry it around. From memory it was only about 80cm long. I bought it 9yrs ago now though so I have no idea if they even still make that brand

what about the material ones?? look up Mothers Choice Coco Bassinet, they look pretty good!

Thanks guys.
That Mother's Choice one is lovely, but it'll be a bit hard to move from room to room.
I looked up baby star and they have a very small one that almost looks like a bassinette for a pushchair. I think this might be the way i go...

is this too big

Dimensions: 510mm W x 845mm D x 800mm H
google bassinet Kingparrot

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is this too big

Dimensions: 510mm W x 845mm D x 800mm H
google bassinet Kingparrot

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I had this bassinet with DD (she has grown out of it sadly, she's a big girl now....:cry:) and I LOVE< LOVE<LOVE it! You can easily wheel it from room to room (which I did!) and it fit neatly next to the bed as its quite trim.

Anyway, I hope you find what you're looking for. :cheer:

I really like the The First Years Carry-Me-Near 3 in 1 Sleep System (bassinet + stand). It's not as big as most and I got it from Toys'r'us for half price. It's not as big as most bassinets and it's not overly frilly. Also you can fold it up really small so if you travel anywhere no need to take anything else. It is on wheels.

Hope you find something suitable Lenny! I totally understand what you're saying, I too am not a fan of the frilly ones ;). We were lucky enough to be given one that has been in DH's family for years, it is a very old (plain) cane one on a stand with wheels. Was very handy for moving around during the day, and he slept in it in our room at night until 6 months (when he outgrew it :(). I hope you can find something similar!

I've just realised that I was a bit silly when i said that the Mother's Choce one would be hard to move...I was thinking of if the baby was in it...but how often would i want to move it with him in it right??

I'll go and look up the other ones now.

DH has told me to calm down and stop looking so hard - I have months to go. I am trying too hard to be organised this time to make up for the fact that I was very disorganised last time.

Hey Lenny, there's a moses basket at BigW. It's only $99 and it's just plain white waffle fabric.

My mum bought me that Moses basket the other week ;) it is really lovely, I can't wait to use it! LOL

Probably wouldn't last as long as a bassinette thought, depends what you're looking for.

Yeah Janie that's how I know about it. I bought one for Nate but I took it back as soon as we got home as he was already too long to be comfy in it lol.

my girlfriend has a kingparrot one, i am quite jealous LOL she is able to wheel it around her place with NO drama, if i had the money i would DEF get one. sadly we are trying to save money everywhere we can, we were given a white frilly bassinet on wheels thatw ill do the job perfectly, which i am totally fine with and am VERY grateful for :) but if i could have a choice it would def be a kingparrot.

I have a Valco bassinette that is supposed to attach to a pram. I don't have the pram, but it does have a stand for it and it has wheels. It is nice and light and portable, but still has lots of room for bub.

Prams and pram accessories are a good option to consider instead of "furniture" type bassinettes.

Lenny,
just a quick reply to let you know that I obsessed over the Kingparrot basinette. Once I found it I was in love and it suits us perfectly. Getting it shipped up here proved difficult at first but for $200 it is a great quality piece of furniture and nothing at all frilly (actually anything but and wheels like a dream. We got it sent up from our nearest Babies Galore in Townsville (400km away) and it only cost an extra $25. we ordered on the Friday, it arrived on the Tuesday and is gorgeous, made from native plantation timber. I don't have the wee one to fill it yet either but I'm actually just looking for sheets to fit it and stumbled across your post. Good luck;)

Thanks to everyone. It's been a very informative read for me. Haven't decided 100% yet - but I have a loooong time to go. Good chance to keep an eye on ebay now that I have a few ideas.

Murph - You'll have that bassinette filled really soon :D

I too deliberated over the choice of bassinet for WEEKS and spent hours and hours on the web looking at them. In the end we bought the KP white bassinet and I LOVE it and am so happy with my choice. It's very non-frilly and simple (I am not a fan of the frills at all), lower to the ground (and therefore more level with the bed) than the organic ones on the wooden frame (? coco and seed organic cradle) and the sides are made of a mesh fabric so you feel a bit closer to baby and can see through a little bit. We bought it at the same shop as the pram so got 10% off so $180. I have been practising wheeling it around and it is super easy!

I am still waiting for my arrival to put him in it, but my friend actually stopped off at the baby shop on the way back from the hospital to buy the same one because they wanted something for by the bed after having the plastic one in hospital, and she loves it too!

Good luck with your choice!

LS x

Hi Lyra,
just thought you might like to know that I found a way cool fitted canopy to fit the King Parrot bassinett. It was exactly what I had in mind and is made by a New Zealand company who are now selling in Aus. If you google co-sleeper, they are very cheap on sale at My Bonding Baby. It's like an umbrella canopy you put over your snags at a barby :D, only it attaches snugly to your cot. Mine is hopefully arriving on Friday in the mail so if you are interested I'll tell you whether it's worth getting. I'm very excited...small things hey?

Yep, Lenny, not long now til I fill mine up...very surreal.

Happy hunting.

Hello again,

just a word of advice on the co-sleeper canopy I recommended for the King Parrot....don't do it!! I can't send mine back as I got all the specifications on size and description from another site which I thought was really helpful and confirmed my decision to buy it. It was all wrong. this canopy is way too big and is not made to keep out mozzies, let alone sand flies. I can't very well blame the company I bought it through as there was no false advertising, just some other dodgy character who I can't track down now.

Haha, so guess what I have just bought myself? A whopping great big food canopy for the snags:doh: Great for keeping out flies:rolleyes:.

Thanks for the advice about the canopy! That's funny using a canopy for snags!!:p

Lenny
I'm not into the frilly stuff either. DS ended up sleeping in the bassinette attachment to his pram for the first 5-6 weeks or so. We had a cradle given to us that I thought he would use, but he didn't seem to like it early on. The pram worked one night, so we stuck with it. It was cosy enough for him feel more secure I think, and didnt take up much space in our room. And being on the pram, we could move it around easily and quickly (and silently too!) Some of those bassinete wheels are really loud I've found.

Good luck