when it comes to nursery furniture i am a little confused. will it be wise to have a moses basket / infant cot or is it better to invest in the big cot directly so the kid can use for few years at least?
i love moses basket and think it will be practical to have it in the living room while guests comes to see the baby or even it will be practical for me while i am working within the house as i will be able to move it near me.
from your experience, what is the wisest shopping ?
I bought a Moses basket for the living room and cot for the bedroom.
Moses basket was so handy to move around, I used to even take it upstairs at night as my kids slept better in it,think it was cosier than the cot, used it for about 4-5 months with each child. Such a good investment.
also do you have recommendations of good moses basket in uk?
My sister bought me mine from mothercare. That was 5 years ago. It was really good quality, I've heard people saying that the more recent ones don't have as good quality bedding with it, but you can always buy it separate.
After I used it I put it into huge wheelie bin liners and put it in the attic, then before I had my 2nd baby I took it out n washed the hood cover and bedding.
It was similar to the beige mamas and papas one on the mothercare site, I tried putting the link here but it wouldn't work.
A moses basket will only last approx 2 months. Have u considered a baby crib? It's larger and although it's not transportable due to its weight, the baby will get more use out of it as it has a large capacity.
I will be using a crib downstairs in the living room and a cot upstairs. For my first child I had a Moses basket and it was awkward as I couldn't see the baby through it. It was also very low and as I had back problems, I couldn't take the baby out easily.
It was my most useless purchase. I used it for 3 weeks and it’s only when I started using the crib that I realised that half the reason my guy was not sleeping well was because of the moses basket.
If you plan on having your baby in your bed or close by, then I really recommend the Chicco Next to Me. One of its features is the ability to angle it, which really helps with reflux issues (I feel ‘colicky’ babies are often just suffering from bad wind issues or silent reflux). If you have an upstairs/downstairs then it can be moved around but personally I’d just get a crib for downstairs so your baby has somewhere proper to sleep. I used the one that has been in our family and used by my siblings but just looking now on mothercare, you can get them for not much more than a decent moses basket… just make sure you get a decent mattress.
Ive got a cot for the nursery plus i may get a crib the swinging ones instead of a moses basket. Im tall so is hubs plus im diabetic so have been told baby may be big so i dont want to buy something that wont last
Mamas & papas had a great sale still do! We got a nice nursery set from them. Will decided on crib/basket nearer the time
Ive got a cot for the nursery plus i may get a crib the swinging ones instead of a moses basket. Im tall so is hubs plus im diabetic so have been told baby may be big so i dont want to buy something that wont last
Mamas & papas had a great sale still do! We got a nice nursery set from them. Will decided on crib/basket nearer the time
If you know the baby is going to be big then don't bother with a Moses basket. Although mine lasted me 4-5 months, my friend didn't use hers for more than 2 months as her baby was big.
The good thing with a crib is you can see through it and you can rock it.
I bought a crib and not a moses basket for the very reason that moses basket may not last as long and crib can be rocked etc.
However my baby girl hated her crib and must have slept in it around 3/4 times in total. She just wouldn’t settle in it and in hindsight I wish I would’ve tried her with a moses basket as they’re a lot cosier than a crib IMO especially for a newborn. A lot depends on the child’s preferences too. Every kid is different. My sis in law is using the Chicco bednest as mentioned above and loves it, especially as it can be raised to help with wind issues.
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I had both , the cot as people in the UK call it and the bassinet or crib. The crib stayed in the living room while the cot obviously stayed in the bedroom. Some cribs are pretty transportable from room to room. I haven't seen anyone in the US use a Moses basket , though they do sell them here! One baby of mine used the bassinet for quite a few months but his sister did not! She did not like it. Brother however, had hated the cot, so it all evened out at the end!
I felt the Moses basket was useless to me...I had better luck with a little swing that I could just move around the house and keep him entertained...he was not exactly a calm baby.
My LO slept in her crib from day 1. She loves it and it's totally her comfort zone now. I also have a mattress for her downstairs (i keep it on the floor, so she doesn't hurt herself if she rolls over) and she is ok sleeping there too. The Moses basket we never bothered with.. it felt like something she would outgrow pretty soon, and we did not want to introduce a Moses basket-to-crib transition unnecessarily.