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Cots and beds

This topic is for discussing cots and beds. We've spent weeks researching and testing newborn beds in real homes with real families.

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Moses baskets - how long do they last and are they worth it?

10 replies

Sylphid · 23/12/2012 18:21

Any advice appreciated. Thanks

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dishwashervodkaanddietirnbru · 23/12/2012 18:21

I dont think they last more than a few weeks. I used a crib instead

Jennyn81 · 31/01/2013 21:58

My LO is just coming out of her organic moses basket and she is just 4 months, guess it depends on size of your baby but should at least get 3 months

KB02 · 31/01/2013 22:07

Our baby was in for about 5 months. Very cosy for the first couple of months and more portable. I had it next to my bed at night. You don't need an expensive fancy one. Mine was second hand but I was advised to get a new mattress for it.

GeorgiaC11 · 02/02/2013 18:18

I had a Moses basket and crib for my DD when she was first born and I always used the Moses basket as I found it easier to put in different rooms in the house when she was sleeping and just looked a lot more comfy as its not so solid, can get second hand ones quite cheap but would definitely invest in a new matress

stargirl1701 · 02/02/2013 18:20

Ours lasted 8 weeks. We borrowed it. I wouldn't buy a new one. See if you can borrow one or, failing that, a pre-loved one at an NCT sale or on eBay.

Snog · 02/02/2013 18:22

It's nice to be able to have somewhere your baby can sleep downstairs with you in the daytime imo

stargirl1701 · 02/02/2013 18:25

We used the pram downstairs. It meant we could move dd from room to room so she was with us or go on 'house walks' when she was fractious.

5madthings · 02/02/2013 18:27

I never had one for my five, I have big long babies I just used the carrycot from the prism with a mattress that could be used for overnight sleeping and we co-slept anyway.

MortifiedAdams · 02/02/2013 18:30

We used ours for four months. We then used a travel cot in our room for another month after that. In hindsight, I would have bought a travel cot with a bassinette bit in the top and then dropped it down for the last month of two.

I know SIL used her basket til 7 months for her DD.

I had a carrycot on the stroller, so used that in the daytimes for DD til she was about three months.

CitizenOscar · 02/02/2013 18:37

We used ours for 3-4 months & plan to again with DC2.

We were given one 2nd hand & found one in a charity shop (bought new mattress). We took one to my parents' so DS had something to sleep in when we stayed there.

Went from Moses basket into cot, no need for a crib. I liked the flexibility of being able to move the Moses basket from room to room (eg fell asleep downstairs then took him up with us when we went to bed).

No need to get a fancy one.

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