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Do I need a carrycot AND a moses basket?

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ButterflySally · 01/06/2011 22:39

I have a carrycot that is for use with my pram. We have a standard cot for the baby but I don't anticipate putting him in it in his own room till he's a few months older. I was planning on using a moses basket in our bedroom when he's first born. Can I use the carrycot instead of a moses basket? Or do I need both? They seem quite similar to me but I wouldn't really know.

I'm sorry if this is a silly, naive question...

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lollystix · 01/06/2011 22:47

Moses baskets are total waste of money in my opinion. Had one with ds1 and didn't use it with ds2 or 3. As long As the carry cot is completely flat that will be fine.

Isthreetoomany · 02/06/2011 00:18

No you don't need a carrycot and a moses basket. I had a moses basket for DC1, didn't use it with DC2. Now expecting DC3. The moses basket is used as a play cot for DDs dolls, and I don't see any need to buy a new one for DC3. You just need the one, flat place for a newborn to sleep. And they are only in them for a few months before they start to look cramped in them - I really wouldn't bother.

Tommy · 02/06/2011 00:20

no - moses basket didn't get used for long here at all. The carry cot is probably a better bet anyway as you can take your baby straight from bed out for a walk!!

madwomanintheattic · 02/06/2011 00:34

i borrowed a moses basket for the first few weeks with dd1, and and then again with the next two. have never owned a carry cot.

going · 02/06/2011 00:35

I agree you only need one. I used the moses basket a lot with my three.

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missnevermind · 02/06/2011 00:47

I have both.
This will be my 4th DC and I have always had a carrycot and a moses basket.
And use them every day.
Personally I would not put the baby to bed at night in the carry cot as it is for going out in, so it has outside germs on it (Yes I know I am loopy)

BertieBotts · 02/06/2011 00:54

Wouldn't the carrycot part be under the raincover though, cat64?

nannyl · 02/06/2011 08:47

I have both

the carrycot for my mountain buggy, and a moses basket (and keep eyeing up wooden cribs as well )
my carry cot seems much narrower than my moses basket. Im sure it will be fine when we are out and about for a few months, but to me the moses basket seems to have more room.
I guess it depends which one you buy (My (little) cousins had a Jane carry cot and as far as a I remember it seemed larger than my mountain buggy one)

Hormoneoverload · 02/06/2011 13:44

Second the upstairs and downstairs option, but also trying to borrow Moses basket if you can.

eurochick · 02/06/2011 16:03

missnevermind why are "outside germs" problematic at night but not during the day....?

And while we're on the subject, what are "outside germs" and why are they bad?

missnevermind · 02/06/2011 21:39

Eurochick I know in my head that there is no real problem
but I reason to myself that in the day the baby is in and out of the carrycot. But at night you want to put them down and for them to sleep as long as possible (so more exposure)
The outside germs thing - I don't wear shoes in the house I wear indoor shoes or slippers. To me the carrycot is the same sort of thing.

madwomanintheattic · 02/06/2011 21:49

give it a year or two and the child will be sitting on the lawn eating worms.

missnevermind · 03/06/2011 01:06

Or give him 13years mad woman and you will be threatening to bury him up to his neck in the feckin lawn!
And his socks are the most toxic thing you know.

madwomanintheattic · 03/06/2011 05:27

would they be indoor or outdoor socks?

ew. feet germs.

frakyouveryverymuch · 03/06/2011 05:46

My carrycot apparently isn't suitable for nights but we have a bedside crib anyway.

It depends on your pram.

SlightlyScrambled · 03/06/2011 08:12

I had a cradle and it never got used. DD insisted the only way she'd sleep was co-sleeping. Glad that it was a borrowed one. She was the same with the carrycot, never slept in it.

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