Can I use this for downstairs?

[Babyblues14]

Due in September, already bought a cot and crib ready for upstairs but I'm not keen on getting a moses basket. I've heard that you dont get much use from them. Saw these online and really like them. Is it OK for baby to be so low down when they are newborn? Dont have any pets or young children so there is no risk of any accidents. Has anyone ever used one of these before?

Nothing wrong with being low down. But that looks even smaller than a moses basket. Id imagine its unsafe for a baby who is able to sit.

What about a Tiny Love 3 in 1 Napper? Its a lie flat crib which can rock or be stationary, and then also sits up into a chair once they get older. We used ours til ds was 8mo.

Has it got any safety standard marks?

It has a mother and baby award, says it is suitable from birth and all the reviews say it can be used until about 6 months as it had a safety harness

I think a Moses basket will give you more longevity than that bean bag , unless it turns into something else .

Never had a Moses basket for DD. She had a hammock for upstairs (but mostly slept in bed with me) and slept in her pram whilst out/downstairs.

OP, none of those things actually tell you it has been tested as safe

E.g. is it firesafe material

What about your pram bassinet?

In that picture the baby's head is raised up, a newborn should be laid flat. Raising their head alone like this can cause air way blockages and be very dangerous. I'd stick with a Moses basket. Most baby's get at least 6 months use out of them and then you can put baby in the cot

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Most baby's get at least 6 months use out of them and then you can put baby in the cot

I preferred for DD to nap in something I could use when away from home rather than be tied to being at home for naps.

I had something similar to this and my DD cried every time I tried to put her in it. Needless to say it was barely used.

Just checked it does state it has been tested and is safe for the fire safety regulations 1998

Never had anything like that bean bag thing, but it doesn't look all that much bigger than a Moses basket. Plus, as a pp points out, newborn babies should lie flat, and the baby in the picture isn't lying flat.

But nothing wrong with baby being low down, provided you put them somewhere they're not going to be stood on.

Hi, I had one similar to this for my daughter and used it up to 6 months downstairs for naps. As it's a bean bag you can squash it down flat when they're napping then push the beans back up when they're awake.
It was really handy even after she'd stopped using it. My older daughter would sit on it when she was reading and playing too.
This was 7 years ago and I still have it hanging around upstairs, they still sit on it in their bedroom. It will be washed and reused when dd3 is born later this year 😊

Thats what I was thinking Amy once they got a bit bigger they could use it to sit on. I like getting a lot of use out of things and dont want to have to just get rid of a moses basket after a few months

Problem with the baby bean bags is that once babies can roll (my eldest could roll at 6 weeks), the baby can roll, the beanbag overbalances, and the baby ends up on the floor with a bean bag on top of them.

The instructions will probably say they are only intended for supervised naps - i.e. Only use them if you are close by and keeping an eye on the baby.

Whereas with a Moses basket or the tiny love napper you can put them in to sleep then have a shower - or a nap yourself of course.

So no, I wouldn't buy a bean bag for naps.

I had a bean bag for DS2, it was the only thing she was happy in. It's amazing! She would snuggle right in and it would kind of warm up around her. Midwife said it was fine for her head as long as she wasn't in it all day! Would definitely recommend. Also the one I had came with 2 covers, one with a newborn harness and one without so the bean bag is in my now 17month olds room and she loves diving all over it!x

I wouldn't use one for unsupervised sleeping. A carrycot or a travel cot are probably best to use as then they can sleep happily anywhere you go.
I always read on here about babies growing out of Moses baskets in a matter of weeks and find it baffling. Two of mine were on the top centiles for height and weight and were still in their Moses baskets at 6/7 months.

I would really try and use something flat for baby's back, bean bags and slings aren't good for spinal development. My OH is a child's physiotherapist.

I got one of them last year, I liked it for using outside in the summer for my newborn. After that phase passed though my son would only sleep in the carry cot or his crib. It came with a cream leather cover that you can transfer the beads to when they get older, will try that when my son is a bit older. I wouldn't buy one/use one again but every baby is different!

My personal opinion, it doesn't look safe. Baby is at an angle, it could over balance etc.

We had a poddlepod for downstairs, but he slept in the moses basket until he was about 4/5 months.