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moses basket, is it used only for few weeks or longer?

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jabuti · 24/04/2007 13:30

hi ladies,
i've been looking on ebay for moses baskets and most of the sellers say "used only for few weeks, baby grew fast/baby on the big side".
at first i thought it was better just to buy a crib. however, we will be moving a month after the baby is born and thought would buy a crib once in the new house (one less thing to pull apart, to worry if it will fit in the new room... etc). therefore, a moses basket could be quite good for us... but the question is...
do you think its a waste of money, even if its an used one, if all babies outgrow it in few weeks? i would love to hear your opinions.

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Woooozle100 · 24/04/2007 16:33

Not essential but useful generally, I reckon. Specially if you pick up one cheap / arn't arsed with having all the frilly canopy stuff around it. Or if you get given one.

Our dd was in hers for nearly a year! So we got a lot more use out of it than most (she was / is v tiny) We kept it downstairs in the lounge and it was great to be able to plonk her somewhere safe for a nap.

emankcin · 24/04/2007 16:35

Put the child in a Pram. it serves the same purpose.

MrsBadger · 24/04/2007 16:52

did you not find it a pain to get up the stairs though?

emankcin · 24/04/2007 16:58

i meant as in the hooded part ( Hence not saying 'pushchair') as with a moses basket one can lift off the top and take upstairs.

although i had a cot upstairs and moses baskets downstairs, i see now it was a waste of money. As is a babybath.

MrsBadger · 24/04/2007 16:59

ah, a carrycot - I was thinking you meant the whole thing!

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jabuti · 24/04/2007 22:13

i was wondering about the practicality of a pram too... now i see what you meant.

i cant possibly buy a cot (space/moving issue) now, so i think 30 pounds for the basket will be well worth it.

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FirstAtForty · 24/04/2007 22:20

We used our DD's basket loads for about 5 months, it was both her day bed and night bed (portable round the house which was handy) for about 3 to 4 months. Also great for travelling. I kept the basket downstairs during the day for naps until she was about 5 months. She was a small baby though.

Daisypops · 24/04/2007 22:45

I love my moses basket! DD does too. Shes nearly 4 months old now and will be in it for a bit longer. Defo a good buy.

Lwatkins · 24/04/2007 23:39

I've bought one and love it, and my baby isn't due for another 4 weeks yet! I just like to sit and stare, sad I know!

The thing with the moses basket is, I knew I'd need and want one for the first few months to fit my needs. But I also knew that imo they are a complete rip of when it comes to money! Some of them are so expensive, makes you wonder. I got a fairly plain one from boots, it's just a sort of white and cream combination with no patterns and no frilly bits. Perfect for me. I got it in the sale, with the stand as well - together they cost me £20!

If my baby does grow out of it within weeks, it's hardly burnt a hole in my pocket IYSWIM. I would say that depending on your needs they are brilliant and worth buying. But buy one second hand, or in the sale. Ebay is a great place to look as well. Cause you never know, might last 4 weeks or 4 months depending on baby. And most moses baskets, though they may be lovely - are a total rip off.

hana · 24/04/2007 23:49

isn't a waste of money if you are having more than 1 baby! ours has done 3 children, and has been borrowed inbetween that time by friends - latest baby was in it until she was 6 months
I would have bought second hand had I know such things existed when we had our first

GreatGooglyMoogly · 25/04/2007 02:46

We used the carrycot part of our pram and then moved the baby into a cotbed at around 3/ 4 months.

nappyaddict · 25/04/2007 03:16

we also used the carrycot part of the pram which ds out grew at about 4 months. he lasted in his swinging crib til 8 months though and has just gone into a toddler bed.

nappyaddict · 25/04/2007 03:23

seeker was the futon one of those that is right on the floor? tempted to get one of those for ds cos he is starting to pull up on his bed guard and am a bit scared of him falling on the floor.

seeker · 25/04/2007 06:34

nappyaddict - yes, we just used an ordinary futon pad on the floor. It only works if the room is quite warm, and you also have to remember that as ss soon as the baby is mobile it won't be "contained" so the room has to be very safe. It worked brilliantly for us, though.

geekgrrl · 25/04/2007 07:20

we also used the top of the 3 in 1 pram. T'was very handy and a good way of getting the most of the pram, rather than having lots of different bits and pieces hanging around.

nappyaddict · 25/04/2007 18:30

where did you get the futon from? do you have a picture of what it is like my mums got one of those on a wooden base i might be able to borrow but i'm not sure it would be suitable.

seeker · 25/04/2007 19:05

I bought it from the Futon Shop in Tunbridge Wells, but there are lots available on the internet. Don't buy a really cheap one - it's a false economy - I think ours was about 150 pounds 10 years ago, but DD slept on it for 5 years and DS is still sleeping on it and he's 6!I didn't bother with the wooden frame -I just put the matress on the floor. Why don't you borrow your mother's one and see how you get on with it?

nappyaddict · 26/04/2007 03:25

oh, so basically its just the futon mattress on the floor, but not on the frame?

Katy44 · 26/04/2007 03:39

I've got one - they seem to sell well on ebay so my thought was if I thought it was useless and hardly used it I could just sell it. I'm in a similar position to you though, we hope to move soon and would like to put the cot up in this house only if absolutely necessary.

nappyaddict · 28/04/2007 21:19

seeker what age did they grow out of the basket?

mad4girls · 28/04/2007 21:35

hi jabuti
just thought id mention that mothercare do what they call an economy crib i think its called. just made of really strong cardboard which slots together no screws its only about £30 and would be easy to move with etc

also i wouldnt pay £30 for a second hand moses basket as u could get one new for that from somewhere like toys r us go to a car boot, i got a gorgeous basket in white silk and lace for £3.50 with quilt and sheets it was gorgeous. it was the only place dd1 would sleep when tiny, she was in it till 5 months. i then sold it at a baby 2nd hand shop for £18 so no complaints there

good luck

CarGirl · 28/04/2007 21:38

It's the sort of think you can usually borrow from someone if you ask around. Try your local freecylce. Personally I had very large & long babies and they really were just too big for them - dd2 filled the hospital cot! If you have small babies/slow growing babies they can last for months and months.

Def try and borrow.

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jabuti · 28/04/2007 22:05

hi cat, i would like to borrow, but i dont have any friends around with children unfortunately.

and mad4girls, im keeping an eye out for nct nearly new sales here in my area, and a yahoo group where local moms post stuff such as sales too. lets see!

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Malaleche · 28/04/2007 22:26

Only read OP - DD1 used hers till she was 5 mo, mind you she was sleeping with her legs bent by then but it was a slightly smaller than standard one. DD2 would have used hers for longer but it went moldy underneath because i stupidly put it on a plastic storage box instead of a slatted wooden rack... We've washed it with bleach and kept it, now all the soft toys live in it and DD1 uses it for her dollies to 'sleep' in. They can also go on being handy for laying the baby down in another room instead of a bouncy chair etc until they learn to pull themselves up, then they can tip it over...

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