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In laws want to buy us a moses basket

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Lalla525 · 08/04/2020 14:59

Hi all - my in-laws decided that the present they would give to baby is a moses basket. They say it is easily transferable between rooms and buys us time to buy a proper cot.

I wanted to buy a travel system and they generally have one carrier which is similar to a moses basket so thought it would be an unnecessary duplication as the kid could nap in the travel system and sleep in a cot. Hence saving the additional moses basket.

Am I saying nonsense? I'm not really sure if my plan is realistic or not..

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yomellamoHelly · 08/04/2020 15:03

My MIL went to great efforts to renovate the one her boys had been in. Eldest was in it for about a month. Ds2 for about two weeks (slept better in the cot). Dd was too big for it from the start. So I think they're quite silly. My 3 were all 95+% on the height charts. (Dd longer than 99%)

LoisLittsLover · 08/04/2020 15:03

Can you fit a full sized cot in your bedroom until baby is 6 months? We have a crib in our bedroom which allowed us to buy a large cot bed for the nursery and it lasted dd until she was 4, so no need for a toddler bed. Also, dd slept in the moses basket of her pram for about 5 weeks - she wouldn't settle in the crib as it was too open for her

Delbelleber · 08/04/2020 15:03

The good thing about a moses basket if you get one that comes with a stand you can rock the baby in it. Also my new travel system annoyingly doesn't cater for the carrycot to be taken out and put elsewhere other than on the buggy frame because if I put it on the floor the sides would sink down. Didn't have that problem with a previous travel system.

NoMorePoliticsPlease · 08/04/2020 15:05

It seems to me a moses basket is not a massive expence and if they want to buy one whats the harm? you are perhaps overthinking this. You talk about a travel sytem, I hope you are not thinking of your baby sleeping in any sort of car seat/push chair

Serendipper · 08/04/2020 15:07

Pram carrycots are not designed for unsupervised sleep, also mine rarely came in the house as the wheels were mucky etc.
I used a Moses basket for a few months downstairs and had a bedside crib for nighttime in my room. I was glad of the Moses basket but would not have spent a lot on it as it has such a short time of being useful. Perhaps a travel cot for downstairs might have more longevity?

BeMorePacific · 08/04/2020 15:08

I loved our Moses basket. It was ideal as it was light, so could have it upstairs or downstairs really easily. Little one then moved into a small cot at around 3 months.
He was actually a not so little one at 9lbs 8. But he slept really well I’m his basket x

EvilPea · 08/04/2020 15:08

Ours got much more use than a cot. Babies seemed to sleep better in it as well. Had two stands, one upstairs, one down and used it for all sleeps.

But that was just my experience.
I didn’t use our pram much so the car seat stayed in the car (had a c section so couldn’t lift baby and seat). I’m not sure (especially in this time) id want outside stuff inside too much.

Amicompletelyinsane · 08/04/2020 15:10

I've got to say I didn't like my moses baskets. My babies wouldn't sleep in it. We had a Katy crib which they would go in

Heismyopendoor · 08/04/2020 15:11

The carry cot we had didn’t sit flush on anything but the pram. So would have been no good to use like that.

I found the Moses basket handy with all of mine, one upstairs and one downstairs. With my later kids I got cribs instead. They physically take up a similar footprint but the sleeping area was bigger. Mine got up to 9 months out of a crib. So that may be a better option?

Littleshortcake · 08/04/2020 15:13

We used ours .. it was a larger one and very sturdy. I would let them buy it and thank them. This isn't a big issue. They also look lovely (IMO)

onetwothreeadventure · 08/04/2020 15:13

I borrowed one from a friend and used it on each of mine for their first few months. I quite like them as you can move them between rooms and the baby is snug - the cot seems huge when they're newborn. Mine all transferred to a full sized cot around 3 months.

My friend also gave me her cot so I didn't buy anything extra but I did like the look of the beside cribs that go alongside the bed - that might be a good option for an alternative gift for your in laws.

ByGrabtharsHammerWhatASavings · 08/04/2020 15:14

We did the same as you, got a cot and a pram with a bassinet attachment. But then our baby point blank refused to ever sleep in the cot, he absolutely hated it, so we only ever used the bassinet. It was a massive pain to keep taking it on and off the pram. But for various reasons we couldn't just go out and buy a moses basket as well by that point, which I'm guessing won't be the case for you. So why not ask your ILs to hold off until baby is born, and if your baby hates the cot then they can give you one then.

Lumierecandle · 08/04/2020 15:14

Moses baskets are very cute to look at but if you have the room in your bedroom for a cot I don’t see the need. I’m tossing up whether to buy one of those beside your bed co-sleepers for easy access/closeness in the night when very little. Perhaps that might be more useful for you?

xyzandabc · 08/04/2020 15:17

We did exactly as you are proposing. Our travel system had a carry cot which was approved for overnight sleeping. There weren't many carrycots on the market that were suitable for long sleeps at the time but this was 13 years ago now so things might have changed. I think it's something to do with the design and airflow whether they are suitable for longer sleeps.

We did have a Moses basket stand downstairs that we put the carrycot on during the day. Then at night they slept in the regular cot from day one. We chose one of the smallest cots so that it would fit in our bedroom. Measure your space first.

I've seen so many friends buy beautiful huge cots then find they can't actually use them until baby moved to it's own room as they can't fit it in their bedroom.

Yesterdayforgotten · 08/04/2020 15:18

Moses baskets are a waste of money, both of mine didnt use it for five minutes as once they woke up from birth they hated it. I would tellt hem not to waste their money. I reccomend a chicco next to me crib or similar that will.last your child alpt longer than a moses. Or even something like this that has multiple uses:

www.pramworld.co.uk/tiny-love-3-in-1-rocker-napper-red?gclid=CjwKCAjw7LX0BRBiEiwA__gNwzhk61V8ukqw08M2wFY1YFS049OrdlHfSf2nttBgmhFsGjAazrxjWRoCbxkQAvD_BwE#fo_c=743&fo_k=c79bbb83f06095ce1331d5a9c5a24bde&fo_s=gplauk

Wetcarparkrain · 08/04/2020 15:19

Pointless for us (dc1) and hard to pass on (everyone had a relative who wanted to buy them one it seemed), a bed-adjoining cot which we rented for six months was much more useful.

Wetcarparkrain · 08/04/2020 15:20

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Menopauseandteensdontmix100 · 08/04/2020 15:20

Somebody loaned us one (i had never thought of buying one). It was lovely in the early days and it looked good in our living room. Baby slept in it at night in our bedroom and then when they first went into the cot (but this was 15/16 years ago) we put the moses basket inside the cot initially so it made the transition into own room very easy.
I dont think we used one for very long but it was lovely while we did. After DS i was very quickly pregnant with DD so i didnt use my expensive travel system for that long either as it was too. heavy to manoeuvre as my back was very sorry when pregnant again. If MIL/PIL want to buy you this I would let them. You don’t need an expensive one but they are nice in the early days and it’ll keep them sweet.

Spied · 08/04/2020 15:20

I bought a Moses basket and rocking stand.
It wasn't cheap and I'll be honest it never felt safe on the stand. I did use it for a short while inside the cot though.
You could always use it when you are in the bathroom so you can keep an eye on baby etc. Light enough to move from room to room.

MrsTerryPratchett · 08/04/2020 15:22

DD was long so was in it a very short amount of time.

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Lalla525 · 08/04/2020 15:23

Point is, we have space and we could have a cot in our bedroom. To be fair, I'm planning to let baby to sleep in our bedroom for more than the 6 months recommended, so the cot will at some point be in our bedroom.

From their words, the advantage of a moses basket is that it is easily movable and does not require a cot immediately. But if you have the travel system with the bassinet (pic attached) and the cot, why would you have a moses basket in addition?

I mean yes, not a big deal to have them buying it, but is it worth it?

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TooTypical · 08/04/2020 15:24

I found the Moses basket very portable and convenient. As others have said it's not a large or expensive item - and could even be recycled as an ironing basket. Here's an example of it in use (not with ironing in.)

Runnerduck34 · 08/04/2020 15:25

I loved our moses basket, also had a travel system with carrycot/ car seat/ pushchair attachments but the carrycot would have had to have been either on the floor or on the the pram base which for me wasn't practical. Small babies like being cocooned so ime don't sleep well in cots until they are older.
I would accept her offer!

Yesterdayforgotten · 08/04/2020 15:25

I think the consensus is no a moses basket isnt worth it op.

SallyWD · 08/04/2020 15:26

Moses baskets are lovely. We had a really big, comfy one. Both my children slept in it until they were 6 months. I'd accept their offer.

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