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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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Yesterdayforgotten · 08/04/2020 15:26

There are other portable methods that we found worked better and regret the moses as was a waste of money.

Yesterdayforgotten · 08/04/2020 15:27

Something like the tiny love rocker 3 in 1 would be better imo. Or even a pack and play.

MsChatterbox · 08/04/2020 15:29

Some carrycots with pushchairs cannot be used for sleep overnight as the sides aren't breathable. What you could do is have the cot in the bedroom and the carrycot downstairs for supervised day naps. With my first I moved the moses basket up and down but with my second I'm planning on leaving the moses basket upstairs and using the carrycot for day naps. Just weigh up how important it is to you to not have one and how much she wants to buy it. This will be the first of many similar situations!

mumtobabygilrl · 08/04/2020 15:29

Look at things like the Chicco next to me - we had it and DD lasted in it until 7 months - the Moses basket in the other hand lasted about 3weeks

SleepingStandingUp · 08/04/2020 15:30

My twins are 7.5 kg at 4 months and still in the their moses baskets for naps so dependent on the baby thry do have longevity.
You'd need to make sure the pram bassinet self supported and you'd either have to have the whole thing in the living room or the bassinet on the floor which is a literal backache. Also ours was smaller than the moses

ps1991 · 08/04/2020 15:36

We had a Moses basket for in the living room, and a Snuzpod (like a next to me) in our room and then we have a cot bed in the baby’s room that we didn’t use until he was 5-6 months. I would definitely say that you don’t want to be using the carry cot on the pram as a bed for in the day unless you get one of those new ones that you can transfer onto a stand because if it’s raining you won’t want it in the living room.

www.pramworld.co.uk/silver-cross-coast-carrycot-stand

YakkityYakYakYak · 08/04/2020 15:41

I had the same plan as you then found that the carry cot from the travel system actually didn’t sit flush on the ground so I couldn’t use it. I ended up using the Moses basket a lot for the first few months, it’s not essential but I do think it’s a nice gift. It’s probably much lighter than the carry cot too so easier to move around the house.

Wewearpinkonwednesdays · 08/04/2020 15:42

I think moses baskets are definitely worth it. I didn't have one with my first but did with my second. Was a good idea. Easy to move around. No way would I gmhave wanted a pram trailed through my carpets and sitting in my living room while the baby was napping.

Umnoway · 08/04/2020 15:46

I had a Moses basket I used with my three eldest but they were all big babies so only fit in it for the first month. If I’d only had one baby who used it I’d have been a bit pissed off . Snuzpods look like better value for money imo, at least they can attach to your bed.

kittykat7210 · 08/04/2020 15:47

We have bought a Moses basket this time, last time I was so under the impression it would be a waste of money, we bought a lovely swing crib instead, my daughter hated it, she would ONLY sleep in the carrycot, so that’s what she did until we managed to get her into the crib (about 8 weeks). So this time we’ve paid for a Moses basket as babies aren’t supposed to night sleep in carry cots. I wish we had bought one last time!

Mintjulia · 08/04/2020 15:51

We have a family moses basket that's been in use for about 70 years. It's on its 12th mattress at the mo. It's fantastic for about 6 weeks and then bungs up the loft until there's another baby.

So if you don't have a lot of siblings, or not planning a football team, I wouldn't bother.

RandomMess · 08/04/2020 15:52

My DC were very long and only lasted a couple of weeks in it.

Jayneisagirlsname · 08/04/2020 15:52

If they're nice in-laws who are excited about their grandchild, I'd say thank you very much and accept. Some babies love Moses baskets and some don't but if your in-laws will get joy out of buying it, I'd let them enjoy it.

If it's coming from a place of telling you what you need and trying to get you to do what they want, then that's a different story.

FWIW, both mine slept brilliantly in a Moses basket.

BluntAndToThePoint80 · 08/04/2020 15:52

My first slept in hers for 6 months - was a standard size.

I got a Noah pod from Clair du Lune for my second. She was over 10lbs but the Noah pod is massive and she got 6 months out of it.

I had a massive sleeper pram but I would leave them on it unsupervised got loads of reasons - one being the sides were far to low and another being they’re not designed for it.

You could go straight to cot if you wanted, but mine were both in with me in my room for 6 months. Would a cot fit in your room comfortably ?

MinesAPintOfTea · 08/04/2020 15:53

Do you want to bring your travel system into your living room/bedroom etc? Are the sheets easily changed when covered in baby sick?

Ours was very useful. Not essential, but at that budget a nice thing for your in-laws to get for baby

ArialAnna · 08/04/2020 16:00

We got given a Moses basket by my SIL. Neither of my babies would sleep in it and only one of SIL's four did! So in my view they are a waste of money.

You could suggest she buys you a next to me crib though. Newborns need lots of comfort to sleep! Obviously every baby is different, but my two both followed the same pattern of a week or two of only sleeping on a living breathing person (my husband and I slept in shifts), then a few months of being breastfed into deep sleep and then being slowly carefully transferred into the crib while desparately trying not to wake them! In a next to you crib they have a better chance of them sleeping for longer as you are close enough for them to smell you, and you can give them a calming stroke when they stir.

Frlrlrubert · 08/04/2020 16:01

We didn't bother with a Moses basket, used a
Snuzpod for upstairs and the (massive) carrycot off our travel system downstairs.

PragmaticWench · 08/04/2020 16:05

Do check if the bassinet part of your chosen travel system is suitable for longer sleeps, some are but not many. Airflow can be an issue.

I'd also caution that trying to lift the bassinet on and off the pram base can be really awkward/heavy as you have to lean forward and unclip it. Not possible after a c-section and jolly hard after any birth as your stomach muscles take time to repair.

BlueLadybird · 08/04/2020 16:06

Disclaimer, I have a four week old baby so hardly an experienced mum. BUT, I have a Moses basket and a travel system with carry cot and a next-to-me and a cot bed. And honestly the Moses basket is great. Hardly cost anything and it’s great being able to bring it downstairs, out in the garden and so on without having to lift the carry cot on and off the pram, taking the cover thing off that you use outside, having to bring a wet pram in the house etc.

Selfsettling3 · 08/04/2020 16:06

We have an uppababy and just used the bassinet for both girls.

minisoksmakehardwork · 08/04/2020 16:26

The bassinet for my pram had a stand separate from the wheels (Silvercross linear sleepover) so we could use that as a Moses basket. TBH we still used a Moses basket upstairs. Using the pram bassinet downstairs just saved us the hassle of moving it up and down all day.

We did this for both our eldest. The benefit of our Moses basket was it was on a rocking stand.

If they wish to buy it, you don't object other than feeling it's a duplication and you have room for it, you might find it beneficial even in the short term. You might prefer to leave the pram downstairs, or in your car for some of the time. You might not want to lug it up and downstairs every day, several times a day (depending on why you're going up and down). Post baby, you might not physically be able to lift more bulk than baby.

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Lalla525 · 08/04/2020 16:29

Thanks all. Lots of food for thought!!!

Maybe having birth (mosse basket and next to me crib is the solution then). And leaving the travel system for outside only

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BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 08/04/2020 16:30

You need to check the bassinet is suitable for overnight sleeping.

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 08/04/2020 16:31

Just put the cot in your room and get a Tiny Love Napper for the living room as suggested above.

Lunafortheloveogod · 08/04/2020 16:38

Honestly it might be great if your baby might be massive or hate it, no one can tell. We had two with ds1, upstairs n downstairs so I didn’t need to carry them around the house, pram didn’t fit in the living room dog/baby gate. He absolutely hated the rocking stand downstairs but slept like a brick in the regular stand (jammed a shoe under the one downstairs eventually).

But as long as it’s safe, a lot of carrycots on prams aren’t so really double check, use whatever you like.. maybe suggest they put it towards xyz that’s more expensive/last longer/you want instead. MIL insisted she’d get us a crib, I wanted a next2me type thing.. she got a swinging crib like she had and he hated any movement at all so he was in it like two nights until the cot came, and when I say in it for two nights I mean he was on my side of the bed while I froze with no duvet after he got his opera singing practice in, every time he flinched it moved even when “locked”

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