FTM bassinet/ mini crib question

[luxxlisbon]

I live in a small flat so I'm trying to find something that lasts the full 6 months that baby will be in our bedroom without it being too big and bulky. It seems like a moses basket might be out as I would still need something bigger before 6 months, and the full cot in our room wouldn't work so I've been looking at bassinets and cradles but then I came across this mini cot.

www.zarahome.com/gb/kids/furniture-&-decoration/furniture/mini-cot-with-liner-c1020264587p302055549.html?ct=true

Can anyone tell me roughly how long you think this size would be appropriate to use for? Obviously can't say for certain but I will likely have a baby that is slightly on the smaller side.
The dimensions are 79 x 77.8 x 54.1 cm

Google says you should still get a year or two out of a mini cot but i'm unsure if that is for a bigger one.
This would be ideal because we could use it in our room, then wheel it into the babies bedroom after and then transition to a more longterm cot to bed when she is about 12-18 months.

Is there a reason this is a terrible idea?

@Ginfilledcats I'm hardly choosing aesthetic over function and safety, what a ridiculous thing to say, based on what exactly? Just because I don't like the look of one particular style of bassinet that you have?

I posted something to get advice and try to work out what it actually is that I need for my situation so I could search for it. I don't need to order something today so I'm trying to research what I actually want and need. Plenty of people have given good advice and suggestions on what is out there and what size might be best.

Have you looked at the stokke sleepi crib? It gets bigger as the baby does (think you have to buy extender kits) but can last them right from birth to toddler bed. Not sure how long you will be in your 1 bed flat but if you end up moving you can take the crib with you, make it bigger and it will last longer. it's on wheels too so you can move it easily if your needs change once baby is here. I think the oval shape is really lovely (not sure about sheets to fit etc, assume you have to buy oval ones to fit the mattress)

@wimbler

Have you looked at the stokke sleepi crib? It gets bigger as the baby does (think you have to buy extender kits) but can last them right from birth to toddler bed. Not sure how long you will be in your 1 bed flat but if you end up moving you can take the crib with you, make it bigger and it will last longer. it's on wheels too so you can move it easily if your needs change once baby is here. I think the oval shape is really lovely (not sure about sheets to fit etc, assume you have to buy oval ones to fit the mattress)

Thanks, this seems like a good option! Expensive but overall might be less wasteful rather than 3 or 4 different 'beds' before she is even 3. It is a 2 bed so she has her own good size room to move into but we just don't have loads of space for extra bits. The main problem is things like a moses basket at the start would be so wasteful as we wouldn't be able to store it away for another baby etc so something that sort of grows with baby sounds ideal. We live in London and love our area so we will likely be in the flat for a while. Seems like you can frequently buy the Stokkee Sleepi secondhand which might be a good option. Probably wouldn't buy a fabric bassinets second hand but a wooden crib is easily cleaned. Thanks for the help!

NRFR but I have a nuna travel cot which has a bassinet setting, mine was less than £70 because its purple. Also can be used as a playpen
www.mamasandpapas.com/en-gb/nuna-sena-travel-cot-graphite/p/173347700?pdg=pla-917032200715:cmp-10025499075:adg-103990611074:crv-434390568638:pos-:dev-c&gclid=CjwKCAiAxp-ABhALEiwAXm6IycPQJ0FkZkF9dQV5mIJdbEPnjynkDYaWtb8nVv66UeArGCTlZXDD1hoCMKgQAvD_BwE

I can understand wanting something that looks nice to some extent, but I find it a bit weird that style would be such a high priority. I have a Snuzpod, and while it's not exactly the most beautiful piece of furniture I own, it's fine 🤷🏻‍♀️

However, if you want the traditional wooden cot with bars look, how about the BabyBay?
www.madeformums.com/reviews/nscessity-babybay-crib-review/

Otherwise I'd just get a compact / mini / petite cot that fits the space you have, you'll have to check the dimensions obviously.

Definitely second hand would save you money. I think the stokke ones hold their value relatively well but definitely savings to be made. Bonus is that you can always sell on to recoup costs if you decide to buy new. Just make sure you buy a brand new mattress as per advice.

If you do get a nice basic Moses basket, it’s not always a waste, many friends use the basket after as just that, a basket in children’s room for toys etc

I know it’s all a matter of opinion but I actually think the snuzpod looks really nice

My main reservation with it is you can’t use a sensor monitor with it, but then that might apply to anything that is kept next to the bed as it might pick up on parents movements...I am trying to find out about this, planning to ask Angelcare for advice.

We had a teeny bedroom when I was expecting our first baby. We got a Moses basket from Asda (£25 in baby event) and she was in it until she was 6 months. She was a tiny baby though and would have fit for longer. We had to move her into her cot though because she started climbing onto me in the mornings and I was afraid she’d fall

Sorry OP didn't mean to offend and re reading my reply it does come across rather judgey and quite frankly a bit up my own behind! Sorry!

Best of luck finding the right thing for you and your family!

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This one is amazing. We used a moses for a couple of months and then this for ages. This time I might use this from birth ... It was £40 from Mothercare and so sadly I'm not sure you can buy it new anymore 😩 but you might find something similar? I had it next to the bed and so could see/touch DD throughout the night 💕

@Smilingdonkey Thanks you, I actually came across something very similar last night!

www.petiteamelie.co.uk/multi-functional-bedside-sleeper-nuage-white-1528.html

Nice wooden style, compact but not tiny, can have it as a standard cot or you can use an attachment to join it to your bed, and you can lower the height so they don't grow out of it too quickly.

Seems like it could tick a lot of boxes, particularly as it works as a cot and a co sleeper since you don't know how they will sleep best.

@Ginfilledcats thats okay, I was probably too harsh too.
I'm not trying to pick looks over function and safety by any means, I'm just wasn't really sure what I was looking for/what it was even called so it was hard to find. It seems it does exist and I have a few things to search for now.

I'm just not in a rush so might as well find something that suits rather than just buying the first thing I see, then I can pack it away and still enjoy it with future babies.
Everything is harder when you are looking at big baby items for the first time and can't just mooch around a shop and get talked through all the options.

[quote luxxlisbon]@Smilingdonkey Thanks you, I actually came across something very similar last night!

www.petiteamelie.co.uk/multi-functional-bedside-sleeper-nuage-white-1528.html

Nice wooden style, compact but not tiny, can have it as a standard cot or you can use an attachment to join it to your bed, and you can lower the height so they don't grow out of it too quickly.

Seems like it could tick a lot of boxes, particularly as it works as a cot and a co sleeper since you don't know how they will sleep best.[/quote]
As a stand-alone crib (not in bedside mode) the width is only 40cm which means that in my opinion it will be outgrown quickly. Babies tend to wriggle around and fling their arms out when sleeping. I have a Snuzpod2 which is 36cm wide and it already feels too narrow for my 4 month old baby, so even with an extra 4cm I don't think it would last too much longer. As long as you have space in your bedroom, I would get something that is minimum 50cm wide, otherwise it will probably be outgrown by around 6 months.

Something like this would be better (out of stock a though)

www.mamasandpapas.com/en-gb/petite-compact-cot-for-baby-to-1-year-white-pine/p/ctpe02700

@NameChange30 thanks for perspective. I'll bookmark it and see if I come across anything 90x50+.

I'm not too worried if it can last until about 6 months as she will have her own room and a full cot with no size restrictions on that, it is just finding something for her to be in while in our room that is compact enough to fit but not quite as short term as a moses basket.

I'll keep those dims in mind when I'm looking, it is such a minefield looking online when they obviously give dimensions but when you've never bought one before you don't really know what they mean/ can't imagine the scale!

[quote NameChange30]Something like this would be better (out of stock a though)

www.mamasandpapas.com/en-gb/petite-compact-cot-for-baby-to-1-year-white-pine/p/ctpe02700[/quote]
I'll add that to my list and keep checking back to see if they get stock again. Such a shame, it was a great feature that the other one could be a cot and side sleeper. But at least with a cot style you can still see through the bars when it is beside your bed anyway.

There are plenty of bedside cribs that can be attached to bed with side down or used as a stand-alone crib, that are the dimensions you want, you've just rejected them all on aesthetic grounds

That cot/side sleeper combo looks like what we had and honestly I found it really crap as a cosleeper! It might have just been the one we had though. I actually took a pic of my 2yo in it to show size when we put it together as a crib to sell it :o

@BertieBotts what didn't you like about the cosleeper attachment?

The BabyBay (which I linked to in my first post) is the closest thing to ticking all the boxes, I think: traditional wooden bar style, can be bedside or stand-alone, the only thing is that it's slightly small (43 x 86).

I think you'll have to compromise on either size, looks, or the bedside/cosleeping feature.

Ikea do good "smaller" cots which may suit and won't break the bank.

What do you have for daytime sleeping? Or do you want something that would work in both the bedroom overnight and the living room during the day?

It had sharp corners (!) and the mattress was beyond shit, it just curled up when you put a sheet on it which caused it to shrink away from the edges and made a huge gap I thought was hazardous.

YY to BabyBay - they used these in the hospitals in Germany where DS2 was born! :)

@BertieBotts

It had sharp corners (!) and the mattress was beyond shit, it just curled up when you put a sheet on it which caused it to shrink away from the edges and made a huge gap I thought was hazardous.

Definitely good to know! It's so hard to know if I would feel comfortable with a cosleeper set up in general. The idea is lovely but I have an awkward ottoman bed and I wonder if I would just be constantly worried about how secure it was and therefore not be able to sleep that well.