Bugaboo - to sleep in? Advice please!

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Has anyone got a Bugaboo gecko or chameleon? We're likely to get one of these shortly for our first as they seem fairly light and manoeuvrable for central London buses and walking.

As we're in a central London flat too (one-bed) and space is tight, I was wondering whether it would be ok to use the carrycot from either of these as a moses basket for baby to sleep in on our bedroom floor for the first few months. What do you think? Advice greatly appreciated! I wondered if I should get a separate mattress to put in it at night, or whether I'm being over-cautious?

hiya!
The bugaboo has not passes British safety standards for overnight sleeping in the UK, so do not recommend it here. However,it is a Dutch product, and in Holland IS recommended for overnight sleeping, so i guess the final decision would be yours. They both come with a 'proper' mattress, but as far as changing the matress goes, you you might find it hard to get a mattress to fit. Hope this helps!!

HAven't got a bugaboo, but I did use a carry cot as a moses basket for the first few weeks without any problems. Personally, I wouldn't bother with a spare mattress, just make sure you have plenty of undersheets.
Babies outgrow moses baskets very quickly. You really don't need one.

My ds slept in a bugaboo (frog) for the about 3 months. I bought a better mattress from John Lewis for around £20 - they have exactly the right size in stock. When I bought the bugaboo I think John Lewis told me that it should have a different mattress if he was going to sleep in it overnight. I put it in his big cot, which I think made the transistion to sleeping in the cot easier.

I know this is an old post, but here goes anyway.

I live in Denmark, and the prams that we use here, are not only taller, heavier and longer than those sold in the UK and the rest of the world. They are also safer to use for sleeping unguarded by the parents, because they are equipted with different as well as extra safety facilities, such as different brakes and different folding.

NOT EVEN these prams or the carrycots only are recommended for use at night. Even the manufactorers advice the buyers only to use the carrycots as beds when no better option (bed) is available.

Lena