Bassinet: Infant
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Bassinet Needed
Asked by M.B. from Dallas
on November 14, 2006
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Does anyone have a used bassinet for sale?
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- HEY KINDA NEW TO THE GROUP ACTUALLY JUST JOINED NOW I DONT HAVE A BASSINET MYSELF FOR SALE BUT IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE THERE IS A GREAT CHEAP THRIFT STORE TRY KATS K...
- If you haven't found one yet I found one at Traders Village in Grand Prairie when my son was a baby and it worked great. Sorry I don't have it anymore but it was stur...
- I am about to have a child so I don't have one that I can sell but, if you look at thrift stores they usually have them. Thats where I found mine. Good Luck also you m...
Bassinet Recommendations
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on February 11, 2009
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I am expecting our third child & am looking for a good bassinet. before i used a small playpen that has a bassinet feature, however i am now a sahm & plan to bf for m...
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- I too am looking for a bassinet for my second baby. I am not sure what I am getting but wanted to pass along to you that you should not use a Simplicity one because se...
- Hello K.~ I used the Eddie Bauer bassinet. It is a lil more than you are looking for but honestly is was worth it. I got mine at Babies R Us but I just saw that the...
- I second the Eddie Bauer Bassinet. I absolutely loved it.
Bassinet or Swing
Asked by H.B. from Rochester
on September 7, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I have a dilemma. We just found out the bassinet we were preparing our 2nd baby(4th child) to be in was recalled. We will get store credit which is great b...
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- Since it seems like some babies don't like the swing, I would get the basinette. You can likely find a swing on craigslist later anyway--I got lots of cheap, gently us...
- I'd get the swing. He'll probably use that longer than the bassinet, which he will only fit in for 3 months.
- I myself would go with the swing. but, others might have a different reason to go with the bassinett, however if you go to www.freecycle.org, you can locate a local f...
Elevating a Bassinet
Asked by A.L. from Chicago
on August 24, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My 5 week old son has acid reflux and the doctor recommended that we elevate the mattress in his crib however he sleeps in a bassinet in our bedroom. Any su...
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- They have elevating pillows you can buy. We borrowed one from a friend so not sure were she got it but I assume you could probably get it at Baby R Us. My son spit up ...
- Hello. My daughter was a severe reflux kid. We had to do the same thing. My daughter was still hospitalized at 5 weeks (severe birth defect) but came home at almost 7...
- Our daughter has acid reflux too. We used a sleep positioner wedge -- it slightly elevated her/put her on an incline and seemed to work well.
Bassinet to Crib??
Asked by K.H. from Wausau
on February 5, 2012
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When is a good age to move a baby from the bassinet in your room to the crib in her own room? Also, my baby will be sharing a room with her 6 year old sister. Does mov...
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- We kept our youngest in a pack n' play in our room for about a year. Easier on me, because I was nursing; and it also kept nightime wakings from disturbing our toddle...
- We did what Rachel did. In our last house our room was to small for the regular sized crib so we got a wooden mini crib. It was perfect and then I sold it on CL and ma...
- I moved all my kids around 3 months old. I wanted them to enjoy the closeness of the bassinet for a little while, but wanted them to get used to the crib at a very ear...
Bassinet Advice
Asked by H.B. from Denver
on August 8, 2009
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My husband and I are looking to purchase a bassinet for our room to make the middle of the night awakings a little easier. Our second little one due to arrive in abou...
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- I have three chidlren and we finally gave away our crib because we completely prefer to use the Arms' Reach Co-Sleeper. It's by far the best piece of baby gear we own....
- I also use the arm's reach co-sleeper and I LOVE it - you can get the mini which only goes up to 20-something pounds or the full which has a higher weight limit. My so...
- Hi, H.. We had the same pak-n-play with bassinet attachment. That's what our son slept in the 1st couple months without a problem (he's 1 now). It was nice to have ...
Crib and Bassinet
Asked by J.H. from Stationed Overseas
on December 2, 2009
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I'm expecting my second child in April and I'm trying to figure out the best items I should buy. We are trying to save money and be very practical with our purchases ...
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- Don't waste your money with the bassinet, just use the crib in the next room. Your baby will be fine, and will respond to your emotions about the situation. If you are...
- We wasted money on our bassinet, which I ended up giving away. I promise you don't need both upstairs on the same floor. We had 3 levels at the time so it was best f...
- We are also very close to our daughter's room and decided to put her in her crib from the beginning. (She ended up sleeping in her carseat for 2 weeks in our room beca...
Bassinet or Amby?
Asked by T.M. from Sacramento
on February 5, 2009
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Hello Moms! I am expecting my first child and I'm not sure whether I should invest in a bassinet or "Amby" for my bedroom. I already have a crib in the baby's room b...
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- I preferred a cradle to either of your suggestions> We used a bassinet in the family room and a cradle on the bedroom and the cradle was great! I could gently swing th...
- I used a bassinet for the first three months and then put my lil' one in her own room in her crib. Worked like a charm. Having them in bed is sometimes nice, but not r...
- I have a baby hammock (a homemade one, not Amby), and I think my little guy sleeps longer in it than my daughter did in the bassinet. I like it--it's more like the sl...
Bassinet or Cradle?
Asked by R.C. from Minneapolis
on October 20, 2007
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Is one safer than the other? We are due in about 4 weeks and the new baby is going to be in our room for probably the first nine months of her little life. Our first...
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- Neither :o) I used a pack n play for my kids because you can put the "bassinet" piece on it to make it so the baby is up higher and then as they get bigger you can ta...
- I personally would just use the bassinet, with a cradle you might get into a habit forming situation where you have to half asleep be rocking a infant who then wants t...
- I'm not sure about safety, but I assume cradles are just as safe, assuming they are deep enough and you can lock the cradle so it doesn't rock. I used a co-sleeper wi...
Bassinet Recommendations
Asked by E.M. from Chicago
on April 13, 2009
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I'm expecting a baby at the end of this month and I'm interested in buying a bassinet. I don't want to spend too much -- maybe up to $200? -- but I also don't want som...
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- I had a Precious Moments Bassinet from Delta Enterprises. It retails for about $50, more or less, and I was glad I didn't spend a ton of money on it. It was lightweig...
- Personally, I would go for either a Pack N Play next to your bed, a regular crib set up next to your bed, a Co-Sleeper (side-carred to your bed) or a "snuggle nest" ty...
- Hi E.: We had a moses basket for our son that had a stand. It was so convenient because I could take the basket around the house wherever I needed the baby to be. F...
