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newlife
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jun 2004
Posts: 874
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Crib Or Bassinet
Posted: 10-09-04 12:01pm
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Okay, I have little jonathan's crib
already, but I am mapping out my room's
floorplan to see where everything will go,
and I don't see how I will be able to use
it. Okay I wan't little jon to sleep
right by my bed so that I can watch him
breathe, but there is no way I can put a
crib right by my bed, it would block
something off. So I was thinking about
saving the crib until he gets older, and
buy a bassinet for him to sleep in. I
am not talking about a play pin that most
people refer to as a bassinet, but a real
one. I'll see if I can find a pic.
So what do ya'll think? Will the
bassinet be okay, or will he need to sleep
in the crib from the start? I really
don't want him to have to sleep away from
me. I think I am going to cry now.
Kind of like these:
has anyone else done this or is thinking
of doing this?
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Katherine19
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Aug 2004
Posts: 248
Location: Houston
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Posted: 10-09-04 12:47pm
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Hey sweetie, in our family we use
bassinets alot, we always get a crib and
the bassinet the only bad thing is that
depending on the baby's size they may not
be able to use it that long. Just a
thought, you can prob use it for like the
first 2 months maybe 3. I hope that this
helped. 
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lauren22
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jun 2004
Posts: 647
Location: Alabama
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Posted: 10-09-04 13:25pm
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They also have these things called "moses
baskets" that is like a portable bassinet
that you can put anywhere! You could
probably even put it on the bed next to
you! If you just search the net for
"moses basket" you can see what i'm
talking about!
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lilmama2b_oct04
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Joined: 01 Mar 2004
Posts: 1970
Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: 10-09-04 15:02pm
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Im using a bassinette with brooklyn. She
doesnt like to sleep in her crib, and the
only way I actually get some sleep is if I
sleep on the couch with the bassinette on
the floor next to me. If im sleeping and
I have to wake up and get out of bed, feed
her, and then get into bed, it takes me
forever to fall back asleep, and then shes
waking me up right away again after I fall
back asleep. Mine is a little short one,
that converts from a vibrating bouncer
seat to a bassinette. The thing is once
they get so big, or once they learn how to
sit up(or pull up, or anything), you cant
use them anymore, and then they might have
an even harder time adjusting to their
crib. I put brooklyn in her crib when
shes awake sometimes, and sometimes when
she naps during the day so then she can
kinda start to get used to it.
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Mommy2Seany
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Sep 2004
Posts: 315
Location: Sewickley, PA
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Posted: 10-09-04 15:17pm
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Isaiah is in a bassinet, and sean was in a
bassinet and a crib both. He did fine,
and we havent tried isaiah in the crib
yet, but we have both.
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bellax0x
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Joined: 10 Jun 2004
Posts: 3572
Location: Jersey Baby!
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Posted: 10-09-04 15:18pm
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With troy, jays mom had both. He started
sleeping in the crib at like 3 months and
she moved the bassinet into the basement
<3
gaby
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Mommy2Seany
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Sep 2004
Posts: 315
Location: Sewickley, PA
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Posted: 10-09-04 15:33pm
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Just dont get jonathan a pink bassinet!!
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linuxChique
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Joined: 05 May 2004
Posts: 4535
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Posted: 10-09-04 15:57pm
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I don't think we're gonna have room for a
bassinet! I don't want tru sleeping in
our room at all, but mike seems to think
the first week or two is a must. I'd
rather her not ever get used to not
sleeping alone so that she'll sleep more
quickly and calmly alone. But yeah we're
only using a crib.
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newlife
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jun 2004
Posts: 874
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Posted: 10-09-04 15:59pm
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I think i'll give the bassinet a try until
he gets too big for it. An no I won't get
him a pink one stacie, eventhough I am
tempted.Lol. Jon thinks that I am going
to give little jonathan a complex, by
dressing him like a girl, lol. It's not
like i'll really do it (that often). I
don't think i'll be able to help doing it
sometimes.
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IDABABY
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Mar 2004
Posts: 2236
Location: ***Wisconsin Baby***
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Posted: 10-09-04 16:05pm
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I had boughten a bassinet for my little
one, its a good idea because you can watch
him sleep..Or even wheel it on into the
living room while he is napping and you
are doing whatever it is that you may be
doing.
The bassinet is one of the great things to
have in the baby world..Especially early
on.
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nikki_caro
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Joined: 22 Aug 2003
Posts: 4921
Location: Right here at work!
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Posted: 10-09-04 16:17pm
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Hey I have a cradle for isabelle. Its
like a bassinet/crib. Smaller than a
crib, bigger than a bassinet. Ill take
pics of it. Cuz I cannot fit a crib in my
room! My room is packed as it is! Lol.
Ill take pics in a sec! But get a
bassinet for now!
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pitterpatter
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2004
Posts: 619
Location: United States
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Posted: 10-09-04 16:24pm
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I think it's a good idea to use a
bassinet. Their nice cause when you wake
up in the middle of the night you can just
pull them into bed to feed them. Unless
you bottle feed than that might not work
as well.
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nippz
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Joined: 11 Sep 2004
Posts: 2173
Location: ,
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Posted: 10-09-04 17:06pm
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Yeah get a portable one and save the crib
for later on, therefore when your baby
grows out of the bassinet, you have a
backup  * im sure you'll
liike it better.
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babyrae
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Posts: 2957
Location: Manitoba, Canada
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Posted: 10-09-04 21:18pm
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I used a cradle (just like a bassinet) in
the beginning cuz her crib is in her room
and I couldnt sleep without her near me at
first! When she was 7 weeks I started
putting her in her crib.. Sometiems
she'll sleep in her swing or cradle still
but shes got the crib down pat... Either
way... They're both good.
Shauna
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