Moses rocking stand - side to side or head to toe movement?

littledemonme · Feb 15th, 2010, 04:04 AM

Hello ladies, I'm after some advice on moses basket rocking stands. Finally bit the bullet and ordered a moses basket but now I haven't got a clue what stand to buy. A website with a head to toe rocking movement claims babies like it better but there are tonnes more side to side rockers on the market. Any experience?????
Ta!

DizzyMoo · Feb 15th, 2010, 04:18 AM

Ive got 2, one thats a basic non moving stand which is downstairs & i have a rocking one upstairs, I cant say ive noticed much difference in using them tbh. The rocking one did work at sending him to sleep if he was already drifting but fighting it other than that it just looked nice lol sorry not much help hun x

lynnikins · Feb 15th, 2010, 04:21 AM

i wouldnt ever get a rocking moses basket my crib glides side to side but its not a large motion and you cant make the motion bigger by forcing it unlike with a rocker which if you lean on one side can tip the whole thing over,

anything like vibrating chairs and rocking things can create yourself a rod for your own back as you risk baby not learning to sleep without the motion and they dont make vibrating cots as far as i know so there would be a point where you have to change into a bigger bed and may well have trouble with getting them to sleep, this goes for falling asleep with a bottle or on the breast too,
I try to avoid starting habits with my babies that are hard to stop else it just winds up with problems imo,
have you looked into a baby hammock?

littledemonme · Feb 15th, 2010, 04:30 AM

Baby hammocks - yes, have spent the last couple of weeks debating it. Little one is expected to be quite long and family who have long babies said don't get a moses basket because she'll outgrow it so quickly. So a hammock seemed ideal for sleeping and for size but a friend brought round a 9 month old at the weekend and we just took one look at how big and quite literally bouncy she was and we decided that she'd be out of a hammock in a minute hence finally buying the moses basket. The moses basket comes with a fixed stand but thought we'd get a rocker just for night.

Maybe75 · Feb 15th, 2010, 07:07 AM

I think the head-to-toe movement is better, i guess its like how you would rock the baby in your arms? But i've read quite a few places now, if you're going to get a rocking one, thats the one to go for

KimB1980 · Feb 17th, 2010, 14:49 PM

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Originally Posted by littledemonme

Hello ladies, I'm after some advice on moses basket rocking stands. Finally bit the bullet and ordered a moses basket but now I haven't got a clue what stand to buy. A website with a head to toe rocking movement claims babies like it better but there are tonnes more side to side rockers on the market. Any experience?????
Ta!

We we're wondering the same thing - we intend to get a foldable one for downstairs and a solid but rocking one for by our bed.
My best friend had a rocking one which she used to sooth her little boy rather than picking him up every-time he had a little moan and a gentle the rocking motions helped him calm down.

NuKe · Feb 18th, 2010, 06:54 AM

i got a head to toe one.

Lucy · Feb 18th, 2010, 16:52 PM

I had a head to toe but found that when it was still with the baby in it the weight of the baby's head caused the head end to dip down slightly (almost like a see-saw).

So I ended up propping a towel under the rocking feet to keep it static.

This time I am just getting static frame

BumpyButtons · Feb 18th, 2010, 17:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucy

I had a head to toe but found that when it was still with the baby in it the weight of the baby's head caused the head end to dip down slightly (almost like a see-saw).

So I ended up propping a towel under the rocking feet to keep it static.

This time I am just getting static frame

omg this is totally us atm. we have to prop one end of our rocking one up with a towel

i consider this frame to be a complete waste of money and wish i never got it

With my son i had a side to side one from mamas and papas which was perfect as it had little slide down feet that could make it not rock at all. it was fantastic, unfortunately i lent it to a friend who broke one of the straps that hold the basket otherwise it would have beeb used for chloe

isolabella · Aug 16th, 2010, 04:39 AM

According to the Baby Whisperer you should always rock a baby side to side as it mimics the motion they felt in the womb when you were were walking. Babies R Us have some offers on at the moment.

Feb 15th, 2010, 04:04 AM	#1
littledemonme Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 568	Moses rocking stand - side to side or head to toe movement? Hello ladies, I'm after some advice on moses basket rocking stands. Finally bit the bullet and ordered a moses basket but now I haven't got a clue what stand to buy. A website with a head to toe rocking movement claims babies like it better but there are tonnes more side to side rockers on the market. Any experience????? Ta!

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Feb 15th, 2010, 04:18 AM	#2
DizzyMoo Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5,902	Ive got 2, one thats a basic non moving stand which is downstairs & i have a rocking one upstairs, I cant say ive noticed much difference in using them tbh. The rocking one did work at sending him to sleep if he was already drifting but fighting it other than that it just looked nice lol sorry not much help hun x

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Feb 15th, 2010, 04:21 AM	#3
lynnikins Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chessington, Surrey Posts: 14,443	i wouldnt ever get a rocking moses basket my crib glides side to side but its not a large motion and you cant make the motion bigger by forcing it unlike with a rocker which if you lean on one side can tip the whole thing over, anything like vibrating chairs and rocking things can create yourself a rod for your own back as you risk baby not learning to sleep without the motion and they dont make vibrating cots as far as i know so there would be a point where you have to change into a bigger bed and may well have trouble with getting them to sleep, this goes for falling asleep with a bottle or on the breast too, I try to avoid starting habits with my babies that are hard to stop else it just winds up with problems imo, have you looked into a baby hammock?

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Feb 15th, 2010, 04:30 AM	#4
littledemonme Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 568	Baby hammocks - yes, have spent the last couple of weeks debating it. Little one is expected to be quite long and family who have long babies said don't get a moses basket because she'll outgrow it so quickly. So a hammock seemed ideal for sleeping and for size but a friend brought round a 9 month old at the weekend and we just took one look at how big and quite literally bouncy she was and we decided that she'd be out of a hammock in a minute hence finally buying the moses basket. The moses basket comes with a fixed stand but thought we'd get a rocker just for night.

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Feb 15th, 2010, 07:07 AM	#5
Maybe75 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 84	I think the head-to-toe movement is better, i guess its like how you would rock the baby in your arms? But i've read quite a few places now, if you're going to get a rocking one, thats the one to go for

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Feb 18th, 2010, 06:54 AM	#7
NuKe Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: N. Ireland Posts: 13,171	i got a head to toe one.

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Lucy Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 478	I had a head to toe but found that when it was still with the baby in it the weight of the baby's head caused the head end to dip down slightly (almost like a see-saw). So I ended up propping a towel under the rocking feet to keep it static. This time I am just getting static frame
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Aug 16th, 2010, 04:39 AM	#10
isolabella Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 659	According to the Baby Whisperer you should always rock a baby side to side as it mimics the motion they felt in the womb when you were were walking. Babies R Us have some offers on at the moment.

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