Carry Cot or Moses Basket?

ellienellie · Mar 2nd, 2010, 12:24 PM

My DH and I have been looking at prams (travel systems) and a few of those have carry cots. But I'm concerned that the mattress that comes with them isn't thick enough for baby to sleep in overnight??
Do you think these would be okay with a deeper mattress - anyone use them?
Or do you prefer/use a Moses basket?

Thank you x

Sorry, I'm a total novice at this!... as you can tell - lol

sidney · Mar 2nd, 2010, 16:06 PM

i am not sure i was thinking the same x

suzib76 · Mar 2nd, 2010, 17:06 PM

depending on the pram i would be wary of putting a thicker mattress in as it could raise the baby up to high iykwim i have a babystyle prestige pram with a lovely deep carrycot but my freind has a hauck and the carrycot is about half the height of mine so a deeper mattress would mean lo would be at the top almost (hope that makes sense lol)

i dont think there is any diff in the mattress i have in my pram and the one i have in the crib

babythinkpink · Mar 3rd, 2010, 03:49 AM

Personally I would invest in a moses basket, and stand if you intend to have baby by your bed.
The moses baskets are well ventilated, and more spacifically designed for night time use.
Baby can get quite warm at bedtime and the baskets are nice and cool.
I used a motion monitor with my dd from the time she came home from hospital, and with the moses basket there are plenty of woven spaces to get the bits through for that.
The basket and stand you can move from upstairs to downstairs, stand in room to lounge floor etc, and baby spends quit a lot of time in there for the first few months!

freckleonear · Mar 3rd, 2010, 04:04 AM

The travel system we bought for our son had a carrycot which was designed to be safe to sleep in at night (extra ventilation, etc.). We bought a moses basket mattress to use in it overnight and will be doing the same this time. I'm not sure that all carrycots are suitable for overnight sleeping though.

Bingo · Mar 3rd, 2010, 05:04 AM

Most carry cots aren't designed for night time use so definitely get a moses basket or put baby straight into a cot with a newborn nest.

Rozie_1985 · Mar 3rd, 2010, 12:16 PM

We have the Quinny Buzz and will be buying a new ventalated matress for it to use for other night sleeping when we are away from home x

ellienellie · Mar 3rd, 2010, 14:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bingo

or put baby straight into a cot with a newborn nest.

That's exactly what we are actually now planning to do! many thanks

xx

aob1013 · Mar 5th, 2010, 08:19 AM

We are planning on getting a Bugaboo Bee (which has no basket) or the Cameleon (which does) however, we've still got a moses basket. I want baby to differenciate between the two x

AtomicPink · Mar 5th, 2010, 08:23 AM

MY LO hated her moses basket til 12 weeks so slept in the carry cot from her Graco travel system.

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suzib76 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4,693	depending on the pram i would be wary of putting a thicker mattress in as it could raise the baby up to high iykwim i have a babystyle prestige pram with a lovely deep carrycot but my freind has a hauck and the carrycot is about half the height of mine so a deeper mattress would mean lo would be at the top almost (hope that makes sense lol) i dont think there is any diff in the mattress i have in my pram and the one i have in the crib

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babythinkpink Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,878	Personally I would invest in a moses basket, and stand if you intend to have baby by your bed. The moses baskets are well ventilated, and more spacifically designed for night time use. Baby can get quite warm at bedtime and the baskets are nice and cool. I used a motion monitor with my dd from the time she came home from hospital, and with the moses basket there are plenty of woven spaces to get the bits through for that. The basket and stand you can move from upstairs to downstairs, stand in room to lounge floor etc, and baby spends quit a lot of time in there for the first few months!

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freckleonear Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Devon Posts: 2,732	The travel system we bought for our son had a carrycot which was designed to be safe to sleep in at night (extra ventilation, etc.). We bought a moses basket mattress to use in it overnight and will be doing the same this time. I'm not sure that all carrycots are suitable for overnight sleeping though.

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Bingo Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,667	Most carry cots aren't designed for night time use so definitely get a moses basket or put baby straight into a cot with a newborn nest.

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Rozie_1985 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 2,546	We have the Quinny Buzz and will be buying a new ventalated matress for it to use for other night sleeping when we are away from home x

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aob1013 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: UK Posts: 10,675	We are planning on getting a Bugaboo Bee (which has no basket) or the Cameleon (which does) however, we've still got a moses basket. I want baby to differenciate between the two x

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AtomicPink Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 19,122	MY LO hated her moses basket til 12 weeks so slept in the carry cot from her Graco travel system.

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