What should I buy? Crib or Bassinet?

Question

I live in a very nice house here in florida, in December my baby is due, I will be moving in Feb. to another house. Should I buy a crib now or a bassinet. I was thinking to buy a bassinet now and a crib when I move.

Answer 1

I've never been a fan of Bassinets, and you can't use them for long. My oldest son when he was a week old got his finger nail caught in the netting structure of one of those and completely ripped his finger nail off. I know that was just one type of bassinet but I never liked them since.

With my youngest son I got a nice playpen set up and kept that next to my bed before I got the crib. There are some awesome ones out there that are great for newborns and are really cute.

This is the one I have:

http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?...

"bassinet, changing station, and play yard all in one. The perfect height changer includes a diaper organizer for easy access to changing supplies"

Not a bad price either, and you could always use a playpen later for when the child gets older. I still use mine for nap times and my son is 2.

I like this one too:

http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?...

and it's even cheaper.

* I also stored extra blankets and supplies in the bottom playpen part.

Answer 2

if you have the money get the bassinet now and the crib when you move.  you will probabably want the baby to sleep with you for the first 3 months and so a bassinett will be easy for the baby to sleep in the room with you.  Then after about 3-6 months you will want to move the baby to a crib.  by then, you will have moved.

Answer 3

Depends on how much you want to spend - a bassinet can only be used for the first couple of months and then she/he will be too big so you would need a crib eventually.

Answer 4

That depends...when is your baby going to be born? If it will be born shortly before February, I would say your plan sounds great. If it's going to be born in the next couple months or so, I'd go ahead and get the crib. A newborn will outgrow a bassinet pretty quickly.  

Answer 5

I would say bassinet, cribs are a pain to put together, take apart, and then put together again.  But, instead of a traditional basinet, have you thought about a pack-n-play?  They have bassinet attachments and can turn into a travel crib as baby gets bigger (my 17 month old still sleeps in in when we travel, and just for naps at my in-laws!).  They easily collapse and are to too big to be stored.

Answer 6

I find bassinets to be a waste of money.  Instead I bought a play pen with the bassinet attachment.  Fisher price makes a cute rainforest one that I love.  My daughter slept in the bassinet part for her first 5 months and then moved to the crib and now she can use the play pen for what it was intended for.

Answer 7

I would buy one of those safe and secure sleepers where the baby could sleep on the bed with you, in it's own little safe cozy tray-like thing. That way you get the benefits of co-sleeping without the worry and the baby will still learn to sleep near you, but on her own. Then get the crib when you move. Or you could get a pack n play right now to keep beside your bed. it has a built in bassinet, and you could use the rest as a playpen later.  

Answer 8

im not a big fan of bassinets cuz it just seems like the baby grows out of them too fast but i do like the pack n plays cuz they convert to a bassinet and you can use them longer. so i would buy one of those and then buy a crib later.

Answer 9

i would say the bassinet for know and the crib when you move.