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    Posted: 31 March 2010 at 2:34pm
Anyone would recommend the hammock for new born or should I stick with a cot ?
Also started to looking for a car capsule, there is heaps different on the market. Can someone help me what should I look for (eg: important features ) Trademe ones are any good?
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I have both a bassinet and a Nature Sway hammock (only just ordered the cot).  Kiara  sleeps in the hammock by day and the bassinet by night to differentiate night and day for her.  I used the hammock from the day we braught her home and love it although I know of babies that hated them.

Car capsule;  We hired ours from Plunket for 6 months (i think it cost $50?).  Not having tried other ones I can't compare, but having a snap in base that stays in the car is great so there's no mucking around with seatbelts getting it in/out.  Also snap on wheels would be handy so you could use the capsule as a pram for short periods.  From a safety perspective be careful buying off Trademe.  I'm sure most of them are okay but you don't know their history and the capsule really is all about safety.



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For our DS we had a cot, hammock and bassinet, he was in the bassinet and hammock until 2 months and then the cot and hammock from then on, we stopped usuing the hammock all together when he was about 5 or 6 months old.
The hammock was lovely though! I used it when he wouldnt settle or for some of his day sleeps, but for night time and long sleeps he went into the bassinett or cot.

I got my capsule new off TradeMe and it was fantastic, and safety approved, DD has just gone into her safe n sound carseat now at 7 months, DS went into his at 7 weeks as the capsule we had was crap, I got it off a friend and didnt realise it had expired

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Jackson we straight into a cot but we had a hammock for downstairs and he slept in that for some day sleeps. He loved the hammock and it was nice having him near me where I could see and hear him

Re capsules, I am a safety freak so would only buy one with a base and tether strap that goes into an anchor point.

This site has info re safety etc. And this one is the legal info
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You could try hiring a hammock to try your bub out before spending money on something they might not take to
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Hi Ladies,

Thanks so much for your help, i think we will go for a snap in base capsule and hire a hammock for start. (Im safety freak too so will look out for expire dates and other requirements).
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