Basinettes
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Topic: Basinettes
Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Subject: Basinettes
Date Posted: 21 October 2007 at 1:04pm
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So DH and I have been searching high and low for basinettes.
More specifically, non-ugly, non-frilly frou-frou basinettes. We want one with wheels, but the only ones we can find anywhere have lacy frills all over them. Does anyone know anywhere that sells plain basinettes? ------------- 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 21 October 2007 at 1:26pm
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Hi, we got ours from babyfactory (have just looked and is not listed on their website). It has wheels and is fairly unfrilly. The main body is a cream/yellow with teddy bear pattern, there is a small amount of frill around the top but it is not OTT like some of them.
I found that the shops have a lot more listed than is on their websites. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 21 October 2007 at 1:35pm
IMO - and I know this is OT - bassinettes are not usually worth buying, cause babies often grow out of them by 2mos. But good luck if you still wanna find the 'perfect bassinette'  -------------  |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 21 October 2007 at 1:55pm
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Spencer is still in his now, although he was a small bub. I really like having him in our room, made things so much easier with night feeds and we couldn't fit his cot next to our bed. I also had the bassinet in the lounge for the first couple of months as well, also made things a lot easier IMO -------------
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 21 October 2007 at 2:53pm
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Eurgh. I feel ya. I'm not a fan of the frilly types (sorry to those who are!!)
I think you'll be hard pressed to find a non-frilly type with wheels... What about a moses basket instead?? http://www.babystar.co.nz/product_info.php/cPath/23_64/products_id/169 - Moses Basket at Babystar |
Posted By: Kicker
Date Posted: 21 October 2007 at 4:02pm
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Cuppatea, its sounds like i have the same bassinette as you. I agree it is fairly unfrilly and not too expensive, although we are moving Madison out of it in the next week or so because she is becoming too big.
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Posted By: lottieandharry
Date Posted: 21 October 2007 at 4:35pm
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Charly - we have one which we hung in the cot for DD and as it is quite wide and big she was in it until 6 months. I have just bought the stand for it for #2 in Jan. It doesn't have wheels as it is just a stand but can be easily shifted?? Not sure if it's the kind of thing you want or not but if so you can get them at BabyFactory/City. Can't remember which one now. Or online from Kiwi baby.
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Posted By: Tiff
Date Posted: 21 October 2007 at 5:38pm
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The bassinette mentioned above is the Cariboo Rocker (previously Ezi rocker) you can get them at The baby Factory. You can also get stands for them if you don't want to just use them in the cot. Or you can get the same style already on a stand (they used to be called Star Baby bassinette - but I can't remember their new name). Look up Cariboo on the internet that is the company that manufacturs them. But they are slightly bigger than usual so will last a bit longer. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Tiff
Date Posted: 21 October 2007 at 5:39pm
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Oh I forgot they don't have wheels though, but very easy to move around anyway. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lottieandharry
Date Posted: 21 October 2007 at 8:23pm
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Ah thanks Tiff. I knew I should know what they were called but babybrain making things a bit dfficult at the the moment!!! It was one of the best purchases we made!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Mikaela
Date Posted: 21 October 2007 at 9:08pm
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I have a Cariboo bassinet and it's brilliant. I like having Alex in our room at the moment and the cot would never have fit, but it'll go into his room pretty soon. He's still got loads of room in it too, at least two more months worth of space I reckon.
It looks like this but it's all white including the wooden bits. I got it as a factory second off trademe but there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.  ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com"> 
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Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 21 October 2007 at 11:02pm
We had the carriboo bassinet in the above photo and I really loved the style of it. No frills and easy to move around. We had Noah in our room but unfortunately he was a big baby and grew at an alarming rate and couldn't fit in it by the time he was 5 weeks  We on sold it on Trade Me and actually made money on it so it was still a good buy. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 22 October 2007 at 7:01am
Thanks everyone 
After reading your replies and talking to DH more, I think we'll probably go with the Cariboo one. We wanted one with wheels so I could bring her around the house with me, but we really only need it for having her in our room for the first few weeks. So that would be ideal. The rest of the time I'll just carry the baby monitor with me. Our house is SO small that I can be in her bedroom within 10 steps, no matter where in the house I am 
Thanks again
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Posted By: Lisha
Date Posted: 22 October 2007 at 9:26am
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We were given a bassinette by some friends... it has no frill on it, made out of strong cane and is really big. DH's father made a base out of an old trolley, so it has wheels and the basket sits on the top and is locked in place. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 23 October 2007 at 3:43pm
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Charly, We have the caraboo rocker ... but we also plan to put her down in the portacot during the day so she can be nearer to DH. We just got a proper mattress for the Portacot and it has a bassinet level...that might be a solution ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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