| So here's the question... Should you buy a crib or a | | | | larger, so the little infant will look so very tiny lying |
| bassinet? | | | | there. |
| The decision to use a crib or a bassinet is one that | | | | A bassinet is portable. The base has wheels so you |
| many parents often wrestle with. Each one has its | | | | can roll it from one room to another. A crib is much |
| advantages and disadvantages. A bassinet is great | | | | harder to move, so during the day you will still need |
| for a newborn baby because it is a small area, which | | | | to have a smaller bed for the baby in the living room |
| helps the infant to feel more secure. The frilly | | | | or den. Plus, the sleeping basket comes out of the |
| bedding also helps to make the infant look that much | | | | bassinet so you can take the baby's bed with you |
| more precious. There are many different designs of | | | | when you travel. |
| bassinets, just as there are with cribs. The main | | | | However, a bassinet is only good for a few months. |
| feature that parents like about using a bassinet for | | | | Once the baby gets old enough to start getting up |
| the first few months is that they can have it right | | | | on its hands and knees, then you need to transfer |
| next to the bedside. Most of the newer models have | | | | him/her to a crib to sleep. The side of a bassinet are |
| rocking motion that you can use if you want. The | | | | really low and once the baby starts growing, there is |
| bassinet doesn't rock a lot so there is no danger of it | | | | the danger he/she might fall out over the sides. |
| tipping over and when you lock the wheels in place, it | | | | Whether you decide to go with a bassinet, you will |
| won' rock at all. | | | | need to buy a crib after a few months anyway. |
| A crib needs a larger space, so most parents have to | | | | However, if you have a bassinet that converts to a |
| have the nursery done. This means that you | | | | change table, this is one piece of baby furniture you |
| probably won't be able to keep the baby in the same | | | | won't have to buy. The storage area under the |
| room with you. During the night when the baby | | | | bassinet is also a great place for keeping all the |
| wakes, you'll have to get up and go out to get the | | | | supplies you need. |
| infant for feeding and changing. Also a crib is much | | | | |