Comments on: Cribs and Bassinets – Baby Expenses V http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cribs-and-bassinets-baby-expenses-v/ Investing and Personal Finance Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Four Pillars › Car Seats and Strollers - Baby Expenses IV http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cribs-and-bassinets-baby-expenses-v/comment-page-1/#comment-719 Four Pillars › Car Seats and Strollers - Baby Expenses IV Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:12:01 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cribs-and-bassinets-baby-expenses-v/#comment-719 [...] Next Baby Expense post. [...] [...] Next Baby Expense post. [...]

]]> By: FourPillars http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cribs-and-bassinets-baby-expenses-v/comment-page-1/#comment-566 FourPillars Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:57:08 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cribs-and-bassinets-baby-expenses-v/#comment-566 CC - did you put both the twins in the same crib? CC – did you put both the twins in the same crib?

]]> By: Canadian Capitalist http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cribs-and-bassinets-baby-expenses-v/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Canadian Capitalist Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:24:50 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cribs-and-bassinets-baby-expenses-v/#comment-564 We got a lot of use out of the crib (bought used from a friend) during the first six months or so. We put the boys in the crib from the start and did not bother with a bassinet at all. We got a lot of use out of the crib (bought used from a friend) during the first six months or so. We put the boys in the crib from the start and did not bother with a bassinet at all.

]]> By: FourPillars http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cribs-and-bassinets-baby-expenses-v/comment-page-1/#comment-560 FourPillars Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:36:22 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cribs-and-bassinets-baby-expenses-v/#comment-560 <p>Excellent points BB. This was a big problem with the crib we bought. It was very difficult to get the side down.</p> <p>J2R - haha.</p> Excellent points BB. This was a big problem with the crib we bought. It was very difficult to get the side down.

J2R – haha.

]]> By: j2r http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cribs-and-bassinets-baby-expenses-v/comment-page-1/#comment-552 j2r Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:04:25 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cribs-and-bassinets-baby-expenses-v/#comment-552 Ahh.. I thought I was the only one to have try putting a baby in a drawer :) Ahh.. I thought I was the only one to have try putting a baby in a drawer :)

]]> By: Brip Blap http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cribs-and-bassinets-baby-expenses-v/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Brip Blap Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:47:15 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cribs-and-bassinets-baby-expenses-v/#comment-550 A couple of tips on cribs: make sure the side can be raised/lowered quietly and easily. It makes a big difference putting a light sleeper into a crib and raising the side. Ours is noisy and therefore we have to get up on a footstool to reach over the already-raised side. To me a crib was a good investment, and one of the few things we would have splurged on a bit had we bought ours ourselves. A very generous couple who are good friends of ours bought our crib with my wife's specifications, and it's solid and should last long into use as a single bed once converted. Your child spends a lot of time there, so don't skimp here. A bassinet, on the other hand, is a waste. We borrowed one from my brother but only used it a couple of months. Our son was such a light sleeper we were waking him up when we moved about in our sleep, so we graduated him on out to his crib. So a bassinet is cute and nice but I think you should avoid splurging on a fancy designer bassinet, or one that's built of solid wood and designed to last 15 years. A couple of tips on cribs: make sure the side can be raised/lowered quietly and easily. It makes a big difference putting a light sleeper into a crib and raising the side. Ours is noisy and therefore we have to get up on a footstool to reach over the already-raised side.

To me a crib was a good investment, and one of the few things we would have splurged on a bit had we bought ours ourselves. A very generous couple who are good friends of ours bought our crib with my wife’s specifications, and it’s solid and should last long into use as a single bed once converted. Your child spends a lot of time there, so don’t skimp here.

A bassinet, on the other hand, is a waste. We borrowed one from my brother but only used it a couple of months. Our son was such a light sleeper we were waking him up when we moved about in our sleep, so we graduated him on out to his crib. So a bassinet is cute and nice but I think you should avoid splurging on a fancy designer bassinet, or one that’s built of solid wood and designed to last 15 years.

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