I get too attached to things.
When I was pregnant with Attila, my boss offered me their bassinet. They were done having children and were getting rid of a lot of the baby things and thought I could use it. I gratefully accepted.
It was a classic bassinet. It looked like the one my parents used to have and my sister and I had both slept in (but it wasn't 30+ years old). It was white with a faux basket weave. A little hood thing too. I figured out how to set it up, got a new pad and sheets for it and we were good to go.
It was perfect when Attila was little because it had wheels, and because we were neurotic first time parents, those first few weeks we usually had her nap out in the family room with us and then rolled it back to the bedroom at night. It was perfect. I loved it. Eventually she outgrew it and we had to think about moving her to her own room and the crib. It was really hard for me to take the bassinet down. I guess I just couldn't believe how fast she had grown. I cried, but I got over it and safely packed it away.
Then. Last year, another woman I work with was having her first baby. She knew I had gotten the bassinet from the boss-family and asked if she could use it too. Well, since it wasn't really mine to keep, I had to give it up. So even though I didn't really want to, (and I think I cried some more) I packed it up for her and figured I could always ask for it back. She passed it on to another teacher/coworker who had her baby last February.
A couple of months ago, I asked about the bassinet and if I could use it again. However, I found out it's since been given to the boss' wife's hairdresser. In other words, too far removed. I guess if I really wanted to I could ask the boss-wife about it, and likely track it down, but we have a perfectly good pack and play (not to mention a crib!) that will work just fine for the new baby. So it's really not worth the hassle. Also, it is probably close to 6+ years old now and been through at least that many babies and maybe not the safest thing anymore. But still, I will miss it.
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Well, if you need it, TSB has the co-sleeper, which is more bassinet size. I can guarantee we aren't going to need it anytime soon.
Thanks HV- but we've already got the PNP set up in our room- it will be fine, really, just getting weepy over weird things ;)
Sister, you are hormonal. Get thee a bassinet. If it worked for you once, do it again.
I know exactly how you feel. My kids didn't stay in a bassinet for more than a few weeks because they grow and stretch out so fast, and it was REALLY hard to take it down. They're so clean, and white and "baby." And NOW, we're probably done with it (taking it down when Torbin was done with it was especially hard). Honestly, it hurts to think it might not get more use. I know you said your set with the pack-n-play, but I would love to see our bassinet get some more use. It's covered in white eyelet fabric, rocks, rolls, vibrates (if you like that kind of thing) and I have several sheets for it. Most of all, it's pretty and it feels good to lay your baby in it. Let me know if you're at all interested. We'd be happy to get it to you.
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