Baby I got you a Moses basket

Baby I got you a Moses basket

I still remember the excitement of telling friends and family our good news. Most people who have had kids would react with some sense of joy followed by a huge volume of advice. Since this was new to my wife and I we tried to take onboard everything people had to say, although information on babies can be overwhelming at times it was nice to get advice so that we could then make more informed decisions.

The one thing that came up the most was Moses baskets, we had a few offers to borrow ones from friends and at the time it seemed like a good idea. As the due date approached we found ourselves constantly in baby shops and we would eventually find ourselves looking at mosses baskets and thinking although cute there is not much too them.

From the outset i made it clear to my wife that i wasn’t really interested in borrowing one as i felt my child deserved a new place to sleep, i don’t think most adults would borrow a bed from someone so why would this be expectable for our new baby. The other reason for this was that the babies stuff had already started to burn a whole in our pockets and i couldn’t really see what difference the £50 or so for a Moses basket would make.

So whilst I was out and about one day my wife called me, "hey I’m in mamas and papas and they have a really nice Moses basket on sale with 50% off", my reaction was buy it.

One weekend my sister-in-law picked up the new Moses basket on the way to my house and I must say I am glad that we did go for a new one, I know it won’t get that much use but hey for the £50 we spent it is much cheaper than a night out these days or a tank for of fuel for the car.

The one thing that did get me was the stand, now you would think a stand to put this on wouldn’t be expensive but for something sturdy that looked like it would keep your baby safe would cost over £30, to me that sounds expensive but unless you have something else to put that basket on then you would need that stand. So we ordered one, my wife was not convinced we needed one or that spending £30 on one was worth it, but for the amount of time she had spent trying to find the same one cheaper on eBay I thought it was worth the money. I'm just glad that I don’t have to hear about the stand anymore.

So don't be put off by buying a new Moses basket for your baby if that's what you want. Friends should understand if you want something new for your little one to sleep in, I'm just glad we can now move onto the next item on our list and inch closer to the birth.