It is one of the nicest, most of us have pictures of little girls - playing with her dolls, doll tea parties and bring their dolls to bed in her own little baby. I had a bassinet for my dolls when I was small and has countless hours of enjoyment from playing with him - although I slightly sharper than the teddy bear puppets! Eventually I got older, the bassinet fell apart and got thrown away, but the memories remain.
When I was pregnant withmy first child, I had the good fortune to discover that my oldest sister had kept a lot of her baby stuff, piled up in her stall, for over 10 years. We pulled them all out, clean it and I left the kindergarten for my own child. At first I was not quite sure about the bassinet, I thought it was a bit redundant - after all, my sister had me a very good nursery. But they told me I would find it more helpful than I realized, so I did it anyway.
My baby arrived early anddramatically, and he was kept in hospital for almost a month. It was an extremely difficult time, and when he came home, although he is very healthy, he was still very small. So I worry endlessly about him. As a mother for the first time fear is inspiring enough, but it's more frightening when your baby is small enough to be mistaken for a doll.
So when it came to put baby to sleep, I admit it - I did not like him in another room. Yes, I had a baby monitor, and during the day Iused when he was a snooze, but at night, I was always afraid that something might go wrong and I might lose it. I also found it frustrating to go through the entire process of slippers, bathrobe and went into his room and so on. So small it is not very much power and feeds his last long. When we were finished, I was always awake. So I rested in bed to feed him, was much warmer, more comfortable, and I could still manage to be half asleep while hefed!
It did not take long for me to realize that meant a bassinet with wheels on it, that I could do it in our room at night cycling, and my baby right next to the bed. I had to sleep as the cooperation, but with him so small I was not really enthusiastic about the idea. The stroller was really the perfect solution. When he woke up, I could lift him straight to bed for a feed, diaper change or make a quick jump on the bed, before once again for a feed. There weresomething very peaceful about curling in bed feeding my baby, and I found it much easier to go back to bed when he was finished and then raised again in the stroller.
I gained tremendous calm, with a baby so close, but at the same time, he was comfortable and secure in his own little bed. Gradually, as he slept longer and requires less attention, I pulled the stroller until the end of the bed, and finally back to his room. He slept in it until thePoint where he began to discover how we sit, and I pulled him into his crib.
There were some other really useful things about the stroller. I had had a Caesarean section, leaned so hard for a while. The stroller was much higher than the crib, and so it was much easier for me baby and lift out, because I did not even bend over. I could also solve the brake and then gently rock the bassinet back and forth - very useful when he was a little underof trouble settling down for a nap. Some of the modern ones even have a light vibration feature, so the soothing work is done for you!
When my daughter came along, she also started her life sleeping in the bassinet, and it was just as useful for her too. Nowadays I find it extra special when I watch her playing with her own dolls and bassinet. Life can get so busy in the modern world, that there's something almost magical in watching such a timeless Activity.
