Overnight sleep in pram bassinet

I think it depends on the pram bassinet if I’m being honest. But I’d say personally safest option would be keeping it attached to the pram. I’ve done this a few times when my daughter was younger as it would be the only place she’d sleep hours in 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️. I never took mine off first her to sleep as I didn’t think k it was safe

I would use your common sense. Some bassinets need to be attached to the pram base because they don't stay upright and will collapse when not attached due to the design (mine is one of these, and its very obvious). But most are not designed this way. If it's firm and flat and doesn't collapse it shouldn't be an issue. x

@Suzie my bassinet is solid but it was the air circulation I was slightly concerned about. Won't be making a habit of it so I don't really want to buy a stand for one weekend

Depends on what pram you have — you can always email or phone the supplier. My little one hated her next to me crib so for the first three weeks she slept in her pram bassinet on the floor as her bed. This was also approved and recommended by my midwife.

It's the Joolz geo 2, I might try and ring them tomorrow. Thank you!

I had a bassinet that was approved for overnight use, and used it downstairs instead of a Moses basket. I just placed it on a table.

I don’t understand why you’re concerned about air circulation though…there will be air coming in from the top?

@Amy don't know really - they always say not to sleep on a mattress on the floor (needs bed slats underneath) so I'm just applying the same principle I guess

I thought that was because of mildew / mould forming underneath?

And because baby may roll off and suffocate, but that wouldn’t happen with a bassinet.

We used our pram bassinet for sleeping in downstairs, although she was never left in it unsupervised.

Some pram bassinet bases are solid and have legs when put on the floor mine was one of those and he napped a lot in that- that was what I took into peoples houses so he could nap in that so he didn’t take up peoples’ couch or bed space.

I also would have been concerned about airflow as I’m sure part of what makes it safe is it being breathable. Mine has stud feet and I would keep it on the pram base or a solid surface for overnight. If only a nap then carpet or sofa would be fine

When we went on our family’s first vacation our little one was 2 or 3 months old and we used our pram bassinet but kept it attached as it had knobs at the bottom and it was perfectly fine