Transfer from bassinet to pram?
When are we transferring babies from bassinet to pushchair? My little boy is very long so it feels like he will have outgrown it very soon yet I thought the guidelines were for them to sleep on their backs until 6 months?
He's my last baby so I'm going to be do sad to see him move on from the bassinet 😭
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My eldest was just over 4 months when I moved her as she hated the bassinet, it was great finally being able to use the pram. My youngest is the same so I think we’ll do the same again and move her over next month when she’s 4 months. Id have her facing me in the seat so you can see that they’re positioned correctly etc.
ideal world we’d obviously have waited but we couldn’t and she was fine 😊
I have just transferred mine at 4 months. She has great head control and it lies nearly flat for when she falls asleep.
She was crying everytime she went in her bassinet and I felt like I was unable to go out without having to carry her the majority of the time.
Guidelines say 6 months however, my health visitor said some baby's will not stay in them longer than 4 months. Do what is best for you.
Just over 4 months for us. We still mixing between the two but not be long before the bassinet is gone...
In the stroller now 17wks. Lie it flat for naps, a little up if awake. Facing me. She’s much happier!
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