Cariboo Bassinet
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Topic: Cariboo Bassinet
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Subject: Cariboo Bassinet
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 12:55pm
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Just wondering if anyone is using a cariboo bassinet and if so are they going to (or currently) using the standard mattress that came with it, or a wool / hemp mattress. I am torn as to whether I need to buy the wool mattress or stick with the one that it came with?! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MyPeas
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 3:55pm
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We had the cariboo wool mattress pad that cost extra for our bassinet and it is actually very thin. I think that using a foam one is fine as they generally aren't in the bassinet for that long. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: CJsays
Date Posted: 21 October 2010 at 2:06pm
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Ohh I didn't know you could get wool mattresses! We got ours off TM so am about to get a new mattress for it, but have only seen the foam ones. Where do you get the wool ones from? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MyPeas
Date Posted: 21 October 2010 at 8:06pm
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We got our wool mattress direct from Cariboo, however I've just checked there website and it's not listed, but you could try emailing them.
The Sleep Store sell a wool mix mattress that fits the bassinet but is a different brand. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AuntieSarah
Date Posted: 21 October 2010 at 8:15pm
We just used the one that came with it. It was fine, and we'll be using it again for the next baby 
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Posted By: catisla
Date Posted: 21 October 2010 at 10:26pm
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We used the foam one (well i got the bassinet off trade me but bought a new foam mattress for it)
i will probably get a new foam mattress for this baby - dont think they were that expensive. i think the foam one was fine - DD didn't complain anyway! ------------- |
Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 7:35am
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I borrowed the bassinet off a friend so put a new mattress in it, thought a foam mattress was pretty expensive for what it was and so for not much more brought the wool one off The Sleep Store.
http://www.thesleepstore.co.nz/shop/Baby+Furniture/Cot+%26+bassinet+mattresses/Innature+Wool+Bassinet+Mattress+40+x+76cm.html Oh, and cos this bassinett is slighly bigger than a standard one, my little girl was in it until 3 months. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 8:25am
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if you are wanting the wool for the warmth, you could try folding a wool blanket you already have (if you have one) and placing that under a base sheet?
a merino wrap would work great because that would still be quite thin and not bulk it up. |
Posted By: Madiandmini
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 9:38am
I've just got the standard foam mattress. And they're pretty stiff which is good, so I just wrapped a wool blanket round it and then placed sheet over. A wool mattress now  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Marama
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 10:36am
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I bought the http://www.thesleepstore.co.nz/shop/Baby+Furniture/Cot+%26+bassinet+mattresses/Innature+Wool+Bassinet+Mattress+40+x+76cm.html - wool mattress from the Sleep Store, just because I prefer natural fibres. I thought it was pretty reasonable at $59 and it arrived the next day. It's gorgeous. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 10:38am
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I used the standard mattress and just wrapped DD up in a big blanket swaddled. She had an angel care monitor so I couldn't wrap anything round the mattress itself. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Keleho
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 8:55pm
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I got given my sisters bassinet and cause it had been in storage, had to get a new mattress (the old one was covered in mould). Ended up getting a foam one made up for about $20-$30 through baby city and got a woolen underlay through flybuys. Worked well for us ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Mrs_R
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 11:17am
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We just use the standard one with a woollen blanket underneath the bottom sheet - all good so far! I did find that I had to give the mattress a good air out in the sun to get rid of the chemicall smells before we used it though ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: NikkiCham
Date Posted: 11 November 2010 at 6:04pm
| We actually had both. (and I would recommend getting 2 from the outset). Our boy was spilly but no more than usual and eventually the wool mattress had to be thrown (again get 2, otherwise cleaning becomes really, really hard) and caiboo only had the normal one when we went to replace it. We did get the wool cover and I can't say I noticed any difference in the two other than the non-wool mattress being higher and softer. For the money I would just stick to the normal one. |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 11 November 2010 at 9:53pm
Same. I just sent DH to ParaRubber to get a piece of foam ------------- Lindsey 
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Susiec wrote:Posted By: Jess299
Date Posted: 14 November 2010 at 1:29pm
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We used a Cariboo bassinet with DD and just had the foam mattress but with a woollen underlay. Worked fine for us. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 14 November 2010 at 9:01pm
Our Cariboo came with a wool mattress. Gonna have to think about getting it out soon!  -------------   
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Posted By: LJsmum
Date Posted: 15 November 2010 at 8:21am
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we used teh foam one for both boys. i put a dr spock cover over it then cotton blankets to make it soft and a top sheet and we had an angel care monitor worked well.
Was thinking of getting a new mattress for DS2 but as it had been well wrapped and stord didn't need to. -------------  
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