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It's like a carrycot only usually made from woven rush-type material - or
like a wicker basket- long and oval. I suppose wooden cribs are more common over there in America? I usually put the baby in one of these until they are a few months old - it can be easily moved from room to room with me or taken upstairs at bedtime if the baby is already asleep downstairs, without having to wake it up. I have one that I've borrowed and made a cotton liner and valance for it (so that it looks pretty and I can whip it off and throw it in the washing machine if the baby throws up in the basket - easier than scrubbing the basket and also protects the baby from draughts.) They are usually lined with pastel colours or frilly white material and lacy but I prefer 'busier' patterns - Baby Number 2 had orange fabric with little crocodiles on it- a tad bizarre but colourful and when she was little she would lie for ages looking at the pattern without getting bored. I haven't chosen the patterned fabric for this baby yet but have made the cotton liner and just have to choose the material and add the 'curtain bit' around the outside. It's fiddly but it salves my conscience about re-using old things for the baby - not that I feel any need to buy new equipment for each baby, but I do like them to have something new ready and waiting for them- usually knitted jackets and the basket. Probably comes from being one of a large family where everything was pre-owned and handed down. I always longed for something that had only ever belonged to *me*. Here's a picture of one in case my description is totally hopeless: http://www.johnlewis.com/stores/prod...trsid=332&m=-1 Claire "Shillelagh" wrote in message ... Claire, what is a Moses basket? and how is it used? Thanks Shelagh "Claire" wrote in message ... I can't believe another month has gone by already. And I've not finished *anything* off this month! Still working on the Christmas jumpers but also dealing with grotty colds all round, sorting out stuff for the new baby (trimming the Moses basket etcetera, which I do fresh each time) and making duvet covers for Number 2 who has graduated to a duvet as she keeps evicting her blankets and pulling off the sheets (it's like she's taken up Irish dancing in her sleep!) Have also sorted out excess 'stuff' and done a car boot sale to get rid of it. Trouble is, the more sorting out I do, the more excess stuff I find- the more car boot sales I'm going to have to do! And only seven weeks to go- am feeling a little bit frantic! So, WIP a Son's Christmas jumper (age 10) Daughter's christmas jumper (age 1) Claire |
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