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Kolcraft Cuddle n' Care Bassinet

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List Price:

$79.99

Features

Rotating images and soft toys
Music with volume control
Vibrations and speed control
Easily converts to a rocking bassinet
Extra-large storage basket

Product Description

Your baby will be entertained and comforted in the Kolcraft Cuddle n' Care Bassinet. Rotating images and soft toys evoke visual stimuli and play, while 8 classical songs and 4 ambient sounds with volume control help Baby relax. The Bassinet is comfortable and cozy, featuring soothing vibrations with variable speed control, quilted and padded interior fabric, a thick, vinyl covered foam mattress and a washable, cotton, fitted sheet. The convenient design features mesh side windows, a soft-glow check light with a 1-minute timer, easy roll casters and locks, a 3-tier canopy, extra-large storage basket and a scalloped sewn skirt. Easily converts to a rocking bassinet. Hand wash cover. Imported. 44-1/2Hx27Wx34-1/2L".

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 4.00 out of 13 reviews

Rating :
great bassinet! - Kristine K. Roche, May 09, 2008

I really like this bassinet.

I use the vibration feature every night. The vibrate feature is not mattress mounted. Rather it is the mobile that vibrates, which in turn vibrates the bassinet. As such the vibrate is not all that strong--although it has been fine for my baby. Additionally, the vibrate feature is VERY loud. The first night, my dog started barking at it, and I quickly turned it off as it startled me with how loud it is. However, I got used to it, and the baby loves it.

There is also the option for instrumental music, vocal music, or nature sounds--all with a volume adjustment. I don't use these features too much as they automatically turn off after about 7 minutes, and the baby would wake up fussing when they turned off. Instead I got a conair noise machine which I keep on all night.

There is a mobile that turns. It has 3 white bears. The bears are kind of boring, but it was easy enough for me to switch out the bears with other more bright animals.

This bassinet also offers a rocking feature. I didn't use that for the first month as the rocking is kind of rough and when I rocked the bassinet, the baby flailed from side to side. After my baby was about 2 months I started rocking her and she still kind of moved from side to side, but it was okay as she was bigger. I now rock her every night.

I like this bassinet as it is very convenient if the baby wakes in the night and does not need to be fed, to be able to just lean over and hit the vibrate feature and manually rock the bassinet for a few minutes without having to get out of bed. Usually, the combo of vibrate and rocking puts my baby back to sleep in no time. (However, now that she is outgrowing the bassinet, I am at a loss as to how I will be able to transition her to her crib as that does not have the vibrate or rocking feature.)

All that said, please note that this bassinet is shorter than some of the other ones (simplicity for example). As such, my baby barely fits in it any more and she is average size. If you are tall, you may want to cross shop bassinets for length so as to get the longest use possible.

Finally, the mobile goes through a lit of batteries. We have to change the batteries about every 1 1/2 weeks. (I do use the vibrate feature a lot.)

As for an extra sheet--we just use king size pillow case.

Rating :
Great product - M. Goguen, Mar 03, 2008

This is on wheels so you can scoot it around where you want it, also it changes to a rocker. Well built and good for the newborns. It allows you to keep baby close to the bed where you want them. Excellent product and a good buy.

Rating :
Looks Good, Works for a Month, Maybe. - M. B. Marquart, Mar 01, 2008

Starts out wonderful, everything from the music to the vibrate function on the mobile, baby loves the vibrate and then it quit working - on the first one of these we had - less than two months after we had it. So we exchanged it for the second one. We haven't had it for a month yet - and guess what! The vibrate stopped working already! Wouldn't be a big deal if my daughter didn't love that part of it! Oh yeah, not to mention that it's sold with that feature and SHOULD work.

Aside from that and the failing singing lady's voice who sometimes sounds like static on a bad cell phone call, this thing is constructed well, looks very nice and fits nicely in tight places.

Oh - and good luck finding a second sheet to have as a backup to cover the pad.

Rating :
Perfect Price, Perfect Product - S. Glickler, Sep 30, 2007

Ok, this is the 2nd bassinet that I have bought, and let me tell you, it's a 1000 times better than the Simplicity one that had before.
First off, out of the package, the bassinet is half put together already, unlike the other one that I had. The instructions were beautiful...simple, and to the point. Also, it's written in plain english, not some universal translator version of english that so many products seem to come with. The print is large enough to be easily read. And, hey, no tools required! Not that I am opposed to using tools (I'm the fix-it, put-it-together person in my house), but it's nice not to have to use tools, especially when trying to keep my 2.5 year old from making off with the pieces.
I'm 6 months pregnant right now, and figured that I better put the bassinet together before I get much bigger. I honestly will have to say this was fast to put together. It took me about 1/2 an hour total, but probably would have only taken 15-20 if I hadn't been watching TV at the time.
I actually love the color. The beige is a pretty beige (there really is such a thing, trust me). The ruffle and edge of the canopy is white with an ornate beige pattern to it that is very pretty. I know at least one review stated that it'll show dirt fast, but you know, any light color will. I like that it's not so gender specific. I know that my kid's a girl, and will be dressed as such, so why be to girly with the bassinet? Ok, I'll admit, I'm not a girly-girl myself, so I guess it carries over to my kids.
The music is really nice, both the vocals (which sound almost Celtic) and the instrumental. The vibration works wonderfully, and the light is just bright enough. I love that the mobile is portable. My last bassinet had many of the same features, but not as nice as this. The vibration feature was on the bottom of the bassinet on the underside of the wood bottom. To change the batteries, I had to tear the whole thing apart, and of course the baby couldn't stay in it. This one, since the vibration is a part of the mobile, I can the baby wouldn't have to be disturbed.
All in all, the only thing that I would change is the teddy bears. The off-white is bland. I'm planning on getting 3 different colors of RIT dye and dyeing them. If it doesn't work, I can send away for more from the company.

Rating :
did not like this product - R. Claire, Sep 11, 2007

We were very disappointed by this product. The metal bars of the bassinet sit directly under the mattress -- you can feel them with your hand so certainly a baby would be able to feel them as well. Seems very uncomfortable and we felt it was a poor design. Also -- the way the bassinet cover fits in place felt unsafe. We put it together, immediately took it apart and returned it. With our first child we borrowed a bassinet from a friend. It did not have these design flaws. Seemed as if the design of the product was for ease of packaging rather than for safety or comfort.

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