If you’ve landed on this page, chances are you might be debating whether or not to invest in a bassinet. You might even be asking yourself if you really even need one. The short answer is: it’s up to you. Red Nose recommends your newborn sleep in either a cot or bassinet.

A cot has a longer lifespan where you can use it from newborn until your child is a toddler (depending on the usage guidelines of your cot). Whereas, a bassinet has a shorter lifespan and is only recommended for use until your baby starts showing signs of being able to roll unassisted (around 4 months old but will differ for every baby).

Some parents opt for a cot only as they will get longer usage out of it. However, as a cot is typically bigger than a bassinet it will take up more floor space in your bedroom. Your bedroom? Yes, Red Nose advises baby sleep in the same room as their parent/s for 6-12 months of age. As a cot is also bigger and higher compared to a bassinet, they can be harder for you to reach in and pick up bub after giving birth or having a C-section.

Some parents opt for a bassinet as they’re smaller and take up less floor space in your bedroom compared to a cot. Bassinets are also easier to move around the house. The shorter sides of a bassinet also make it easier to get bub in and out of the bassinet with ease and keep them close to your bed during the night.

We surveyed thousands of parents about the bassinets they loved to compile our 2022 Best Of List, which you can read here. A bassinet that made this list was Il Tutto’s CoZee Breeze Co-sleeper Bassinet.

Key takeaways after testing this product

Firstly, the the CoZee Breeze Co-Sleeper Bassinet was pretty easy to assemble. In terms of size I wouldn’t categorise this bassinet as particularly compact or bulky, it kind of sits somewhere in the middle. It also comes with a bag, so you have the possibility of taking it with you if you go away.

I liked that this product has a drop down side so you can have it up against your bed but bub has their own separate and safe sleeping surface. You simply use the bedside safety straps to secure the bassinet next to your bed frame. To me the drop down function is particularly good for middle of the night feeds, especially when you’re still recovering from birth, as you have easy access to bub.

While this product does have two mesh sides to offer ventilation and breathability zones, I would have preferred if all four sides were mesh as per Red Nose’s safe sleeping in bassinets guidelines.

This product does come with lockable wheels which you can attach but as I was living in a multi-storey house, I found it a bit tricky to move this bassinet with ease by myself as it wasn’t super lightweight. You can also buy a version of this product with rocking legs but I preferred a more stable base as used it directly next to my bed.

The basket beneath the bassinet isn’t entirely huge. It’s good storing a few nappy change essentials but not much else.

I did also like that this product had six height adjustments which were super handy to align with the height of your bed frame or when using in standalone bassinet mode.

The Co-Zee Breeze Co-Sleeping Bassinet was tested by Emily and her daughter Mimi (between newborn to 3 months). Photography by Bri Hammond, produced by The Baby Edit. To find out which baby bassinets ranked highest according to the thousands of Australian families we surveyed click here.

This is general information only. If you need personal, health, medical or technical advice when it comes to your growing family, please seek out a professional.