Guide to Moses Baskets

>Born out of historical events, moses baskets have been synonymous with safety and comfort for a new born baby. With such a long term reputation, you can hardly go wrong in choosing one of the many styles of the Moses Basket today to decorate the nursery. There are a lot of choices for baby moses baskets such as choosing the color, hooded or unhooded, and even the size such as the max moses basket for longer use.

Why Use a Moses Basket?

There are four major reasons for using the basket made famous by Moses:

• Comfort and security of your baby
• Ease of keeping your baby close by your side
• Ease of transporting your baby between rooms and to the car
• Versatile once outgrown

The comfort and security of your newborn child is utmost in the mind of all parents. The coziness of the basket and the sense of being wrapped close and warm, just like being in mother’s womb, are a distinct advantage of the Moses Baskets available today over a big cold crib during these important initial months.

Keeping close to mother literally is critical for the development of baby’s sense of trust in this exciting new world. A main reason moses baskets are so popular is because they allow parents to easily bring baby anywhere in the house with them with ease. Furthermore, you can purchase a rocking stand accessory with a coordinating skirt to keep the moses basket at eye level of beds and desks.

There you are juggling cell, laptop, diaper bag, ecstatic puppy and how do you handle baby as well? Putting on your makeup, sipping a latte while closing a deal over your cell during the commute at the same time is no problem. You can do that in your sleep. Adding a baby into the mix is not your normal cup of tea. Lightweight moses baskets can maximize your mobility and reduce back pain.

After three months when baby has outgrown the Moses Basket, rather than store it in the attic or give it away, use it for storing linens, or a home for all your stuffed animals or even as a bed for your pet cat or dog.

How to Choose a Moses Basket

When shopping for a Moses Basket it is very important to test the strength of the fiber used for the weave. The strongest material by far is wicker, though slightly more expensive. Most moses baskets are made from maize or palm refined into woven fibers. You could go with lighter weight fiber moses baskets but long lasting wicker is stronger and more traditional.

It is very important to note that carrying your baby in the basket is not recommended. You must test the strength of the handles and support the bottom of the basket with your hand when moving it from one location to another. Get a firm grip on both handles before you pick up the moses basket, especially if you want to carry it with one hand. Remove baby first if there is any doubt. One place we saw with a wide selection of moses baskets is BlissLiving.com which also has a wide assortment of personalized gifts for mom and baby along with a lot of other designer nursery decor.