This site was started as a way to connect with breastfeeding parents and offer mother to mother support, tips, and product reviews. The vibrate and swivel features, along with the sounds, provide a variety of ways to soothe baby while they are in the Halo Bassinest, which is an excellent idea. We love the clever little features such as a nightlight, meaning mums can peek in without turning on a lamp. The legs are also skinny enough that you’ll be able to slide probably 2 of them under your bed to save space. A few weeks ago I shared a picture of Owen snoozing next to me in his bassinet and I got lots of questions about it, so I figured I’d share our experience with the HALO Bassinest Swivel Sleeper we’ve been using since we got home from the hospital!

The revolutionary HALO™ Bassinest™ Swivel Sleeper is the only infant bassinet that moves to bring baby to you.The product is sturdy, but also has the flexibility to be able to pull down the sides, to easily manoeuvre baby in and out. Before Owen was born, I knew that I’d want him to sleep in our room for at least the first month while we adjusted to our new life. With my old bassinet, when it was time to put the baby back in there, I would always have to get all the way out of my bed and stand up to lower them in, otherwise, I was having to lean in so far I was afraid I would fall in myself.

As your baby gets older, if you no longer want the side wall to lower, there is an easy lock you can slide to hold it in place. The HALO Bassinest Swivel Sleeper is a remarkably useful baby's crib which rotates around 360 degrees for optimum convenience and safety. This ingenious crib also includes a soothing nightlight, gentle sounds, music, two levels of vibration and a nursing timer. The Halo Bassinest makes caring for your baby easier, particularly for those recovering from a C-section, and therefore makes it unique on the market.Even though my little one can roll on his side, the mesh makes it easy for him to breathe even if he's pressed up against it. The vibration really helped sooth my little one to sleep and the ability to pull the Bassinest over onto the bed was really helpful post C-section, as getting up in the night is challenging at the start.

Having a bassinet in our room made me feel infinitely more confident about my skills as a mom and I can now say that I no longer worry about whether or not he’s still breathing in the night, ha! It is bigger than my standard bassinet and has a sleeping area almost as big as my Graco crib with stages (you can read about those here). Then, make sure you “like” HALO SleepSacks on Facebook, and follow them on Pinterest and Twitter too. The slimline swivel design means baby can sleep soundly next to your bed while safely in their own protected sleeping area. However, the mattress protector can be removed and machine-washed, so you could get away without shelling out for a sheet.

Personally, I don’t find the nursing timer useful because I just feed Toby on one breast until he’s finished, then swop to the other after changing his nappy. Instead, it swivels 360 degrees so that it can partially sit ‘over’ the bed, meaning your baby can be even closer, without actually being in bed with you. Although it is quite expensive, I believe people will pay anything if they know it will help them get a good night’s sleep! Assembly was pretty easy; I actually did it while in early labor, just about 12 hours before my daughter was born. It comes equipped with a Soothing Centre that features amber nightlight, floorlight, 2 vibration levels and 4 soothing sounds—all with auto-shutoff.

Created with comfort and convenience in mind, the HALO BassiNest Flex ensures that you and your baby will sleep soundly knowing you have a cosy, secure spot just for them. It doesn’t sound like much to have to climb in and out of bed, but trust me, when you are a new mom and already exhausted, you just don’t want to have to do that!I really thought that the lullabies and the nature sounds were very comforting for my baby and I found it was easier to calm him when going to sleep!