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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where are you reading that bassinets are unsafe? [/quote]

consumer reports: https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/bassinets/buying-guide/index.htm
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more specifically this below. But I'm thinking maybe that is because some have been in the past have not been good or gotten recalled - like one that had a slant, and the ones that rock. If I used the Halo I dont see how its diff from a crib - meets all the safety requirements in terms of firm mattress, etc

"Consumer Reports has not tested bassinets, cradles, or other crib alternatives. We think a crib is the best place for your baby to sleep from birth up to about age 4. See our Ratings for Cribs.

More reasons to stick with a crib. The danger with some cradles is that babies can roll against a side and suffocate. In 2009, some 24,000 Amby Baby Motion Beds were recalled after two infants died in them. The product was a small hammock-style cradle suspended from a frame; the side-to-side shifting or tilting caused the infants to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in suffocation. There are currently no safety standards for hammock–style cradles.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) report on nursery product-related injuries and deaths among children under age 5, there were 43 deaths reported in bassinets or cradles between 2005 and 2007, and most were caused by extra bedding. Nearly half the suffocation deaths from bedding involved pillows. The next most common cause of bassinet-related deaths involved entrapment or wedging between the mattress and the bassinet frame.

Many parents opt for a bassinet or something like it because they think a newborn or young infant will feel more comfortable in a compact space rather than a large crib. But a full-sized crib (with a fitted sheet only—no quilts, blankets, bumpers, or pillows--see our Cribs guide) is the safest place for a baby"

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