Eddie Bauer Musical Rocking Bassinet

by Eddie Bauer

Product Features

• Gentle manual rocking motion with lock out option
• 5 Classic lullaby songs with 15 minute timer and volume control
• Retractable canopy
• Includes a storage basket
• 4 Casters

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 19.1 x 38.8 inches ; 35 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 36 pounds
• ASIN: B000132W02
• UPC: 044681103742
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,720 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
  • #75 in Baby > Furniture > Cribs & Nursery Beds > Bassinets
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (146 customer reviews)

Product Description

Eddie Bauer Musical Rocking Bassinet Babies love nothing more than falling asleep to a lullaby. And the next best thing to your voice coaxing your little one into slumberland is a musical bassinet. Eddie Bauer's Musical Rocking Bassinet soothes and comforts your baby with lullaby music and a gentle rocking motion. The Musical Rocking Bassinet features 5 classic lullabies with a 15 minute timer and volume control so you can adjust it to suit your little one's temperament. It's solid wood design adds a touch of elegance to your nursery and makes the Musical Rocking Bassinet an ideal heirloom piece. A retractable canopy shields baby form the light and provides shady sleeping. A handy storage basket underneath the Musical Rocking Bassinet lets you keep necessities at your fingertips. The Musical Rocking Bassinet from Eddie Bauer also features a removable, wipeable pad and mattress sheet for easy cleaning, and casters for easy navigation from room to room.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's a beautiful bassinet but others are probably better., January 27, 2006

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M. Duff "lucky mom of 2 boys & a girl" (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eddie Bauer Musical Rocking Bassinet (Baby Product)

I fell in love with this bassinet the first time I saw it. It is very beautiful and classy. My two older children used the same bassinet that their daddy used when he was a baby--kind of a family tradition. But when I got pregnant with our third and last child, and she happened to be a girl, I wanted a different one. That is when this bassinet came in the picture, which my dad bought for his only granddaughter.

Anyway, this bassinet is beautiful which I believe is the reason people buy it. This was the case for us--it matches our nursery decor with the natural wood and the classy look. However, it is true that the mattress is very thin. I fixed that by buying an extra bassinet/cradle pad to place underneath to give it a little more padding. The locking mechanism doesn't completely locked--it still moves, not much, but our baby does tend to end up on the edge with her face smooshed against the sides. This didn't really bother us--our baby did not seem to mind it and I don't freak out as much anymore--she's my 3rd child. Also, it doesn't rock automatically--you have to rock it yourself if you want that option. No big deal for me because I only used the bassinet at night next to our bed for convenience--I am breastfeeding and I did not want to have to go all the way to her room every two hours just to feed her. She just turned 3 months and is pretty much sleeping through the night so she is no longer using the bassinet--she is now sleeping in her crib in her room. Oh, the music does sound pretty bad. I didn't really use or care for it. I just played her own classical music CD. But I did like and found it very convenient to have the large storage area underneath. I used it to keep diapers, wipes, blankies, etc.

As far as quality, I think that it is pretty good. Ours seems pretty sturdy. I also think that it's a good size--not too small and not too big and it's also deep enough. I think our daughter actually enjoyed sleeping in it at nights for the first 3 months. She is now around 15 lbs. and she still fits in it comfortably, but it will not be for long. I am not really sure what the weight limit is. Also, I did not think that it was hard to put together. I actually put it together myself. The instructions were pretty clear. I did not need my husband's help until the very end. And I put it together when I was 8 months pregnant.

All in all, I am pretty happy with it. It served it's purpose. I guess, if I had to do it again, I would still pick this because I love how it looks. I don't like the frilly kind and I don't like the bulkiness of the playyard/bassinet combo standing next to our bed. Our baby girl can use it for her dolls later on because I don't think this will be a family heirloom--I just don't think it's that durable to last a generation. I would like to but I don't think it will. I have no regrets.

56 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Honest Review From A Loving Grandmother......, February 14, 2005

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L. Ching (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eddie Bauer Musical Rocking Bassinet (Baby Product)

Don't let negative reviews keep you from enjoying this bassinet. While there are valid concerns regarding slight movement of the cradle portion of the bassinet while in the locked position, there is a very simple, safe, effective, and inexpensive solution to this situation. This review is from someone who actually has purchased and used the bassinet, not just looked at it in the store and based an opinion on heresay.

My Daughter just gave birth to her first child (a Son, 7 lbs, 5 0unces) a few weeks earlier than expected. She had seen this bassinet and loved it, so we hurridly purchased and assembled it before she arrived home from the hospital. We had not read any product reviews or consulted a consumer products rating reporting agency before purchase, however my Daughters Sister-In-Law did so immediately upon learning what bassinet had been purchased.

A lengthy series of phone calls ensued alerting us to the potential hazards that could befall our newest bundle of joy should the cradle of the bassinet not lock sufficently and the baby could possibly roll beyond the confines of the newborn sleeping positioning device and become lodged against the side of the bassinet. This could potentially cause suffocation and this really concerned us. I was still visiting there at the time, as was MY Sister-In-Law. We both immediately inspected the bassinet and looked for a solution to the problem.

We found the perfect solution. The bassinet is the most sturdy one on the market in it's price range. The rocking feature wasn't what attracted my Daughter to the bassinet, she was impressed by the fact that very, very sturdy, it's solid wood, generous in size, has plenty of storage under the bassinet and is very affordable. In fact, it compared in construction to bassinets two and three times it's cost. I consulted with my Husband (an Engineer), my Father-In-Law (a Mechanical Engineer), My Brother-In-Law (also an Engineer), my Brother (a professional Custom Cabinetmaker) and drew upon my own experience as an Interior Designer and a current student of Architecture to solve the problem of movement of the cradle portion of the bassinet. What we came up with, is using heavy duty 17" zip ties. Considering we were not going to rely on the rocking feature regularly, but wanted a safe and sturdy sleeping area the zip ties were a perfect immediate solution. These are used in the automotive industry to attach things like radiator hoses to the radiator. You can see the kind of high heat and pressure they are subjected to. In fact zip ties are used for many things requiring strength, reliability, and minimal invasiveness. We attached the cradle part of the bassinet to the frame at each corner with one zip tie, gently tightening each one equally until there was no movement and the cradle/bassinet was level. We put the zip ties just high enough to be hidden underneath the skirting fabric. Once everything was tight and level, we snipped off any excess and smoothed the skirting. This was about three weeks ago, and since then there has been no problems with movement. There are so many ways of rocking a baby (swings, carriers, bouncers, etc.) that we have never even thought about missing the rocking of the bassinet. Truthfully, since cradles and bassinets (both the Eddie Bauer and the Dondella) are "people powered" there are more convenient ways to rock the baby. My Daughter does not prefer to keep my Grandson in his bassinet 24 hours a day either. We plan to make a permenant modifications to the bassinet with hardware of the type that has been used on cradles for many years. At that point we have no doubt that this bassinet will give many babies a safe place to sleep for generations to come.

The second item I'd like to address here is sheets. I've noticed complaints about how difficult it is to buy sheets for this bassinet. I've also solved this problem for my Daughter. We PURCHASED NEW 2 packages of standard pillowcases, (we bought 400+ thread count egyptian cotton) in a woven design and color that coordinated with the bassinet fabric for $20 for 4 pillowcases. We took a few inches off the length with one seam and a few inches off the width with another seam, leaving the original hem in place. In under 30 minutes we had four double sided, quality bassinet sheets. I should add that the original sheet from the manufacturer is a double sided sheet in the exact dimensions as those we custom made ourselves. Of course we had the option to choose the best fabric available (better than the Bauer sheets, in fact better than anything I found in catalogs or stores). An added bonus...in the middle of the night you can just flip the mattress over for a clean side in an emergency until morning. For soon-to-be or inexperienced parents, this is not to suggest a soiled sheet should not be changed promptly, but for the same reasons hospitals double sheet a bed and/or use draw sheets, having a double sided sheet on your bassinet can be very handy at 3am. If you don't have a sewing machine, maybe you can find a friend or a family member to help you out. This is such a simple project to do, and oh-so-easy on the pocket book, too!

In closing, I would like to stress that I believe Eddie Bauer should take responsibility and fix the problem they have with movement of the cradle/bassinet in the fixed position. It's a slight movement and the first time we noticed it happened my Grandson had moved an inch, however, he hadn't been placed in his infant sleeping positioner, either (Doctors HIGHLY suggest infants be placed in a positioner, especially when baby is placed on his side to sleep as it not only supports his back, it also prevents him from rolling over onto his tummy). Once my Daughter began using that, there were no more problems. My Daughters Sister-In-Law alerted us to the safety issues with this bassinet and she believes my Daughter should not use it any more regardless of the fact that the problem has been resolved, citing the review of the parent who's child had to wear head gear because of having several conditions their MD felt was caused by sleeping in one position for 2 months as a newborn. Since they had used this bassinet exclusively for those two months, the parents concluded it was the bassinet at fault. Regardless of a "rating" of a product, it's still the responsibility of the parents or caregiver to be ever vigilent. The safest rated product can be dangerous if your child isn't supervised and you don't use good old fashioned common sense. The Dondola cradle mentioned by another reviewer is manufactured by a company that has had products recalled because side rails have loosened and seperated, creating a space greater than 2 2/3" between the slats. According to the recall notice "Babies could be strangled if their heads become entrapped between the slats. In addition, babies could be seriously injured if they fall out of the crib" should another of these structural defects occur.

As with most "bassinets" the Eddie Bauer unit is designed to be padded with fabric. Since the baby is never in contact with the framework, the spacing is inconsequential as it's the soft fabric covering that would come in contact with baby. This is most common in bassinet construction. However with a cradle (such as the Dondola), it is generally constructed out of wood or metal and designed to be used with bumpers- and for babies safety should be used with bumpers- such as would be used in a crib. This also reduces the actual mattress space Baby has available to sleep on. There has always been a difference between a cradle and a bassinett, please keep this in mind when comparing both the beds, and the bedding required. The Dondola cradle also has no storage, no canopy or hood and will need some sort of bumpers which will add to the average cost of the base price of $170 (plus shipping). I still rate the Eddie Bauer Bassinet at 4 stars because it is well made, sturdy, roomy, has lots of storage, fits with many decors and the price of $129 is excellent. It's easily available at your local Babies R Us stores if you wish to avoid shipping costs. Eddie Bauer, you MUST address the issue of slight movement when the unit is supposed to be locked. When that happens, this unit will be an easy 5 stars.

45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love it, sheets can be ordered easily!!!, July 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Eddie Bauer Musical Rocking Bassinet (Baby Product)

I fell in love with this bassinet the first time I saw it in the store. I'm having a baby girl and it is a perfect alternativ when you feel like you need something away from the Pink!!! I am only giving it 4 stars because you have to order the sheets from the manufacturer. The bassinet itself is a 5 star product, easy to assemble and still pretty sturdy even if you are not "bob the builder." To order the sheets call 1 800 544 1108 and be ready to have the model/serial number ready that you can find on the box. This was the hardest part for me since I had thrown out the box. Order your sheets EARLY, they are on backorder right now and I am due in 2 weeks!!! I live on the west coast and 2 sheets only cost me $ 12.50 Even if you have to order sheets over the phone, this product is well worth the money.