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Recent Examples of bassinet
She’s left out toys for you and made sure your favorites were all in the bassinet before bed the last couple nights.
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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
Do not place infant support cushions on soft surfaces or in other infant sleep products, such as cribs or bassinets, or anywhere a baby sleeps.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 18 Oct. 2024
The American Academy of Pediatrics will tell you that babies need to sleep swaddled, on their backs, in an empty bassinet.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 23 July 2024
Sometimes bassinets can swing relative to a stationary base.1
A bassinet may also include anything attachable to another surface, such as the small detachable newborn bassinets that can be attached to many modern playpens or play yards.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
Do not place infant support cushions on soft surfaces or in other infant sleep products, such as cribs or bassinets, or anywhere a baby sleeps.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 18 Oct. 2024
The American Academy of Pediatrics will tell you that babies need to sleep swaddled, on their backs, in an empty bassinet.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 23 July 2024
Sometimes bassinets can swing relative to a stationary base.1
A bassinet may also include anything attachable to another surface, such as the small detachable newborn bassinets that can be attached to many modern playpens or play yards.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bassinet
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Details like in-room cribs, a family game room, dive-in movies during the warmer months, and s’mores by the firepits are all designed to create lasting core memories.Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
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According to a study published in the journal Sleep Medicine in 2019, there are some notable benefits to keeping a toddler sleeping in a crib until the age of at least three.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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That’s when the cradle of arms is supposed to catch the Super.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Philly, the cradle of democracy, shares cultural and political identities with both regions.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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The buggy was a very basic wooden set-up, and the bumpy dirt road meant some sore rear ends, but my kids enjoyed it, and the two guides who came along with us were excellent.Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
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People were festive, unbothered, walking around, dashing into shops and restaurants, pushing kids in buggies.Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Once upon a time, Ronaldo would have been prone to a strop — comically throwing his toys out of the pram and throwing his arms about as his team-mates looked on at one of the greatest players ever losing his head.Elias Burke, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
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Our four-month-old slept in his pram by the pool while our oldest drank mocktails, took Thai boxing lessons and collected shells from the beach.MaryLou Costa, contributor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Bassinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bassinet. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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