Hellobee Boards

I can't see myself using it due to the solid sides - seems like it could be a suffocation risk, and when my little ones are brand new I like being able to just look over and see them. This would make me paranoid, I feel like I'd constantly want to get up and go check on them.

@youboots: I used a Rock n Play and just angled it so he was facing me in the bed...which didn't last long due to my noise sleeper, haha, but I was a paranoid mama for the first couple of weeks!

I see the picture says it has air ventilation; it's just hard to see how that's possible. Then again, I've never seen it in person.

Hmm, I probably wouldn't feel comfortable using that with a newborn - it may be personal preference but I don't like using beds for babies that have closed sides. I feel like the more air that can flow through, the better for them. Also, as @wonderstruck: said, I liked being able to see them through the side of the cot at any time, whereas with this one, you'd have to actually get up to look into the cot.

We used a PnP with the bassinet insert for both of our girls for the first several months, only removing the bassinet insert once they were sitting up at around 5/6 months. We kept it in our room next to our bed for 8 months and 9 months respectively and loved it. We had the Fisher Price Luv U Zoo 3 in 1 travel cot but obviously did not keep the changing table on it whilst they were in there (in fact we never used the changing table attachment but that's beside the point).

@youboots: I remember reading about the product a couple years ago. The description back then definitely said it was suitable for newborn-3 mos to use as a bassinet.

Here's some online pics I found with the Stokke bouncer attachment.

With your modern aesthetic, how about Dream bassinet?
http://www.babyhome.es/us/en/products/dream

Or Babyletto's Bowery bassinet? http://www.allmodern.com/babyletto-Bowery-Bassinet-MIR1123.html

ETA: this budget friendly modern bassinet from Chicco http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KHR84YK/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687682&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0072AG8R0&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0MVGBQHNMMDKCNJGRXVV

@youboots: We used a travel sized pack n play. It's about half the size of a regular one. We also heavily used our RnP for night time sleep. I do love the modern look of the Chicco bassinet though!