Just been reading the news about the current Baby Show at Olympia. Astounded at the price of designer baby beds, etc.
I spent my early months in a wicker moses basket on a stand. It had been used by my older sister eight years earlier and the same mattress, blankets and sheets were no doubt pressed into service again for me. The same applied to my pram and cot. There was no messing around with cot bumpers which have been declared safe/unsafe more times than most babies have had hot dinners and I also had pillows which are now a definite no no! As to the hot water bottle I snuggled