Fisher-Price Zen Collection Gliding Bassinet

I love the look & the quality of how it was built for a relatively inexpensive bassinet. The problems are the glider mechanism is extremely loud drowns out the music & keeps us up at night. I would have loved if they gave you the option to operate via electricity may have made the glider smoother. It's also very small. Our just turned two month old can no longer sleep in it comfortably & the padding that comes with the bassinet is the worse (flat & poor fit)leaving gaps around the edges DANGEROUS!!!

Bought this as a suprise just after the announcement was made. My daughter just put it together and is thrilled with it. She said the wood handles matched everything else in the room. She said it was just beautiful. It comes with the bassinet mattress and even a crib sheet. I have purchased all the big ticket items from Amazon.com and have been very satisfied with their performance in delivery and handling of orders.
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I was so excited when I registered for this bassinet. I thought it was the coolest on the market with it's nice, neutral colors, music options, and gliding motion. The day after my baby shower, this was the first thing my husband and put together. I was initially a little disappointed because the cover for the shelf does not remove, but I figured I could just cut the straps and use my sewing machine to add some new velcro ones. Then I was disappointed because the cover for the bed part is screwed into the bottom. What a pain to get those screws in and out to wash it, but I figured I would deal with it. The pathetic mattress is basically as thick as the changing pad that came with my diaper bag. So, I decided that I would just order a real bassinet mattress from naturepedic (which adds even more to the cost of this overpriced bassinet).

And then we put the batteries in. The music is nice with a volume control. The gliding motion has a speed control. The motor unfortunately has no sound control. It makes the loudest grinding noise going back and forth. You can even hear it with the music on the loudest setting. Don't even try to shut off the music because the motor sound will drive you insane. I know another reviewer called Fisher Price and they are sending a replacement. I really don't think that will make a difference. I really fell in love with this online, but now we'll be taking it apart, boxing it back up, and returning it to Amazon.

Yes, this bassinet is beautiful and the nature sounds are great. Unfortunately the motor that runs the glider is not so great! For the price I am very surprised that Fisher Price did not address this. In the manual it says the bassinet has to be on a level surface to avoid the gliding noises. Nothing has stopped the noises so far!

While I love the look of this product, it is extremely noisy when it is not gliding (though that is a little noisy too). My daughter is an active sleeper and each time she moves it causes the bassinet to shake, make noise, and many times wake her from her sleep! The last thing you want your bassinet to do is wake up your sleeping baby! I would suggest getting something more stationary to other parents.