Graco SmartSense Soothing Baby Bassinet – Smart Newborn Bassinet Detects and Automatically Responds to Baby's Cries – For Newborn Babies to 6 Months

We used this bassinet until our baby girl was 6 months. We had looked at so many options since our baby refused to lay in her bassinet, but other options were very expensive. This was a great option for a good price; it also helps that it is gorgeous. It took a little for baby to adjust but we ended up loving it. She enjoyed the soothing sounds and vibrations and it was perfect for when we moved her bassinet into our room. We used the rocking function if she was fussy and it worked to calm her down. I thought the rocking was a little loud when I first heard it but once the baby was in it the sound is more muffled and didn’t seem to bother her at all. The only thing that might be a con is that it is a little small and not very deep, so you will need to transition your baby to a crib as soon as they are able to lift themselves up. It is very sturdy, and easy to move around but a little taller than other bassinets which wasn’t a problem for us.

I love this bassinet. It has been so helpful through the newborn phase. Im bad at transferring my baby. I never got any better honestly. And this bassinet helps by rocking, playing white noise, and vibrating. I only used it for two months but it had nothing to do with the bassinet. I will say that it did make a creaking sound sometimes but that never affected my baby. It has cry technology that I never used but it does work if the baby is crying loud enough. I will always recommend this bassinet to my friends. The mesh sides made it super safe. You cant adjust the height but im really short and it was okay for me.

Updating my review. We returned the prior bassinet (reviewed below) and bought another due to the noise. But the replacement bassinet is even worse!! It’s squeaks AND bangs. It’s pointless that it helps soothe the baby to sleep - because you will NOT get any sleep with the obnoxious and annoying sounds this bassinet makes. This bassinet is awful. Great concept but serious failure on the end product. Previous review— This bassinet could use several improvements… 1.) It is very noisy when rocking. I just initiated a return because I’m not sure if something is wrong with the motor, but the bassinet is very loud when rocking. It makes a loud banging/clicking noise. It’s hard to sleep with it on. 2.) There are no sheets that properly fit the bassinet. Graco only gives you one sheet. This isn’t enough and if you buy other sheets, they don’t fit the mattress properly. 3.) For the price point, it should have an app. The 4moms bassinet was quieter and had an app. 4.) The mesh walls should be see through. I hate that I can only check on my daughter by standing up to look at her. Pros - Nice look, love the white noise inside the bassinet and I like that the bassinet stays on for hours.

I'll keep this short. We've been using this bassinet for our baby everyday for 2 months now. Overall, we're happy, but sometimes I wish I'd splurged on a more high end motion bassinet (see cons). Pros: - She has slept "well" (by newborn standard) since day 1. We keep the bassinet rocking with white noise on all night long. Im certain, in combination with swaddling, it's given us longer stretches faster. - I's good looking and feels like a safe place for baby. Cons: - Mechanical noises. Its actually gotten better over time, but at times the bassinet gets off track and it can get super annoying. I get up in the night to nudge it or restart it and that usually helps after a few times. In general it's very "clunky" i wish more work had gone into making it quieter. - Flimsy mattress. I understand the need for a firm surface, but this thing is just cheap. Over time with multiple washes it's losing it's form which I think is uncomfortable for baby. We luckily we're able to buy a spare (not sold through Graco tho) that is much higher quality to resolve this. This leads to the next point. - No spare sheets, pads, or mattress. This is a massive missed opportunity for Graco... why not sell replacements? Babies are messy and parents want spares at 3am! 1 sheet is not enough. It's also very unclear what is compatible... well I'm hear to tell you most 28×19 inch oval sheets, covers, and even spare matresses work just fine. I have no idea why Graco made the sheet that comes with it so complex. Of course use aftermarket accessories at your own risk/judgement... everything I purchased appeard tight fitting and flat for safe sleep but thats my own opinion. It's just frustrating the manufacturer isn't offering it and parents need to go aftermarket or suffer with no spares. Edit: I actually did order a new matress that didn't work. The shape of the bassinet has some nuances (the front and back have supports that cut into the oval shape). Just be very careful using anything aftermarket since. Something that doesn't fit properly could be unsafe. Again... it makes me rage they don't offer replacements. UPDATE: I contacted Graco support complaining about the matress because it had worn after 2 months into essentially nothing. My baby might as well have slept directly on hard plastic. Well, they gaslighted me but sent a replacement "out of courtesy." Well the replacement was very upgraded. Its better in every way ( more plush + more structure) it accommodates aftermarket sheets and covers so much better! Graco must have solved this issue in newer models!

This bassinet is an extremely reasonably priced soothing bassinet. I really wanted to love this as an alternative to a Snoo, but ultimately I found it to have a very finicky (and somewhat alarming) rocking mechanism. Overall the unit is fairly nice looking. The metal legs and plastic body don’t leave a high end impression, but it does the job. the actual bassinet and netting are nice. Comparing with the Snoo, it obviously has a much better build quality but it should at several times the price. The cry detection works well and the bassinet starts to soothe without a hitch. Sounds are at a much more reasonable volume compared to the Snoo which can be rather loud. Another bonus is that this bassinet is operated with a few touch buttons on the bassinet, no app required! Where this bassinet lost me was the noise the bassinet while rocking and more importantly the a weirdly strong swing that it does occasionally that makes the bassinet knock into the other side. It’s not clear why it does. Mostly it will start with a gentle back and forth to gain some momentum, other times it will give it a forceful push and knock the bassinet into the opposite end which is quite jarring. There's a lot of play between bassinet and base so it's not clear if there is some sort of misalignment that would cause it to do this. Either way it shouldn't happen. It it weren't for this one issue I would likely have overlooked the noise it makes while rocking and kept it.

This bassinet is nice overall. My baby is naturally a good sleeper, and this makes her a great one. Sometimes I have issue with it though. Sometimes the cry detection doesn’t work, and other times it’s so sensitive that it goes off when my dog snores and wakes the baby up. Also sometimes it squeaks. But it is on carpet so mostly is pretty quiet. Not sure if I would purchase again. I like that you don’t need to pay monthly and it looks pretty nice.

I had a fisher price motion bassinet before I purchased this one where I had to manually rock the bassinet and I hated it! this self soothing bassinet with cry detection is wonderful it’s similiar to the snoo without the price tag.. I love it.. puts my baby to sleep and keeps her asleep .. when the rocking is getting going it makes a knocking sound but once it’s in rhythm the bassinet is pretty quiet. I love that the sound from the music or white noise comes through the bassinet and it is louder for the baby then for us.. my only wish (graco if you’re reading this) is that there was a dim option for all the buttons because if the basinet is on the control panel is illuminated and the light is a little much for a dark room. I just wish there was a dim button or a go dark button. I don’t have any squeaking and my bassinet rocks back and forth very smoothly.. I would say if you get this bassinet and have those problems maybe you got a bad one try and return for a new one Overall this basinet has made a world of difference to help keep my newborn asleep I can’t say enough how much I love this product! I would recommend this bassinet to all my friends!

We had originally received a hand me down 4Moms bassinet, albeit I enjoyed the concept of it, ours was always on the fritz and would stop in 2nd gear, mainly just used as a stand still bassinet. We saw an ad for this bassinet and impulse purchase kicked in. We received it when our baby was 3 days old. He is now 7 weeks and sleeps in his bassinet peacefully all night. The baby cry feature is amazing and works just as it says! That's what sold us on this product! Cons: The volume of the speakers is not very loud. I use our baby shusher instead. Making the legs adjustable for height purposes would be a neat feature to have. The removable cover is nice, however, either making the pad or cover water resistant would be ideal to prevent needing to wash both pad and cover. I often either lay an extra sheet or blanket down to prevent needing to wash the sheet/pad daily as I have a baby who struggles with reflux and spits up often. It's not as see though as I anticipated, however, having a dim night light somewhere behind the bassinet helps see through a little bit better. (Mama's who peep from bed to see movement without needing to get up and stand over the bassinet.) All in all, beside a few areas of improvement I'd purchase it again, without a doubt.