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

It was great for one of our twin babies. One liked it more than the other. Our favorite feature was the rocking and white noise. It helped calm baby down and put them to sleep much easier. It definitely helped us get some quiet time when one of our babies were fussy.

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 am very happy with this purchase. We looked at the competition such as the Snoo and Cradlewise. In full disclosure I have not used either but no people that have who are very pleased however the expensive pricetag for a few months usage didn’t seem worth it.I shopped around and found this bassinet and decided to try it with the understanding that if we didn’t like it, we would get one of the more expensive options. This is extremely easy to put together and was set up within minutes the bassinet has a back-and-forth rocking motion as well as a vibrate feature which our baby really loves.There is a feature where the bassinet is supposed to turn on automatically if crying is detected but I don’t think that is truly functional at this point. Even so, it just requires the parent to turn the bassinet on and our baby normally falls asleep very quickly. There are built-in sounds and music and you can also pair the bassinet to your phone to play whatever you would like.Some people complained about the noise but I don’t really think it is a problem when the bassinet rocks back-and-forth you hear a slight clicking type noise which is just the bassinet rocking. I don’t find this annoying and I think the rhythm of it actually helps our baby.I would absolutely recommend this purchase even if you are considering a more expensive option give it a try and maybe you’ll save yourself a lot of money that you can spend elsewhere, remember, your baby will only be using this for a few months.

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'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!