Nothing as wonderful as this was available when I had my two daughters! I wanted my babies close to me, so I slept with their bassinet close to my bed. I would have been thrilled to be able to sleep with my hand on my babies while we both slept. I really LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this bedside sleeper.As others have mentioned, sheets, mattress pads, etc. are very difficult to find for this bassinet because it is not the usual size. I'm a terrific seamstress, So . . . what I did was I took a fitted bed sheSee full review