Newton Bassinet

The two Newton bassinets, side by side

Why this page exists

People searching “Newton bassinet” usually arrive from one of two directions: they have seen Newton’s breathable mattress and want it for a newborn, or they own a Newton travel crib and are trying to work out whether a bassinet version exists.

Both directions hit the same answer. Newton’s bassinets are good products and they are not travel products. A 20 lb birch-framed bassinet with eight height settings is a piece of bedroom furniture. There is no folded size published because there is no folded state.

That is worth saying plainly because this site is about gear that works away from home, and we would rather tell you the product does not fit the brief than rank it as if it does.

What Newton sells that does travel

Newton’s travel line is two cribs, and the relevant one is the Compact Travel Crib & Play Yard:

• Collapses to 24 x 10 x 10 in — an actual packed size, unlike either bassinet.
• 12-13 lb. Newton publishes 12 lb in its FAQ and 13 lb in its key features; we report both rather than picking one.
• No weight limit, because the 38 x 24 x 1.5 in Wovenaire mattress rests directly on the floor of the crib. The published limit is a height: up to 35 in tall.
• The same breathable core — 90% air, 10% food-grade polymer, cover and core machine washable — plus breathable mesh sides, and a travel bag with hidden backpack straps and a luggage sleeve.

So if the reason you searched for a Newton bassinet was the mattress, the Compact Travel Crib gets you that mattress in something you can carry, with no 20 lb ceiling to age out of. Full detail in our Newton travel crib review.

The Deluxe travel crib’s bassinet, honestly

Newton’s Deluxe Travel Crib & Play Yard — 49.5 x 35 x 28 in set up, folding to 35 x 12.5 x 11 in at 17 lb — lists a bassinet among the items sold separately.

We read the Deluxe product page and it publishes no dimensions, no weight limit, no age guidance and no price for that bassinet as a standalone accessory. Images show a bassinet-insert configuration; the specification does not follow. We are not going to fill that gap with numbers we have not read, so: the accessory appears to exist, and you should confirm its limits on the listing before you plan around it. Our Newton play yard page covers the Deluxe in full.

So what should you actually buy

If you are furnishing a room: either Newton bassinet is a reasonable purchase on its published safety story — GREENGUARD Gold, tested to comply with and exceed CPSC and ASTM mandatory standards, and an independent lab conclusion that among the top three bestselling bassinets only Newton does not pose a significant suffocation risk. The Essential at $199.99 and 15 lb is the value pick; the Bedside Sleeper’s eight height settings and Infant Access Panel are what you pay the extra $100 for.

If you are packing for a trip: the Compact Travel Crib, or a bassinet actually built to move. The Baby Delight Slumber Deluxe is 12 lb at 33 x 18 x 22.5 in and published to 5 months or 20 lb — lighter and half the floor area of Newton’s Bedside Sleeper, at the same 20 lb ceiling. Our travel bassinet roundup ranks that category.

If you are not sure a bassinet is the right category at all: read travel bassinet or crib first. For a trip of any length, the crib usually wins on exactly the arithmetic above — the bassinet expires in months, the crib lasts years.