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How old is your Lo? If she's very young you may have more options than a toddler.

We ended up buying a new basic pnp for $40 and having it delivered to our vrbo before our arrival. It was cheaper than buying a nicer light weight one to travel with.

You can travel with the regular pnp but for us, we would have had to pay at least $25 each way to check it- more than the pnp itself.

Yes, it'd be a checked bag... are you staying in one location or moving every few days? If the latter, perhaps investing in a travel crib will be better in the long run? (I know you said you don't want one, but if you change your mind, the Lotus crib is amazing).

@MenagerieMama: Another thing---if you have a credit card or aren't opposed to opening a new one, if you use the airline credit cards to book flights, you usually get priority boarding and a free checked back (I think 2 international). My husband always uses his AAdvantage card to book AA flights, so we always get a free checked back for all of LOs stuff.

try and see if you can pack it in a large suitcase. it will be heavy and annoying, but at least you'll have it.

FYI, i have the graco travel pnp as well (or graco lite or whatever they call it. i also bought the lotus crib because it looked awesome. it was indeed awesome, but only a little lighter and more compact than the graco lite when packed up. i couldn't return the graco lite at that point, so sadly i decided it was not worth keeping the lotus (otherwise i totally would have gone for the sleek lotus). just in case you are thinking about trying the lotus

@MenagerieMama: Not sure if a lap infant gets a free bag, but I kind of doubt it. OTOH, I neglected to take note that you have a smaller version of the pack n play. And since you're only going to two destinations and prefer not to purchase another crib, I think the travel pnp would be fine!!

I'd check with your airline -- some consider cribs to be baby items and will check them for free (along with carseats and strollers). We tried putting our crib inside a large suitcase one time and it made the bag exceed the 50lb maximum so we don't do that anymore We have the Lotus crib and love it. Super lightweight and has a backpack feature which I strangely really like. I feel more comfortable when LO sleeps in his travel crib than a borrowed/rented one so we travel with it everywhere.