https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:51:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2830553 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:24:56 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2830553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a foster parent and CPS explicitly told us a Pack and Play is fine 👍 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2830383 Sun, 24 Jun 2018 09:38:49 +0000 MsMini 2830383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, the idea of CPS taking a kid away over sleeping in a pack and play is ridiculous! Basically unless you beat, molest or give your kids illegal drugs you are probably ok (at least here - I have seen some seriously ridiculous situations CPS allowed kids back into in my area) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2830352 Sat, 23 Jun 2018 22:28:33 +0000 summerfruit 2830352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Guava travel crib that will be baby's sleeping surface when she grows out of the co-sleeper. I don't think it's a big deal. It's clean and simple. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2830223 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 12:32:28 +0000 tysonja 2830223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i wouldn't blink at having your baby sleep in a P n P personally at ALL. however, we are foster parents and i know that in our province foster babies and children are not allowed to sleep in P n P's for safety reasons. we use a mini crib or full size crib for our foster babies. hb </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2830109 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:07:50 +0000 Pollywog 2830109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hypatia: I asked two friends who are CPS officers. They both laughed and said your acquaintance was ridiculous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2830107 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:56:53 +0000 Hypatia 2830107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This makes me feel so much better! Thanks. I really don't know her very well, so I'm not sure where she got that idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829953 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:30:46 +0000 Silva 2829953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thats a really weird comment. CPS has better things to do, and wouldn't give a shit about a pack and play.</p> <p>I hate comments like that because they fuel this false belief that CPS is some boogyman out to take children away from safe families. They don't even have even foster homes for the children that have been removed from unsafe homes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829913 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:05:48 +0000 psw27 2829913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sheesh. Heck no. A PNP is fine. I'm sorry someone felt the need to give you completely baseless information. CPS is not going to come to your house and freak out over something like that. We were between houses for a few months and my son slept in a PNP with an extra mattress for at least 4 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829901 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:18:10 +0000 snowjewelz 2829901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um... No. We had a crib at home that neither of my girls ever slept in :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829892 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:39:40 +0000 babypugs 2829892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, your friend is way off-base. There are actually lots of government-sanctioned programs to PROVIDE Pack-n-Plays to families in need of a safe sleep space, so I'm pretty sure CPS would not have a problem. We have a crib but my daughter slept in a Pack-n-Play by my bed for her first year. Please don't worry about her reaction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829891 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:34:09 +0000 josina 2829891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD slept in a p&amp;p in our room till she was a year because we felt it was safer than moving her to her crib in a room with her 3 year old brother. (in case he decided to crawl in and sleep with her / accidentally smother her). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829887 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:20:17 +0000 hitchhiker 2829887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know of state sponsored programs that give pack n plays to families if the parents indicate at the hospital that they do not have a safe sleep space for the newborn. CPS would not find your pack n play objectionable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829877 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 07:37:01 +0000 Synchronicity 2829877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would think CPS would have much bigger issues to deal with. Don't stress about this one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829875 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 07:33:31 +0000 jennlin821 2829875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think this is a very strange reaction. Perhaps she panicked in the moment and blurted something out, or had a strange experience with CPS, i'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt because you stated she was a new 'friend'. </p> <p>My DD slept in a packnplay until 14 mo, and that only because we were gifted $ for a crib. Packnplays are by definition a travel crib, and she still sleeps on it 1mo when we visit grandparents. </p> <p>So while a very strange conversation, I'm going to label this one 'bad baby advice' just like all the other strange comments you get when pregnant and parenting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829864 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 06:16:55 +0000 brownepiano 2829864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my kids slept exclusively in the packnplay until we moved them to a bed around 18 months. You're not alone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829857 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 03:25:13 +0000 Ms.Mermaid 2829857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Literally watched CPS take away my client's kid (it's a long story, everything wound up being fine) and as she was arranging for the child to do kinship care with a friend, the CPS worker asked whether the friend had a place for the baby to sleep and the friend said she had a pack n play and CPS said it was okay. A lot of people use pack n plays instead of cribs, particularly in lower-income or transient communities since they are cheaper and more portable. Frankly, I think this woman is a snob. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829851 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 01:06:23 +0000 Littlebit7 2829851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is a freakin ridiculous and uncalled for comment. The state of NJ is giving out baby boxes now for safe sleep. Pack n plays are totally fine. My infant son has been sleeping in one for three months now since we are living abroad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829849 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:25:57 +0000 DesertDreams88 2829849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um, totally weird, and the CPS in my state wouldn't be upset. </p> <p>PnP is our plan for this baby for most sleep since I'm not buying a new crib, and our crib is currently unusable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829827 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 21:00:32 +0000 wrkbrk 2829827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People are really OTT. It’s fine. My son slept in one from 6-15 months in our room once he outgrew his bassinet and before he went to his own room upstairs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829826 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:56:16 +0000 Mrsbells 2829826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hypatia: what I do know for sure is that most manufacturers warn against switching out the mattress they provided with something thicker. I have heard of people using it for full time sleep just like the rock and play but I dont think its designed for that </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829824 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:52:54 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2829824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whoa, her reaction would totally freak me out. I didn’t use a PNP, but those are marketed and used as alternative sleep spaces for babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829820 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:47:16 +0000 Sams Mom 2829820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hell, Finland gives out baby boxes of supplies and intends for the baby to sleep in the box; they have a very low infant mortality rate. I think the fact that she has a safe place to sleep is good enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-baby-without-a-crib#post-2829817 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:39:19 +0000 Hypatia 2829817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, I was talking with a new acquaintance (not sure how else to put it), and she asked if our crib is in the same room as our older DD or in our room. I explained that I have a joint disease that makes carrying my 15 month old up and down stairs difficult, so for the safety of the baby, we have her sleep on the first floor in a pack and play. </p> <p>She was pretty shocked by this. I reassured her that we have a thicker mattress than what comes standard (I think it's four inches thick) and that we have a baby monitor. But she was really concerned that it was a PnP and not a proper crib. </p> <p>"You better be careful with that. If for any reason CPS came to your door, they'd freak out."</p> <p>Does anyone know if that's true? Is it really that big of a deal? If anything, I'd think they'd be safer because there aren't any bars to get limbs caught between. </p> <p>We don't have a crib because the one we had broke while we were trying to disassemble it for our move. We intended on buying another, but then we realized that the PnP has a lot of advantages, such as it being lightweight, I'm able to move it around the house easily with the wheels, etc. What do you think? Should we be concerned about this? </p>