https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:53:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115583 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 07:40:01 +0000 Littlebit 2115583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO (6m) had never slept in a pack n play until last week on vacation..he did great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115551 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 07:20:37 +0000 hellobeeboston 2115551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far yes! It's getting harder at 29 months though, he's growing out of it. Last visit to parents house he slept in a bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115550 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 07:20:08 +0000 Smurfette 2115550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Now that she is older she doesn't like it as much but it works. We usually put a blanket under the sheet so it gives a little more padding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115545 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 07:18:08 +0000 yellowbird 2115545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meridian: we bought a mattress on amazon for $30 for the pnp. LO still sleeps on it at 2.5 on road trips </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115542 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 07:16:16 +0000 getjazzy 2115542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Previously LO slept great in his pnp when he was that age but we haven't needed to use it since then because my parents bought a crib but we are traveling to visit family next weekend and will need to use it (LO is 21 months now). Not sure if baby is super mobile, but you can raise the floor of the pnp on some of the models to make it so you don't have to reach down in to the bottom to transfer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115492 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 06:40:15 +0000 Adira 2115492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Xander (2 years) always slept in a Pack 'n Play when we would travel anywhere, but he definitely didn't sleep as well in one as he did in a crib.</p> <p>Logan (3 months) is currently sleeping in a Pack 'n Play for naps and bedtime and has no issue with it.</p> <p>We got one of those quilted mattress covers for it so it's a little more comfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115409 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 01:13:36 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2115409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dd2 naps great in a pnp but can't night sleep in one. she's up every hour, so I guess it's not comfortable for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115395 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:14:46 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2115395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still do occasional PnP, grandmas house/vacation, with no extra mattress and our two year old sleeps in it just fine. We've gotten a lot of use out of ours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115378 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 23:21:08 +0000 PurplePeony 2115378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD slept fine in the PNP when she was younger, but when we traveled recently (13 months and 15 months) she didn't like it much. I think not having bars to hold onto when she wanted to stand up, and the fact that it's much smaller than her regular crib, really threw her off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115373 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 23:11:47 +0000 BandDmommy 2115373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO currently sleeps in PNP no issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115364 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 23:00:06 +0000 Punky 2115364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter naps in a PNP everyday at daycare with no problems. Babies R Us sells padded PNP fitted sheets that provide just a little extra padding but she sleeps fine with or without the sheet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115344 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 22:36:14 +0000 dolphin 2115344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a mattress for her PNP at grandmas. She naps really well in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115320 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:47:01 +0000 Trailmix 2115320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can buy an extra, nicer mattress for the PnP, we did that and I highly recommend it! We also use the Bjorn travel crib, which has the mattress on the floor, which I think is a bit more comfortable since there's no bar running across the middle like a traditional PnP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115294 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:21:08 +0000 Mae 2115294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO slept in a PnP for every and at night until almost 6 mo. But once we moved her to her crib that was it for the PnP. She rolls around a lot in her sleep (and in trying to fall asleep) and seemed to be confused/annoyed by how small the PnP is compared to a crib. We used it for a few days at Christmas and it was a nightmare, although what made it a little better was padding the "mattress" (aka cardboard). I took a quilt and doubled it over then wrapped it around the cardboard, then put the PnP sheet over that to make sure the blanket didn't get bunched. She definitely slept BETTER (once she fell asleep) once we did that.. although I don't know about how safe that is technically (she was 7.5 mo at that point so I wasn't that concerned). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115286 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:15:22 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2115286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO naps in one everyday at the nanny share and we use one for overnight at my parents. LO has always done fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115283 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:14:47 +0000 fancyfunction 2115283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - whenever M sleeps at my parents or MIL, she still sleeps in the PnP at 2, and has since starting sleepovers around 4-5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115137 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 19:58:54 +0000 BananaPancakes 2115137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son napped in a PNP every week day for the first 2 years of life, so I'd say it's comfortable enough. I only switched him out because he got too big for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115074 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 19:29:40 +0000 jetsa 2115074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO sleeps in one at daycare. We've always had issues in him sleeping overnight in it and just bought the matress below which helps a lot!</p> <p>Dream On MeFoam Graco Pack and Play Mattress <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006Z2BZBU/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_9M2cvb0MSFKAM" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006Z2BZBU/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_9M2cvb0MSFKAM</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115053 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 19:13:43 +0000 catlady 2115053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a thicker mattress on amazon for our pack and play. If you are going to leave the PnP over there all the time, I'd consider doing that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115041 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 19:08:06 +0000 MrsF 2115041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M is 2.5 and still sleeps in the PNP when we go to my parents'. We keep a white noise machine there, but she does fine with the regular shades even though she's used to room-darkening shades at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115024 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:54:04 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2115024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meridian: you can buy a mattress that for in the PNP. We got ours on amazon </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2115002 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:37:15 +0000 regberadaisy 2115002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 never slept in a PnP. We will be trying dd2 in one over Easter when my family visits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2114995 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:34:05 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2114995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meridian: Lo would sleep in one and I don't remember her being bothered by the thin pad. I think it bothered me more than her. The last time she slept in one was right around her second birthday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2114970 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:18:56 +0000 travellingbee 2114970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meridian: we use a white noise app on our iPhones or iPad when we travel </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2114969 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:18:37 +0000 blackbird 2114969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, no problem! She sleeps in one at daycare, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2114953 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:06:58 +0000 Foodnerd81 2114953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C goes back and forth between pnp and crib no problem. If you are still rocking or nursing to sleepand are worried about laying her down, you can get one that has the bassinet piece- basically the same thin mattress but it's raised so it's easier to lay baby down. It's only good until about 15 lbs. </p> <p>We out towels or something over the windows to dim the room for naps and bring a white noise machine or put white noise app on an old iPhone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2114937 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 17:49:28 +0000 Charm54 2114937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dd sleeps great in her PNP. We have the 4moms Breeze which I highly recommend, super sturdy and SO easy to put together/take down. We use it primarily at my parents house too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2114931 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 17:42:08 +0000 birdofafeather 2114931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have a travel crib that LO sleeps great in. At that age, her crib mattress was pretty firm, so the travel crib was the same. i think it's more uncomfortable now at 2 years old because her mattress is on the softer side now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2114923 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 17:29:41 +0000 gilmoregirl 2114923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once he was in a crib at home, the pack and play was no problem for him. We travel with white noise but don't darken the windows even though we have blackout curtains at home. He generally does fine. He's bot a great sleeper overall but handles travel well enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-lo-occasionally-sleep-in-a-pnp-is-it-comfortable#post-2114909 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 17:16:21 +0000 travellingbee 2114909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that age he never did very well in the PNP, so we always just brought our rock n play instead. At two years old he does great in it now but we pad the whole thing with pillows, and put the sheet over them, which obviously you can't do with a 22-week-old. </p>