https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:01:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761689 Sun, 05 May 2013 07:45:32 +0000 anbanan15 761689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: I didn't read all the coments so this might have been said....we have a similar Graco PnP (ours is basic with no attachments except the toy bar and upper bassinet), the little matters pad lifts out for the sheets. I can't remember if it does on the top bassinet part or not, but on the bottom you can velcro it inplace which might be why you had trouble lifting it out? Also we got mattress pad/protectors to put under the sheets so that if baby would soil the sheets you just had to change the pad and sheets and not wipe down the entire mattress. They are BRU brand and came in a two pack. We also made our own PnP sheets which was a really simple project if you can sew even a little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761545 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:35:05 +0000 skibobrown 761545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The thin "mattress" lifts out. The reason you probably couldn't lift it out at the store is that it gets velcroed down. If you didn't pull apart the velcro, it would feel like it was stuck down. The mattress is very hard and thin, so we bought a plush velvet-ey sheet that makes the mattress a little more comfortable for DD. We did start with the newborn napper attachment though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761539 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:28:46 +0000 kjpugs 761539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: same thing which is why I picked this PNP... that dang baby bible influences all!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761538 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:28:35 +0000 VanillaBean 761538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started our son in his crib but use the pnp for the living room. I had complications with my incision from c-section so we try to minimize me walking back from his room to the living room whenever he was sleeping. DS is now 5 months and we still use the pnp in the living room for his day time nap and his crib for night time sleep. </p> <p>We use a fitted sheet for the graco mat and a thin waterproof sheet underneath the fitted sheet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761524 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:10:59 +0000 Sapphiresun 761524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good questions! We're hoping to get away with just a pack and play for the first few months too. I've seen on Amazon that they have sheets that fit them, and read that sheets for "mini cribs" often fit them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761519 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:08:47 +0000 78h2o 761519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is the same one we have as well. I used a quilted pack n play sheet and then a regular pack n play sheet on top of that. Probably unnecessary, but I wanted it to be softer.</p> <p>ETA: @Weagle - I just read your whole response. That's funny that you did the same thing with the same PNP.</p> <p>I did not get one with the newborn napper as the Baby Bargains authors seemed to feel the nappers were lest safe/unnecessary. Don't know if there's any truth to the claim that they are unsafe, but we never needed it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761511 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:00:42 +0000 Weagle 761511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have that exact PnP. We used the PnP sheets over a quilted PnP sheet. Made it a little more cozy, but not too soft. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761509 Sat, 04 May 2013 21:56:38 +0000 daniellemybelle 761509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were wondering the same thing at Babies R Us today! I like the napper attachment (looks so cozy!) but I want to use the bassinet part for nighttime sleep, since it's a flatter surface (and thus safer). Still, the mattress seemed so thin! I might look into the mattress pad @Mrs. Yoyo mentioned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761339 Sat, 04 May 2013 19:02:43 +0000 mamimami 761339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: you can wash the mattress with mild soap and hose and dry in the sun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761335 Sat, 04 May 2013 18:58:19 +0000 wheres_c 761335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO did not like to sleep in the part you show.....he loved the newborn napper part of it though. It's not that much more expensive and is removable.<br /> Once we transitioned to the main part I didn't use a sheet and the mattress got soiled :(</p> <p>I bought a sheet but its too late. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761311 Sat, 04 May 2013 18:07:59 +0000 JoJoGirl 761311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a fitted waterproof mattress pad and a few sets of fitted sheets - they just go on like regular fitted sheets (elastic wraps around the mattress corners). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761310 Sat, 04 May 2013 18:07:01 +0000 kjpugs 761310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: that's good to know! I meant laying blankets/sheets as if it was flat and attached in the store. Glad to know it lifts out!</p> <p>Thanks so much for the advice ladies!!! Glad I'm not necessarily crazy and it's not used as shown (aka, stuck down!!!) in the store! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761307 Sat, 04 May 2013 17:55:12 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 761307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: you can buy a little mattress pad to put under the sheet to make the PNP comfier. I bought one to use when we go to my Mom's to make it a little more crib-like for LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761303 Sat, 04 May 2013 17:46:14 +0000 IcebergMom 761303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used a graco pack n play as a newborn sleeper in our room. Worked great! Used it for about 4 months. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761302 Sat, 04 May 2013 17:36:50 +0000 runsyellowlites 761302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They definitely make pnp/crib sheets to fit. The mattress piece for the bassinet is actually the same "floor" piece you'll use for the pnp when baby outgrows the bassinet.</p> <p>We actually used some larger quilts &amp; just wrapped the "mattress" like it was a present. With both G &amp; P I've never had issues with bunching or it coming up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761295 Sat, 04 May 2013 17:30:40 +0000 JerricaBenton 761295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use a naturepedic waterproof portacrib pad and then a fitted sheet over that. It works well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761294 Sat, 04 May 2013 17:27:20 +0000 autumnlove 761294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: I just use the sheet! :-) I wipe off the mattress when pee or spit up gets on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761293 Sat, 04 May 2013 17:25:26 +0000 kjpugs 761293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: those darn baby stores... I guess it was parent-proofed haha! Did you use just the sheet or any kind of mattress pad to waterproof it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761292 Sat, 04 May 2013 17:24:20 +0000 autumnlove 761292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: yup, the mattress lifts out....it is kinda accordion like! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761285 Sat, 04 May 2013 17:21:34 +0000 kjpugs 761285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sloaneandpuffy: @autumnlove: maybe it was the display then. The thin little mattress, I could only get my fingers under it's edges about a CM and the rest was stuck down. Yours lift out? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761284 Sat, 04 May 2013 17:20:26 +0000 mamimami 761284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are two pieces - the hangy part and in there you place the mattress. So yes you can use a sheet and then place the sheeted mattress on the hangy thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761283 Sat, 04 May 2013 17:19:45 +0000 autumnlove 761283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: Yes, they fit perfectly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761282 Sat, 04 May 2013 17:17:25 +0000 kjpugs 761282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: did the sheets fit onto the top part? When I inspected it at the store I didn't see how sheets would fit on it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761280 Sat, 04 May 2013 17:16:27 +0000 autumnlove 761280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO slept in the bassinet (top part) for 4.5 months. My newborn is using it too!</p> <p>We have 3 PNP sheets that we rotate through. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-nb-used-a-pack-n-play-to-sleep#post-761278 Sat, 04 May 2013 17:14:14 +0000 kjpugs 761278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After my research we've decided to try to use a pack n play for our baby to sleep in our room for 2-6 months most likely. (The nursery is across the house and our room has room for it.)</p> <p>This is the one we decided on (pic below) the graco playard with bassinet.</p> <p>My question? I'm assuming (please excuse not-yet-a-mom stupid questions haha) the baby sleeps on that top part, right? Well when I looked at it, it's thin and doesn't seem to have a way to attach a sheet. It was recommended I get sheets so when I checked it out I was confused. Would you let baby sleep on the top part there without a sheet? What do you do if the baby soils the PNP without a sheet??? I believe I have read to not have baby sleep on non tucked-in with elastic edges sheets or blankets etc, because they could bunch and potentially suffocate baby.</p> <p>So moms... how did your newborn use a PNP?? (Only interested in specific experience with the Graco ones) Hope this is just a stupid question with an easy answer! :) </p> [attach=2870/13/mmaofq.351x348.Screen-shot-2013-05-04-at-5.46.46-PM.png]