https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 02:24:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pack-n-play-bassinet-vs-crib-help#post-61014 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:29:53 +0000 sulli301 61014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ended up just getting a pack 'n play with the bassinet feature. It also has a changing table which was great when DD was a newborn. The bassinet pack n' play has worked awesome for us! We kept it in our master &amp; just took it with us for weekends away, etc. I sometimes dream of a pretty bassinet for the next baby, but honestly we never missed not having one. We still use it when DD is having really bad teething pain &amp; is up many times at night...it's just easier sometimes to put her back to sleep in our room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pack-n-play-bassinet-vs-crib-help#post-60989 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:08:53 +0000 Clementine 60989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I liked the Rock and Play, but them some folks complained their baby developed some serious neck/shoulder problems. I was a bit scared after reading that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pack-n-play-bassinet-vs-crib-help#post-59789 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:39:42 +0000 tequiero21 59789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm with @mrs. yoyo - added the rock n play to my registry:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Snugabunny-Deluxe-Lightweight-Sleeper/dp/B005IWM73S/ref=br_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&#038;coliid=I1I2NJO3U9OE5A&#038;colid=2YITVEI3A003I" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Snugabunny-Deluxe-Lightweight-Sleeper/dp/B005IWM73S/ref=br_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&#038;coliid=I1I2NJO3U9OE5A&#038;colid=2YITVEI3A003I</a></p> <p>i do have crib in mind too - the sorelle sophia. but i also have a pack n play, but wasn't planning to use the bassinet portion of it for nighttime sleep. we're also thinking of returning the pack n play. </p> <p>you definitely need a crib, so if you have to choose, i'd choose the crib. there was a thread about using crib from day 1. sounds like lots of people do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pack-n-play-bassinet-vs-crib-help#post-59779 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:36:02 +0000 Rubies 59779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a PnP with the accompanying bassinet and LO was fine. She was swaddled tightly so it really didn't matter. At 3.5 months we moved her to her crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pack-n-play-bassinet-vs-crib-help#post-59772 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:33:38 +0000 Mrs. Bee 59772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we never used our pack n play at home, but it was great for travel and grandma's. so if you're thinking you'll only use it in the first couple of months in your room and not as a playard as well, you could go with a bassinet instead or the rock n play like mrs yoyo suggested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pack-n-play-bassinet-vs-crib-help#post-59749 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:26:00 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 59749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you considered the Fisher Price Rock n Play instead of a PNP? Most babies love it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pack-n-play-bassinet-vs-crib-help#post-59714 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:13:30 +0000 Maysprout 59714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO won't sleep in the pnp once she outgrew the bassinet. Maybe if we got a better mattress for the bottom part but she prefers the crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pack-n-play-bassinet-vs-crib-help#post-59704 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:10:04 +0000 mrstilly 59704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a pack n play at my in laws that we use every weekend. We are usually there Fri-sun most weekends, so ds uses it a lot. we have a second one to use at home and when we travel. I do think the mattress sags a little bit in the middle, but it never affected ds. I love our pack n play and ds sleeps well in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pack-n-play-bassinet-vs-crib-help#post-59662 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:57:17 +0000 banana 59662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO didn't like the PnP (maybe because the mattress was uncomfortable?) so we ended up borrowing a basinette which he loved. A lot of moms love the pack n play though. It just didn't go well with my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pack-n-play-bassinet-vs-crib-help#post-59654 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:56:11 +0000 heffalump 59654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like a lot of people have their LO's in a pack n play. We went the bassinet route and I was happy with it. I used it a lot in the first month and a half (I know that's not a long time, but we'll hopefully be getting use out of it for another baby too) and always pulled it out in the living room so she could be in my sight while she napped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pack-n-play-bassinet-vs-crib-help#post-59619 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:50:07 +0000 mediagirl 59619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's just for a few months, right? If you plan on using the pnp as just a bassinet for a few months, I'd say use it but move your LO to a crib after that. Then, you'll have the pnp for other uses later! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pack-n-play-bassinet-vs-crib-help#post-59592 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:44:00 +0000 Clementine 59592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so torn. I have no idea what to do. Many of the books I've read inc Baby Bargains said don't get a bassinet but instead buy a Pack n Play with bassinet. I got my pnp recently, but the mattress that comes with the bassinet seems very thin and unsupportive. I don't see how a newborn will be comfy when their bed is basically a hammock.</p> <p>No idea what's best. Return it and buy a crib? Please chime in. </p>