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Our first daughter had a bassinet in our room. She hated it and never slept there for more than 20 minutes. Whereas our second daughter had a pack n play in our room and sleeps in that nightly. What I always wanted was a side car that attached to our bed sleekly with full access to the baby from my sleeping spot. A great option for that just doesn't exist!

We're putting baby 2 in a pnp!

We have a bassinet. If I had a do-over, I would have a co-sleeper.

We loooooved the rock n play. Inexpensive, small footprint, and he was very cozy in it.

We use the Rock n Play & also love it!

@MamaMoose: Sure! Another thing I like is that you can buy the laundry insert and turn the stand into a hamper later...so at least I'll get some extra use out of it!

We use Arm's Reach's mini co-sleeper and just put it about 2 feet away from my side of the bed. They also have one that's the same size as most pack 'n plays. One side of it is mesh so I can see him from our bed. If your bed is higher and you want to pull it up to your bed this might be a good option b/c you can buy their leg extension kit to make it higher. Our bed is pretty high but I decided not to get the kit b/c I usually nurse my LO on the couch in our sitting room. I like it a lot b/c the mini co-sleeper is smaller than a pack 'n play and folds smaller for travelling. The only downside is that he won't be able to use it as long as a PNP. We used the PNP more when my oldest was older.

LO slept in her bouncer for the first few weeks in our room and then we moved her into her crib.

We have this Serena & Lily moses basket:

http://www.serenaandlily.com/Baby/Must-Haves-Sausalito-Moses-Baskets-Flax-Shell

It's easy to move from room to room, and will double as a toy storage basket once LO grows out of it.

we use a pack and play

We've got the crib in our room and I'm happy about it.

We used the Cosco brand travel "pack and play" so it is smaller. He slept in it for the first month until we moved him to a crib in his own room. We still use the one in our room for play time and travel.

@hellobeeboston - We have the EXACT same problem! Our king bed sits up really high off the ground and there is not a lot of room around the perimeter for a PNP (which was my initial solution). I did the measurements this weekend and a PNP won't work.

I don't see any definite solutions here... I'm struggling with this too...

I had thought about the Pottery Barn Kids Bassinet - http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/bassinet-and-bordered-pique-bedding/?pkey=bbassinets
But I'm not sure if I'm willing to shell out $300 for something we won't be using very long at all.
The other bassinets I've seen are plastic and super cheap looking... I'm trying to watch Craigslist for a deal.

pack n play is great if you're gonna use it as a travel crib as well. But it's HUGE. There's a mini version my friend got that I love, I think it's just a travel crib with a bassinet attachment you can put on top, but there's no way we could use it for Wagon Jr. now that he's bigger. You definitely do not need anything bigger than a bassinet-- they don't even roll in the beginning. We used to lay Wagon Jr. the wrong way in the bassinet attachment for our pack n play because he fit the short way instead of the long way. All you need is a safe surface a little bigger than the baby!

@hellobeeboston:

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13075648&searchURL=true

Different color, but this is basically what we got. I love that it was only $50! When he gets old enough to sit up on his own I'm going to turn it into a ball pit!

My SIL has the real deal expensive pack and plays, but hardly uses them since they are so big and clunky to move around. This is super easy to fold and throw into the car when we travel.

We use the mini arm's reach co-sleeper. I'm pretty much obsessed with it. I love having LO right next to me but in her own space. Our bed is also high off the ground, but we have the leg extension kit and it's perfect. It takes up very little room and sounds like it's exactly what you are looking for! We are actually borrowing for a friend, but I might suck it up and buy one for the next bambino/s, because I love it so so much.

We tried a bassinet... she hated it. In fact, I have yet to encounter someone whose baby liked the bassinet! I would suggest something that snuggles the baby in as close as possible... I have heard babies like the Rock n Play.

Our LO sleeps in our bed.

We also have a king size bed that's really high off the ground. It's also tilted so help with DH's acid reflux, which makes co-sleepers harder to use.

At this point I plan on using a sleeper that we can put in the bed with us, to help with breastfeeding. We should be able to use that until the baby starts sleeping through the night, or until they outgrow it and need to go in the co-sleeper our aunt is giving us. We'll have to build a platform to make the co-sleeper work, though!

We used a pack and play in our room for the first 6 months. it's also been great as a travel crib and a place to confine our babe for short periods. We're about to retire it now that he's 18 months.