We set up the pack n play for immediately after coming home in our room. I like it because I know we will use the pack n play for longer than just the 1st few weeks/months, hoping to transition to crib, as our condo is tiny and rooms are right next to each other (like the 12 feet away poster from bed to bed!)- will use on vacations and the like.

We also got a rock n play as a gift so that is a possibility although I don't like that its basically on the ground.

I think everything but a crib is kind of a waste of money. But if you have money to burn, buy a bassinet, etc. My son slept in a crib from the first night I brought him home. He was in the room next to mine. Our house is older so there wouldn't have been enough room to have him sleep in my room. After a few weeks, I stopped using the monitor at night because he was literally 12 feet away from me. He also napped in the crib from the start.

Anonymous wrote:Rock N Play. Trust me. Most babies won't sleep flat in the beginning.

Ditto! At 3 months DD sleeps in her Rock N Play every night. The crib holds clothes, toys, and anything else I am procrastinating on putting away. The Pack N Play is in our bedroom but has never been used since we discovered DD is a very noisy sleeper and refuses to sleep flat on her back. I like the Rock N Play best because we can easily move it from room to room. So when she's first falling asleep we can have her next us in the living room (so we don't have to go far when the pacifier falls out for the 1 millionth time), then easily carry the whole thing into her nursery for sleep. If your budgeting what to buy before baby arrives, save the crib for later.

Ours slept in the Arm's Reach co-sleeper for the first five months. DH's coworkers pulled their money and bought it together - fantastic gift that got daily use for months and months.

But, we also liked having the flexibility of the crib for nap time. The co-sleeper ancors to your bed for extra safety and while you can unhook it and pull it around to another part of the house, I found it most convenient to just leave it as in and if I wanted baby to nap somewhere other than my room - her crib was perfect.