Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 20:02     Subject: Re:Pack n Play, Bassinet or Co-sleeper?
FTM here, so I don't know what will work, but I got a Summer Infant By Your Side Sleeper (it's like a little portable flat carrier for your baby, can go next to you in bed without you rolling over on baby), a Fisher Price Auto Rock-n-Play sleeper, and the Graco On the Go Pack-n-Play Playyard.

One of those will prob work.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 16:37     Subject: Re:Pack n Play, Bassinet or Co-sleeper?
Anonymous wrote:Piggybacking on this thread. I'm building my registry as we speak and I'm a FTM. I have a crib picked out but then got confused with what to get for the baby for the first few months. I found this- http://www.drmomma.org/2010/01/turn-your-crib-into-cosleeper.html

Has anyone used a crib as a cosleeper in the method shown in that link? It looks pretty comfy and perfect for nights, but I'm not sure if it's unsafe....


I've never seen it done like that but I'd ONLY consider it if you could get the crib mattress flush with your mattress height wise. Some of the ones shown in the picture have the crib mattress lower than the bed mattress and I'd be afraid of the baby rolling over and smothering itself. Also, no bumpers! Another suffocation risk!
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 16:13     Subject: Re:Pack n Play, Bassinet or Co-sleeper?
Piggybacking on this thread. I'm building my registry as we speak and I'm a FTM. I have a crib picked out but then got confused with what to get for the baby for the first few months. I found this- http://www.drmomma.org/2010/01/turn-your-crib-into-cosleeper.html

Has anyone used a crib as a cosleeper in the method shown in that link? It looks pretty comfy and perfect for nights, but I'm not sure if it's unsafe....
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2016 17:48     Subject: Pack n Play, Bassinet or Co-sleeper?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:People can love the RNP all they want but my neighbors sons head is seriously deformed - he was in that thing and a car seat CONSTANTLY. I"m sure there may be other causes, but that couldn't' have helped.

Moderation is key people. I would be wary about using it too much.



Well of course moderation is key. No one would recommend leaving your kid in a crib CONSTANTLY either. Again, people are blaming the rock n play for extremely lazy parenting. That's just silliness. It also seems like you have no way to parse out whether it was the rock n play, car seat, or combination that caused the head deformity in your neighbor's child. I also think use of inflammatory terms like "deformed" for something correctable with a helmet is a bit reckless.





For reasons I don't understand she's not correcting it and its visibly not normal. With babies sleeping 16 hours a day, I think utilizing the RNP as a nighttime sleeping place is reckless personally.


And I think not using the RNP for night sleep when you and your baby are sleep deprived and miserable can be reckless - that's how you end up falling asleep holding your baby in an unsafe position. It's much easier to use the RNP for night sleep only and let baby nap in something else/overcompensate with tummy time, etc.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2016 14:48     Subject: Pack n Play, Bassinet or Co-sleeper?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:People can love the RNP all they want but my neighbors sons head is seriously deformed - he was in that thing and a car seat CONSTANTLY. I"m sure there may be other causes, but that couldn't' have helped.

Moderation is key people. I would be wary about using it too much.



Well of course moderation is key. No one would recommend leaving your kid in a crib CONSTANTLY either. Again, people are blaming the rock n play for extremely lazy parenting. That's just silliness. It also seems like you have no way to parse out whether it was the rock n play, car seat, or combination that caused the head deformity in your neighbor's child. I also think use of inflammatory terms like "deformed" for something correctable with a helmet is a bit reckless.





For reasons I don't understand she's not correcting it and its visibly not normal. With babies sleeping 16 hours a day, I think utilizing the RNP as a nighttime sleeping place is reckless personally.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2016 14:42     Subject: Pack n Play, Bassinet or Co-sleeper?
Anonymous wrote:People can love the RNP all they want but my neighbors sons head is seriously deformed - he was in that thing and a car seat CONSTANTLY. I"m sure there may be other causes, but that couldn't' have helped.

Moderation is key people. I would be wary about using it too much.



Well of course moderation is key. No one would recommend leaving your kid in a crib CONSTANTLY either. Again, people are blaming the rock n play for extremely lazy parenting. That's just silliness. It also seems like you have no way to parse out whether it was the rock n play, car seat, or combination that caused the head deformity in your neighbor's child. I also think use of inflammatory terms like "deformed" for something correctable with a helmet is a bit reckless.



Anonymous
Post 01/05/2016 14:37     Subject: Pack n Play, Bassinet or Co-sleeper?
People can love the RNP all they want but my neighbors sons head is seriously deformed - he was in that thing and a car seat CONSTANTLY. I"m sure there may be other causes, but that couldn't' have helped.

Moderation is key people. I would be wary about using it too much.

Anonymous
Post 01/05/2016 14:32     Subject: Re:Pack n Play, Bassinet or Co-sleeper?
The rock n play that everyone mentioned is the Fisher Price brand rock n play?