Bassinet question-f/u to where nb slept

cmcmillan

I noticed a lot of people had baby sleep in the bassinet part of their pnp.  We did the same with Mason, but I was thinking with #2 I would want the pnp downstairs, for a safe place during the day. 

So, I am debating on buying/borrowing a bassinet, or going straight to the crib?   I would like something for our room atleast in the beginning, I think.

Any opinions?

Seattle_JiLLn

why do you need the bassinette downstairs?  Do you think mason will attack him?   You may recall (I'm not sure I did) that they don't do ANYTHING for a few months.  So a bouncy seat or a swing is fine for having somwhere to hang out - or the play mat thing... by the time you'd want a PnP to be used like a play yard, your kid would be moving aorund some, so that will be several months, and you might have already moved him (her?) into the crib.

cmcmillan

lol, I was more thinking a safe place away from our large 75 lb dog, and maybe Mason depending on the day. 

We have a bouncy seat, and playmat thing, also. 

braveangel2

I loved the bassinet function of our Arm's Reach. It holds a lot more than the 15lbs the pnp holds.

Alli923

We got the Eddie Bauer bassinet off craigslist for about $50 for our room upstairs, there's her crib in the nursery, and I'm thinking I might want something downstairs...but we'll see.  I'm considering moving the bassinet downstairs and just having her crib in our room to start.  I don't know, I'm no help I guess!

tfarabians

Yeah do you have any friends that might have a bassinet for your room that won't be as big as a pnp for your room?  We pretty much went straight to crib after the first 2 weeks home.

mwhite5283

We did the bassinet (pnp) in our room and borrowed another bassinet for our main level. I loved having a place for her on both floors. 

katielynn25

Can someone help me out with what f/u means? I always imagine it as the typical f u and in some posts it works. For example "f/u fat" would work but in this post, I'm not so sure....

mwhite5283

Unless you are talking about ILs you can't stand or Fat, F/U means follow up.

MandiG

we did a Moses basket next to our bed for the first 2 and 1/2 months, it's a bit smaller than a bassinet and fit better in our small space.

Seattle_JiLLn

ah big dog.  that makes more sense. 

pixelvixen

We're selling our Arm's Reach cosleeper, if you're interested.    We never connected it to the bed and added wheels to the bottom of it, to move around the room.  It's pretty cool.  lol

Nancy_Drew

I would think you will want to him him/her in your room.   

Our basinette is smallish

Nancy_Drew

I would think you will want to him him/her in your room.   

Our basinette is smallish

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Nancy_Drew

I would think you will want to him him/her in your room.   

Our basinette is smallish and wood.  You are welcome to borrow it when we're finished.  I'm not 100% sure we're going to get rid of it yet. 

BriAndSean

We had a bassinet for Kaylin and the PnP was downstairs. We never used the PnP down there though. Maybe it will be different with #2?