What did/does your infant sleep in at night?

Mamasaurus · December 2011

I would like to have a pack and play type thing next to where I sleep and use that for LO until night nursing slows down from what I expect will be a lot of PM BFing. I like the Arm's Reach cosleepers, but they are expensive and I would have to drive about 60 miles to a store that sells them (for some reason the BBB's in my area don't stock them, but the ones outside my metropolitan area do...grr...and no BRU in my area have them). I am having trouble finding out the materials used for the popular brands like Graco and Safety 1st, but I have a feeling based on the two or three I saw in person that they are some plastic-type material with a polyurethane foam pad inside, which is not EF and probably not good for LO, either.

Where did/do your LO's sleep? Are there any common brands that are, if not EF, at least a little better?

dosafyre · December 2011

We used a secondhand pack and play (for a while with the upper level in, before DD could roll) in our bedroom most of the first year. It seemed to mostly be made of cloth and metal...and the floor was a press-wood type board (or paper?) with a cloth over it. I added a softer blanket under the cloth for a little bit of give.

Worked great!

susangilchrist · December 2011

I scored a used Arms Reach on ebay before DD#1 came along. It ended up being cheaper than most pack and plays. I've also seen a ton of them at children's consignment sales nearby. Have you tried a baby consignment store near you?

kdello · December 2011

Mine slept next to my bed in a basket on the floor. I had a small egg-crate type thing in the bottom. When she started sitting up she moved to the pack n play in our room, then at 9 mos she went to her own crib.

Dobie_Mama · December 2011

S slept in our bed.

L had an Arm's Reach, but she slept in our bed more often than not, so we got rid of it ... and now she sleeps in our bed.

littleanomaly · December 2011

PnP. We had it set up and airing out probably a month and a half before he was born. (I was excited and he was taking his time being born, I didn't just say "Hey! Let's let this offgas for a while!" it was more of "I want to set things up and put blankets in it and LOOK AT THE PRETTY OWLS!")