Traveling & sleeping in PNP Q?

natb22 · January 2012

This is a stupid question..but we are going out of town for one night this weekend. We will be staying with my sister in law, and they have a crib not being used, so we were thinking one baby in the crib, and one could go in the PNP.

The bottom of the PNP seems kind of hard, it only has that tiny cushion at the top of it, but I'm too paranoid to wrap a blanket around it, I could see it coming loose and being a suffocation risk.

This is an ok sleeping arrangement right? I told you it was a stupid question! TIA

CaliDutchGrl · January 2012

I think your LOs will be fine for one night in the PNP.

We use a sheet made specifically for the PnP...but that isn't to provide cushioning, just to protect the mat. We do put blankets underneath the PNP because I noticed that it can get cold since it is open underneath.

LakeGenevaBride · January 2012

One of my boys slept in a pnp for a year when I separated them. I ended up putting a thin pillow and a towel underneath the pnp foam, although this was probably more to make me feel better than for his comfort.

GeauxTigers82 · January 2012

They make extra pads/mattresses that you can buy specifically for the PNP. I actually think they are for port-a-cribs, but they fit perfectly in the PNP. I use these in mine, on top of the original PNP mattress, and then put the extra PNP thick sheet over it. It makes it a lot more comfortable. My kids use the PNP on trips for a few years, so I feel it's worth it. Plus, you don't have to worry about a blanket, etc. bunching up under the sheet.

Babies R Us sells them, and I'm sure Target, etc. does too. Look up porta crib pad. I think they run about $20-$30. I did have to take one back one time because it was too short, but the other ones fit perfect. I would just measure your PNP first.

jxd215 · January 2012

Our kids sleep in pack & plays all the time at grandparents houses with just a sheet over the standard pad on the bottom. No extra cushioning, and they sleep just fine.