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PNP vs. Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper
Hello Ladies...
I'm updating my registry and I've noticed a few comments about the PNP and the Arm's Reach. Is there one you think is better besides the weight capacity? I am so clueless! TIA!
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Re: PNP vs. Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper
i LOVE my arms reach cosleepers. We have 2 of the minis - we use angelcare monitors so do not have the babies sleeping together.
We used an armsreach cosleeper with DS1, too, and it was great- you don't have to get out of bed for every little thing... it's nice.
we have not set up our PNP yet - haven'th ad a need for it with the twins just yet- when they are sitting up on their own i think we'll set it up as a place to put them that is safe when we need to step out of the room- which is mostly what we used it for with DS1.
We started with the Arm's Reach Original Co-sleeper. Our twins definitely could have shared it as long as we swaddled--which for them was 6 months. (If they weren't swaddled, they could have shared it for 2-3 months.) However, we quickly discovered that DH and I couldn't get decent sleep in the same room as the babies so we moved them to the crib in the nursery when they were only about 2 weeks old. (We had a bed in there and DH and I started sleeping in shifts--the "on-duty" parent would try to sleep in there part of the time, or in the recliner in the office w/the baby monitor.)
After that, we moved the co-sleeper downstairs and set it up as a free-standing bassinet and used it basically as a PnP down there--a place to set the babies for tummy time or play time or to separate them for naps when needed. A few months ago we sold it on CL and used the $$ to buy a PnP, which we use for traveling, as a playard, and plan to use the diaper changer and bassinet part for Baby #3. (Since I think for a singleton, it's a better/more versatile choice unless you really like the idea of the baby being at the exact same level as you for co-sleeping.)