DH and I have been trying to decide on which would be better. I've read pros and cons to both and just wanted actual opinions from real people. We will be living in an apartment for atleast the first 4 months the baby is here, and the baby's room will have to share with our "office". And we wanna save on money wherever we can. I tend to lean towards getting a crib, just because I feel like a baby's room isn't complete without one, but that reason doesn't have me completely convinced.
What's your opinion? Anyone have experience with using just a pack n play instead of a crib?
Re: pack n play vs crib
We had both, PNP was used downstairs and crib/bassinet upstairs. But I will say that we used the PNP a lot more than the crib. The PNP had the bassinet attachment on in and he slept on that for the first month or so.
If I were in your shoes, I would do the PNP. Then once you move, you can purchase the crib. IMO, you can do without the crib for the first 4 months. You can even move the PNP in your bedroom and back to the baby's room.
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How is it that my BABY is going to be 3?
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B slept in a co-sleeper/bassinet beside our bed for the first 6 weeks, then we moved him to the crib. He napped in the PNP sometimes, but I found it was easier to just put him in his crib and he seemed to be a lot more comfortable. The PNP/basinettes don't really offer a lot of support.
We do get a lot of use out of our PNP when we travel though, B still sleeps in it and he's almost 2. He's too tall to stretch out in it, but he sleeps curled up in a ball so it hasn't been an issue yet