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BathingInBitter · June 2011

Pack n' Plays - worth every penny or save your money?

hopecounts · June 2011

We use ours a lot. DD sleeps in it when we go off and it's a playpen when we're home.

armywife76 · June 2011

Oh yes, especially if you travel some or have the GP's keep her overnight.

+jenjen+ · June 2011

We use the bassinet part of the PNP every night for DD to sleep in our room and bring it with us for her to sleep in while we're out of town. Worth every penny!

Germanwife2b · June 2011

It came in handy at the beginning because it was a GREAT place to change diapers. We rarely used it for naps but that happened in the newborn period. We used it when we traveled and have had other people use it for their LO's when they came to visit. So, I think it was definitely worth buying/registering for!

KYRN · June 2011

We used ours a lot. We have a 2 story house, all the bedrooms are upstairs and the living areas are all on the main floor, in the beginning it was a great diaper station and nap area. We also have a pool and would set it up for diaper changes, naps etc. It's also a great place for containment while you grab a shower.

I wished I had gotten one with a newborn napper, those look nice in the beginning also.

mel72 · June 2011

It's a lifesaver when I need to put the baby somewhere to take a 5 min break, shower, or go downstairs, etc. I say necessity.

charmcitygirl · June 2011

When Jacob was a newborn, we had it set up in the family room. It was a great place for naps, diaper changes or a playpen.

As he got older, we do use it less and less. But when we need it, I don't know what we would do without it. He sleeps in it when we go to visit the ILs and other kids can sleep in it when they are here.

We even took it to the beach with us when he was an infant and he slept in it on the beach.

I think its a great investment. You don't have to get one with all the bells and whistles. But its a valuable thing to have!

JessandJeremy · June 2011

We use ours a lot too! If my parents are babysitting at their house, we bring it. If we go OOT, we use the pp as a crib.

naflmj · June 2011

We have 2 and they were worth every penny. DS hated his bassinet so we got a PNP for our room which he slept in for 9 months and we had the other downstairs for the first few months. We now leave one at the IL's and the other is for traveling...he still sleeps great in it.

desabean · June 2011

I was so excited for mine but Garrison never slept in it. We did use it as a second changing table on our main floor for a few months until she outgrew that. we ended up getting a Baby Bjorn, so much more comfortable and easy to actually "pack". Highly recommend it.

Congratulations!!

periwnkl10 · June 2011

My baby is only 1 week old and our P&P has already been worth every penny! We got the Graco one with newborn napper. He loves it.

dana316 · June 2011

Worth every single penny...and then some.

Caroline used hers a ton when we traveled a lot, and since she outgrew her swing, we use it for containment when I need to take a shower.

We also have a cheaper one that we leave at my Mom's house.

ETA: She also slept in it for months when she was a newborn, and when she outgrew the bassinet part, we went to a regular mini crib in our bedroom before she went to her nursery at 6.5 months old.

Temp848906437505510 · June 2011

We only use it when we travel, but, it's been very handy for that! Given that we only use it for her to sleep in when we travel, we didn't get a big fancy one. I bought a Cosco one at Target and it's been great!

kimarino13 · June 2011

A waste for us.

Courted · June 2011

We used ours a lot too, but then both of my parents ended up buying one of their own to keep at their houses so it would be one less thing for us to bring with us....then we stopped using our own.

SS091506 · June 2011

We used the pnp instead of a bassinet or cosleeper. DD slept in the pnp in our room for the first couple months. After we transitioned her to her crib in her toom, we hardly use(d) the pnp. It's basically only used as a guest bed when friends with babies/toddlers stay with us.

queenbone · June 2011

We got a hand me down from a friend and I'm glad we did because we don't use it very often. For DS1 we briefly used it as a play pen, but our house isn't that big so it takes up a lot of space to have open and handy all the time.

We use it when we travel and as pp mentioned it is a guest bed for friends' children. That is actually the most common use at our house. DS2 has only used it as a crib when we went camping.

Temp893722312503334 · June 2011

Yes, I don't think you need all of the bells and whistles but it is nice. We have a two floor house and we use(d) it a lot as a changing station and for naps.

Ok, but how are you 30 weeks already???!!! So excited for you!

Soon2beMrs.Sivert · June 2011

We didn't have a PNP but we have a co-sleeper. We had the full size one and the girls slept together until they were almost 6 months in the bassinet feature before we moved them to cribs. I have little (no) experience really with the PNP but I'd get a co-sleeper if for no other reason than the higher weight limit on the bassinet.

laura1 · June 2011

Worth every penny, and then some! We have 2 of the cheapest ones, and use them both. We just moved and had to live with my family for 3 weeks before the new house was ready - the kids slept in those for every nap and at night.

We also use them almost daily - if I need to contain someone and keep them safe while I am off doing something else (putting the other one down for a nap, going to put something in for dinner, etc).

TOTALLY worth it - but you can get the basic one. I have never once wished that we had the newborn napper or changing station. I use it for sleeping or containment!

ladychicago · June 2011

We have two different ones...the regular size and the travel lite smaller size. We still use one almost every day and on overnight trips. Absolutely worth every penny for us.

dusk42 · June 2011

We got the cheapest Graco one and have used it for traveling or to lend to friends. It's probably been used about 10 times in 18 months. We never used it much in the house because we had a co-sleeper for our room, which I liked better - sturdier bassinet section and a higher weight limit. Borrowing one from a friend would have been awesome, but we didn't have any friends who were past that stage.

Mouseygail · June 2011

we are just now starting to use ours....when he was tiny, he slept in a rock n play...which was worth every blessed penny...best invention ever!! (especially for reflux!!)

williaw · June 2011

Ours has been worth it. LO sleeps great in it when we travel and it has a changing table attachment that we use every day (her regular changing table is in her room upstairs).

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