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mylittlesunshine · August 2011

So DD isn't 24 months yet, but is close enough that I thought I would ask you ladies. We are going to a wedding in October and the hotel doens't have cribs. We feel as if DD isn't ready for a "big girl" bed just yet and are thinking of bringing her PNP. The problem is that the PNP pad is so thin. I have thought about purchasing one of those thicker mattresses for her PNP. What has been your experience on it? Is it worth it and do you think your LO slept better then if they just had the pad that came with the PNP?

My IL's will be coming to watch her since DH and I are going to be helping with the wedding (I'm the MOH). We have never coslept with DD and I am not comfortable having the IL's cosleep with her.

Any input on the PNP thicker mattress?

KathrynMD · August 2011

I wouldn't spend money on that at this point. The hotel doesn't have any PnPs or cribs?

You could always get a roll away bed for her and just stick it again a wall and then put a chair on another side - we did this with DD a few months ago and she LOVED it! Slept on her big girl bed. You can also co-sleep and have you and DD sleep together and then DH separate. We've done this a few times too.

first-time-mama · August 2011

Noah is 21 months old and we took him to a hotel a few weeks ago and he just slept in the bed with us. And we dont bed share.

mylittlesunshine · August 2011

The hotel only has PNP...so we thought we would just save ourselves the money and bring our own....I just feel the pad is so thin and when she had to use it this last February, she slept bad.

mylittlesunshine · August 2011

first-time-mama:
Noah is 21 months old and we took him to a hotel a few weeks ago and he just slept in the bed with us. And we dont bed share.

We have tried bed sharing...but she thinks it's playtime....even if we turn opposite directions and ignore her

alli&pat · August 2011

I don't have the thicker PNP mattress but what I do when I have the ability is I bring one of our nice big blankets from home, I fold it and wrap the top and sides of the PNP mattress and then I use a fitted PNP sheet to cover the whole thing. This seems to do the trick for both kids - it's softer and cushier - and they sleep better than on the thin mattresses alone.

GEM529 · August 2011

alli&pat:

I don't have the thicker PNP mattress but what I do when I have the ability is I bring one of our nice big blankets from home, I fold it and wrap the top and sides of the PNP mattress and then I use a fitted PNP sheet to cover the whole thing. This seems to do the trick for both kids - it's softer and cushier - and they sleep better than on the thin mattresses alone.

We do this exact thing as well!

ghm · August 2011

Yep, just bring big blankets to fold up to make it more comfortable.

klink11 · August 2011

We bought this earlier this year when traveling to Hawaii.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/AeroBed-for-Kids/7856665?wmlspartner=jXot6eVeYJg&sourceid=17643293591974434060

We love it. It packs up into a small travel bag and goes with us whenever we go out of town or sleep away from home. DD sleeps really well on it as well.

Brewtowngrl · August 2011

Since we use our PnP a lot it was worth it to get the extra mattress. They are less then $30.

niknak1128 · August 2011

We went on vacation out of state when DS wasn't yet 2. We brought our pack 'n play and actually DH even forgot the pad that goes with it! I folded up blankets and put them in there and he did fine. I always bring sheets and pillows for him so I folded up the hotel comforter and put it down.. covered it with DS's own sheet from home.. put his pillow from home in there and he slept just fine. The hardest thing was getting up early trying to get ready without waking him up!!!

JENandJEH · August 2011

We also used to fold blankets and put a sheet over them to pad the mattress.

As for saving money by bringing your own, is the hotel charging for the use of a pack n play? I've never experienced a hotel charging for the use of a crib or pack n play. I totally understand if you want to bring your own just because or because sometimes hotels aren't the nicest but I'm just flabberghasted they charge for pack n plays.

sunnyday016 · August 2011

I don't think it'd be worth it (IMO) at this point. I'd make DD a bed out of blankets on the floor.

NaplesWifey · August 2011

When we went to visit my in-laws in July I ordered 2 kid sized air mattresses for the girls to sleep on. I wasn't sure how DD2 would do (she was 19 mos at the time), but they both did really well on them. I did put hers up against a wall with some pillows along the side so it was more "crib like".

Here is what I got from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Cozy-Kidz-Airbeds-34-5-Colors/dp/B000VSC9PK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1314739968&sr=8-2

anna7602 · August 2011

DD hasn't used a PNP since she was 15 months old. At almost 24 months, even if your LO still likes it, I definitely would not invest any more money in it. Can you get one of those little inflatable mattresses from One Step Ahead? They're pretty low to the ground and should last you a while.

StatlerWaldorf · August 2011

I would lay DD's comforter on top of the PNP pad and give her a pillow. She had no troubles sleeping. However, by that age DD had climbed out of the crib and we had her in the toddler bed. There is no way she would go back to sleeping in a PNP.

macchiatto · August 2011

I wouldn't bother with it. We did road trips at 29 months and 30 months and just used PnPs and my boys slept fine.

daosdf · September 2011

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