Rock & Play, Pack N Play, or Bassinet?

cldnt*b*happier · November 2011

I had an amazing shower yesterday... I got the Rock & Play, a check for a pack n play, and a bassinet offered by my FI's mom's best friend that has been used. Which are you going to use? DD#1 slept AMAZINGLY in the pNp newborn napper part for a few months, and it is great for trips, so I think regardless of whether I use one of the others at home, I will still buy a pNp with the check. What about the Rock & Play vs Bassinet? We don't have alot of space, so I was thinking Rock & Play would be great for at night, but with all the talk about it causing flat heads... Maybe I should get all 3 and that way she can nap in the Rock & Play and we can try sleeping in the bassinet? What would you do?

robynlynn83 · November 2011

We have a PnP for our room for the first few months and a RnP for our main floor for daytime naps if the girls aren't home, otherwise, he will sleep in his crib for naps. My friends rave about the RnP (they weren't around for my last kiddo) so I figured I would give it a shot.

karaknr · November 2011

I think if you have a PNP a bassinet is pointless unless you want you want to put baby in your room and the PNP wont fit or something. But they are the exact same thing IMO.

I would definitely still use the RNP. Ive had 4 of my brand new mommy friends tell me their LO wont sleep in ANYTHING else!

I personally have a RNP and an Arms Reach Co Sleeper (like a mini PNP with a drop down side that sits flush with the bed for easy reaching at night. The side also comes back up if you need it to). I dont have a PNP but both my parents and ILs do so I dont think Ill really need one.

NYGirl02 · November 2011

I have a PNP for downstairs for napping, plus the changing table on it will be nice to have a place downstairs to change. I am using the RNP as a bassinet for the first few weeks/months until I transition to the crib. I work in early intervention, and a lot of my kids do have the flat head syndrome, but personally, I do not see how the RNP causes that over any other item that the baby would be sleeping in, so I wouldn't worry too much about that. Regular bassinets are pretty darn cute though! Since I think I will only use the RNP for a short time, I wanted something that stores compactly and easily....so the RNP was a winner for me.

Julia_JJ · November 2011

We have the RnP for our bedside for nighttime sleeping and the PnP for downstairs for daytime sleeping - it was important to use to start making the distinction between "naps" and "nighttime sleeping" early on.

love22 · November 2011

I love the idea that the rock and play is easy for travel. My DS slept in the swing for the first 6 months. We didn't even turn it on most of the time but he had reflux and he slept so much better at an angle. However it was @)#(*$ ) to pack and bring anywhere.

I'd probably get all 3 mostly because my DS was a horrible sleeper and I would do whatever it takes to get my kid to sleep.

Nichole06 · November 2011

No to the bassinet, like pp said. We got a R&P for next to our bed, and we have a P&P too if we want to use it for later. I'm really excited to try the R&P, DS slept better in the swing even not turned on but just having that little bit of an angle than he did laying flat.