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tia0314 · June 2012

Hi everyone! I've been lurking here for a while but this is my first time posting. My daughter was born on march 16 at 33w 5d. We spent 2 weeks in special care because she wouldn't eat but I'm very lucky she didn't have any major problems. Reading your posts help me not feel so alone during our hospital stay. Now that we are home she suffers with reflux (quite a trend it looks like) and occasionally she chokes on her spit up which is horrific to watch. She is on Prevacid and now we are thickening her formula , but it's still happening. They tell me she will grow out of it so I'm just biding my time. Anyways, after hearing everyone's love for the rock n play I decided I should purchase one- right now she sleeps in her car seat. I read a frightening review on amazon where this woman's son is disfigured for life from sleeping in it. Apparently there is a plastic piece under the head which can cause the head to be flat. Have any of you heard of this? Any doctors tell u pros or cons of the RNP? I would appreciate feedback. TIA! Sorry this was longer then I thought

Belleza907 · June 2012

We loved our Rock N Plays! One of my girls had really awful reflux and it definitely helped her (and me!) sleep better. She still had a few reflux choking episodes in the rocker, but not nearly as many. Both our pediatrician and the NICU team were okay with the girls sleeping in the rocker. We used the Boppy Noggin Nest to help the girls' heads from becoming flat. The Nests were first recommended to me by someone here and then the NICU's PT also suggested them. We had no problems with flat spots. Good luck! I know dealing with reflux can be really awful - I hope you find something that works for her soon!

jcsntms06 · June 2012

I don't have any advice on the rnp, but I just wanted to say congratulations and welcome.

CTbride79 · June 2012

We have a RNP that we put DS in to sleep at night when he first came home...I probably used it for that purpose for about 6 weeks or so, but he never slept that well in it...he was super gassy though in the beginning so that was part of it, not necessarily solely because of the RNP. There is no plastic piece behind the head...the back is all soft...the only plastic pieces are the straps that buckle him in around his waist. We moved him to his crib to sleep instead about 6 weeks ago. We still use the RNP all the time though...whenever I am upstairs with him and need to put him down or am taking a shower I put him in it! It is definitely convenient to have and I have friends who've had great success with it with reflux babies.

katie4253 · June 2012

The newest model of the RNP has more padding between the plastic and the cover. However, if your LO is going to get a flat head, they will pretty much regardless. Mine did. He had torticollis. You can also put a blanket between the plastic and the cover to make it softer.

IMO, reflux is so sucky that the benefits of the RNP outweigh the possible risks.

DrRx · June 2012

First off, congratulations on your LO!

As PPs have said, the RNP has been a lifesaver for us with a baby with reflux. The worry about the flat spot isn't just with a RNP--it can happen with a car seat, bassinet, bouncer, etc, if the baby spends a long time laying on their back. Holding your baby and doing tummy time will help with preventing that.

JuliaJAG · June 2012

Make sure you get the Snugabunny version of the RnP. That's the newer model that others have mentioned. We bought the original one at first because everyone was out of the Snugabunny version (even Amazon). When I felt how hard it was, I returned it and decided to wait to get the Snugabunny version. I had to wait a couple of weeks but it was worth it... it is well padded.

We also use the Boppy Noggin Nest which is great (actually we now have three of them... I keep one on the changing table, one in the Arm's Reach co-sleeper (which he still doesn't sleep in yet -- so that one is really for back-up when one is in the wash!), and one in his Pack 'n' Play newborn napper (which so far has been his main nighttime sleeping spot).

katie4253 · June 2012

JuliaJAG:
Make sure you get the Snugabunny version of the RnP. That's the newer model that others have mentioned. We bought the original one at first because everyone was out of the Snugabunny version (even Amazon). When I felt how hard it was, I returned it and decided to wait to get the Snugabunny version. I had to wait a couple of weeks but it was worth it... it is well padded.
We also use the Boppy Noggin Nest which is great (actually we now have three of them... I keep one on the changing table, one in the Arm's Reach co-sleeper (which he still doesn't sleep in yet -- so that one is really for back-up when one is in the wash!), and one in his Pack 'n' Play newborn napper (which so far has been his main nighttime sleeping spot).

Two thoughts. First, you can easily put a blanket between the plastic and cover of the regular RNP. If she can get one cheap, it would be an easy thing to do to make it softer.

Second, you probably shouldn't let LO sleep unsupervised with the noggin nest. If your baby is on a monitor or something, I think it would be fine. But the noggin nest I have says not for sleeping. So, I'd be leery of that.

JuliaJAG · June 2012

katie4253:
Second, you probably shouldn't let LO sleep unsupervised with the noggin nest. If your baby is on a monitor or something, I think it would be fine. But the noggin nest I have says not for sleeping. So, I'd be leery of that.

Good idea on the padding for the original RnP.

And yes, it does say the noggin nest isn't for sleeping, but we made the decision after a couple of weeks of having it to let him sleep in it. I can't see how it would be a SIDS risk because there's the flap that they sleep on top of, so it can't possibly get dislodged to suffocate them like other pillows could. And, his head shape was getting worse without it. (Besides, when our baby is awake, I'm holding or wearing him, so the only time it would get any use at all otherwise would be during diaper changes.)

We still have an apnea/brady monitor and he's had absolutely no alarms at night, and he's just past the peak SIDS danger zone, so for us, it's been a good decision... of course everyone must weigh their own risk tolerance on things like this.

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