Bassinet AND Pack n Play necessary?

fuss444 · January 2015

Hi ladies I'm sure this has been asked before but I can't figure out how to search for a question from my phone.
I plan to breastfeed and intend to purchase an Arms Reach Co Sleeper or Halo Swivel Bassinett. I feel these will make my life much easier but SO thinks just using the pack n play next to our bed will be fine. Arguments/opinions??

AmCheri · January 2015

I wasn't comfortable using the PNP for sleep. Lots of bad reviews on the mattress and overall comfort. Plus, I wanted baby sleeping on an organic mattress if possible. Your husband doesn't have to BF. lol. I'd go with the arm's reach or Halo Bassinest to make life easier on you. I've been researching the Bassinest. Live the swivel too so you don't have to scoot down to the end of the bed to get up. Both options you mention will allow you to pick up baby from bed to BF. A little but so helpful luxury.

dogperson11 · January 2015

IMO they serve different purposes. We got a pack n play for traveling and our daughter uses a bassinet in our room for sleeping when at home.

harmonicbabe26 · January 2015

dogperson11 said:
IMO they serve different purposes. We got a pack n play for traveling and our daughter uses a bassinet in our room for sleeping when at home.

I was going to say this exact thing. Every time we travel we take the PNP for DD to sleep in... She's almost 3 and we still use it. At home I use something else for the baby.

ebp913 · January 2015

I used the bassinet part of the PNP for nursing. I really wish though that I had a co sleeper. It would have been easier to not have to reach down and pick up baby into our bed. I love the idea of them being level with the bed so you just pull them over then put them back more easily. But really though, your husband is right, you don't need something else. It's just nice. I did the PNP with all 3 but we ended up cosleeping so it became a moot point.

Designermomma · February 2015

Agree with PP.
Co-sleeper for everyday sleep! PNP is for travel/naps at grandmas. My kids were never comfortable in that thing to sleep in it but a few times. It's also good for a playpen later when they are crawling and you need to go to the bathroom real quick.

olga1311 · April 2015

I am in a minority here apparently but I had a PNP and a cosleeper and cosleeper went back to the store. I feel like cosleeper/bassinet are not needed when you have a PNP. The PNP was standing right next to our bed so I just needed to sit up and pick up the baby which I would have anyways even in cosleeper since most of the time she needed to be changed. PNP is extremely versatile! DD slept in the bassinet portion of the PNP for first 6 months, then moved to her room into a crib and PNP can be used for a long time as a place to sleep while traveling or I would put it in the kitchen and put DD in it with some toys while cooking or doing dishes. A bassinet I feel is useless since babies grow out of it in a matter of couple months and co sleeper was pretty much serving same purpose as PNP just not as versatile.

Kayciejoe56 · April 2015

^ I agree. I will be using the bassinet portion of the PNP next to our bed (almost all of them come with this option now. While bassinets are adorable and the co-sleeper seems convenient, babies don't spend very long in them and I can't justify the expense. I'd rather spend a little more on a quality PNP with some added features, that LO will use for years!

SLGILL1978 · April 2015

I think it really actually depends on your baby. I started out with a pack n play in the living room and a crib in the bedroom. I was lucky if my daughter took a nap in the pack n play. She definitely never slept in it for longs periods of time. I loved it because mine was already inclined. My mom actually went out and bought her a bassinet that I can take from room to room and she used it slightly more than the pack n play.
I know a lot of moms in real life who just used the pack n play though.

HWKI · May 2015

I had the co-sleeper and was constantly worried about our blankets covering up the baby and kept waking up to check. The cosleeper was hand for bfing but she needed to be changed everytime she woke up any way, so I still ended up getting out of bed. We are just going to move her crib into our room this time.

WillyBean · May 2015

Check out the nuna sena. Pack n play that has a cool feature. We used it for our twins, super handy.

angelinthepit23 · June 2015

We are getting a bassinet for our bedroom and a pack and play for downstairs. This way I don't have to lug things around the house.

smashbaby111 · June 2015

We had planned to use a pack n play next to our bed, then decided to use our crib next to the bed but LO had trouble sleeping in both and was able to roll over from day 3, we ended up using a Moses basket on a stand by our bed and she seems the most comfortable in there and sleeps the longest

didi808 · July 2015

Do they all come with a bassinet part? Any specific recommendations?

taylorort · August 2015

I found a PNP on JC Penney that had the bassinet in the PNP, and a frame that you could put the bassinet part into for use in another room. I also loved the idea of a bassinet and a PNP...but didn't want to spend that much money. I'm so excited this was a perfect option for us!

I hope this is still helpful to someone even though it's nearly September

I think this is a common question!

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