For STMs: Lifestyle(House, Apartment, Travel a lot)? a house. we didn't travel much at all, and that was a whole other set of things. What sleeping surface do you have? for the first 6 months she was in a pack in play, one of those ones which had the elevated top. honestly she NOT ONCE went in the bottom part, and while i didn't mind the footprint of the whole thing it made no sense for storage. we don't have it any more, so this time around i will probably go for a more bassinet-style one or at least one that has shelves or pouches below if such exists. after 6 months she went in a crib
Me: 36 DH: 37 Married May 2013
TTC #1: April 2016 (Mirena removed March 2016 after 2.5 years)a BFP #1: 10/14/16 - DD born 6/2017 TTC #2 November 2018 (Mirena removed October 2018 after 1 year) BFP #2 9/11/19 - EDD 5/24/20 - DD born 5/2020 TTC #3 May 2022 (Mirena removed after almost 2 years) BFP #3 11/24/23 - EDD 7/30/24
@pirateduck Sorry that your trip to Target wasn't great. I would highly recommend making a day trip to a Buy Buy Baby to go and look at stuff. They generally have a lot more on display. You could make it like a day date or something with a friend or YH. Like @ruby696 said, you could go there to look at more products, but then register for them online at Target or Amazon. As for the PNP, I have a Graco one that was a little cheaper, maybe in the $100-$150 range and I love it. It is super easy to set up and break down, travels easy and is sturdy. DD just turned 3 and we still sometimes use it for her. This is the one I have, but I think it was a Babies R Us exclusive, so it isn't made anymore. https://www.amazon.com/Graco-Pack-Play-Simple-Solutions/dp/B01HOC6032
@m6agua they probably still make it, but in a different color, that seems to be the way it goes with some of this baby stuff, new color, new name, same product!
Question for STMs+: Is there a difference between mattress pads and mattress protectors? I know I’ve read before that you should layer the mattress with sheets and pads/protectors for midnight messes, but I’m confused on if they are the same thing or not! Please advise and also instruct on what items one is supposed to layer!
@sunshinesea22 Mine were waterproof mattress pads, so I assume they're the same thing. Make sure you have 2-3 ready to go. Two for layering and an extra just in case.
I don't know how people do the layering. There is no way I could layer 2 sets of waterproof mattress pads and sheets. I have a hard time with some of the crib sheets now because they have shrunk so much. Luckily DD never really had blow outs so it was not a big deal to change everything the few times we needed to.
Re: layering... I loved QuickZip sheets for DS's crib! I had a fitted waterproof mattress pad on the mattress, but then I put a QuickZip sheet on it, which has a base part and a top part, and basically if the sheet needs to be changed, you just unzip the top part and zip on a new one. Underneath, I had flat waterproof pads that were sized only slightly smaller than the crib, so I'd just have to change the top part of the sheet and the flat pad. They're a little pricey, but worth registering for! And honestly not that bad when you consider they're taking the place of 3 fitted sheet sets. And this way, no layering needed, and you don't have to pull the tight fitting mattress out to remove it!
Re: Product Spotlight: Cribs & Sleeping Surfaces
Lifestyle(House, Apartment, Travel a lot)? a house. we didn't travel much at all, and that was a whole other set of things.
What sleeping surface do you have? for the first 6 months she was in a pack in play, one of those ones which had the elevated top. honestly she NOT ONCE went in the bottom part, and while i didn't mind the footprint of the whole thing it made no sense for storage. we don't have it any more, so this time around i will probably go for a more bassinet-style one or at least one that has shelves or pouches below if such exists. after 6 months she went in a crib
Married May 2013
BFP #1: 10/14/16 - DD born 6/2017
TTC #2 November 2018 (Mirena removed October 2018 after 1 year)
BFP #2 9/11/19 - EDD 5/24/20 - DD born 5/2020
TTC #3 May 2022 (Mirena removed after almost 2 years)
BFP #3 11/24/23 - EDD 7/30/24
DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
https://www.gracobaby.com/en-US/Playards/Care-Station-Playards/pack-n-play-playard-with-newborn-napper-station-dl-103641
https://www.amazon.com/Graco-Pack-Play-Simple-Solutions/dp/B01HOC6032
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
Eta: spelling
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019Links:
QuickZip base + 3 top sheets
Flat waterproof pad - 27x47
Married Sept. 2013
DS1: Nov 11, 2016
MMC: 11/16/18 (9w6d)
CP: 2/3/19 (5w3d)
BFP! 8/24/19
DS2: May 10, 2020