Due: 6 Nov 2021
November 2021 Moms
jackie_dunny
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Product Spotlight: Cribs, Travel Cribs, & Sleeping Surfaces
jackie_dunny
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We'll be tackling lots of baby furniture and gear over the next few months, but one of the major focus points of the nursery is the CRIB/BASSINET! So let's start there!
Many people find themselves with a million different sleep surfaces, e.g.: a bedside bassinet for when they're itty bitty, a sturdy crib (which may or may not convert to a toddler bed down the road) for their nursery, travel cribs, a Pack and Play for other areas in the house, and we want to hear about them ALL! Do you like all the bells and whistles like a SNOO? Or perhaps just the minimalist dream of the Finnish Baby in A Cardboard Box tradition? Please share!
(And generally this is a lighthearted space to share cute baby products, but this is a good time and place to share this page linked by the American Academy of Pediatrics on safe sleep habits for babies).
Prior and Upcoming Product Spotlights
(Stolen from July 2021)
Many people find themselves with a million different sleep surfaces, e.g.: a bedside bassinet for when they're itty bitty, a sturdy crib (which may or may not convert to a toddler bed down the road) for their nursery, travel cribs, a Pack and Play for other areas in the house, and we want to hear about them ALL! Do you like all the bells and whistles like a SNOO? Or perhaps just the minimalist dream of the Finnish Baby in A Cardboard Box tradition? Please share!
(And generally this is a lighthearted space to share cute baby products, but this is a good time and place to share this page linked by the American Academy of Pediatrics on safe sleep habits for babies).
Prior and Upcoming Product Spotlights
(Stolen from July 2021)
Me: 29 | DH: 28
Due: 6 Nov 2021
Due: 6 Nov 2021
Re: Product Spotlight: Cribs, Travel Cribs, & Sleeping Surfaces
I did buy the Halo Bassinest for baby #2, but ended up selling it. It was fine, but kind of unnecessary.
I have a Graco Pack n Play with a bassinet insert that has lasted through 3 babies and still looks and functions like new.
As as far as cribs, I have a cheapie one from Ikea. Well, I have two of them because #1 and #2 are so close in age. They work well. I would never spend the money on a 4 n 1 crib because two of my babies have ended up chewing the railing.
We also had a bassinet in our room that worked for 2 months and then he wanted to be held all night, so we coslept with a dockatot for a while too instead. Though it worked out well, I was so stressed about sleep safety almost the whole time. This time around we're buying a SNOO for several reasons: that sleep anxiety is terrible so if there's even a chance that our baby will take to it I want it; we're having more kids later; I know 5 people who it worked for in my circle; and it's resale value is great.
The pack n play is great to have on hand for trips, is a safe place for them to play, etc. This time around, we're planning to do SNOO for hopefully 6ish months, PnP thereafter until DS is done with his crib and moved into a toddler bed in his room.