Vacation & Travel: Pack n Play
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Have You Ever Flown with a Pack 'N' Play?
Asked by C.K. from Chicago
on January 14, 2008
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We are flying out of town soon and are planning to bring my son's pack 'n' play for him to sleep in. Has anyone else done this? If so, do you check the pack 'n' play...
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- Hi C., I have flown with my pack and play. It will not fit the size requirements for a carry on. You can check it in, just have your tag ready with your personal i...
- I did fly with a pack and play but that was 9 yrs ago. We only used the zipping cover and checked it in. Hope this helps!
- Hello! We had to fly alot when my daughter was born. We also had to bring a pack n play. We checked it because, we always had a diaper bag and another bag to carry on,...
Pack N Play or Co-sleeping
Asked by L.S. from New York
on December 6, 2009
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Hi All Mommies,
My brain is on overload right now with all the products out there for babies. This is my first baby, and with so much info..........HELP Please. My ba...
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- hi L. pack n plays are great if you have a 2 story house and want a place for the baby on both levels or you will be traveling overnight often. Otherwise if you are ...
- My son slept in his crib from day one. We have a door separating our bedrooms which we kept open so he was actually very close to my bed and getting up to breast feed...
- You're going to get tons of advice on this one, and ultimately will do what works best for your family once the baby arrives. Get ready now-- even the best plans can e...
Travel Crib
Asked by A.B. from New York
on July 22, 2009
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We are going to be staying at my parents' beach house with our 1-year old for 1-2 weeks. We were planning on having her sleep in a pack n play but I'm having second t...
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- I just did this two weeks ago with my son who is 13 months and is 31 inches long! The place we stayed offered a pack and play for him to sleep in and I was worried too...
- Hi A., Pack 'n Plays are the way to go. When we moved from New Mexico to New Jersey eighteen months ago, my son slept in a Pack 'n Play until we could buy a house ...
- Buy the book "Baby Bargains" 8th ed. It rates & prices everything you will ever need for a baby's 1st year of life including cribs. I have the Baby Bjorn Travel Cri...
Travel Sleeping Arrangements
Asked by S.E. from Great Falls
on February 20, 2008
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My son is a great sleeper when we are at home. Goes down each night without a problem, unless he is sick. But when we travel to visit our parents, he refuses to slee...
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- Hi S., Does he get a chance to play in the pack-n-play in the room where he is being expected to sleep? Or, does he see the room and pack-n-play for the first time...
- We either rent a crib or borrow one from a local civic association when we stay at my parents house. My son hates the pack & play, too. I can't say I blame him. .
- Could you put the Play n Pack somewhere in the room where he can see you or your husband-then when your child falls asleep,move him into his own room? Also, how long d...
Advice for Air Travel with Infant
Asked by M.D. from San Francisco
on December 19, 2007
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Hello all!!
I have a question regarding air travel and sleep on vacation for other mom's out there. I am planning to take my 8 month old on two vacations in Februa...
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- A couple of years ago we took our son to Texas for vacation when he was 9 mos old and earlier this year we went to Texas again with our 2 sons (2 yrs and 3 mos). I st...
- Hi, M.. When my son was 1 yr. old we traveled to Florida, we brought his car seat with us so we got him a separate seat. When we traveled to Hawaii (he was 2 yrs. ol...
- Don't worry! It'll be great, and well worth it to have a lovely vacation. Nursing or bottlefeeding always makes my daughter fall asleep on the plane. If your baby u...
Crib or Not Question
Asked by H.J. from Minneapolis
on October 27, 2009
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O.k. please don't think of me as a bad mom for debating this but...we pregnant with our third and have already gotten rid of all of our old baby things because of a lo...
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- check out this website if you are still feeling bad about wanting to use a pack n play. This is a NATIONAL organization and pack n plays are what they use. http://www....
- I know quite a few ladies who use a pack n play exclusively. Lots of them just don't have room and its hard to justify the extra expense sometimes. As long as your kid...
- If you do not have the room for a crib, then don't buy one. My sis-in-law had a crib, but ended up using the pack-n-play with her last b/c they did not have room eith...
Baby Play-yard Advice/suggestion
Asked by C.L. from San Francisco
on February 17, 2008
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Hi there,
I'm starting to research about baby play yards (aka pack-n-play) and would like to know what factors you considered in choosing the one you had? Are ther...
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- Hi C., I think the Graco Pack n Play's are awesome. Very popular. The other ones are similar, but it's not that big a difference to stress over. They have the ones...
- Our family loves our huge and roomy 10 year old Regalo play yard. It is easy to set up and take down, travel with, clean and our 37 lb, 2 year old grandson demands to ...
- I would say skip it for now. I found that I never used my playpen until my baby was starting to crawl and then she didn't like staying in there for long. The less unne...
Need Advice on 1St Beach Trip with 15 Month Old
Asked by L.W. from Raleigh
on April 15, 2009
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Hello. My little boy is wonderful, but very set in his ways. He is very used to sleeping at home in his crib. He has always had a mind of his own! :) He doesn't transf...
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- L.: You may try to travel at night so he can sleep in the car. I prefer to do that even though my son is 9 yrs old. Makes it much easier. Good luck A.
- I have always found when I take my child to the beach (who is also very picky about sleeping) she has so much fun and is so tired that she will fall asleep sitting up ...
- Hi L.. Last October was our first trip to the beach with our then 22 month old daughter. Like your son, she is very set in her bedtime ways. We began our 8-9 hour trip...
Camping with an Infant.
Asked by H.J. from San Francisco
on June 29, 2009
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DH and I have friends who love camping. They have invited us to go on some trips with them. We just cannot agree on what to do with our 4 month old daughter. My idea i...
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- hi H.! we love camping and travelling, too, and we've NEVER been sorry we brought along our portable crib/play pen; it's great for sleeping, a clean place for baby to...
- When we took my daughter camping when she was 5 months old it was actually really easy. She slept in the pack and play at night and then played inside it during the da...
- We camped with my son starting when he was 5 weeks old. I recommend camping before they start to be too mobile. We just made a pad for him to sleep on in the tent and ...
Toddler Travel Bed
Asked by L.C. from Duluth
on April 15, 2009
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I am looking for a travel bed for my 15 month old daughter. She used to use her pack and play but that is too small now. We have a number of weekend trips planned fo...
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- We purchased a Pea Pod travel bed from Kidco last year when we were going to be traveling with my son, who had just turned 3. It's like a little tent and folds up and...
- I'm not even sure what a travel bed is, but my 4 1/2 yo son loves traveling with a sleeping bag. He is slow to adjust and doesn't do transitions well, but he absolutel...
- DO NOT BUY THE READY BEDS! They are so loud and totally obnoxious. We bought them on vacation for our kids when traveling iwth friends, not enough beds, and w ewere re...
