She slept just on the mat that it came with and she was perfectly happy safe and healthy.
Can a newborn baby sleep in a playpen.
Here are thoughts on letting the baby sleep in your room.
The playpen you choose must have a proper support for the baby when they play in it or climb using the bars.
Of course it s not always possible to coordinate showers with nap time.
You can buy a playpen cum crib for the baby to play and sleep in.
The only thing is when she does move from a play pen to a bed or crib it will probably take a much longer time for her to adjust.
She would not sleep if she ws uncomfortable.
You can also buy a playpen with wheels so it makes it easier for you to move around the playpen.
You can use it as a primary sleeping place until your baby grows too big for the playard.
They need a lot of stimulation from adults but the distance from a newborn lying in a playpen to an adult s face is much too large to provide stimulation.
As for the comfort issue in a play pen babies don t give a flying flip.
When you say playpen are you talking about one of the pack and plays that fold up.
Start when your baby is sleeping safely in her crib.
If so we set one up in our room and used it instead of a bassinet for our lo for the first 3 months.
Play yards are subject to new consumer product safety commission cpsc standards approved in 2012 and therefore might be the safest choice.
You can bring the baby monitor into the bathroom with you so you ll know if she wakes up.
Yes but it depends on the type of playpen.
When they are sleeping through the night with no feeds then they go to their more permanent sleep situation.
If you need to wash up while your baby is awake take her with you into the bathroom.
One of these might be a portable crib or pack n play.
As to the number of hours your baby can spend in the pack and play there are no limits at all.
Once we started putting my son in a crib to sleep he stopped sleeping through the night.
Ensure that such a combo playpen comes attached with a mattress.
If you have a baby you ve probably seen all sorts of things that help with raising him or her.
By keeping a playpen in our room or a full crib or bed side sleeper i can feed the baby even without totally waking up fully and plus he is there so i can check on him.
If the playpen comes with a mattress your baby can usually sleep in it if not it usually means it s not meant for sleeping.
Some manufacturers will tell you if the playpen can be used for sleeping or not.
Pediatricians generally consider play yards such as the graco pack n play a safe every night sleep environment for babies.