Has anyone been using this with a newborn? Any experience with or without the bassinet?
1576862
I use it with my newborn but we have the carseat adapter so we just pop the carseat on and use it that way.
317024
There isn't an actual bassinet that comes with it. I may have called it the wrong thing... The mat sits up higher in a netting with support bars underneath. I chose this one without the bassinet feature because little ones outgrow it so quickly that I thought it wasn't worth the extra cost. I have a two month old & I swaddle her using a blanket, wombie, or Velcro swaddler and she does just fine. I also use a small cradle at night upstairs. My little one is over 11 lbs and in the 97th percentile for height. We have room for a crib, but we choose not to use one yet.
2157377
I don't think it is good for a newborn. When my daughter was born i was unble to use it becuase the seat it is to deep and i felt that she was kind of sinking into the seat, it was forcing her little back to seat and a newborn is not yet ready for that.
101616
I purchased this for my sister-in-law a few months ago. Her newborn baby, 9lbs, slept in this bassinet for the first 3 months. She did not use a positioner.
992344
I think this is better than a regular bassinet because it is portable and easy to travel with. This really doesn't have a incline, she lays flat, it is deep which is good and bad. Good because when your child pulls up it is still deep enough, and bad if it is next to your bed will have to get up to get the baby. I hope this helps
657057
I used either the bassinet or the car seat on top for my newborn and my two year old in the bottom. It worked better since my newborn needed more attention than my two year old. I didn't buy the bottom car seat adaptor because I knew I wouldn't use it.
957471
No. That is one of the biggest oversights, in my opinion. My baby spit up pretty early on and we couldn't clean the surface as easily as we would have liked. We use the portable bassinet in our bedroom and keep the Pack N Play in our living room. So, my son sleeps the night in the portable bassinet- a long time to hope he'll go without an accident of one type or another!
884845
I would say its nice to have but not necessary. You can use your car seat or the bassinet until your child can hold up its head. I am still using the insert pad without the head piece now because it lifts up my son in the deep seat. It allows my son to look around while out in the stroller. This is still possible with the car seat but not in the bassinet.
2270200
Yes the bassinet has to be removed to fold the frame. The toddler seat can probably be used with a newborn if fully reclined but I would suggest getting an adapter for your car seat and just use that when the baby is too young to sit by themselves.
876067
Thank you, curlygirl. As for leaving a toddler alone with a newborn, obviously not -- just taking every precaution necessary to prevent any mishaps ;) I appreciate your feedback on this sleeper as we decide what things to get for our baby on the way :)
978637
I use it like a bassinet. It's deep enough that a young baby would be hard pressed to climb out! Until they actually start grabbing and pulling themselves out of things I think the restraint is unnecessary. The angle and shape of this bed holds them in the right position much like a car seat but more reclined. I've been considering cutting out the buckles because I feel like once we actually will need them we'll be moving our babe to the portacrib.
1868401
I have this carrier. I did not use this particular one for my baby as a newborn. I had a smaller one I used for him. It is geared towards smaller babies. I used this carrier as he got older, around 6 months.
1554086
For newborn maybe in the early weeks but I wouldn't recommend it once they start moving around on their own....the bassinet is not very deep so they could roll out and it is made to be tilted. I used a sleeper for my bed and never really used this part but if you don't want the baby sleeping with you I would rather let it sleep in the crib than in the bassinet
1009336
I used with a 7 month old and had no issues, it was great. Obviously you have to stay with the baby the entire time but I felt it made it easier.
627845
There isn't a pad that specifically goes with this bassinet. And they don't recommend using one, which is crazy because your baby would basically be laying on a hard board. We bought the LA Baby 4-sided 32" changing pad with rounded edges that worked really well.
623774
This is a good natime, bedtime bassinet for infants. Once they learn to roll over or if you want to just have them hang out in it all day - maybe not. It's really light weight and great for infants to chill in but but bigger babies not so much. Even the short time we used it though - it was so worth it!
2172014
It does get all the way flat - or darn close to it from what I can see... Pediatricians recommend newborns sleep on a slight incline anyway as they're often a bit congested after birth so the flat that it's not totally flat makes it even more ideal for a bassinet. We loved this item and our baby slept in it next to us until she was 10 weeks old.