Do I need a rock n play?

[Deleted]

I loved to RnP but DS had reflux so sleeping flat was out for him until 6 months old.

[carfar]

I think it depends on the kid? We never used the swing as a nap spot...as he would only stay asleep for about 20 mins in it, so we had both in the living room, and dragged it around the house as well) He also slept in it at night until about two weeks ago (he's 7.5 months )

[bowies]

DS slept in the RNP - my H carried it up and down the stairs depending on where I was camped out. DS found the swing too entertaining to nap in it and he hated sleeping flat for a while.

I'd see what the baby is into and then get one if you need it.

[biogirl21]

We never had one, but sometimes I wish I did. J slept in the bouncy seat until 3 months, the swing until 6 months. He probably would have been safer in a RnP.
You might want something else downstairs since a swing is not very portable.

[greencrayon]

DD slept in hers for four months. I liked how portable it was, and that it was foldable. We used it more than the bouncer and the swing.

[Deleted]

We used it in lieu of a cosleeper.

[Deleted]

For a third kid? I wouldn't buy one. That kid will likely sleep wherever you put them (mostly on the go whole you deal with the two older kids).

**Coming from a mom to 3 who never had one.

[aspentosh]

It was the best thing ever for DD. She slept in it for the first 6 weeks. She wasn't into the bouncer or swing, so this was a good place for me to put her for showers and stuff. She could sleep in her PnP flat on her back, but it was a change of scenery. And so easy to move around.

[cilantro]

This board had me a little paranoid that using one would lead to plagiocephaly, but I've been using it this time anyways. No issues so far (though we are careful to mix up how he sleeps), and great for travel.

[boxerdog]

We used it SO MUCH. It is easy to take outside, move around the house, take places (we took it to friends houses, etc). I loved how portable it is.

DS didn't like the swing.

[humpforfree]

I loved ours because L was a spitter and he would gag at nighttime. The RNP helped some with that. I would also drag ours out to the living room during the day. I am going to be a little more careful about it this time because we did have a slight flat spot/torticollis that we had to work to get rid of.

[awkwardpenguin]

Totally depends on the kid. I didn't want one and ended up with a kid who won't lie flat at all. So we bought one when she was three weeks. She won't sleep in it, and I think a swing would do the same job.

[bowies]

I forgot about the travel thing! It is so convenient for that. I brought it with me instead of a PNP when I visited a friend (DS was 4 months). She loved it so much that she had her MIL go out and get her one for her newborn.

[curbsideprophet]

Do you need one? Of course not.

Will it make your life easier? Maybe. It probably depends on the kid.

I would wait and see. We never felt the need to but one.

[badtzmaru22]

I never had one. They freak me out because they seem so plush, and I'm paranoid about SIDS. Everyone else seems to love them though.

[shellbear09]

We didn't have one so I would say no. I couldn't have lived without the bouncer though so I would probably get a new one of those.

[Deleted]

It sounds like you enough containment devices. A main selling point for the RNP is it's versatility, ie you can use it in place of a basinet, easily move around your house, etc. It saves you from having to buy multiple things, but you already have multiple things.

[Velar Fricative]

We had the flat RNP bassinet when she slept in our room the first few months. I didn't want to have to transition from an inclined sleeping space to the crib and she didn't have reflux issues. It's one of those "wait-and-see" purchases, IMO.

[thebreakfastclub]

I should have kept all containment devices in the box with the receipt. DS had no issues with his crib from day one.

[bugandbibs]

Mom of 3 with 2 reflux kids- I don't have one and didn't miss it. I do highly recommend and love the FP toddler rocker. You can use it for much longer and serves many of the same purposes for less money.

[halfpint]

I never used ours. We tried it a few times, but he hated it. He largely napped in his swing, and we had a bouncy seat that he preferred as a back-up containment device.

[jeaniebueller]

The RNP was my favorite thing ever. Did not exist when DS was a baby, but we used it every night with DD until she was 8 weeks old.

[jln]

DS1 slept in his for several months. DS2 hates it and prefers to lay flat. It is convenient, but I don't think it's necessary.

[turtlegirl]

I'm pregnant with #3 right now too and we are going to hold off for now and see what kind of sleeper this one is. If she tolerates being flat on her back then I'm hoping the crib and bassinet in out room will be enough. We are going to have a twin bed in the nursery, so I'm actually hoping we can get her into the crib ASAP and DH and I can trade off sleeping in the nursery as needed.

[jewel]

We had 2 - one for upstairs and one for downstairs. My kid HATED the RNP. He actually hated sleeping anywhere, really. I wanted him to love it, LOL.

Unless you can get one cheaply on a baby swap, or something, I'd wait.

[pugz]

If you decide that you need one you can borrow mine! It's just sitting in the basement