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.
If you have a baby you ve probably seen all sorts of things that help with raising him or her.
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.
Four to six months newborns should not be kept in a playpen.
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.
Playpens and play yards are convenient enclosed places for parents to place a baby while taking care of household tasks but experts warn that you should only put your baby to sleep in a playpen while you are nearby and after you have taken precautions to ensure your baby s safety in order to help prevent injuries or possible death.
Ensure that such a combo playpen comes attached with a mattress.
Once we started putting my son in a crib to sleep he stopped sleeping through the night.
The playpen you choose must have a proper support for the baby when they play in it or climb using the bars.
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.
When they are sleeping through the night with no feeds then they go to their more permanent sleep situation.
Not only that but newborns cannot move enough to entertain themselves in a playpen.
You can bring the baby monitor into the bathroom with you so you ll know if she wakes up.
Start when your baby is sleeping safely in her crib.
Pediatricians generally consider play yards such as the graco pack n play a safe every night sleep environment for babies.
She would not sleep if she ws uncomfortable.
You can use it as a primary sleeping place until your baby grows too big for the playard.
If you need to wash up while your baby is awake take her with you into the bathroom.
As for the comfort issue in a play pen babies don t give a flying flip.
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.
You can also buy a playpen with wheels so it makes it easier for you to move around the playpen.
One of these might be a portable crib or pack n play.
You can buy a playpen cum crib for the baby to play and sleep in.
As to the number of hours your baby can spend in the pack and play there are no limits at all.
Some manufacturers will tell you if the playpen can be used for sleeping or not.
Play yards are subject to new consumer product safety commission cpsc standards approved in 2012 and therefore might be the safest choice.
Here are thoughts on letting the baby sleep in your room.
If so we set one up in our room and used it instead of a bassinet for our lo for the first 3 months.
