Pack-n-play question

Do you have 1 for each baby or 1 for them to share? I am going to be buying at least 1 to start with soon and was curious what others have done.

 

We have two but so far have only used one. I would imagine when you are traveling you will need two.

 

We have two - 1 upstairs, 1 downstairs. We really only used 1 during the early months, haven't used either for awhile now -but once they are mobile and I have to run upstairs or downstairs - they will come in very handy! Like a PP mentioned, 2 would also probably be necessary for traveling! Good luck!

 

I got PeaPods instead for traveling. Never felt the need for a pack'n play.

 

We've just got one. It works well enough at this age.

 

We have two, but have only used one. And the one we use we barely use. I have foldable cribs for travel.

 

We have just had one to this point--it was the pack-n-play for twins, so it's really roomy. We've used it as their crib. But now they're getting all squirmy at night, not to mention poking each other and giggling at naptime, so we've borrowed another one.

 

I started out with one, and ended up buying a second one. We spend a lot of time camping or at my IL's, so they both get used quite a bit. I think it depends on your lifestyle and how much you plan on being away from home.

 

I have 2 of the smaller ones (they used to be called Graco Travel Lite? but the name just changed I think?)
We used one downstairs & one upstairs in the early months when they were sleeping in the bassinet part & then we use both when we spend the night somewhere other than home. The girls liked having their own sleeping space, they poked too much to sleep together :lol:

 

We have 2. One upstairs and one downstairs. So far we have only used the 1 downstairs for them to sleep in during the day. We plan on traveling some so that is the main reason we bought 2...plus I think it will be nice to have 1 upstairs eventually.

 

We have one, but it's standard size and too small for both of them at the same time. They slept in it when they were smaller, but now it's become our "closet." We just throw stuff in there until we have time to put stuff away, it's horrible!

If you want them to be able to sit in them and play, I would get two...depends on your preferences.

HTH!

 

We had two given to us (used)...we used them with the bassinets for the first week or so until we got them sleeping in cribs, but after that, I haven't used them at all. Even as a bassinet I wasn't crazy about them...maybe b/c they were used...they seemed to sag slightly in the middle so the babies rolled! For playing I decided to make a big play area in our family room instead by connecting two of those big play yards...it's better for us b/c we can fit in it with both of them with room for toys, bouncy, playmat, etc. I guess when we travel we'll probably use them again as beds. If you do decide to get two, think about looking for a used one at a moms of multiples sale or maybe creigslist...we found a bunch of them for about $10 each at the MoM sale...then it doesn't matter if you only use them a few times!

 

We have 2 and use them when ever we travel or camp. I agree with pp, it's totally dependent upon your lifestyle. I never used them at home but I take them with me when we go somewhere over night- and there's no way my boys could share one- they are too wiggly plus they're not used to sleeping together.

 

We have 2...and couldn't live without them. That is what they sleep in when we travel, and has been since they were tiny.

 

We had two for travel and day trips to Nana's house. There is no way mine would have shared one!

 

We have two--could NOT live without them!!! In the early months, the boys slept in the one in our room and the one downstairs, then both became changing stations, now we use one as a playpen and use both when we travel or when we have overnight guests who sleep in the boys room.

 

We just have the one, the Graco twins one with bassinets. We don't have room for two, and we tend to be simplistic in our needs and wants - two is just one too many for us for the time being. The twins one is larger than standard and suits our needs well.

 

We have 2, but only 1 is mostly used. We took the other one to Nana's house.

 

We have two that we keep downstairs for naps and eventually for travel within the country. We recently flew to New Zealand, but just rented a couple when we were there instead of lugging ours with us. We have the $60 basic Graco ones with the bassinets, but both our bubs are now past the weight limit so we removed them.

 

Thanks everyone for posting. I think I will look at a second hand store for a really nice one... I think it would do for now. I think instead of getting two pack-n-plays I will look into play yards. Seems like possibly a better alternative.

Thanks again!

 

I have two pack -in-plays. Omg, my boys are 10 months old & would torture each other if they played in the same playyard! I only use them when I shower or when we go visiting. Unless, you plan on using the bassinets ( we have the Graco twin ones) don't bother spending the extra money ~ we never had to use them.