Brigala
CPST Instructor
I need shopping advice!
I'm going to need some kind of portable crib / play yard for upcoming baby. I have several months to shop and watch for a good price.
I really want something with a bassinet feature. I tend to use that in the living room until baby outgrows it. Then the play yard usually ends up being a travel item, not typically something that stays set up for regular use. Although I'd like it to be sturdy enough that I could use it that way if I wanted to and baby happens to be a temperament that doesn't mind being set down in it for a few minutes now and then. I did use my play yard for things like "taking a shower" when my younger son was a baby because he didn't mind being in it, but I never used it as a play pen for my other two kids.
I don't want to spend a ton of money and don't need a lot of "features." But I also don't want a piece of crap that is going to pinch my fingers off when I set it up or fall apart in a couple of months.
I like the looks of "Disney" ones made by Dorel and they are priced right, but I'm scared they will be junk since Dorel tends to put the Disney brand on their crappiest products overall.
Surely there must be Play Yard Gurus out there who can help me!
I'm going to need some kind of portable crib / play yard for upcoming baby. I have several months to shop and watch for a good price.
I really want something with a bassinet feature. I tend to use that in the living room until baby outgrows it. Then the play yard usually ends up being a travel item, not typically something that stays set up for regular use. Although I'd like it to be sturdy enough that I could use it that way if I wanted to and baby happens to be a temperament that doesn't mind being set down in it for a few minutes now and then. I did use my play yard for things like "taking a shower" when my younger son was a baby because he didn't mind being in it, but I never used it as a play pen for my other two kids.
I don't want to spend a ton of money and don't need a lot of "features." But I also don't want a piece of crap that is going to pinch my fingers off when I set it up or fall apart in a couple of months.
I like the looks of "Disney" ones made by Dorel and they are priced right, but I'm scared they will be junk since Dorel tends to put the Disney brand on their crappiest products overall.
Surely there must be Play Yard Gurus out there who can help me!