rock n plays

[chiwifey]

Should we get the auto rock ones with all the bells and whistles or the standard one you have to push? Any thoughts?

Thanks & Happy Friday!

[SassyPants150]

I had the first regular RNP with DD but never really used it to rock her. I usually used the swing if I needed a recess on moving her around. I liked the RNP for short naps early on and being able to move it easily around the house to do things like shower, laundry, etc. I also took it for her to sit in at the beach at 4 months old and to the ILs.

I'm doing the same with the twins. They get rocked in the MamaRoos and short naps in the RNP or while I shower. I got a second RNP that vibrates I think and haven't even put batteries in it.

[chiwifey]

SassyPants150 thanks! Where are your LOs sleeping at night?

[SassyPants150]

May 29, 2015 13:57:47 GMT -5 chiwifey said:

SassyPants150 thanks! Where are your LOs sleeping at night?

Bassinets for now. We will move them to their cribs soon if they keep resting well through the overnight hours.

[chiwifey]

May 29, 2015 14:01:55 GMT -5 SassyPants150 said:

May 29, 2015 13:57:47 GMT -5 chiwifey said:

SassyPants150 thanks! Where are your LOs sleeping at night?

Bassinets for now. We will move them to their cribs soon if they keep resting well through the overnight hours.

Happy to hear they are sleeping through the overnight hours! 

[SassyPants150]

May 29, 2015 14:08:44 GMT -5 chiwifey said:

May 29, 2015 14:01:55 GMT -5 SassyPants150 said:

Bassinets for now. We will move them to their cribs soon if they keep resting well through the overnight hours.

Happy to hear they are sleeping through the overnight hours! 

Haha. They still have an overnight bottle but we usually get stretches of rest after the bottles at 11p and 3a. They got off schedule last night and slept from 2-7. It felt like a real night of sleep!

[chiwifey]

SassyPants150 Wow, I bet so! Sounds like things are going really well though. Hope my twins will take note of this

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Mine aren't here yet, but we got two RnPs and they do have the vibrating option I think but we also just intend to use them for napping or visiting grandparent's houses. We have a swing and a Mamaroo that we will use if they like them, and the twin PnP with bassinets for nighttime sleeping. If I remember, I will update you and let you know how that all works out for us in a few weeks .

[Squishy622]

Thanks for asking this! I was planning on getting 2 of the auto-rocking ones but I might switch to the basic, I think I got caught up in the gimmick appeal

[chiwifey]

May 29, 2015 15:46:57 GMT -5 Squishy622 said:

Thanks for asking this! I was planning on getting 2 of the auto-rocking ones but I might switch to the basic, I think I got caught up in the gimmick appeal

Me too! Totally thought I needed all the extras but now I think the deluxe ones are best. They just vibrate but fabric is machine washable.

[babyksmommy]

So I will first day that my twins have switched what they have liked more than once. So I started off with 2 Trh rock n plays but we were finding that we were having to rock lil boy to sleep a lot and we were so tired.

So we bought an auto rock n play. I kept the box just in case it wasn't worth it so we could return in. We ended up keeping it and it was a life saver. We could just set lil boy down, turn it on and he would go right to sleep and so could we.

Now lil boy nurses to sleep and bed shares with me. But lil girl is a motion addict. She used to swing to nap downstairs but it's nice that she will nap upstairs in the auto rock n play too.

I do think it's amazing and it was a life saver when we weren't getting a lot of sleep. You can always try without and see how it goes. I do plan on selling mine when I'm done with it so I can prob get at least half of what I paid for it.

[lupineaura]

Spend the money for the most deluxe model possible. The auto rocking ones with the extra cozy fabric seriously save my life after the first three days of not having them. We returned two less expensive versions before finally getting these.

[mrsp419]

I bought my RNPs used. One was basic and I think one could vibrate (but not autorock) and I used them interchangeably. I didn't really use them to rock in; they more like how the bed was shaped. I used the swing for rocking.

[Squishy622]

It sounds like this is an extension of the whole bouncer vs. swing thing- you never know what your kids are going to love or hate until they tell you Hmm maybe I'll get one of each to start.

[carrotcake]

Bare bones RNPs. But I've also never owned a swing, so take that rec w a grain of salt. Love bouncers though.

I'm very minimalist when it comes to baby gear. It's proving to be an uphill battle w toys unfortunately.

[beachy]

Get the auto rocking ones. They aren't that much more expensive, and it will be nice to have the option if you want it. You can always choose not to use the auto rock option, but you can't make a basic one rock on its own.

I never had a RNP with DS but wanted them when we found out it's twins just for ease. They will sleep in those in our room for the early days. Several friends with twins saw that they had these auto rocking ones and told me to go run and buy them now. Even friends with singletons who had a basic one said they wished these were out when they bought theirs.

[FCtwinmom]

We just had the vibrating ones but the twins LOVED them. We just recently transitioned them from those to their cribs for overnights. If the self rocking ones had been available i probably would have gotten those. Just to have another option to calm them.

[Squishy622]

Here's a question. It looks like the auto-rock ones don't vibrate and the vibrating ones don't auto-rock. If you had to pick one of those features, what would you pick?

[beachy]

May 30, 2015 11:56:28 GMT -5 Squishy622 said:

Here's a question. It looks like the auto-rock ones don't vibrate and the vibrating ones don't auto-rock. If you had to pick one of those features, what would you pick?

Mine does both.
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[Squishy622]

Thanks beachy, I had just been looking on Amazon.