Rock n Play for Overnight Sleeping?

Question

I'm a FTM and my mom bought me a rock n play to use for our baby's first place to sleep in our room for a while before transitioning to crib. I've talked to a lot of moms who have done the same thing and swear it's great to use, but I've also done research that says it goes against guidelines to prevent SIDS since it's not a hard flat surface. Thoughts or tips?

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Personally, I would not use it. I registered for one then took it off because of the reviews and articles I read about it. It's fine for naps (we just used her bassinet) but I wouldn't use it overnight. Not only does it not meet safe sleeping guidelines it can cause babies' heads to become misshapen. However, I do know a lot of moms that swear by it. So it is your decision, just make sure you're comfortable with your decision.

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I'm a crazy lady when it comes to safe sleep guidelines and I have registered for (or will purchase) a halo bassinet. I hate that they are so overpriced but it's the only thing I trust.

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I used it for my son till 6 months. He had really bad acid reflux and this helped tremendously. The only downfall was when I wanted to transition him to the crib he hated it bc it was so big. But he's fine now in it. Some people didn't have a prob transitioning. You do what's right for u

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I used this as a bassinet for my first baby until he was about 4 months old and transitioned to his crib. He didn't like sleeping completely "flat" until he was much older (over 8 months) so this was perfect! Never had a problem and he had a perfect round head!

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I definitley don't think it's safe for a baby to sleep in. I wouldn't risk it.

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Technically it is not considered safe to use for sleeping since it needs to be completely flat and a hard surface. In the end it is up to you though.

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I used it for my daughter and I loved it. I'll use it this time too if he will sleep in it

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I think they're great if your traveling and don't want to lug a big thing with you for naps however with the  overuse of one, I've noticed the shape of the head changes. My sister in law used one because her baby had reflux real bad and he was a premie so she was a afraid to lay him flat and now his head is flatened in the back. It's in the shape of the slope of the rock and play. So I personally don't like them.

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We used it for all sleep the first 6 months. Honestly, my baby never slept well in a flat position.

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We used it at night only for the first few weeks. Used the crib for naps (to avoid misshapen head--but back sleeping babies get that anyway), but didn't want him waking my toddler up at night so we did the rock n play. It would be very hard for an infant to turn and suffocate in one. And mine had mesh on the sides anyway. Was an absolute lifesaver!

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