I’d suggest checking consignment stores. The prices on new ones are insane, but you can find great deals at consignment stores. Pack & Plays are the type of thing that wear really well, so you can still get lots of use out of old ones.

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The price of the pack ‘n plays… wow. I had no idea they cost so much now. I am out of touch, obviously.

Vibration: I vote no, for the reason Karen says.

Storage space: There’s no way a pack and play is going to have enough, so I think you’ll be looking for more anyway. I’d skip that if it adds to the cost. My recommendation is a bookshelf w/ baskets. But that’s probably just because I like bookshelves and baskets.

Changing table: eh… I don’t think I’d let it be a deal breaker. As several wrote above, you can change the baby almost anywhere. I’d invest in diapers!

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One thing that you MUST MUST MUST have is a bouncy seat. They vibrate and play music and have lights. There are a million kinds, all run on batteries. My kids went through 2 of them. They’re prefect for napping and sleeping in when the baby is sick and can’t lay down because they’re stuffy. It’s a MUST HAVE.

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I personally think that the vibration could be troublesome–your bed doesn’t vibrate, does it? Well, if she gets used to a vibration in the pack-n-play, then you switch her to a crib that doesn’t vibrate, you and she will be in for some sleepless nights.

I never had a changing table, either. I either changed on the sofa, the floor, or on my bed. It worked. My children aren’t damaged.

Both my daughter and my daughter-in-law used the pack-n-play type things as beds for my grandsons. They worked really well because they are portable. You can take them with you in the car when you go on a trip, you can move it downstairs during the day and upstairs at night. If you go to visit friends you can take it with you. I think both boys stayed in them until they were about 8 months, when they got big enough to start pulling up.

You’ll need onesies, diapers, t shirts, socks, blankets, a couple pair of little mittens to keep her from scratching her face. Most anything else is fluff.

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