Graco Pack 'N Play Playard with Newborn Napper, Broadstreet
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Baby Products Reviews of Graco Pack 'N Play Playard with Newborn Napper, Broadstreet
Customer Review: Second times a charm
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the second pack n play that we have purchased in two years. Our first one was recalled. I loved every single feature of that pack n play. The Graco pack n play comes in close but I'm not extremely sure how useful the extra newborn napper will prove to me. I wish the napper was a snap on snap on attachment. That way it would be easier to switch back and forth between the napper and the bassinet. I just put this pack n play together and it took me 40 minutes to install the bassinet, the changing table and the napper from start to finish. I consider that easy set up. I'm not the mechanical one in the family by any means. I followed the instructions but had to modify them to make things easier. (I have read reviews that say there are no instructions but the instruction booklet is attached to the back of the pack n play pad) I recommend taking the side clamps of the bassinet off while you are trying to install the napper and then reattaching the clips once the napper bars are connected. That will save about ten minutes. Maybe I just missed that in the instructions. The changing pad seems sturdy but we never used this feature on our last pack n play and probably will not on this one either. It's much easier to change a new baby at waist height not bending over in my opinion. The vibration unit and the sound/music/light unit are easy and simple to connect but I do miss the mobile from our last pack n play. I love the quilted pack n play pad. It seems so much softer and durable than the last one. The pack n play over all is sturdy. I suggest buying a Rover Gear Easton Travel Playard Bag, Blackto travel with. The Graco storage bag that comes with will not stand up long. The Graco storage bag would be ideal for storing the bassinet, changing pad and newborn napper when not in use. I do not believe that all the items will fit into the Graco bag together to begining with. I only gave it 4 stars because we won't be able to try out all the features right now. Maybe one day I will be able to change it to 5 stars!Customer Review: Not too shabby!
Summary: 4 Stars
I have owned 2 other Graco Pack - n - Plays before this one. It didn't get 5 stars for several reasons...
CONS:
1. The newborn napper is a bit awkward to put in and take out. It's got a metal frame that gets inserted into loops of fabric on the bassinet attachment. It's harder to get out than it is to put in.
2. You can't leave the napper in when you fold the whole thing up, so you have to take it out and put it in A LOT if you plan to use this anywhere like daycare. This didn't turn out to be a big deal for us because our daughter hated the napper. She slept just fine in the bassinet, but wouldn't sleep for beans in the napper!
3. The changing table has a board in it to keep it stable, but it's a few inches short on width, so it slides to one side, and so does the baby.
4. With the exception of the newborn napper, none of the fabric is washable. I really wish Graco would make these things easier to keep clean!
PROS:
1. Durable fabric. I love Graco for this, but wish they would make the fabric removable for washing. My babies never eat in their "beds" but even slobber and nighttime drool / spit up can take a toll.
2. Roomy. It's bigger than some of the less expensive models.
3. Ease of setup and take down. There are no slots for the bars to sit in and pop out of. The buttons on the rails are not so easy to push that my 4 year old could do it, but not so hard to push that my grandmother couldn't do it.
4. Portability. I wish the accessories were easier to take along, but overall, I have always loved the nice, compact bag the pack-n-play fits into. The wheels make it easy to move around within a room, too.
I wish it were a bit less expensive, but quality costs money. It IS heavy, but if it were any lighter, I'd wonder how it could possibly support my child as she got older. Overall, I love the product. I just wish you could wash it all!
Customer Review: Nice Concept, Works Fine, Not Such a Value
Summary: 3 Stars
Like many others, we purchased this playard primarily because of 1) Newborn Napper 2)Cute Colors/Pattern & 3) Graco Reputation for being an industry leader.
In hindsight, I'd purchase another Graco playard, probably just the[...]version with a bassinet as recommended by Baby Bargains (8th Edition & previous)OR purchase the inexpensive version with napper available at Walmart. I think that inexpensive napper version is less gender neutral, more feminine though. I should have listened to Baby Bargains but, the concept of having a newborn napper option was too much to pass up.
Pros:
1) Newborn Napper, and bassinet for baby when he outgrows napper
2) Changing Station, sturdy enough
3) Great Color Pattern
Shortcomings:
1) Price, all the bells and whistles do not justify [...] for this playard. At this price, go for a Chicco for quality of materials & wheeled travel bag
2) Diaper Stacker is quite wimpy. The $190 version of this playard with a 'swept' frame & 'baby basics' organizer in lieu of stacker is much nicer.
3) Napper Canopy, I don't know why they even included this but, know that I'm paying for it as the Walmart version comes sans canopy
4) Lights, sounds, vibration features- not impressive. Again, Chicco playard bests Graco on this front
Overall
If you're in love with this pattern & have to have the napper, you won't be disappointed. Just know that there are seemingly better quality playards out there for the price. And if you think about it long and hard, remember that you're just pretty much buying this for the function of a playard with bassinet. You can save a lot of money with a less expensive Graco model.
Customer Review: Very nice....as described....
Summary: 4 Stars
We received the pack-n-play in perfect condition. Good packaging. The pack-n-play itself was VERY easy to assemble...as all are. It took a bit more time than I expected to put the changing table and napper in place. The instructions were not totally clear to me, but it still wasn't that hard. It just took more time than I thought it would for a pack n play. Now that i know how to do it, I took it down in no time. The material on the napper is very soft. The colors are very neutral and can work for any baby. The sounds and music are very nice and the volume can be set pretty low which is nice. The vibration works well too, although I do not notice much difference between the low and high settings. Overall this is a great unit and I am very happy with the purchase.
The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is because I wish there was some way the napper and changing table could fold into the travel bag....or at least could fold into their own little bag. I know that you'd only need these two items for a short period of time and you may not want a larger bag for the pack n play to accommodate them when you may only haul them around iwht you for the first 2-3 months. However, you have to completely take them apart and use a trash bag to travel with them.
Customer Review: Cool features, but didn't work as well as I would've liked.
Summary: 3 Stars
When I first saw the added features of a bassinet and changing table, I thought that this pack n play was perfect. We kept this product in our family room when my daughter was a newborn. It made it much easier to be able to change her diaper and put her to sleep without having to walk to the other side of the house. But there was one problem. The changing table, though a great idea, did not work from the day we brought her home. When I placed her on the changing table, it would lean to the side and she would go rolling. She was by no means a heavy baby (7 lbs 2 oz), so this was not the issue. It was just bad design. The changing table is only attached to the pack n play on one side. After trying to make it work for about a week, we just detached the changing table and used the plastic cover on the pack n play surface to change her diaper. On the other hand, the bassinet was amazing. She slept very well in it and it had the added bonus of vibrating and having white noise that could play while she slept. Though I did not like that the white noise was on a timer and would turn off. Overall, I liked the convenience of being able to stay in our family room to do pretty much everything that she needed, but I think they need to refine their design a little.