Graco Travel Lite Crib with Stages - Keaton

Comments about Graco Travel Lite Crib with Stages - Keaton:

My husband and I bought this as we couldn't find a regular sized Pack-n-play that we liked and would fit comfortably in our bedroom. We found this one and love it. It's on the smaller side, but fits nicely aside our bed. It's easy to assemble to take along to Grandma's and on beach trips. There are 3 downfalls though, there isn't a storage area, but we solved that problem by buying the "Sara Bear caddy" and putting it in the corner (our baby is only 3 weeks old, so she doesn't 'move' too much yet). The other downside is the mattress part isn't washable, so we are constantly using wipes to clean up messes and since this is a smaller crib, I haven't found a sheet that fits it yet. We actually bought 2 of these (one for the living room and one for the bedroom). My daughter doesn't sleep in this though, so we only use it for changing purposes. The canopy is also cheap, so we don't even use it.

Comments about Graco Travel Lite Crib with Stages - Keaton:

I received this play yard for my first baby shower and it has now served us through two babies. It is a pretty useful item, but I believe there are better ones out there.

Each of our babies were in this crib for the first 5 months, at which time they outgrew it length-wise. I think most babies could fit for a couple of months longer, ours are just tall. The bassinet part of it is useful, but the lower, play yard part is not. By the time babies are sitting up and ready for a play yard, they are too big for this product.

We never used the canopy, it didn't provide any shade in our bright bedroom. It's very thin and covers a very small area.

The mattress is not washable. I know the Chicco play yard has a washable mattress and this is a great feature, as newborns are constantly spitting up and leaking through their diapers. FYI, king size pillows fit this mattress perfectly. A nice option for us, since Graco doesn't sell organic cotton sheets in this size.

It is easy to get this play yard though the doors without breaking it down, but the wheels are small, the whole thing is boxy and it is not easy to push it around the house. Making turns is very difficult. I found it easier to just pick it up and carry it to where I need it. I wish it had four wheels instead of just two. In this respect, it would be much easier to get a bassinet with four wheels around if you want to have the baby with you throughout the day. Especially when your back hurts and you're tired, you don't want to be wrestling with this thing.

There is a storage issue here as well. I know there are other play yards where if you have the bassinet in the highest position, you can unzip the sides to access the part underneath for storage. This is very useful to be able to stash some of your diapers, wipes and other supplies in there and have them go with you instead of carrying them and having to find a place for them throughout the house in addition to the play yard. In this product, that space on the bottom is not accessible and is therefore wasted in my opinion. This is another area where I feel a bassinet is superior to this product.

Finally, I have a very thick mattress in my bed that makes it very tall. This pack and play, even in its highest setting is pretty low. This means that I was not able to lift out the baby from this pack and play while in bed. I had to get out each and every single time. Pretty annoying. Just something to look out for.

So, overall, this pack and play is okay, but better products exist out there. Presumably, you will have to buy another, regular-sized pack and play in about 6 months when your baby outgrows this for travel and/or sleeping in other areas of the house. If you're going to be buying two products anyway, I recommend getting a bassinet for immediate use and a regular sized pack and play for later. You can travel with the regular pack and play from the get-go and a bassinet is much better suited to the needs of a newborn.

Comments about Graco Travel Lite Crib with Stages - Keaton:

We looked into a co sleeper. I did not like the wobbliness of them though. Saw this in the store and like the stability of it. It's bigger than a co sleeper, or bassinet, yet smaller then a pack and play. It's cute and we used my pregnancy wedge to incline it's mattress pad as our dr recomended. Perfect! A queen pillowcase also works great as a sheet for it, and Babies R Us "multi use pads" make well fitting mattress pads. Good deal, wil be useful for a lot longer than a bassinet would have been. Love it!

Comments about Graco Travel Lite Crib with Stages - Keaton:

We had a baby two years ago and we got a fancy bassinet that you can only use up to 15lbs. Our son did not like it at all, so we ended up buying a regular pack n play and he was ok in it, but took too much room.

Two years later, we had our second son in Feb of 2013 and he didn't like the bassinet either, so I went to a couple of stores to find something small that he would be comfortable in and I found this and fell in love with the way it looked and how compact it is. He sleeps in it just fine and loves it.

It is very sturdy and very sharp looking. If I were to go back in time, I'd put this on my baby shower registery instead of a bassinet or a regular pack n play.

Comments about Graco Travel Lite Crib with Stages - Keaton:

With first child at 36 weeks, I was stressed out by the fact I didn't have a bassinet yet, the "one" thing you need when you get home from the hospital! I just didn't like anything I found anywhere: all were expensive, unstable junk and/or just big and ugly. My friend gave me her co-sleeper to try ($190 new) but the side latches wouldn't stay latched and it just seemed clunky.

Then I found this Graco travel lite crib, absolutely perfect! A great price, sets up in minutes, and beautiful pattern. The wheels are smooth and the whole thing is very lightweight, perfect for travel!

It's hard to find the sheet for it: they are kept with the full size playards across the store. But a standard pillowcase looks like it would work (haven't tried it). The 18"x27" multi-use pads are a perfect fit.

Our Boston Terrier sleeps with us, but the "stages" depths will be just fine to keep her from trying to cuddle with the little one.

I hope to be able to find time to update once baby is born, but I have full confidence we will do well with this product.

Comments about Graco Travel Lite Crib with Stages - Keaton:

I love this!! Not to bulky and fits right by our bed.

Comments about Graco Travel Lite Crib with Stages - Keaton:

I am very pleased with this product. My baby has been sleeping in it for the past 6 months. It is nice because it is very compact and doesn't take up too much room. It is also great for travel...easy to set up and packs up nicely. The only downside is that at 7 months (28 inches and 21 lbs) my baby has pretty much outgrown it.

Comments about Graco Travel Lite Crib with Stages - Keaton:

We purchased this travel lite pack and play in store after falling in love with it. It is teal and grey, totally gender neutral as you can always add gender specific sheets. I love that it has two levels for when baby is tiny and then it can be lowered to a regular pack and play level, but it is compact enough to not take over our bedroom. We can keep baby close without having a bulky cradle/pack and play taking up all the room. It doesn't have all the 'bells and whistles' that regular PNP's do but I love it for that reason. Sometimes, less is more and this proves it!

I definitely recommend this for new moms during night feedings!