Graco Swept Frame Pack 'n Play Playard with Bassinet & Changer in Betsey? Hmm, let's see...
- Color Name: Graham
- Includes both a full size bassinet and a changing table
- Push button fold makes setting up a breeze
- Soft, detachable toys hanging from the canopy
- Comes with 2-speed mattress mounted vibration
- For use by children unable to climb out, less than 35" tall
- Less than 30 pounds.
- Changing station for use under 25 pounds.
- Bassinet for use by children under 15 pounds
Ease of use. Before we grew a brain and figured out the right way to break it down and put it up, I hated it. I could never get all the sides to lock in. i'd get two in then one would fall as the other locked and so on until I nearly broke the thing out of frustration. However, once I realized that if you pull the sides up and lock into place BEFORE pushing the center down to lock, and pull up center before trying to unlock the sides, it was very easy and I could set it up or break it down in seconds with no problem. Yeah, I know, I said it was before we grew a brain.
It is a little heavy but no more than any other full sized play yard I've tried and it has traveled extensively across the country as well as locally to Grandma's and family. Now, after more than two years of using it, first as I've described, then later as a play pen and most recently as a travel bed for my toddler, it is only being put away because she doesn't fit in it for naps at grandma's anymore, however only for a short while as I am due with our second child in just a few months.
Having said everything above in the interest of anyone who wants an honest opinion, I still would have purchased it in the beginning. For the price at the time (it was a different print but same model), I really did love this play yard. I loved the shape and style, the ease of daily use, and it got a lot of use, and the fact that I saved a bit over pricier models. I would recommend it to anyone and the only reason I didn't give it the full 5 stars is because I reserve that for items I think couldn't be improved without drastically changing the design. Mainly because of the changing table not being easier to move out of the way in a realistic day in the life of a mom and the vibration thing I could have done without because of the noise, it only got a 4 star from me. Had it not had these two features to begin with to find fault with, it would have gotten the full 5.
Mommy of Almost 2
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