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I had specific needs to meet for this purchase. I needed 1. A changing table since space is limited in the baby's room. 2. Storage for the supplies since, you guessed it space is limited in the baby's room. 3. Wheels I am not that big and I did not want to lug around a heavy, awkward cube around my house like I did 12 years a go with a cheap play pen someone bought me when I had my first child in my 20's. 4. Bassinet Since space is limited and we did not want to put up the big crib yet, we are using this as the baby's bed for now till he gets a little bigger and we are forced to use the big crib. 5. Newborn Napper is just a bonus. I didnt plan on using this, but I do set the baby in it while Im in the room putting clothes away and folding diapers, which take a while to fold and I dont want to take the changing table off to get to the bassinet.

I reviewed over 100 play pens / pack n plays / what ever they call them these days. I chose this one because some of the others I checked out the people said the changing table was wobbly or it tilted down into the unit and they were dissatisfied with that. (Well, I guess I would be too) This one was stated as not doing this because it is located on the end and not the side of the unit and it has more stability. That is the number 1 selling point for me! It is nice and does not. The storage is nice, not what I was expecting. Its a soft sided storage and the "shelves" are not really deep, so stuff falls out and it kind of sags down. I am 100% happy with the assembly. My 6 year old and I put it together in about an hour. We stuck to the step by step instructions, since we used it as a learning tool and she read and decided what we to do next with the words and pictures. If I would have been without her, I would have had it together in maybe 20 min!

I am most dissatisfied with the colors. They are nice and not ugly, but by looking at the picture, it APPEARS black and white with a "snowflake" type design. I thought it would match some of the other items we had. I read the description and it said dark grey, cream and taupe. I was hoping it was close to the grey and white, but it was not. Its still a nice pattern and color, but not EXACTLY what I was looking for.

OVERALL Not big issues that would prevent me from buying it again if I had to. The price was higher than some others, Im not sure why? But to stick to the NEEDS I had to meet this was the type of cash I had to spend.

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This is a great product for me as I'm wanting my baby as close to me as possible through the night, but I don't have a lot of room for changing. I needed a little "station" of baby stuff all in one place. Other parents might not need that, but it's ideal for me.

It's basically like every other pack and play Graco makes, except this one doesn't have a vomit-inducing print that the baby won't ever understand anyway. It's a simple print that's sand and stone colored. It's the same model as the BRU Elefante(sp?) P&P, but again, not as vomit-inducing.

The newborn napper is highly recommended because it puts the baby at somewhat of an incline which is good if baby has digestion problems. It also has a 15 lb limit weight capacity, as does the bassinet.

I got it right away, put it together myself in 40 minutes (38 weeks pregnant) and it's reasonably light and has wheels. What more could you want?

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great combo of bassinet, crib, and changing table. This is a great solution for those living in small spaces.

love the newborn napper. Although it is impossible to assemble and remove. If you attach it once (with difficulty), and plan on using it for long term use as I did, you will only have to take it off one more time. Then this is great for you. If you plan on attaching and detaching the newborn napper multiple times, look at a different product.

Awesome changing table. I still use it for my eight month old.

love the design. It's gender neutral, and simple. Can use sheets and blankets to play up for baby girl or boy.

love that you can move it around on wheels.

the side compartment is USELESS. It is completely flimsy. Do not plan on storing anything in it, other than maybe a few diapers. I removed mine after the first couple days and have never reattached it.

Graco makes several other products that cost much less, but do not include the side compartment. I decided on this one because of the side compartment. Thus, if I could go back in time, I would buy a different, cheaper product, since the side compartment was completely useless.

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Our infant has LOVED the napper ever since we brought him home. It is very soft and sturdy and cradles him right in place for hours! The changing table is also sturdy and has a soft pad for the baby to lay on. The unit folds up nicely if needed but the napper and changing table do not fold out of the way of the play yard underneath, but it does create room for storage until you take them off. The storage this offers is worth the price alone!

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I was so excited for this pack n play, but was soon disappointed. The other reviews made it seem like it was the perfect system. The pack n play itself is greatlight, has wheels, gender neutral colors, but everything else (the additions) had issues. The music-mp3 player sucked. It didn't have a volume control and it played so softly that I couldn't even hear it. I just removed it. The vibration piece ran out of battery quickly and had to be replace too often. The napper is nice and soft, super comfy for the baby, but it is extremely hard to remove and replace. I was hoping for a napper like their other products where you can remove, or even better can stand alone. My baby had reflux, so once it got dirty, hard to get out and clean. The changing table was slanted, and when the baby was a newborn, he kept sliding down to the side. It didn't seem like the fabric was completely made properly to fit the changing table too, as the corners kept on being exposed. The storagesuper super flimsy. It only held it's shape if full with stuff, but if you used anything from its shelves, the items would fall out and shelves would sag. Very useless storage! For nearly $200, this was definitely one big disappointment. I would have thought the whole system be better quality, the additions would actually be more well thought out and useful. I could have purchased a way cheaper pack n play that would have been comparable with what actually was functional with this one.