This is sort of a half-cross-post from my post here that just didn't get much response and 5% of me is stressing about the situation while the other 95% is just plain confused. I'm expecting my first baby mid-June and don't really have many friends who've had kids yet that I can talk to and also just don't think I know the right words for researching my concerns (also I'm in the U.S. if that matters). In my efforts to keep baby furniture to a minimum/efficient amount, my original plan was to use a pack n play for the baby to sleep in (as a crib, which I believe is considered a 'safe' sleeping space as long as nothing else is used other than a very snug sheet(?)) but I intentionaly registered for the pack n play that had a bassinet part that sits on top (I believe it's the version right before this one) so that we could use that and it would be a little easier than doing a lot of bending over immediately postpartum. Additionally, a friend gave me their old version of this sleeper (I am fairly certain this is differnt than the Fisher Price item that was recalled, but they do look a little bit similar). And despite my efforts to be minimalist here, I was just gifted a newer (maybe safer?) bedside bassinet/sleeper (here). What I'm confused about is all 3 of these bassinets have a soft 'mattress' that velcros to the bassinet itself. I initially ordered sheets for the pack n play bassinet and while they do fit, they are NOT snug, so I'm obviously not going to use that.
My point of confusion is... how are these bassinets supposed to be used for safe sleep? Or can they be used at all with that soft mattress that can't hold a sheet snugly? Are you not supposed to use sheets at all and just wash the insert in the middle of the night if it gets dirty? I searched through some past posts here about pack n play sleep and saw that if nothing smaller works for me, I can use the pack n play normal hard backed mattress as a safe sleep space until baby outgrows it, but since I have now accumulated these other options (I care more about the bedside bassinet, the Fisher Price sleeper I was suspicious of from the start and happy to just get rid of it or use it only when baby is awake).
Apologies if this isn't the right place for these questions, I'm just at a loss and do want science-based reasoning for helping me understand what is best for my baby. Thanks in advance!
My point of confusion is... how are these bassinets supposed to be used for safe sleep? Or can they be used at all with that soft mattress that can't hold a sheet snugly? Are you not supposed to use sheets at all and just wash the insert in the middle of the night if it gets dirty? I searched through some past posts here about pack n play sleep and saw that if nothing smaller works for me, I can use the pack n play normal hard backed mattress as a safe sleep space until baby outgrows it, but since I have now accumulated these other options (I care more about the bedside bassinet, the Fisher Price sleeper I was suspicious of from the start and happy to just get rid of it or use it only when baby is awake).
Apologies if this isn't the right place for these questions, I'm just at a loss and do want science-based reasoning for helping me understand what is best for my baby. Thanks in advance!