Porta crib sheets

Hi everybody, I am trying to make a portacrib sheet, for a graco pack n play. I can't get positive dimensions on how big it is. There are also no patterns for them. Does anyone have directions, measurements, etc?Tips would be appreciated.

Thanks! Scillarella

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ndeangel9701
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Scillarella,

Strangely, I'm sitting right next to a Graco Pack 'n play travel cot... presently in use as a play pen for DD (9mths old, and she's crawling now

- having escaped her large inflatable ring repeatedly in the last couple of days, she's been promoted to the travel cot for containment!).

The mattress of mine (bought in the UK this summer) 95cm x 66cm x 2cm deep.

You could just make a flat sheet for it - I'd make it a good 10cm or so larger all round than the mattress - babies wriggle, jiggle & wrestle, so you need plenty to tuck under.

You could make a fitted sheet. A sheet out of a cotton jersey might be nice, because then you could stretch it to fit the mattress and get a nice tight smooth fit - important in avoiding SIDS if the travel cot is used for sleeping.

HTH

Sarah

P.S. Anyone know how to get the mattress's of these d*mn things lying flat? Mine doesn't seem to flatten properly - and the middle 2 sections are lying lower than the end sections.... I'm pondering adding a piece of board under the mattress to provide ligt and strength.

P.P.S. Can you buy additional mattress's? (without the boards) I like to tuck my DD in, and thats well nigh impossible with how the mattress is held in the cot - a second mattress on top of the first would give extra stability and padding and allow proper usage of sheets and blankets.

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Sarah Dale

I have a 7 year old pack n play, do you think they are the same size?

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Doug&Michelle

Sarah Dale wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@saturn.our.house:

nope, mine didn't lie flat either (it's 6 years old & USian), but i pretty much had quit using it by the time Boo was 6 months. he was climbing out, which was more dangerous than letting him roam (and i'm one of those non-childproofing types, who had a toddler that didn't get into things he wasn't supposed to)

i get a chunk of very firm foam, cut it to fit without gaps around the edges (very important!) & cover it like a mattress (with a vinyl backed flannel for a baby)... but then i also took apart Boo's car seat & added extra padding too, because i drive a *lot* living out in the boonies and those things are like sitting on lumpy rocks! Boo's got sensory issues, so maybe it doesn't bother normal kids, i dunno. but i sat in his carseat & it was really hard & lumpy to *me* so, i fixed it. i bought 1/2" foam & layered it on the seat (no more than 1.5" in the thickest part) & one layer on the lower back. i carefully cut all the guides for the 5 point harness, then put the cover back on. i was bitched at severely on misc.parenting for doing this, but i still don't see that it changed the safety of the seat. it just made it tolerably comfortable. the standard toddler carseat has

1/8" padding over a hard, lumpy plastic frame. if more adults tried sitting in one for a couple hours, i bet there'd be a lot more padding :p lee
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enigma

One suggestion (after you get the dimensions)....just make a cover like a pillow case. You can slide it on and it won't pull out. In an emergency, you can slide it around and use the "clean" side!

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Alice

Hi Lee,

Glad to hear mine isn't unique.

Thanks for the idea - I'll have to see if I can get some foam next time I go to the market.

Thanks,

Sarah

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Sarah Dale

We lined our daughter's car seat when I accidentally sat on it and felt like I was sitting in a slab of concrete. My husband was horrified at how hard it was and we were about to go on a long car trip so got some foam and lined it. She slept more on that trip so it did the trick.

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Viviane

"Viviane" wrote in news:dM4Wg.43575$ snipped-for-privacy@news-server.bigpond.net.au:

my theory is that babies & toddlers can't complain, so the manufacturers cut corners by not padding. most adults, in the US at least, can't fit thier backside into an infant seat, so they aren't going to notice how hard they are. so, when the kids are fussy in the car, the parents just assume the kids don't like travelling or cars. they don't realize the poor kid is strapped into the most uncomfortable device ever. most baby products are soft, even the firm baby mattresses are way softer than a car seat. no wonder so many kids hate riding in the car. no grownup would consider buying or riding in a car with seats that uncomfortable. lee

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enigma

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