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My gf and I are about to have our first (boy- Rowan) and my step-mom has graciously offered to buy us a crib around 400 or so. The only problem is. We have no freaking clue what to get. My oldest sister with 4 of her own suggested to kill the crib idea altogether and go with a pack n play that features a bassinet and changing station. Says her 2nd slept there for her first year no problem. I like that idea but my gf is insistant that we need something the baby will grow with until being a toddler. She of course, wants a full crib that changes into a day bed eventually and doesn't care if there's no bassinet at all and would rather just get a portable changing station. So obviously my question is what does r/parenting think? What has worked for you and what would you suggest? Were kind of tight on space and budget so obviously this help from my step-mom will not go unnappreciated so I'd like to get the best bang for all of our bucks.
<bot>: need some advice on pack n plays, bassinets, cribs and changing stations while staying within a ~400 budget.