We did the capsule hire last time and will do again. I think the first few months its so much easier to keep them asleep if they are in the same place. Matilda never slept over 2 hours so I didn't worry about keeping her in the capsule for too long. I was told that it upsets their backs being scrunched up, but I found it invaluable when visiting people and not having somewhere to put the baby down around toddlers & animals etc.