Reading and lurking and I know that lots of people use these. I have one that I lent to a friend and have since told her about the recall, which is in cooperation with Amby. If you go directly to their website there is some more info there about a repair kit. They are not selling any new hammocks at this time. Not sure how or what the repair kit will involve but possibly a way that will attatch the mattress more securely to the base? I used one from 2 weeks to 5 mths with J - scary. Mods feel free to move this - not sure of the best place for it so that people who use them will see this. Fanks.
Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds/Hammocks
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Amby Baby Motion Beds
Units: About 24,000
Manufacturer: Amby Baby USA, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Hazard: The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: Amby Baby is aware of two infant suffocation deaths in the Amby Baby hammock. In June 2009, a 4-month-old girl in Lawrenceville, Ga. died in a baby hammock and in August 2009, a 5-month-old boy from Gresham, Ore.
Description: The Amby Baby Motion Bed consists of a steel frame and a fabric hammock which are connected by a large spring and metal crossbar. There is only one model of the hammock available which can be identified by a label sewn onto the hammock stating: "Amby - Babies Love It, Naturally."
Sold online at: Ambybaby.com and other Internet retailers from January 2003 through October 2009 for about $250.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the Amby Baby motion beds/hammocks and contact Amby Baby USA for a free repair kit. Parents and caregivers are urged to find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Amby Baby USA toll-free at (866) 544-9721 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's
CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting
I will have to do some research on this, I am picking up a beautiful hammock tomorrow from a friend to borrow for our yet to arrive bub! Not sure what the brand is though. Now I am wondering whether we should borrow it even if it's not an Amby....
there is nothing about this on the AU site but there is on the US one - i have emailed the AU site for information as to what is to happen with Australian hammocks.
That is so scary!!! We bought a Hushamok Hammock 4 weeks ago for DD to help with her silent reflux and day sleeps. It's been amazing but I did wonder after a couple of days if it could become a suffocation risk when they turn their head to the side as the mattress kind of curls up around them, IYKWIM
If there have been no reported cases of problems here, then the Australian commission may not recall them but having said that the parent company is no longer selling them so why would the Australian ones be able to be sold under the same name? Not sure how it works - at the end of the day bubs have died from using them whether they are here or there.
I absolutely LOVED ours as well - helped his reflux and he went from only sleeping on us to sleeping beautifully in it. I recommended it to my BIL and SIL as well who bought one in Canada and my BIL was the one who alerted me to the recall. Will see what happens here I guess but I felt strongly enough to want to post about it even though I'm not technically "here" anymore. As J got older I did feel that it could be a problem as I would find him in weird positions that he had wriggled into. As I said though we used it for a long time and loved it.
Amby Baby is the parent company, and is US based as is the recall however I felt that it was important that people are aware of the recall even though it is through the US consumer commission. The AU site is basically an offshoot of the US one with contacts here, I will be interested to see what they say.
If I was still using one for J now I would stop using it even though there is nothing on the AU site yet.
Amby Hammock Recall...
and I know that lots of people use these.
I have one that I lent to a friend and have since told her about the recall, which is in cooperation with Amby. If you go directly to their website there is some more info there about a repair kit. They are not selling any new hammocks at this time. Not sure how or what the repair kit will involve but possibly a way that will attatch the mattress more securely to the base? I used one from 2 weeks to 5 mths with J - scary. Mods feel free to move this - not sure of the best place for it so that people who use them will see this. Fanks.
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