Baby Hammocks

[FellowTraveller]

Just wondering if those who use a baby hammock noticed that bubs needs time to settle into it. My DD is nearly 6 weeks and we decided to hire a baby hammock (prior to buying) and she seems a bit restless in it. SHe will doze off but not for long sleeps, she then wakes and cries and I need to resettle her. Having said this, she does not seem to mind the hammock...just wondering if she needs time to adjust or is it too much stimulation for her??

Appreciate feedback...

Thanks...."A new mum with 2 left feet!"

[Pandora]

DS didn't. If he was really unsettled it would sometimes take a while for him to go to sleep, but once he was sleeping, sometimes I'd have to wake him to get him out.

All babies are different though, your DD might take some time to get used to it, or it might be that its not for her?

[Phteven]

Yasin started using it when he was about 2 months old and he took a while to get used to it - may a week or two (it's hard to remember). Imran went into it from birth so he never had an adjustment period.

[Ozziehoffy]

I have used it from birth. He won't sleep in it during the day but sleeps well in it at night. I would suggest that there probably would be some period of adjustment if bubs is changing from one sleeping environment to another.

[pip2jays]

Hi , I started using one at 5 months ( now 7 months) and he only does day sleeps as we co-sleep at night. He took about 4 days to get used to re settling himself and now sleeps over 2 hours each lunch and still has a quick hour in the morning and a quick hour in the afternoon if he needs to catch up. Best part is I can put him in awake and he settles himself, bad part is he prefers that to having a lap nap on mum..

[Cherie]

We had an adjustment period ... even though we used it straight home from hospital, I think it took about 2 weeks before DS would settle into it. He was fine for daytime sleeps, but wouldn't sleep in it at nighttime. We just kept persisting, and now he sleeps in it beautifully! Actually, he will rarely sleep in his cot anymore.

[widdly]

We hired one for DS when he was 9 weeks old and he loved it right from the first time we put him in it. I have heard that babies tend to either love them or hate them.

Goodluck i hope you find a way to settle bub soon!