Baby Hammocks # 2

[jackrose]

Can I ask any of you who may be experienced in the hammock department - what signs did you use to determine that it was time to move to a cot other than the obvious: size and weight?

[Lucy]

Wriggliness! Olivia was about 11 months when she started to bum shuffle on dry land, so that is when we moved her to a cot. Charlie was a demon shuffler from earlier, and started protesting at the hammock at 10 months, so we moved him then. Lexie was more placid, and was content int he hammock until about 12 months, until she started to bounce so vigourously much by herself I was fearful she would start hitting the floor!

[Ginger]

yah!! i've just bought a raw cotton amby hammock for our newborn (due feb). ds is a really bad sleeper so i'm really hoping that the hammock will help the new bubs to be a better sleeper than him!
after reading all your rave reviews on here i'm really looking forward to using it. i'm sure i'll be coming on here all the time and asking you guys heaps of questions!!

[jackrose]

Thanks Lucy,
It is as I suspected. DD is doing a lot of wriggling and even turning right over in the hammock in the last few days.... right on the back of her first few days of crawling.

It is such a pity because she still goes down to sleep in the hammock so peacefully and seems so comfy and snug in there.

Ah well.... 8 months is not so bad.

[sweetpea678]

I have just purchased a hammock for my dd nearly 9 weeks old as she only sleeps with us or in a swing or bouncer or car capsule (snugly thats why she does) so hopping the hammock will do the trick for me. It should arrive tommorrow.

Just an update:

Hammock arrived this morning, put bub down for a sleep at 1pm she was asleep within 15 minutes. First time she has self settled herself since she was born. She has stirred twice since and put herself back to sleep. The 15 minutes it took her to get to sleep she only winged a few times now big screams or crys so happy.

Now just hopping this continues for the next sleep and night sleep.