We have purchased a hammock for our 4 month old. She is a figety little bubs at night and we are hoping that the movement of the hammock as she moves will help her self settle as opposed to me having to rock her for hours
Anyone have a hammock. Positive/negative experiences that you wish to share?
Hi. We had an amby hammock and DS loved it. To be honest, we didn't use it much as I was quite scared about the DS's posture and thought the bassinet would be safer for SIDs etc. But I still used the hammock for day sleeps and had it set up in the lounge room. I'm not sure if I will use it for the next baby or not...
I bought an Amby baby hammock when my DS1 was 10 weeks old. He was an unsettled bub who would only sleep during the day in my arms. The first time I put him in it he slept for 2 hours! It was awesome . It is definitely worth giving it a try
I inherited a Natures Sway hammock for my DD1 after seeing firsthand the success it had with a few friend's babies. It was, hands down, the most awesome piece of baby equipment we owned.
I handed it back to my friend for her second baby and loaned it again for DD2. That hammock had now been successfully used for 5 babies, soon to be another.
My two DD were completely different sleepers, one slept like a dream anywhere I put her and the other would only sleep in my arms or in the hammock. They both loved it and I did too, loved rocking them back to sleep at night without having to get out of bed, loved being able to move it around, loved the look of them all snuggled up in the cocoon of fabric and loved the way the both just relaxed into it as soon as they hit it.
DD2 went into it a bit later than DD1, mainly because I forgot I had it! But just like Trish she had the longest sleep of her life the first time I put her into it!
They were both in the hammock for about 8 months each. DD1 was moved as she wanted to roll over, DD2 was moved as she was trying to stand up in it, and did manage it at one point but both transitioned to the cot really well at that stage.
My BIL (who likes to quash anything that sounds good), sent me an email of a product recall from 2009 for the hammocks...it said that the hammock are unsafe as baby can get stuck between mattress and hammock. It freaked me out alittle but Im still going to try for sure. I have heard alot of good things about them
The recall in the USA was a knee-jerk reaction unfortunately. There were two cases of suffocation (with over 50,000 sold worldwide), but in both cases the hammock was assembled and used incorrectly. Please just make sure you follow the assembly instructions and you will be fine
ebay. A place called Littlekiddies. I only just realized it doesn't have a brand name of the hammock. It looks exactly like an ambi baby one though. Oh god I hope we dont get ripped off. DH will go nuts!!!. Oh well...If i do I know where to come to get a real one..LOL
My DD2 loves the Amby. Won't sleep unless being held all day and then goes down easily at about 7pm and doesn't stir until a midnight feed. It's fantastic!
I love our baby hammock. We have a Natures Sway one and DD2 is about 14mths old and still in it. Truthfully I don't know how to get her out of it lol. I got it when she was about 8-9mths old cause she wouldn't sleep unless we were sitting on the lounge holding her, she wouldn't even co-sleep, it was a nightmare. She slept in the hammock straight away with no problems, it was heaven lol.
I brought one off ebay that had no brand for DS and didn't use it many time, it was terrible . He just didn't lay right and it didn't look safe and since getting the natures sway one, I can see there is so much difference between the two.
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. It is definitely worth giving it a try
but both transitioned to the cot really well at that stage.
. He just didn't lay right and it didn't look safe and since getting the natures sway one, I can see there is so much difference between the two.
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