Snuggle Bed VERUS Hammock

[NaeNae]

Hey everyone,

If you have used either a snuggle bed or a hammock or considering using either I would love to hear how your babies have gone in these and any pro's or con's you found with them, and why you went with that option.

I like the idea of both and both seem to be great for newborns etc.

Cheers
Nae x

[Ginger]

hi nae nae
do you mean a snuggle bed that you put in the middle of the parents' bed when co-sleeping?

[NaeNae]

hi nae nae
do you mean a snuggle bed that you put in the middle of the parents' bed when co-sleeping?

yeah - thats the one ... they can also be used inside a cot to create a snuggly bed as opposed to having lots of space around bub in a large cot (cutting out a bassinette)

does that make sense?

Nae x

[Ginger]

ok...well i've actually got both of these items.
we bought the snuggle bed to put between us when co-sleeping and absolutely hated it. we used it for about a week and then couldn't handle it anymore. we just found that it took up so much room in our queen size bed that we couldn't get comfortable- it was like sleeping up against a wall.
also, one of the best things about co-sleeping is that you can just whip your boob out for a quick bf, but i found that with this thing, i couldn't reach my boob across the side of it, if that makes sense? so i used to have to take ds out of it to bf and then put him back in it...ahhh it was basically a nightmare!

i've bought a hammock to use with my new baby when its born, so i haven't actually used it yet (ds is too big for it) but i'm really looking forward to giving it a go as it looks like it will be fantastic. there's lots of threads on here about hammocks and lots of ladies on here swear by them.

[Heaven]

Ooh....thanks for the tip about the snuggle bed coz I was thinking they looked like a good idea and we have a queen sized bed too so think I'll give that a miss.

Interested in Hammock's too.

[~Trish~]

Our baby hammock was an absolute godsend for DS1! He loved the motion and the way he was all snugged in. I could bounce him off to sleep in it when he was tiny and could resettle him from waking by bouncing it again. He became an awesome sleeper and I think the hammock was one of the reasons. When he got older he learned to bounce it himself, it was so cute!

DS2 never took to it, he didn't like it at all, but he settled really easily in his cot so it wasn't an issue. I'm still hanging on to the hammock in case we have #3! I don't know if I'll ever be able to part with it LOL!!

ETA - The baby hammocks thread is HERE