To buy a Sleepyhead Grande??

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Dd (our first born) is nearly 6 months old and will be moving into her own room soon (sob)

She hasn’t given us a sleepless night since about she was about 5 weeks. She’s been in the sleepyhead deluxe from day one and I certain it’s because of this product.

I’ll be moving her into her own room soon. She’s already outgrowing the deluxe. I tried her without it and she didn’t really settle.

I never hear of anyone using the ‘grande’ - aibu to just buy this and continue with our sleepyhead addiction or does there come a point where a baby has to just adapt to a ‘normal’ bed/sleeping arrangement?!

I’m not fussed about travel inconveniences - it’s no problem afaic go check it in the hold when when we fly - but I just worry that I’m setting myself up for a huge fall when she outgrows this (age 3 I believe).

Anyone have any experience of the grande?

We got a grande when DC out grew the deluxe at 8 months. They used it til around 14 months when one night we happened to put them down in just the cot and they slept fine without it. I was worried about weaning DC off of it but it wasn’t an issue at all.

We had same
Dilemma but in the end decided to rip the bandaid off... it was hell at first but now DS sleeps in his cot without anything other than a sleepyhead and I am SO glad we went cold Turkey with it. We actuallly found our 6 month DS is so much happier without it.... he moves into all sorts of positions to get comfy and had we kept him in the sleepyhead for another year or so he would have been restricted to the same position.

We got rid when he moved into his cot. I took the tube part out and put it under the sheet for a few nights to make him feel a bit more secure, and then got rid for naps, then over-night. Done in about a week with a few bad nights but soon forgotten. Didn't want the hassle of transporting the grande or struggling to get him to sleep elsewhere if necessary.

Also I’m aware of the lullaby trust guidance- and noticed it had changed when my second was a few months old. One of the things I struggle with is the balance between good sleep and safest sleep. I’m not convinced both are fully compatible so you do have to weigh up risks. For example, my baby needs dark, quiet and no disturbances to sleep. I can’t give her that while being in the same room with her and my 3 year old so she sleeps alone for naps. With my first, I did follow the guidance and she would only sleep on me in the end.

I looked at this when dc2 was a similar age - her sleep was appalling. We had a month of her only sleeping in our arms and I was hallucinating.

In the end I decided not to due to the sids risk. Last year many retailers pulled various sleep positioners from sale due to 12 babies dying in the states. You can google it - it's all still online. It led to more clarity over them being for daytime sleep and not night time sleep. As a parent though you're perfectly entitled to weigh up the risk yourself. I just couldn't, to me it wasn't worth it.