to want an Amby Nature's Nest? - my work colleagues were horrified when I mentioned it

[BabyFever]

What if baby springs out? and babies need to lie with their backs flat, and won't it suffocate when it rolls over.etc etc..so now I am doubting it - any opinions or experiences would be greatly received.

[puppydavies]

heh she's a screaming snotty toddler now though, if that helps even things out at all

[Paddingtonblue]

I had an Amby for DS and he slept so, so well in it - the boinging is great. He also moved into a cot fairly smoothly, which I had been worried about. Am dusting it off for our Newbie due in Dec, but think that Puppydavies shouldn't be allowed to put such a fantastically georgous new born photo on the site - will surely cause a rash of new babies. How beautiful is she!!

[mrsmalumbas]

I think they look great and if I had another baby I'd definitely buy one.

[mum2taylor]

Wow!!! it looks absolutely fantastic...puppydavies your baby is absolutely beautiful!!!

[OrangeKnickers]

another vote - ds still in his and was 1 on Monday. When I showed colleagues before he was born they were horrified too, weird isn't it?

[BabyFever]

I'm sold! Puppydavies...aahhhhhhhhhh, so gorgeous

[StellaDallas]

I think DD1 would have loved one of those. It might have saved us some of the endless hours walking around with her or pushing her around the streets in her pram. She couldn't get to sleep unless she was moving.

[deeeja]

My youngest ds would not sleep at all, and screamed in protest at moses basket/cot/etc. I tried the amby nest and he slept contentedly in it. I think it is fantastic, and for more 'natural' than a moses basket.
He had an oddly shaped head as a newborn, which meant he could not lie down on his back, because he could not breath properly because of the angle this made with his neck. The amby, being made of fabric, is much more 'giving' and he was much more comfortable in it.

[puppydavies]

dd2 in hers at 12 hours old: gratuitous newborn shot

[bogie]

www.ambybaby.com/

[minouminou]

absolutely fantastic, in every way
we have some great footage of DS bouncing himself up and down in it, aged 7-8 months
he loved it
he felt secure, snug and amused himself by jigging around when he woke up
we had to put him into a cot when he started to want to sleep on his front, though, which was a shame, but while he was in it, it was brilliant
will be using it for #2

[KatieDD]

The baby gets the final vote and mine loved it, I couldn't imagine using anything else tbh, It will be your best buy, promise.

[Yorky]

Everyone who saw DS in his thought it was great.
Will be dusting it off in November

[ProfYaffle]

I had one for dd2, liked it but didn't love it iyswim. dd2 didn't seem to like the boinging motion at first but rapidly got used to it. I found it very hard on my back getting her in and out.

Overall I'm glad we had one but didn't find it miraculous as some people do, I guess it all depends on the baby and you don't know til you try! They hold their value on Ebay quite well so if it doesn't work out you can sell it on.

[yoursurroundedbyarmedbastards]

Blimey if I had known these existed when mine were tiny babies I would have got one. They look lovely and very comfortable.

[thelittlestbadger]

DD slept in the natures nest until she was 8 months and started crawling - I put her down for a nap and caught her arms and shoulders over the end of the bed kicking frantically . She's fine, still sleeping well although in a cot and definitely using it for next baby. BTW it was recommended by a friend who is a senior pediatrician at GOSH who said they use them. I think if it caused problems/increased risk of cot death etc she would probably have told me!

[Anglepoise]

I think they look fab and may get one depending on whether we get given a cot or not

[puppydavies]

sorry, nature sway not natures nest, the one with the poncey twirly stand you can't get any more.

[GentleOtter]

We put the ambi nest over the cot and it seemed to be a fairly smooth transition.

[puppydavies]

ours (nature's nest) lasted a year, so much longer than a moses basket, having had one non-sleeper (i.e. woke every 45 mins day/night for 1st 9 months+) i was willing to take a chance on it helping. dd2 slept like a star and would rock herself back to sleep when she woke (or we could boing her). i got a bit concerned about transition to cot but she's handled it with barely a murmur.

[bogie]

I want one aswell mil was saying is there anything you want for this baby that you haven't got? I showed this to her and she just said well I don't know why you can't just have a moses basket like everyone else

[AnguaVonUberwald]

ITs wonderful, and for daytime naps its really saved mylife as you can rock them to sleep (until I tried this DS would only sleep on me in the daytime)