Baby Hammocks

[jolovett]

Considering getting a baby hammock - like the one JoJo Maman Bebe sell as an alternative to a crib/moses basket.
What I'm worried about is will the baby get cold from below as there is no matress/bedding? Any opinions on this would be great - or if anyone has one, can you let me know if they are safe and any good?

[balloard1976]

I went for the Poco hammock, much better price, i think its because they are uk based but not quite sure, what ever the reason I've been really happy with mine, i got a voucher code from bounty a few months back. Brilliant in every way, my baby loves it. Check on bounty before you buy though you might get it cheaper //www.pocobaby.co.uk xx

[MamaCass20]

I had this hammock for my little one and loved it:
www.thoroughlymodernbaby.com/shop-for-Koala-id497

[margo42]

wow an old conversation is this one but it did give me the idea of getting a baby hammock so i thought i would drop in my comments as i went ahead and got one, not one that is mentioned here i got the poco baby hammock and absolutly love it i got mine from kiddicare but you can have a look here for more info for anyone else considering a hammock i would defo reccomend it, worked wonders for us have a peek or go to kiddicare www.pocobabyhammocks.co.uk

[sobo]

We bought an oak cradle. I always thought there's a warm, old-fashioned aura that a cradle gives to a baby nursery... and it worked quite well for us.

[emilyn]

We have the Miyo Hammock (sold by moffii and a few others in the UK), and it has been great. We hang it from a hook in the ceiling over the foot of our bed (unused space really!) so it takes up no room at all, and our baby is so easy to reach and settle. It is hard to know how he would have slept without it, but he has been a great sleeper so far. He is now 10 weeks, and we have not had any sleepless nights at all pacing the hall etc. He has slept in it from day one, and after not sleeping in the hospital cot, as soon as he went in there slept for 3 hours. It has been brilliant. We'll have to see how the transition to the cot goes...

[nicjam]

after 6 weeks of very restless nights, (my newbon would not settle in his cot or moses basket and was often sick, we bought the amby baby hammock it is the best money I have ever spent! he now sleeps between feeds and even naps in it during the day sometimes. He seems to love it and is quite happy settling himself in it - he also loves the babasling another worthy investment - would def recommend both!

[Lama1]

Hello,

I'm looking at baby hammocks and it seems that there is a great deal of positive feedback on the Amby hammock. Has anyone got any feedback on the Moffi hammock?

thanks

[kola]

Has anyone seen this hammock - www.hushamok.com

[naturalbaby]

we've used a koala hammock as somewhere for baby to sleep when we're downstairs - lasted much longer than a moses basket and folds up quite small but didn't use it from night times. midwives and health visitors all thought it was quite cool when they visited! we used a lambskin then a folded blanket as bit of a mattress. not sure, but sure i read some hospital wards use hammocks for premature babies.

[Lulubee]

Anyone used one of these?

www.moffii.com/

They look so comfortable!

[nastursim]

I bought a hammock for my 5th baby, as I had given away my cradles and thought it looked like a nice alternative. Mine came with an insert matress. At first I did not like how it seemed to hug the baby too closely, so i propped the top end up slightly with a folded up blanket and it seemd to stabilise it more and stop it from bunching around the baby's face. My little one loved it, and it was so nice to not have to get out of bed, i just had to reach out and give it a gentle push. I found it brilliant, and my little one slept so well, but one day, at 4 months and 2 weeks he decided he would try and roll in it, and his face would get squashed against the side of the little mattress. I watched him very closely for a few days, and no matter how I lay him, he would still try to roll to one side, so I have just bought a cot and moved him into it. While I loved it, I was a little bit disappointed that he could not have spent longer in it. i never had any questions with it's safety, even with the 4 olde kids trying to rock him, until he tried to roll, and then i was very worried about leaving him unattended as he was getting very hot, and it is the middle of summer here, and his nose getting stuck. I would use it again for a very small baby as it was great, but would move them out as soon as they looked like rolling, and I would limit the bedding you put on them as they do tend to be a lot warmer being in it.

[pookey]

If you google amby hammock and find their websit I remember reading that it has passed various safety tests.

[pookey]

My DD 15 months slept in one. I felt it was very safe whilst we were using it especially when she had a gro bag on, she was quite big and filled it nicely and I would imagine the cloth sides are breathable. She never tried to get out of despite being quite mobile.

I guess the only safety concern might be older siblings swinging it around. we got around that by keeping ds out of our room unless we were in there but obviously thats not necc practical. Not sure I would use one if I had pets?

It's a good idea to have a second mattress cover for incase it gets wet in the middle of the night.

My DD slept well in it until about 5 or 6 months then teething and possibly weaning seemed to disrupt her and from then on I could only sneak her into it when she was already asleep after a breastfeed (to be honest its pretty much the same now with a cot and she rarely drifts off like she did for the first few months in her hammock). Moving her into her own room and cot at 11 months was difficult though but that was possibly down to bad timing and seperation anxiety.

I am in two minds about whether or not to keep mine or to sell it and possibly try a bedside cot if we had another.

[Mitpal]

Has anyone recently used the amby hammock ?

is it safe for babies to sleep on?

[thehouseofmirth]

No. I'd say they take up a similar width to a cot and are probably a bit shorter. They are quite lightweight so you can move them around easily too.

[shreddies]

The Amby ones are big though aren't they. Did any of you have problems fitting them in your bedroom?

[thehouseofmirth]

Another endorsement here for the Amby though I do have to say babies can roll over in them. We had to move DS out of his when he was 9 months old as he started rolling over on to his front in it and wanting to practice crawling in his sleep then waking up when he couldn't!

[lyd92]

Hello My little girl is 9 mnths and has loved her Amby Natures Nest from day one. She has always slept really well and had great neck strength from day one. I would definatly recommend them as a must buy for new mums. Babies don't have to sleep on a flat surface, they just recomend they sleep on their back, something that they have to do in a hammock. Brilliant product and seems a much kinder transition from womb to the real world for a newborn

[MrWinnie]

Daughter number 1 had a moses basket and a cot, and didn't reliably sleep through the night until she was 18 months old.

Daughter number 2 has been in the Amby since we came home from hospital, and has been sleeping through the night (and I mean right through - none of this "midnight until 5.30" nonsense) since she was about ten days old. In fact the oonly times she's had a disturbed night has been when in a hotel travel cot.

Maybe it's nothing to do with the Amby. Maybe we just got lucky second time around. But it certainly seems more natural than a stationary flat-mattressed cot.

I've never heard any advice that babies have to have a flat surface to sleep on. Just how flat was the womb, for the first 9 months? And (again, FWIW), our little one had good head control early on, was sitting and holdng herself upright at a fairly early age, and shows no signs of being anything other than a happy, healthy little baby.

(posted by Winnie's other half)

[suzi2]

Just came across this thread I posted on years ago! DS loved his ambi hammock. DD (now a year) was less of a fan, but isn't much of a fan of sleeping anyway. Mine is now being sold to a good home and I'll be sad to see it go.

[weeonion]

another amby fanhere. fab fab fab. dd loved it. she moved into her big cot no problems!

[delcymru]

I've bought an Amby for my bub due in 3 wks.Did loads of research and they look great. Also started a thread on this last week and had loads of positive and reassuring comments from parents that had used them. Not sure what the JoJo one is like but the Amby looks fairly structured and supportive and baby can't fall out of it.
I also had lots of sceptical looks from friends/family as it looks different from standard moses basket/crib. Can't wait to try it out.

[FloriaTosca]

Ducy; the amby doesnt have a very flat mattress but holds them in firmly in a very natural position...think cradling in arms...and is a much more gentle and natural transition from the womb to the outside world than straight to a flat cot mattress.

My ds is nearly 5 months old now and sleeps miles better in the amby in our bedroom than the firm mattressed pram in the living room. It took us a while to realise it, but for his first 3 months he suffered horrendous colic but mainly during the day, it wasnt nearly as bad at night.... when he was in the amby! The amby also bounces (better with baby in than without) and swings the baby to sleep really easily. It is definately the best buy we made.

For those 1st timers still wondering what is essential and what is not, as a veteran of nearly 5 months IMOP I would reccommend the Amby and a hugabub or similar wrap style sling (I now use this much more than the big expensive pram! and wish I had had it earlier)And I also remember wondering if it was worth the expense of a baby car seat that needed an isofix or similar base...again imop...yes, yes, and emphatic yes!!!

[dublin1]

My mother used a hammock for me (in India) until I was 1. She said it was brilliant as it was easy to get me in and out of for night feeds and the rocking motion was great to get me back to sleep. I am defo buying one for number 2 - we used a moses basket for number 1 (borrowed) and it was good, but we ended up having to swaddle her and rock the moses basket anyway. I figure the hammock will provide the cosiness newborns love, plus the rocking motion.

[eclectech]

Ducy: I had similar concerns. The mattress isn't particularly soft, is relatively thin and the tautness of the fabric base seems to provide reasonable support. I'm a first time mum (3 months in) so am no expert but all I can say is that my DS absolutely loves it, sleeps well and the midwives that saw it thought it looked great (the latter was of great reassurance to me) According to the web site they're used in a number of UK hospitals which also encouraged me to stop fretting about it