Sleepyhead

[Sosie91]

This is our third baby and I still feel clueless in what to buy.. are sleepyheads worth the money? We never had one with our other two girls but i am prepared to shell out for one if they are as good as the Instagram
Community make out.

I had one and DS loved it, very portable etc. It is expensive though so if you could get one second hand you wouldn't be wasting as much if it didn't work for you. (you can buy covers to go over to make it like new)

My midwife told me that she thought they where fantastic and how she had used one but not sure what the general consensus is among HCP.

Yes they are brilliant. My baby would constantly wake when I put her down but with this she goes down no problem. Just ordered the grand as she has outgrown the delux and won't sleep with out it! Expensive but the only one I would use due to its safety x

I wouldn’t advise anyone to buy one second hand 🙄 second hand mattresses are not recommended so why would a second hand sleepyhead be any different.

DD slept in hers until 7 months, had no issues moving her out of it. By that time she was ready for the space.

Every part of the sleepyhead is fully washable so I guess it's slightly different.

SIDS guidelines for new mattresses are due to mould spores being able to thrive when they are stored incorrectly. So if a sleepyhead has been stored damp it could have mould growing just like a normal mattress.

I wouldn’t advise anyone to buy one second hand 🙄 second hand mattresses are not recommended so why would a second hand sleepyhead be any different.
Why the eye roll? Plenty of people use the sleepyhead (indoors and not in storage) for only 3 months or so, we certainly did.

Also you surely wouldn't be using this overnight, unlike a mattress? If so, then it seems odd to prioritise a low risk of mould spores over the higher known risk of letting a child sleep overnight periods on what is certainly not a firm flat surface.

No SIDS risk with sleepyheads, they aren’t the same as sleep positioners which are and have been banned. Sleepyheads are made from a breathable material, no risk of suffocation.

We have one to make co-sleeping safer and it’s brilliant. We couldn’t live without it. Only thing I will say is our fairly long 11 week old is now the length of the sleepyhead deluxe so we have had to buy the grand version.

We didn’t buy one as I didn’t think it was safe re SIDS guidelines

@OutPinked The Lullaby Trust does say that all pods and nests are a SIDS risk. It is obviously absolutely your choice to take that risk, though.

www.buggybaby.co.uk/blog/2018/01/are-sleepyhead-baby-pods-safe-for-my-baby/

No known cases of babies dying as a result of the sleepyhead.

I thought they were a fad but my DS would not sleep in his Moses at all, needed to be beside me. Bought the sleepyhead to ensure I didn’t roll onto him in my bed which is obviously more of a danger.

@OutPinked that link is from a company selling Sleepyheads, I don't think it's gospel. We have a sleepyhead and I think it's great for daytime sleeps, but overnight is dangerous. The 'safety' discussed is based on the fact that it meets a decades-old British 'breathability' standard that also hasn't been tested. And its own literature is very unreliable, it says that it shouldn't be used 'unsupervised', even if there's then a lot of promotion of it as a cosleeping aid.

It's a great tool, but still not sids-risk-free.

I debated getting one but I'm still on the fence, leaning towards not. He can sleep in either his co sleeper or in the pram carrycot on a Moses basket stand in the lounge. I got a bit scared by the information around them and suffocation risks. My friend has one and likes it though and my other pregnant friend has bought one. x