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Posted: 24 November 2009 at 7:36pm |
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Is anyone else considering using a baby hammock? I have heard really good things about them - such as the child sleeps more soundly, settles a lot faster and it means when you go away you can take their actual bed with you. I couldn't find any bad reviews online, people just seem to rave about them.
I didn't even know they existed until a friend told me. Has anyone had any experience with them or heard anything about them at all? If you have had experience with them, what brand did you use? did they live up to all the hype? and how old was your baby when it out grew the hammock?
Thanks :-)
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lilfatty
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Posted: 24 November 2009 at 7:51pm |
We used a natures sway hammock for both our kids. We only used it for day sleeps though (it was in the lounge), it was good because it rocked itself.
Elias is five months and could still use it, although we dont have him in it because lil miss toddler like to catapult him while he is still in it  
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Posted: 24 November 2009 at 8:54pm |
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We borrowed an Amby, but I didn't use it for long, as it came with a stand and I wasn't so hot on bending down as low as it seemed to hang... the bassinette was easier for me, though DD2 has now outgrown it. I'd imagine lengthwise she probably could still have been in the hammock though, and she is 4mos.
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Posted: 24 November 2009 at 9:05pm |
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Like lilfatty we used a Natures Sway with stand in the lounge for both boys day sleeps. It was brilliant with Jack and he was in it until about 5 months, he hadn't outgrown it though. Ben only used it for about 2mths, then he didn't seem to like it and I moved him to the cot.
We got ours as a factory 2nd (would never have known it) on TM from Natures Sway
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Posted: 24 November 2009 at 9:14pm |
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I loved the hammock with lil miss - at 3 weeks she developed a sudden aversion to her cot and I rushed out in a panic after a week of no sleep and bought a hammock and she settled in it instantly. Definitely worth it's weight in gold.
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Posted: 24 November 2009 at 9:14pm |
Hammocks rock. I them, I them, I them. My plan for next time is to take one with me to the hospital for those first few hard nights
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Posted: 24 November 2009 at 9:15pm |
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Oh and ours was on a stand too, but the chain it was suspended from was adjustable so you could make it higher/lower as needed. It was a Natures Sway one.
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Posted: 24 November 2009 at 9:23pm |
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weve got a natures sway hammock Riley sleeps in that during the day and bassinet at night. He settles really well in it. We dont have a stand though its on a hook. I love it
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Posted: 24 November 2009 at 9:23pm |
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we had ours in a stand in the lounge and used to just unhook it and hang it from a chain in our room at night. we really wanted DS to learn to sleep through noise, light, vaccumming, kids running round etc and it was amazing!!! our baby sleeps through absolutely anything now. he is 6 months old now and if we go away somewhere we take it with us cos it has an attachement that hooks onto door frames so if we go to parties or away over night we still put him in it since we can roll it up and squish it in with our stuff real easy.
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Posted: 25 November 2009 at 10:07am |
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Thanks everyone :-) DH has asked me to ask another question about them....how good are they for babies back?It looks like the bases aren't solid and hes a bit worried about the curvature in their back.
Flissty - great idea about the hospital, I think i will do the same. I have also heard somewhere that if you don't get the baby used to them early, then they will really struggle with sleeping in the them in the future (hence lots of cheap ones on trademe!)
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Posted: 25 November 2009 at 11:36am |
Its designed to support them in their natural curved position, their backs arent designed to be flat 
ETA - My DH said for you to ask him what position the baby was in when he was in utero (it wasnt dead flat)
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Posted: 25 November 2009 at 11:44am |
We have that we will use for our baby, my SIL used it for their son and loved it.
My Dad actually slept on one when he was on a boat trip for a month, he has always had a terrible back and was concerned to start with, but said that it was the best sleeps he had ever had, the natural swing of the hammock was really settling and the way your body lays in it meant your back was fully supported and you didn't get that need to roll over that you do in a normal bed. So, if it works for a 50 year old man with a bad back I can imagine it would be great for a newborn.
I can't wait to use ours. Oh, and we've got the nature sway stand with the actual hammock from baby hammock.
Monikah - where did you get the attachment for the door frame?? I'd love to get one of those
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Posted: 25 November 2009 at 2:54pm |
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i only got to use one for a short time while in hospital as i didnt have one with our 3 boys but it was the 1st thing on my list this time and was the 1st thing i bought, cant wait to try it out.
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Posted: 25 November 2009 at 3:16pm |
Will be watching this thread
DH and i were looking at these on the weekend
Day sleeps in the lounge sounds like bliss 
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Posted: 25 November 2009 at 5:51pm |
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Just popped into the babyfactory to see the Nature Sway in the flesh...the lady said that the baby can be in a hammock until 13kg (so that must be approx 9 mnths?). We were pretty impressed by the hammock so might see if we can pick one up on trademe - didn't like the frame on the babyfactory one.
We also asked her how long a baby could be in a bassinet, thinking bassinet = bigger than hammock, therefore it could be in it longer. But she said only 3-5 months in a bassinet. Does that seem right?
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Posted: 25 November 2009 at 5:51pm |
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I had one with my boy and he slept in it for about 2months day and night.
I can't say he really liked it that much but I didn't have bassinet.
It can be difficult to get them to sleep in a cot afterwards as they become so used to being rocked or bounced to sleep. This wasn't a problem for us as that the part my boy disliked.
We had a natures sway with frame and door clip.
If you want to use them in hospital I know that Birthcare provide them in Auckland central. You just gotta ask.
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Posted: 28 November 2009 at 8:51pm |
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I had one with my daughter and I have a very strong warning for you!! Of course it wont apply to every baby, but my little girl adored her hammock, in fact, she loved it so much, she wouldnt sleep anywhere else! So when she outgrew it, life was rather difficult while she adjusted to a flat sleeping surface...I just wish someone had warned me!
I think the way to go would be to mix it up, maybe a hammock for day sleeps and you could move it around the house with you, and a cot/bassinet at night?
They look so gorgeous asleep in hammocks, I have to say, but I just cant go through the drama again with this bubba!
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Posted: 29 November 2009 at 5:21pm |
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We had a nature's sway hammock too - and absolutely loved it. DS slept wonderfully in it in the lounge during the day, and next to the bed - a mere finger bounce away - at night, which was really convenient.
I was really worried about moving him into his cot from it (not being able to rock him to sleep etc) - but it went so smoothly - he barely seemed to notice. We did, however, used to bring him in to our bed in the mornings (still do) so he was used to sleeping on a flat surface as well - so that may have helped with the transition...
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