https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:23:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1997919 Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:41:28 +0000 Mrs squirreld 1997919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: Like any sleeping situation you have to be comfortable with it. I know there are some private hospitals in Australia that use the Amby baby ones. I have heard great things about the hushamok ones, they have a more structured hammock mattress base compared to ours I think.<br /> Our little one slept in it till about 3-4 months of age I think if memory serves me right and that is only cause he was too tall by then! I was worried about transitioning to a cot after but it went well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1997918 Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:36:14 +0000 LindsayInNY 1997918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs squirreld: They (MIL and SIL) were first looking at whatever brand is now banned in the US. They're now wanting the Hushamuk brand. I have no clue about any of this! How long did your LO sleep in it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1997916 Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:34:00 +0000 Mrs squirreld 1997916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: We LOVED ours.... aww my bubba was so tiny in those photos above.. (he is now 15 months old! lol.)<br /> He was a super easy newborn to settle and I thank the hammock for this... we will definitely be using it for baby #2 when he/she arrives in May. Let me know if you have any questions :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1997912 Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:24:47 +0000 MuzzyBee 1997912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've just bought one for my 2nd baby (so ask me in 7 months how that goes!) my daughter hated the hammock, but she had a broken collarbone from shoulder dystocia so hated pretty<br /> Much everything </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1997908 Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:17:15 +0000 LindsayInNY 1997908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumping. Apparently MIL and SIL have researched these significantly and MIL wants to splurge on them for each of us. I know NOTHING about them, at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1178001 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 06:01:12 +0000 Mrs squirreld 1178001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ScarletBegonia: I just put the little guy to bed.. Here's what it looks like with him in it! Snug as a bug! We have him swaddled and then a woombie over the top ( excuse the spit up marks! ) :-) </p> [attach=2518/13/mvdla2.450x600.image.jpg] [attach=2518/13/mvdla5.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177983 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 05:21:55 +0000 delight 1177983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly I've never heard of using a hammock. What a peaceful way to sleep! I can see why babes would love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177962 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:46:49 +0000 ScarletBegonia 1177962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs squirreld: Wow we are very far away from each other! Thank you again for the information, its so helpful!</p> <p>Anyone else go the hammock route? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177960 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:42:08 +0000 Mrs squirreld 1177960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ScarletBegonia: we do have the stand but our room is so so small :-(. I'm going to get the travel clip for it so we can take it anywhere. I've heard from others the hammock to cot transfer goes really well as they can self settle but I guess I won't know til I try! We'll keep him in there as long as possible! Definitely check out the Snuza monitor. It clips onto their nappy so it can be used in a hammock unlike the under mattress breathing sensors you get. We live in the Pilbara in WA! Congrats on the pregnancy! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177956 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:34:05 +0000 ScarletBegonia 1177956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh wow thank you so much for the info Mrs Squirreld!! It is SOOOO pretty, I love it! I think the stand is so gorgeous as well, its almost like art!<br /> Glad to hear that bubba loves it - i mean let's be honest, who doesn't love a hammock!? When I think about a little munchkin all suspended in there it just makes me happy! The breathing monitor is a great idea too, because i know I would be worried as well (but, as you say, I'd be worried in a bassinet, cot, co-sleeping, whatever!)<br /> I think we might just go for it. My husband is all for it, as long as its safe. I guess the worry too is the hammock-to-cot transfer, but that's a bridge to be crossed when we come to it I guess!<br /> Whereabouts are do you both live? I'm in Sydney. I'm due in March. Super excited! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177954 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:09:37 +0000 Penny Lane 1177954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs squirreld: wowww. give your DH a high-five from me! I am impressed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177953 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:05:20 +0000 Mrs squirreld 1177953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Penny Lane: haha yeah DH deserves a medal.... Since we live up north and the roof space was about 50 degrees!! Dedicated! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177952 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:04:15 +0000 Mrs squirreld 1177952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will also add. He stops crying the second we put him in swaddled and start "bouncing" it... Pretty amazing, especially if you feel like he's crying for no reason and can't get him to stop any other way! ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177951 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:04:00 +0000 Penny Lane 1177951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs squirreld: hahaha oh dear! I guess now I know to check that before I get my heart set on having a hammock! DH definitely wouldn't go as far as putting in support beams for me! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177950 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:01:44 +0000 Mrs squirreld 1177950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Penny Lane: hahaha. Put it this way, I wouldn't ask my husband to put up another hook! ;-) we have a suspended ceiling so no support beams to attach it directly to! So we had to put some in!! Urgh! But for most people it would be super easy, just find your support beams and drill it in (it comes with instructions) i think there is a YouTube clip too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177949 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 01:56:47 +0000 Penny Lane 1177949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs squirreld: ohh I've heard of those! was it hard to mount to the ceiling? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177948 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 01:53:11 +0000 Mrs squirreld 1177948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Penny Lane: thanks!!! It's actually made in NZ! We can buy it at babies r us here or you can get it from their website. Miyobaby.com - we got ours "second hand" though, still sealed in the box, never used! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177946 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 01:42:29 +0000 Penny Lane 1177946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs squirreld: that is beautiful! I've wanted one for a while!! where did you get that one?</p> <p>@ScarletBegonia: hi :) kiwi here! I almost bought one the other day off someone from DHs work. regretting not doing it, now that I've seen mrs squirreld's pic! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177940 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 01:18:06 +0000 Mrs squirreld 1177940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ScarletBegonia: hi!!! Yay! Another Aussie! That last thread was mine and I can give you an opinion now that LO is here and been sleeping in it for the last 5 &amp;1/2 weeks! :-)<br /> We have the Miyo baby hammock. We have the stand too , but have a ceiling hook mounted in both our room and his nursery due to lack of space! We love it! I will admit I was a little concerned when we first bought our tiny little baby home about putting him in it.... But I was worried about him still breathing where ever he was!! (I think all first time mums feel this way no matter where they sleep!) We do have a breathing monitor though (Snuza Hero) for that extra peace of mind. Especially now that he's in his own room not ours! We do love it though! He seems to self settle in it quite well, as when he moves the hammock rocks. He always settles quickly too. I put him in still awake and a few bounces and then I leave him...and 90% of the time he'll fall asleep on his own. He's only waking up once a night now, not sure if we can attribute that to the hammock or not. Any questions- feel free to ask! :-) I'll add a picture of our setup. ;-) you can see we also have a video monitor attached so we can see him. </p> [attach=2518/13/mvd8bz.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hammocks#post-1177899 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 23:56:54 +0000 ScarletBegonia 1177899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi - I found one thread about this with not very many replies from a year or so ago, so I thought i'd try again. </p> <p>I am seriously considering going the baby hammock route for newborn sleeping. I live in Australia where they are not super popular, but I think maybe still more popular that in the US (?) - but in NZ across the pond they are all the rage, and a lot of companies over there produce some beautiful ones. </p> <p>I'm almost 100% comfortable with the safety aspect - although there have been recalls the general consensus seems to be that if its properly set up the risk of SIDS or injury is no higher than in a bassinet/moses basket, and in fact could be slightly lower as the babys head is cradled up so less likelihood of choking on spit up. Many, many people in the interwebs swear by them and talk of blissful sleeps almost from the first day home from hospital, and amazing self-soothing abilities it gives babies. </p> <p>So...did any of you use a hammock? Have you heard anything from people who have? We are getting a bassinet for free from friends so the cost isn't a huge issue - they are about $200 with a stand but since we aren't buying a bassinet I'm happy to spend the money - just wondering if its worth it! Advice/thoughts? </p>