The Moses Basket Baby Hammock comes from French company Airdeje Design. One of its main features is its portability; it comes in an enormous canvas tote that is carried on the shoulder so you can bring it to the grandparents or even just over to a friend's house. There are three wood frame colors and several fabric choices. Part of us thinks it's sleek and interesting and part of us can't shake that notion that it looks like a laundry hamper.
What do you think?
(And if you are interested, you can order the Hammock at Airdeje Design.)
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Is it SAFE?
That's my first thought.
Especially given what happened with the Amby -- which seemed less like a SIDS/suffocation hazard than this one does.
This feels too enclosed for me. It may well be safe but I don't think I'd feel comfortable putting a baby in it.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2009/2009_196-eng.php
Excellent post at daddytypes about the safety of hammock designs for babies:
http://daddytypes.com/2010/01/04/all_amby_baby_hammocks_recalled_after_two_suffocation_deaths.php
I used an Amby for both of my daughters, they're safe if you use them correctly. There are more crib deaths (percentage wise) than Amby hammock deaths. Should we recall all the cribs?
I believe the Amby recall happened before there was a way for the springs to be sitting unevenly after assembly, which caused one baby to slump into the corner face down. From what I read it was user error, which could happen with any device. I'm not 100% certain about that, but I bring it up because if it is true then there's certainly no need demonize all hammock cradles!
Sorry, that should have read "because there was a way" and not "before." Also, there were 2 infant deaths from the Amby cradle. Amby issued a repair kit involving the springs, but then went out of business. The Amby bed, which is no longer made, had only one large spring in the center to hold it up. Many other cradle hammocks (including this one) are held up on two sides instead of in the middle. So this may be safer.
While I might not use this as the main bed/crib for my baby it looks great. We had "stations" for our baby. Bouncy chair for a bit, then swing, then walker or entertainment center. Seems like this would replace the swing or be a great travel swing/bed. I love it. The price is not so bad either!
meh.
Maybe if it had mesh sides?
If it had mesh sides I'd be more likely to use it. As it stands, I'm fine with the pack'n'play!
For my baby no, but I think my cat would love it!
How do you get the baby in there without bonking it's head???
What ninaax said. We had a Hushamok that we used for our first child. Even with the clearance it gave you above the hammock, placing a SLEEPING infant in the hammock was tricky. This Moses Basket hammock looks even trickier to negotiate.
I find the defence of the Amby hammock on this post very... *curious*...
Amby is not out of business; they are alive and well albeit now based out of Australia, and are very willing to ship to North America.
Ambies are VERY dangerous! To quote Greg at Daddytypes:
"Amby is NOT relatively safer, just the opposite. Amby only needed to sell 24,000 hammocks to get two suffocation deaths, a risk level that took Simplicity, one of the most dangerous, cheap-ass, design-ignorant manufacturers in the US, 900,000 bassinets to achieve. Simplicity is, rightly, bankrupt and out of business."
I'm with ninaax. How are you supposed to get a baby in there?? particularly a sleeping baby?
Chatelaine: I wasn't defending the Amby! There was a reason it was recalled. I was more defending the concept of hammock-style beds for babies. I'm pretty sure they can safely be used if they're well designed.
I used an Arm's Reach Cocoon with my eldest child and he slept beautifully in it for the first five months, but I did have issues with head clearance when I tried to put him in there asleep. We didn't use it for our second baby and instead switched to a Fisher Price Rock 'n Play, which is much cheaper and chintzier looking but is a similar sling/hammock style cradle (e.g. head elevated).
Moses Basket Baby Hammock shown in this post would probably be aggravating to get the baby in/out of. Air flow could be an issue, too. The design is neat looking, though, and could likely be tweaked to be more functional.
I guess why I'm saying anything at all is because I think there are benefits to inclined hammocks/cradles for infants and I'd like to see a really solid and functional design make it to market. They do seem to help with reflux, the swinging motion could be comforting, and the sides hugging the baby a little mimic the act of swaddling, etc.
at first - I thought WOW! but then I thought about how it seems a lot like crib bumpers and maybe an air circulation. it certainly doesn't FEEL like a Moses basket... I will stick with my bed
Getting a sleeping baby into it will require major sleight of hand- and heaven forbid the baby want to take a look around.
It folds flat, but it's simply huge.
I was bought the Amby for our oldest. I had requested it, so the giver is not culpable.
We assembled it with utmost attention to detail. I put a 10 pound bag of sugar in it (hardly a roly poly object), and I burst into tears.
"It looks so unsafe!"
Alas, no returns through Amby Baby's web site. We used it two times, totally supervised. I didn't trust it, so we got rid of it.
I think they will need a "Remove child before transporting your Moses Basket Baby Hammock in its canvas tote. Do NOT transport child in the canvas tote." tag.
How will this get past the bumper brigade?