Baby Sleep

A baby needs to sleep on its own.  It is important for us for it to have their own room, this is the first stage of independence.  I personally grew up along with my two other siblings sleeping in my parents room.  It did not bother me to be sleeping at the foot-end of the bed at all until I had my own room and my own privacy (at the age of 12).  I realized the luxury of it.

A baby's should have a comfortable sleeping bed that is safe for it.  That includes, a baby phone with built in camera for continuous access with the baby with an alarm in case the baby stops moving or breathing (all to preveng SIDS), breathable mattress,  safe environment temperature to sleep in and the list can go on.

We are living in a two-storey three bedroom house.  The extra room is currently being used as our office and my closet is in there as well.  There is still enough space for two cots, sure and maybe a closet for the babies.  But I thought babies cry a lot at night that I was thinking of getting a hammock instead of just an ordinary cot.  I have been looking at Hushamock's products even before we thought of having a baby.  As a baby we slept in a hammock.  It was basically just a piece of blanket tied on both ends that is suspended on the ceiling.  I think everyone in the family slept that way as a baby and I would want that for our babies-to-be.  Our little ones get to sleep in a most natural way, mimicking the environment and movements in the womb.  I especially love the beautiful design to it and I don't have to suspend it on to the ceiling and everything is made out of natural material (organic and undyed cotton and natural wood) but the down side to it is, not only that it comes with an expensive price tag (one complete set costs $599) is that it occupies a lot of space.  The swaying and rocking of the baby to put it to sleep has to be done by someone.  The baby is not fastened to it's mattress so when the baby gets older and it starts rolling, there is a bigger chance that it might fall out, like I did (they often find me on the floor insted).  It is not very practical for a regular family but if we lived in a much spacious four bedroom house, I might reconsider.

2012 Model at €189

2015 Model at €299

My fiance mentioned a MamaRoo.  It does not ressemble a traditional hammock but it does in my opinion offer a better comfort to both parents and babies.  It sways and rocks in different preset motions by itself, giving babies that same safe feeling as to when they were in mommy's tummy.  The 2012 model sways continuously and comes at a way cheaper price since it's an older version while the 2015 model is a bit more expensive but still way cheaper than a hushamock automatically goes off after 4 hours of continuous use.  For both versions the seat can be reclined at a certain level and there are 4 different motions prinstalled to it: car, kangaroo, swing, rock and sea motion.  It has preset music with adjustable volume but it is also aux integrated so you can play any desired music that you would want your baby to hear from your mp3 player or smartphones.  The newer model has bluetooth that allows you to control it via an app.  But according to reviews, the app works better on an Apple rather than an Android.  It does not require much space and the baby stays in its supine position.  I think a baby can sleep on it for a year before sleeping on a regular bed.  I don't know which mode but we are thinking of getting this for our little Eskimos.

Baby camera

As sleep is not only import for a baby's growth and development, it is as much important to both parents as well.  But these days when babies are sleeping in their room, parents need to keep constant watch on their baby even when they're doing some household chores, thus the the need of baby phones arise.  Before it was just like a walkie-talkie kind of phone, parents hear the baby's breathing, movements and sounds on the other end all the time.  Parents can talk to their children as well.  Lately new models come with built in camera!  So the ones with a camera is what we are getting for sure.  Which type, brand or model is still uncertain but we are looking it up thoroughly.