Safe to put newborn in Fisher Price Snugabunny Swing?

[Anonymous]

After seeing several posts about babies with reflux and ideas on how to help (my newborn has it too), we bought this. Our newborn sleeps in it well but since she's small, 7 lb 10 oz, I'm wondering is it safe enough to let her sleep in it overnight?

[Anonymous]

Get the fisher price rock and play sleeper - best $50 you'll spend for overnight sleep for reflux babies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get the fisher price rock and play sleeper - best $50 you'll spend for overnight sleep for reflux babies.

I second this. (I don't know anything about the Snugabunny Swing, but the Rock and Play Sleeper can be used for overnight.) Someone recommended the Rock and PLay Sleeper in response to my post last week about having a reflux baby -- $45 and two nights later, we got 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep -- the baby still spit up some but didn't choke or gag, and we've consistently gotten 5-6 hour peaceful stretches since. Best $45 I ever spent. Just trying to decide whether to re-sell our co-sleeper, or whether we'll be able to use it again.

[Anonymous]

We bought this swing when DD was 4 weeks old and almost 10 lbs. She is 7 weeks now and is currently napping in it. She sleeps in it overnight too and our ped said this is okay, but to start having her sleep in it while it's not swinging around 8 weeks.

BTW, we have a rock 'n play and she will not sleep in it at all. I guess every baby is different.

[Anonymous]

Momaroo is great!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We bought this swing when DD was 4 weeks old and almost 10 lbs. She is 7 weeks now and is currently napping in it. She sleeps in it overnight too and our ped said this is okay, but to start having her sleep in it while it's not swinging around 8 weeks.

BTW, we have a rock 'n play and she will not sleep in it at all. I guess every baby is different.

Sorry PP but didn't understand your post. To clarify, did your ped say it's okay to put your 7 week old init or for you to wait until she's 8 weeks to put her in it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get the fisher price rock and play sleeper - best $50 you'll spend for overnight sleep for reflux babies.

I second this. (I don't know anything about the Snugabunny Swing, but the Rock and Play Sleeper can be used for overnight.) Someone recommended the Rock and PLay Sleeper in response to my post last week about having a reflux baby -- $45 and two nights later, we got 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep -- the baby still spit up some but didn't choke or gag, and we've consistently gotten 5-6 hour peaceful stretches since. Best $45 I ever spent. Just trying to decide whether to re-sell our co-sleeper, or whether we'll be able to use it again.

Third. And have friends that would fourth, fifth, and sixth it.

It's also super light weight and easy to move around. Plus, it's low enough to the ground that if you're lying on the bed or couch, you can still see the baby's face w/out having to get up.

[Anonymous]

Sorry PP but didn't understand your post. To clarify, did your ped say it's okay to put your 7 week old init or for you to wait until she's 8 weeks to put her in it?


She said it was fine at 4 weeks, but that we should try to have her sleep in it motionless around 8 weeks, so we could transition to the crib a little easier.

[Anonymous]

PP who uses the swing here...I wanted to add that I think the reason DD won't sleep in the Rock n Play is b/c she needs motion to sleep right now. While I've been slowing the swing down each week, she will wake up if I stop it. the swing isn't ideal, but we spent the first month with her sleeping on us, so this is preferable for our sanity. It's not going to be a fun transition to motionless sleep.... I do have several friends who recommended the rock n play just didn't work for us.

[Anonymous]

I've read some reports about RnP causing flat heads b/c of the hard bottom. Under the material is just a pressed cardboard-y hard bottom/frame. I folded a blanket and slipped it between the fabric and the frame, and it made it softer. My DS didn't really care for it all that much, though, so not sure if what I did would be considered better or not.

[Anonymous]

We had both the rock n play and the snug a bunny swing. DS routinely napped in the swing and slept in the rock n play. He is now 13 months and still doing great, though has outgrown both

[Anonymous]

For those of you who used the swing or R&P sleeper, how did you transition your kids back to their crib, and at what point?

[Anonymous]

To the PP - I'm the first PP who suggested the R&P. We used the R&P from about 3.5 months to last week (6 months) - DS started sleeping really poorly in the R&P because he's found it more comfortable to be on his side (now that he can flip), and we were buckling him in to make sure he didn't flip over in the middle of the night and suffocate himself. He was waking pretty much on the hour trying to get onto his side. We were TERRIFIED of starting him back into the crib because he'd done so poorly in the crib before we got the R&P, but he did OK the first couple nights (he sleeps on his side in the crib now and that seems to be helping). Crossing fingers it continues to go well. I will admit to doing many, many google searches about tips and tricks to moving them from the R&P to the crib. Did I mention I was terrified?

[Anonymous]

Fisher price just came Out with a deluxe rock and play that is snuggly and soft and avoids the flat head issue supposedly
Found it at bbb in Springfield

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the PP - I'm the first PP who suggested the R&P. We used the R&P from about 3.5 months to last week (6 months) - DS started sleeping really poorly in the R&P because he's found it more comfortable to be on his side (now that he can flip), and we were buckling him in to make sure he didn't flip over in the middle of the night and suffocate himself. He was waking pretty much on the hour trying to get onto his side. We were TERRIFIED of starting him back into the crib because he'd done so poorly in the crib before we got the R&P, but he did OK the first couple nights (he sleeps on his side in the crib now and that seems to be helping). Crossing fingers it continues to go well. I will admit to doing many, many google searches about tips and tricks to moving them from the R&P to the crib. Did I mention I was terrified?

My newborn has learned to roll over to her side. I freaked out because I didn't think newborns knew how to do this. But I think she did it as a way to relieve her reflux symptoms. Maybe lying on their side alleviates the pain? My older DS also had reflux. He learned to roll over onto his tummy by four months. I put rolled up towels and tried to keep him on his back but he yelled and fought the rolled up towels til he was successfully on his tummy. The first two night I did not sleep a wink because I, too, was terrified he'd suffocate. I was the picture of paranoia, putting my finger under his nose to make sure he was still breathing literally every fifteen minutes. After the second night I just realized I couldn't fight it and let him sleep on his tummy. He had good head control by then and was able to lift his head so I figured it was okay. Now with my newborn, I have a feeling she may learn to roll over on her tummy a lot earlier...and I'll be even more terrified!!