If you used a SNOO

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Anonymous wrote:I was just talking to a coworker who used it for his son (we're considering renting one for January baby) and he said he wouldn't use it again. His opinion was that it works amazingly well (they used it for ~6 months, son was a preemie), but successful transition to a crib was nearly impossible. They had to record the Snoo noise on their phones as no other white noise worked for their child, and ended up co-sleeping with a dock-a-tot for a long time.

FWIW, we bought the Snoo sounds on Amazon for ~$1.99 and play them through our echo dot as our sound machine. DS (who used Snoo until 6 mos) is fine sleeping with other white noises, and with no white noise at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Anecdotally, I did know noire babies with minor developmental delays who used the snoo vs who didn't. I don't think it's the kind of thing that would CAUSE a delay but I do think it exacerbates issues a baby might already have, in the way that it restricts movement and exploration for longer and it more extreme ways than even a regular swaddle.

Yep, but of course, people will deny it. That thing was crazy stupid. Parents these days are so dumb.

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I can't wait for the research to come out on this one. Americans throw money at everything.

Come on this and the previous poster you responded to is so silly and needlessly rude. You mean just like the research that a generation ago we were all put to bed on our bellies and that was dangerous? Or that a few years ago everyone was using a rock n play until it was recalled? There’s no reason to be sanctimonious. As far as everyone knows the Snoo is perfectly safe and not causing development problems. Research is ever evolving and probably by the time our kids are parents, yet again so many things we do will be the “old way.” There’s no reason for unhelpful responses like this.

Are you suggesting that the "back to sleep" guidance is wrong or overblown?

No not at all. My point was that it’s easy to be smug about things and say “I can’t wait for the research to come out” and feel superior. And yeah I’m sure a lot of research about tons of things that are currently en vogue with today’s parents will come out, perhaps with the Snoo even. But being needlessly smug about it in the absence of any current research that shows anything harmful about using the Snoo is just rude and not helpful. The “parents these days” comment in the prior pp prompted the comparison bc it sounds like one of those older women with grown kids who likes to troll the baby boards with an air of superiority to all the dumb parents of today, just because we’re doing things differently, as every generation does.

Ah, got it. Thanks for clarifying! I totally agree.

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Anonymous wrote:Anecdotally, I did know noire babies with minor developmental delays who used the snoo vs who didn't. I don't think it's the kind of thing that would CAUSE a delay but I do think it exacerbates issues a baby might already have, in the way that it restricts movement and exploration for longer and it more extreme ways than even a regular swaddle.

Here’s one OT’s perspective on the snoo. (Parent of a 3.5 month old - non snoo user for economic reasons so really don’t have my own opinion.)

https://carolinakinderdevelopment.com/five-reasons-not-to-purchase-a-snoo-from-a-group-of-pediatric-occupational-and-physical-therapists/

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7 mo because he was small