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Amby Baby Hammock
- 3 reviews
Best product on the market
My 2 month old baby loves his hammock! He has been sleeping like an angel from the moment we got it. He is not waking in the night and isn’t struggling with wind or pain. Couldn’t recommend this product enough! Every mama needs this for there babies
Purchased in January 2022.
- 7 reviews
- 1 like
Love it
I used this hammock from birth & my bub was always a great sleeper. We still use it now 9 months on for naps. Definitely recommend. I am keeping it for my second baby
Purchased in January 2021.
We love this hammock! Can’t live without it
Honestly the Amby Baby Hammocks are the best inventions!
My daughter who is 4 weeks old loves her hammock and so does my 2 year old son.
The last couple of weeks has been a struggle with reflux/colic and her being unsettled, also not sleeping properly.
So since having this amazing product she has been sleeping, not as bad reflux/colic and quite happy!
She will happily sleep in here for a good 3-4 hours and it doesn't need any work from my end.
I so wish I got this with my first, would definitely recommend!!
Was also super easy to set up and the quality is incredible.
Purchased at Amby Baby Hammocks.
- 4 reviews
- 1 like
Both our children loved this
Both of our children and their cousin have used the hammock for 8-10 months. They rocked themselves to sleep once they reached the 5-6 month mark. The only challenge was moving them on from it.
Purchased in July 2014.
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- 3 reviews
The best purchase I ever made!!
My son loved his hammock! We used it for approximately 10 months (and has since been used by another newborn for over six months, and I’m waiting to get it back for Baby #3!)! I wish I had this for my firstborn!! I would put my son in, gently rock it and walk out! That’s it... it’s also lightweight, so it’s easy to move around the home. And it’s slim, so it can fit beside your bed even if you don’t have much room. I recommend this to every new parent!
Purchased in October 2018 for $349.
My 2 month old sleeps so well!!
My 2 month old loves this hammock. He wouldn't sleep anywhere but my chest or in an unsafe rock and play. Thankfully, he sleeps 3-4 hour stretches happily in this hammock. I wish I would have gotten this for my first baby. And I wish they had an adult version for me! It sways when he cries which sometimes sends him back to sleep without any work on my end.
Purchased in February 2019 for $350.
- 2 reviews
4 babies and hardly a sleepless night
We have four kids and all spent 15-24 months in the hammock. Our eldest got too tall for it but it helped him with his ventouse cone head. The other 3 also slept perfectly in it for as long as we could keep them in there. We bought it as we read it stopped them rolling over, and sure enough we never had that issue. The added benefit was that it packed down easily into the size of a long bag and meant they had their bed wherever we were, which was awesome for getting them to sleep in strange places. We still loan it out now to those who will break with convention and give it a go. Can't recommend it highly enough.
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Tried it, but didn't work.
Researched and bought hammock, because our baby girl has reflux and is very unsettled. Many long nights.
Although I could bounce and swing her, she wouldn't settle enough to sleep. I'd end up always taking her out and she spent the nights In the cot instead. I tried different heights and played around with elevation, but she didn't enjoy being cramp and squashed up, with not much freedom to stretch out her legs. So by 6 weeks she was becoming more comfortable in her cot anyway because she could stretch out and turn her head more comfortably, which seemed to sit her.
- 19 reviews
- 33 likes
Nice product, but not a miracle sleep device, and a little inflexible.
Look, I loved the idea of the hammock. I bought one when my son was 3 months old and too big for the moses basket. He was a more wakeful baby, and I hoped it would help after reading all the glowing reviews. Well, within a month he was sleeping 6-8 hours at a time and we thought, amazing! It totally works. Well, spoke too soon on that one. At 5 months almost to the day, he began waking every hour despite the hammock, which persisted. He had no reflux, no medical issues, just a wakeful baby. After three weeks of getting up a stupid number of tim...
Read morees a night taking him out of the hammock, resettling and putting back in (the bouncing of the hammock NEVER worked for settling him) I gave up and put a side-car cot on our bed so I didn't have to get up. We've been bedsharing ever since and thatrestored my sanity. Slowly, our son then went to waking every 2 hours to eventually (at about 15 months) beginning to sleep 6 hour blocks again. That took a long time, and I could not have used the hammock while dealing with that. So I used the hammock overall for perhaps 2.5 months. The only time I've used it since was when he was sick and the elevated head position helped a little. So, I think like with all baby things, be cautious about putting your hopes in this. People who've had great success with it I think are very vocal about loving it, but I see a few reviews from people who haven't had those successes. For some people who's kids sleep lovely in them, I think they might have slept lovely in whatever bed. In our case, it did not prevent a wakeful baby. Caveat again that our baby was not colicky, just wakeful and perhaps higher needs. I see someone else here saying that it doesn't help a baby who isn't in it from birth ... well, our son seemed to sleep wonderfully in it, then stopped sleeping wonderfully. That pattern of sleeping is really common in other friends' children who never slept in a hammock at all, so I suspect in our case (so in at least some other cases too) the hammock really didn't affect how our child slept. He probably would have done the same thing regardless of the bed. So, in summary: LIKE: It looks lovely. Good quality construction and materials - I'd give it 5-stars for that. You get what you pay for. It's also portable, and when our son was little it was heaps better for travel than any portacot. I loved how it disassembled - the design is marvellous. DON'T LIKE: Not the miracle sleep device for us that many people claimed. Relatively expensive, especially when it's not as flexible as a cot. The "package" including the Jump-Jump is not worth it. My son also grew out of it (length-wise) long before 12 months old.Find out how Amby Baby Hammock compares to other Cots
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- 3 reviews
Why didn't anyone tell me about these 6 years ago!
Wish I had used a hammock (if only I'd known about them!) My DD is so content in it! She's only 6 weeks old and by 2 weeks she was already sleeping 6 hours over night. its amazing. I had 2 colicky babies and had to sleep them on an angle and try to get them comfy in a bassinet but my new Bub the difference is amazing!!! Can't recommend enough. Best baby shower gift ever! Nothing beats mum having a good night sleep!
- 2 reviews
Excellent first bed for bub!
We loved our Amby hammock. I (and many people I know) was a little sceptical at first because it's so different from the traditional bassinet, but knew we'd made the right decision when a midwife visited our house a few days post-birth, and she commented that she recommended the Amby hammock to anyone having difficulty with colic or reflux (we were lucky enough to not experience either) - she knew many parents who had benefited from it. A CHN also told me she thinks hammocks are a great way for babies to sleep.
My little girl slept soundly...
Read more in it, and the swinging / bouncing motion was a godsend in the middle of the night to prolong sleep, or on those days when she needed a bit of extra help getting off to sleep. I'll admit though, that we've got an excellent sleeper, so can't attest to it being a 'miracle' answer to sleep problems. The frame is very sturdy, but also easy to assemble / dismantle (even without instructions) and transport in the carry bag. I traveled overseas with it and managed to bring extra items back in the bag (goes into oversized luggage so didn't add to my bag weight) - a bit cheeky but very handy! The mesh at the sides creates plenty of airflow and also makes it easy to peek in at bub to check what's happening in there, as we often had a sheet / swaddle draped over the frame to limit distraction. The only downside for us was the thin foam mattress and lack of waterproof / resistant covering. If bub spewed / wet through in bed it just went straight through the fitted sheet to the mattress. We ended up wrapping a towel around the mattress under the fitted sheet which worked fine. Overall very, very happy with this product and highly recommend. An added bonus is how lovely it looks in any nursery or bedroom :)Doesn't help if you haven't started baby in the hammock from birth.
I thought I'd write this review for parents such as myself who are struggling with a challenging baby that doesn't sleep well and looking for something that will help. We were pretty desperate when we decided to purchase the Amby air baby hammock - at 3 months of age bub was still waking every 1 or 2 hours through the night and never sleeping more than 40 minutes (but often much less) during the day. Silent reflux had been diagnosed at 11 weeks, which explained her excessive crying, and the medication stopped the crying, but the sleeplessness r...
Read moreemained the same. After reading all the glowing reviews, we forked out for a second-hand Amby Air package, which included the jump-jump for $280. The spring was so incredibly stiff that it took all my strength to bounce it up and down, so the hammock didn't function properly at first - I contacted Amby who advised I had to buy a second, looser spring, which bounces easily, for $35 including postage. So it was an expensive purchase, even second-hand, which we could ill afford, but as I said, we were desperate for some kind of miracle cure for bub's sleeplessness. Bub took to the hammock without protestation and didn't sleep any worse than she had in her bassinet - but didn't sleep any better either. Over a month later, at 4.5 months of age she is still waking every 2 hours through the night. We have just gotten a referral to Tresillian. It sounds to me as though this product is excellent for babies if used from birth, but if trying to aid a baby who is already in a bad sleeping pattern, as ours is, it's completely ineffective. We have seen karitane nurses, midwives at the baby clinic, paediatricians multiple times - we have tried rocking, patting, wrapping, a darkened room, white noise, lullabies, no noise, bassinet on an angle... and an amby baby hammock. But no success yet. I know the desperation of trying to find a solution for a terrible sleeper - and had hoped this would be our miracle cure... but it wasn't. Just wanted to write this to help other parents in the same position and potentially save them the $300+ we could really have used elsewhere. n.b. The hammock is nicely made, sturdy, seems comfortable etc. I have no complaints with the product. It just doesn't miraculously send my baby to sleep as I had hoped it would. (According to the star guide, 3 stars=ok. Anything less is bad or terrible. Hence I've rated it 3 stars).Find out how Amby Baby Hammock compares to other Cots
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- 2 reviews
Loving the hammock experience
I loved the idea of a hammock, but was a little unsure at first. My babyboy looked so tiny in it! - and all the fear mongering around me didn't help. However, as my son settled in happily, my confidence grew. A few months later and we are both absolutely loving the Amby Baby Hammock experience. He bounces himself to sleep and settles in easily - or at least must easier than he has on the few occasions when I put him into his cot. At almost six months it's getting a little snug, but I'm definitely keen to continue using the hammock for as long a...
Read mores possible. The only downside so far have been the fitted sheets that came with the hammock. the rubber bands on them did completely disintegrate after only a couple of washes. Very frustrating - and a huge health and safety hazard, as the sheet sits no longer tight and the rubber-less strap presents a choking hazard. I am a little surprised, given that the quality of the other items is great.- 5 reviews
Love it!!!
We've used the hammock for all three kids and I've loved it. It looks beautiful and they settle so easily in it. It's great to be able to bounce them back to sleep so easily when you're half asleep yourself. Only draw backs where it's hard on your back being so low to the floor. When I had the third baby I'd injured my back since I'd last used it and I found it difficult on my back. Also I had big fat babies and by close on 6 months they were getting to squashed in it so I had to stop using it even though weight wise they could have stayed in it.
looks, perfect for newborns , babies like it.
hard if you have a bad back, outgrew it too fast , expensive.
We LOVE the amby hammock
DS1 was a difficult day-sleeper, so when I was pregnant with DS2, we decided to buy an Amby hammock. We love, love, love this hammock. He slept in it for day sleeps from birth - 12/13 months (when he no longer wanted to be confined by the hammock). He learnt to self-settle by wiggling a little, which bounces the hammock. It is very easily to set-up/dismantle too - so we have taken it to playgroup, parties, on holidays, etc to ensure DS2 could have a good sleep. We have just started using it for DD1. She will sleep less than an hour in the cot, ...
Read morebut up to 3 hours in the hammock! One word about safety - the only time my son ever tried to roll over in the hammock was when he was crying - so he was quite safe whilever he was happily sleeping. But, to put my own mind at rest, I only used it for day sleeps (with a video monitor), so that I could supervise him. At night, he slept in the cot. Still think it has been worth every cent!! Babies are snug & comfortable; teaches them to self-settle As babies get older, need to supervise to ensure they don't roll over in the hammock.Questions & Answers
Do they come with stand?
Yes it does come with the stand in the standard kit. Amby Baby also sells parts/items separately in case you need replacement or spares. I remember they had a product list sheet you can view on their website.
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