Mamas & Papas Wave

Terrible – DANGER!!!!! This product is a choking hazard and may potentially put your child's life in danger. Please beware and read more reviews!!! Beware this is a danger product!!!!!!! Beware of this dangerous product, as it is a CHOKING HAZZARD. I was under the illusion that purchasing expensive products from a supposedly reputible and well known baby store, would be a reassurance to their safety and reliability but I was sorely mistaken. I purchased the wave rocking cradle for my first new baby, it appeared to be safe and practical as it had three different sitting positions and the cover was removable so it could be easily washed, this cradle was one of the more expensive ones on the market therefore I felt it must be more safe and durable.

After several weeks the cracks began to appear on the hinges, following this the cradle collapsed with my baby girl in it, she was two and a half months at this point and slightly below weight for her age. On returning it to the store, the shop assistant was very quick to say it was our fault for not closing the hinges properly (of course we closed the hinges properly) and reiterated that this had never happened before, my husband and I felt her quickness to tell us what the cause of the fault was, satisfied our belief that we were not the first customers to have this problem. There was no appology and a week later they replaced the cradle with new one.

For a month the new cradle was fine, one day when I was taking my baby out of the cradle I was unable to open the fastener, at a closer inspection the lower section of the plastic fastener had come off (it had not broken off, it had simply come apart) and it was lying on the lap of my baby girl. I was very shocked that the small plastic part was in reach of my four month old baby, who puts everything in her mouth at this stage of her development. My child could have possibly CHOKED on this dangerous plastic part. I am thankful and lucky that she did not put this in her mouth and choke, this is a very dangerous cradle, so please BEWARE.

Again my husband and I returned this cradle, explained what had happened and asked for a refund so we could purchase a cradle from another store. Again we recieved no apology from the very same sales assistant and when my husband asked if this had happened before, surprise, surprise she reiterated that nothing like this had ever happened before. My child could have CHOKED on this dangerous cradle and I did not recieve an apology for being sold a dangerous and possibly deadly baby item, as you can tell I am very angry. This cradles need to be recalled as they are potentially putting babies lives in DANGER.

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Excellent – This rocking cradle from mamas and papas does the job. It is still a bit expensive given the brand but it is good nonetheless. I did not own this rocker as I bought the more expensive mamas and papas swing with lights and music. However, my mother-in-law bought this for my baby to use wheneever we were at her house. It was very easy to use and very easy to store. She would store it away compactly whenever we weren't around and it didn't take up much space. My baby loved the detachable toys on the toy bar as well. None that I can think of.