A few months ago, a PR manager from over at Happiest Baby reached out to me about trying their new bassinet called a "SNOO." A what? Yes, a SNOO. I immediately recognized the name of their company, Happiest Baby, because I had read and utilized a lot of the tips in the book "The Happiest Baby on the Block" with my first son, Theodore. Turns out, the author of that book (Dr. Harvey Karp) helped develop the SNOO. Besides the fact that the bassinet looks incredibly sharp, I was so intrigued to try it out with our soon-to-be-born son, Augustine, after watching several demo video clips.
I want to say this upfront: the people at Happiest Baby did send this SNOO to me as a gift and simply asked that if we liked it, to share about it. Everything that I will say is my own opinion and is completely based on our experience with using the SNOO over the last 3-4 months.
Also, I want to warn you that I will say "SNOO" like a million times in this post....
Theo was a relatively good sleeper at night, but he definitely had day-time colic starting at about 3-4 weeks old and lasting until he was probably 4-5 months old. Even though I was getting somewhat decent sleep at night, I was so exhausted and worn out during the day. He was rarely happy unless I was holding or wearing him. Because of that, it took me forever to heal from his birth and my back was constantly hurting. He has since been a fabulous napper since about 6 months old, so all is forgiven (wink). All of that to say, I was very nervous about Auggie being a good sleeper, If you have ever been sleep deprived, you know that you get to a point where you are willing to try ANYTHING to get some extra sleep. Enter the SNOO.
A couple of weeks before Auggie was born, the SNOO arrived on our doorstep. Jeff and I were like little kids opening up the box and getting it set up. We were both so impressed with the design and stability of it. Turns out that's an extra good thing when you have a toddler who wants to try and climb in to see baby brother! Even with Theo hanging on the edge of the bassinet, that thing didn't budge.
The SNOO comes with three swaddles in small, medium and large. Auggie here is wearing the large size simply because he can have his arms out in this one - which he likes. The swaddle is unique in that it has flaps on either side that slip onto clips. If the swaddle isn't attached to the clips, then the SNOO will not turn on - one of the many safety features. These flaps also will keep Auggie from turning over whenever he starts doing that.
One of the features that I really like is that you can adjust the sensitivity of the SNOO. Auggie is a very quiet crier, so I put it on the most sensitive setting and it will move up levels with just a bit of fussing from Auggie.
One of my favorite things about the SNOO is the smart phone app that links directly to the bassinet. I can control everything from my phone. So, sometimes I will hear Auggie start to wake up prematurely from his nap and I will turn the SNOO up a level or two to help gently soothe him back to sleep. Obviously, that doesn't work if it's time for him to eat or whatever, but many times it extends his naps! I would also manually turn the SNOO up after a middle of the night feeding and it just helps him settle back in to sleep before he even starts fussing.
Auggie is now three months old and he sleeps like a champ. He has been sleeping through the night (six-ten hour stretches) since he was about five weeks old. I can honestly say that he would not be napping and sleeping at night like he does without the SNOO.
(Happiest Baby is actually running a Father's Day sale right now through June 18th for $300 off! The code is DAD300)
I probably should not let the cat out of the bag, but I just can't help myself, so I'm going to drop a massive hint here: There just MIGHT be a giveaway that just MIGHT involve a SNOO on my instagram in a couple of months. So, if you don't follow me there, ya should (wink). Find me here (@emilysuenetz).
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