Alicia's Testimonial

 

Hi and happy slumbers from Alicia, 

The hammock arrived on Tuesday. Thank you for your help in expediting the delivery.
The hammock was surprisingly easy to assemble.  We immediately placed Alicia in the hammock to see her reaction.  We started to bounce her and within 5 minutes, she was asleep.  This happened at 5 p.m., which is not a nap or sleep time.  She slept for an hour and woke happy.  That night, she slept in the hammock from 7:30 p.m. until 3 a.m. which is a miracle!  Normally, she would have woken crying at least 2 - 4 times if she was in her crib.  When she woke at 3 a.m., I bounced her in the hammock and she slept for another hour at which time she was awake for a bottle. 

She's slept in the crib for the last 3 nights and consistently sleeps until 3 a.m.  If she does wake before then, she's able to settle herself with very little if any crying.  We're absolutely amazed.  Our next challenge is to extend her sleep until 5 or 6 a.m. without a bottle as well as trying to get her to nap during the day.

She only naps for approximately 30 minutes during the day. Unfortunately, the hammock hasn't extended her nap time as I hoped, but I'll keep trying. 

I can't tell you how much I wish we had this hammock when she was younger and was suffering from severe colic (gas pains) and reflux.  The bouncing motion would have really helped to calm and to sleep.  She has never responded to rocking, but loves to be bounced vertically.  She's a big baby, 19.6 pounds at 7 months, and we just haven't been able to keep bouncing her for very long to get her to sleep or to calm her when she's upset.  The hammock is wonderful for this.  I remember my husband saying, "if only there was something out there for babies which bounced vertically".  If only we had known your product existed. 

We plan to try for baby #2 this summer and I am very excited at the thought of being able to use the hammock from day one.  I plan to post my happiness with the hammock on several internet support boards which I'm a member of so that others might benefit from this amazing product.

Thank you again for helping our family!

Loralouise, Mark and baby Alicia Abbott


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