2 Months with the Snoo
When I first heard about Happiest Baby’s Snoo I thought to myself “there is no way a bassinet is worth that much money!” $1,295.00 to be exact. But I’m here to tell you that it honestly is. In this post I’m going to share with you all of the reasons why and also how you can get it much cheaper.
If you’re anything like me, good sleep is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. I simply do not function well on low amounts of sleep. I’m pretty sure I’ve been like this my whole life. Sleeping in past noon was my M.O. as a teenager and my mother claims I slept through the night on my first day home from the hospital after I was born. And while I prayed to the heavens that my baby would be just like me and be a good sleeper from the start, I knew there were no guarantees of this. There is no way to predict what kind of sleeper your baby will be and in my opinion it is better to be prepared for any type of sleeper starting the day you come home from the hospital rather than wait to find out and struggle. That’s why I ordered my Snoo ahead of time and had it set up, ready to go before my baby’s due date.
In the months leading up to my due date, I seriously debated buying the Snoo. Not just because of the steep price, but also because I wasn’t sure it was the most practical baby item. I wondered if my baby would become addicted to the white noise or the swivel motion it provides and when we transition into the crib if I would be in big trouble trying to get my baby to learn how to sleep without these things. I also worried that since it was an item that is only to be used for the first six months that I didn’t really need it. I thought to myself, “people have been having babies for years and have made it through the first six months without the Snoo, so can I.” But as the days drew closer to my little one’s arrival and more people kept commenting on how hard it is to get a newborn to sleep, I finally decided to pull the trigger. And I’m so glad I did. Let me share with you why.
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It is safe
The walls of the bassinet and the sleep sack the baby sleeps in are both made with a mesh material, which allows air to flow through freely and prevent the baby from overheating. The biggest safety feature is that the sleep sack which swaddles the baby is attached to the bassinet itself, so your baby cannot roll over while in the Snoo. That is the main reason why I sleep soundly while my baby is in the Snoo. I know without a doubt, he’s safe and cannot hurt himself.
It is not my intention to defame Fisher Price’s Rock ‘n Play, but it was recently recalled due to several reports of infant deaths related to its use. I think in a desperate attempt to get some sleep, a lot of parents turn to devices similar to the Rock ‘n Play, which soothes the baby by rocking and swaying. The Rock ‘n Play also had a reputation for some time of being a sleep solution for a baby suffering from acid reflux. I can’t tell you how many of my friends and acquaintances recommended the Rock ‘n Play before my little one’s arrival. Obviously I did my research, and we own no such device.
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My Baby Falls Asleep and Stays Asleep
My little guy only falls asleep easily in a few places: my arms, the car, in our Solly Baby wrap, and in the Snoo. And the amazing part about all of these places, especially the Snoo, is that he does it easily even if he’s wide awake. But if I set him down in his baby Bjorn bouncer, or swaddle him and lay him down outside of the Snoo, it isn’t happening easily. And even if he does fall asleep, he doesn’t stay asleep for very long. I attribute this to the white noise and gentle motion the Snoo provides. Not only that, but the Snoo responds to my baby’s cries, so if he fusses at all in the night, the Snoo sways him back to sleep. It has several levels of white noise and swivel motion it goes through to respond to your baby so that you don’t have to be up all night rocking and swaying, praying your little one will fall back asleep so you too can get some rest.
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The App
What I love about the app that accompanies the Snoo is that it records when my baby is in the Snoo, how long he’s in there and how often the Snoo had to soothe him. It also takes averages to show you how much sleep you’re getting on a nightly basis. My husband can also view the app and there’s no issues with having it loaded onto two different devices. Additionally, from the app I have control over the levels of soothing the Snoo provides. If my little one is having trouble falling asleep I can manually turn it up to level 3 where the white noise is a little louder and the movement is a little faster, pop a pacifier in his mouth, and that usually does the trick.
I think the app is amazing, so don’t be turned off by the reviews online that say there are some issues with it. Maybe there were when the Snoo first came out, but they are long gone. We have never had an issue with the app, for the record.
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How to Get the Snoo Cheaper
Here’s a little secret - the Snoo goes on sale. And often. If you see it listed full price, check back in a week or two. We bought ours at the end of 2018 during what I can only chalk up to be a year end sale. I kind of thought maybe they were coming out with a new edition in 2019 and that was why it was so cheap, but that was not the case as the same Snoo is being sold currently. Although, I have heard rumors that they are updating it and adding some new features soon!
We caught the Snoo on sale at 40% off. We added an extra sheet to our order since well, spit up, and our total came to just over $800 with shipping included. Truly a steal for how amazing this thing is! If you don’t have time to wait for a sale, I promise you that you won’t have any regrets paying full price when you’re getting as much sleep as I have been, but if you have time to wait, you should.
Another option is to watch your local Facebook Marketplace. The Snoo is a relatively new product but more and more people are catching wind of its wonderfulness and I’m seeing them more often on the marketplace. And at a great price!
The Snoo is hands down the most valuable and useful baby item I own. I cannot imagine our nights and naps without it. Do yourself a favor, skip the fancy stroller or cloth diaper to save your pennies (You should do that anyway, read my blog post about it here.) and buy yourself the Snoo.
Good Luck!
This post is not sponsored and contains my honest heartfelt opinions.