It's
child's play!
Please
note we only recommend the child size hammock for up to 5 years
of age, because of its length. It has the same weight capacity as
the single and double hammock
A bit of a luxury you may think, but if you want to find a most
appreciative and discerning user of a hammock, look no further than
your own children!
The children's hammock can serve three uses;
1. A means to soothe an agitated baby
2. A great toy to play all kinds of imaginary games, from Pirates
to Peek-a-Boo.
3. An extra bed, which can be set up and packed away in minutes.
Hammocks
in Latin America have been used for thousands of years to calm
a weary child and send them off to their parent's favourite country;
sleepy land! The gentle swaying and reassuring envelope of the
hammock creates an ideal environment for a young baby trying to
relax into unconsciousness.
Traditional string hammocks have caused alarm in the states, because
of horror stories of babies becoming entwined in the hammock;
however a Paradise Hammock is made from a solid sheet of Parachute
Silk, which is a semi-porous fabric; which eliminates any risk
of the child becoming ensnared in the hammock or smothered by
it.
However a child/babies safety is obviously the paramount issue
and for this reason we recommend you read the instruction manual
that we include with every Paradise Hammock sold.
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A
cure for colic
Unfortunately
there is no 100% solution to this miserable affliction, but the rocking
motion of a hammock can help ease the discomfort experienced by young
babies suffering with colic. The rocking motion helps release the
small bubbles of gas trapped in the baby's intestines. A hammock can
help. Gentle massage of the stomach and lower back are probably a
necessary first step to bringing relief to your baby.
Tired
of being tired? If your little bundle of joy is suffering with teething
or is unable to relax back into sleep after the middle of the night
feed, then the rocking motion of a hammock and how it cocoons a small
baby will allow you to soothe it back to sleep quickly and with much
less effort than the tradition of standing and rocking them.
When you are standing up cradling the baby, it is sometimes difficult
for the baby to get comfortable enough to drift off, not to mention
your arms eventually feel like dead weights! This is especially true
if you are blessed with a big baby!
The baby will probably look for the reassurance of the smell of the
parent, so a single size hammock allowing the parent to lie down with
the baby and rock them to sleep would be more practical.
Sometimes a top/vest worn by the mother holds her scent well enough
to give the baby that reassurance, if you lay that under the baby
in the hammock. A hammock can be suspended in the baby's bedroom and
hung to one side when not needed; only requiring one hand and 5 seconds
to hook through the second wall fixing point.
We recommend once the baby has settled back into sleep moving them
back to their normal bed.
If
you are a parent already then I think you would agree the cost and
time involved in creating a secure fixing for a hammock would be
money well spent compared with the many nights of broken sleep experienced
by most parents!
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