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I am no pediatric expert, but the SNOO has a pretty terrible flaw: It sensory deprives the baby. Sure, it provides reactive swaddling and white noise, which i
by RIMR 8y ago
I am no pediatric expert, but the SNOO has a pretty terrible flaw: It sensory deprives the baby.
Sure, it provides reactive swaddling and white noise, which is helpful, but it eliminates a few important stimuli for potentially most of the day.
They encourage this to be used for nighttime, but a lot of reviews I have read talk about it's daytime use too. Too much time in this thing isn't good for the baby.
1. It discourages human interaction. If the baby cries, the machine swaddles it. If the baby is awake and idle, the machine will keep it content.
2. It blocks out view of the world. The mesh sides are dense and rise up high enough that a person unfamiliar with the device might be surprised to find a baby lying within. From the baby's POV, all they see is mesh walls, the ceiling, and whatever faces appear above them.
Honestly, replacing those tight mesh sides with something easier to see through would make a huge difference for the quality of this product. Also daytime timers forcing parents away from using it as a day nurse as well as a night nurse.
I think one of the most unfortunate parts about parenting is that you don't want to give a baby the amount of attention it requests, but that babies really do need that level of human attention in their most formative years.
- 49bc 8y agoThat is exactly what it’s trying to do, going off the “4th trimester” theory. Make the baby feel as much like it is still in the mother’s womb as possible.
- Alex3917 8y ago> It sensory deprives the baby. Infants can't even significantly move their necks, let alone see color for several months. Once they can roll over competently without the risk of SIDS, that's when you move them from the bassinet to a crib. The whole point of the bassinet is to prevent them from moving around. When people are using this during the day, it's usually just so they can take a quick shower or something without worrying about the baby. Having a mobile over the bassinet should be more than enough sensory stimulation for the 20 min or whatever.
- UtilityDave 8y agoInfants can see contrast. Including color contrast. Interpreting color is the bit they don't really have. There is an interesting digression to be had about amblyopia and the difference between optic nerve presence and use here if you are into talking about it.
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- bhickey 8y ago> I am no pediatric expert You could stick to opining on subjects that you know something about.
- ryanobjc 8y agoCan you describe how the snoo is different from any other bassinets in this manner and what your control options are?