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Victorious 04-28-2012 12:10 PM

Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
I feel like someone around here does it.

I feel like we could all gain so much space without gigantic beds and from what I'm reading everyone would sleep better. It was mentioned kids won't really get out/roll out of bed due to being kind of swaddled up in the hammock.

So...:popcorn

Mommainrwanda 04-28-2012 12:12 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
Can't answer your question, but I can :popcorn :giggle

mommie 04-28-2012 12:13 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
:popcorn
I've been wanting to get a hammock for ds for the longest time. Is like to hear from others who use em

mamacat 04-28-2012 12:30 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
We dont but have 2 different family friends who did when their kids were younger.Dont think they coslept in them tho......

Stiina 04-28-2012 12:38 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
:popcorn

I've tied up my wrap as a hammock to play in, but never as a bed. DD is a really good sleeper or else I would consider tying it in our sidecar crib for her to sleep in.

RiverRock 04-28-2012 01:16 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
I slept in a hammock while on a missions trip in the Amazon. We stayed in some homes where extra hammock hooks on the wall were ready for visitors. During the day the hammock could be unhooked at one end to not take up space in the room. I remember them being comfy, but only once saw a 2yo sleeping with her mom. I brought a couple of hammocks home, but the reality is that our air is sooo much cooler at night that even in the middle of the summer, too much cold air would come through the hammock from underneath. Our hammocks were made of thick jute fabric, and I think we only used a top sheet at night while in Brazil. Previously I had lived in the south of Brazil, and nobody I knew slept in hammocks except if lounging outside on a hot day.

mamacat 04-28-2012 01:35 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
One family I knewe slept in them in winter in cold drafty wood heated house but had qilts in there too.......

Starfox 04-28-2012 01:40 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
It hurts my back to even think about sleeping on a hammock all night. :duck

RiverRock 04-28-2012 02:00 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by mamacat (Post 4601517)
One family I knewe slept in them in winter in cold drafty wood heated house but had qilts in there too.......

Interesting. :)

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Starfox (Post 4601524)
It hurts my back to even think about sleeping on a hammock all night. :duck

You might be surprised. When you sleep in a hammock you are on a bit of a diagonal so the hammock stretches out to a flat sleeping surface that can be adjusted. It is easy to change your position when you feel the need to.

richesabove 04-28-2012 02:04 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Stiina (Post 4601441)
:popcorn
DD is a really good sleeper or else I would consider tying it in our sidecar crib for her to sleep in.

That is a very interesting idea!! I have never thought of it! Do other GCM'ers do this? Is this safe? I have some nice woven wraps and I've wondered how to make a safe hammock for sleeping for my young dd.

PaperMomma 04-28-2012 02:10 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
I've always thought that I'd love to sleep in a hammock. Id feel too weird getting rid of my bed though.

Stiina 04-28-2012 02:45 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
i know of some mamas on the baby wearer that do the crib hammock. it is safe!! of course as long as you're sane about it - hang it close to the mattress, monitor breathing etc

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of course i can't find any google pics. i should do it just so i can say i did, and take a pic.

Annainprogress 04-28-2012 02:54 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
I would be worried about co sleeping in a hammock with a small baby because to me it feels too close to sofa sleeping (confined space, material up side-ish so possibility of suffocation). Of course I haven't actually slept in a hammock :shifty so that could just be irrelevant fears lol

Stiina 04-28-2012 03:05 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
here's a figure 8 ring to attach it to a wall http://www.birdiesroom.com/p-580-fig...mock-ring.aspx

you might have to be a member of tbw to see these, but here are some threads with pics:
http://www.thebabywearer.com/forum/s...ck#post5602621

http://www.thebabywearer.com/forum/s...ck#post5570290

http://www.thebabywearer.com/forum/s...ighlight=joist

http://www.thebabywearer.com/forum/s...ded-to-post-34



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the way i'm talking about it, the baby is in the hammock by itself. :heart

Annainprogress 04-28-2012 03:07 PM

Re: Who uses hammocks for beds?
 
:yes I got that :hug


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