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(It typically runs $1,700,but its on sale for Amazon Prime Day).
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Happiest Baby Snoo Smart Sleeper Bassinet
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What is the Snoo?
The Snoo is an FDA-approved smart bassinet designed to lull babies to sleep via white noise and rocking motions.
Is the Snoo safe?
Do pediatricians recommend the Snoo?
I have seen anecdotally that it can make breastfeeding even more challenging to establish, says Diamond.
So is the Snoo worth it?
Still, I was very excited to try the Snoo in 2019 when my second son was born.
By then the company had launched a rental program that made the prospect one I could actually entertain.
(Its now $159 per month.)
It looked like a brand-new bassinethard to believe it was simply reconditioned, a.k.a.
We set the Snoo up as soon as it arrived.
The directions were easy to follow, but its worth noting that its pretty heavy.
We popped him in the swaddle, secured it to the Snoo, and powered the whole thing up.
He screamed and screamed.
And the more he screamed, the louder the Snoo got; the faster the Snoo got.
We pulled the plug.
Unfortunately, for us the Snoo wasnt worth it.
But that doesnt meanyoushould rule out the Snoo.
Some had experiences that echoed mine; others had overwhelmingly positive experiences.
My friend Juliaa mom in NYCdescribed the first few nights home with her firstborn as a disaster.
Every time she put her daughter to sleep in the Halo bassinet, she started to scream.
Although her one complaint mirrors my chief concernthe level to which the motion gets.
We almost always used the motion limiter, because the intense motion was scary and didnt calm them down.
Its highest leveland all levelsare perfectly safe.
At the jiggly-est speed, Snoos platform only moves 14 inch back and forth.)
Is the Snoo bad for sleep training?
By now Julia has had two kids seamlessly useand transition out ofthe Snoo.
Both kids transitioned from the Snoo without issue around six months, she says.
The brand recommends using this feature for about two weeks before moving your little one to their crib.
Is the Snoo covered by insurance?
So you want to give the Snoo a try but are worried about the cost?
Unfortunately, the Snoo is not covered by insurance or HSA-eligible.
That said, Happiest Baby says the recent FDA approval sets the groundwork for future coverage.
Plus, some companiesHulu, Snap, and Qualcomm, for exampledo offer free rentals to their employees.
