We road-test the controversial Snoo smart bassinet: how much tech is too much for your baby?
There’s one question that many of today’s new parents or parents-to-be are asked over and over again. “Have you got a Snoo?”
and pioneered a “5 S” approach to newborn babies: swaddle, side-stomach position, shush, swing and suck. Those are lofty claims and it’s understandable that some parents would be open to shelling out thousands of dollars for a bassinet, even one with plenty of bells and whistles. It’s not a cure-all for a crying or fussing baby. But at the same time, it’s hard to put a dollar value on a decent night’s sleep.
“I remain somewhat reluctant to have so much gadgetry around a newborn baby,” Australian pediatrician Dr Daniel Golshevsky, better known as Dr Golly, says in a blog post.“I see countless babies with untreated causes of unsettled behaviour, from colic to eczema, protein intolerance to reflux, and everything in between. I deeply believe that glossing over these treatable conditions does a disservice to babies.
Is it worth the $2000? Like so many baby purchases, you need to keep your expectations in check. It’s not a cure-all for a crying or fussing baby. But at the same time, it’s hard to put a dollar value on a decent night’s sleep. And we’ve been having an increasing number of those in recent weeks.
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