Ads and instructions for the Fisher Price Newborn Rock n Play Sleeper

[noldoxis]

@bharati21 Exactly, which is a terrible system. So, people really need to look into things before they use them.

 

[tom45282003]

@noldoxis Agreed - my friend tried to give me her used one and I told her 'that looks like a Venus fly trap' without knowing any more about it.

 

[bellahouz]

@bharati21 Also soft… with a stuffed bunny. Two other no no’s.

Edit: is all the info concerning “it’s not an issue if used properly?” Because yes clearly in the ad and instructions… it’s advertised as a sleeper perfect for overnight and naps. Which would be considered proper use according to the video and instructions?

 

[presvytera]

@bellahouz This is how I feel about the baby loungers like Dock-a-Tot.

 

[katrina2017]

@presvytera I still fail to understand the purpose of a baby lounger if not used for sleep or naps.

 

[atsale]

@katrina2017 I would put newborn baby down in it when I had to chase toddler brother around for a quick moment. She was slightly less unhappy if I put her down on something soft like the dock a tot rather than put her down on the floor while running away screaming "no don't eat that!" I didn't have the time to buckle her into a bouncer or something because whatever the toddler was doing was an imminent safety hazard.

It also gave a nice "bubble" where toddler brother could kind of interact with her but see that baby had her own space. Like, I could say "give sister a little bit of space" and I could keep my eye on her laying there while he and I played. I preferred having her flat on her back rather than constantly in an incline like in a bouncer, though sometimes i used the baby bjorn bouncer.

That said, I got the dock a tot free from a buy nothing group and I gave it away as soon as she could roll, soooo it had very limited use for us and I wouldn't have paid full price.

 

[eugen]

@katrina2017 I honestly would’ve used one when mine was a newborn. If he was awake and I needed to pee or something, I had to tote his bouncer around or set him in his swing. It would’ve been totally convenient for me personally.

 

[cindyfernandez]

@eugen I dunno, maybe this is a culture thing, we are a shoes off house so I just plop my babies down on the floor.

 

[grace2018]

@cindyfernandez Im not part of a shoes off culture/house (although most of the time we take our shoes off) and we just have blankets (mostly handmade quilts) we throw on the floor to put our baby on like a play mat.

 

[eugen]

@cindyfernandez We have vinyl flooring and dogs so our flooring isn’t ideal for laying. Now that ours sits up on his own I do just plop him down

 

[andrewstx]

@eugen it's a real quality of life upgrade when you can just sit your baby on hard floors. Even better when you can trust them to stand in a public bathroom

 

[katrina2017]

@cindyfernandez Makes sense. I have those foam puzzle piece mats in every room to put baby on when I need to do something. However, I have no pets or other kids, so I imagine something with more of a barrier makes sense if you've got other curious creatures about. Also we leave our shoes in the apartment hallway, so that helps keeps floors baby safe.

It blew my mind when we visited someone in New Hampshire, in winter, and they said we could leave our shoes on!

 

[katrina2017]

I have a dockatot and I use it as a dog hair free place to put the baby down briefly while I adjust myself on the couch that also can get spit up all over it. $150 is a lot for such a narrow use but its for sure helpful for that but I know very few people use it for only that.

 

[emmatcheau]

@bharati21 Watching this commercial nearly gave me an anxiety attack. The shot of her sleeping next to it? Jesus

 

[joaa]

@emmatcheau YES! And the narrator says something about it meeting US safety standards for bassinets??

 

[jesuscares4u]

@emmatcheau We did this with our first child in 2014! He had horrible reflux and even the pediatrician suggested it. All of my friends who had young children at the time said it was a lifesaver and that I had to get it. I was overwhelmed and just trusted everyone.

 

[psalmbook]

@bharati21 We bought one of these second hand with our first 5 years ago. First time parents who didn’t know any better. I’m sick to my stomach thinking about how we let him sleep in it.

When going through baby stuff for the twins, we found it again. We made a point of destroying it and bringing it to the landfill.

 

[prexioc]

@psalmbook You can return the axle parts and get the $$ but that's fine too.

 

[psalmbook]

@prexioc We didn't realize! We thought that we'd have to provide proof of purchase. We didn't have that since we purchased second hand. We should have checked!

 

[prexioc]

@psalmbook Nope it's just possession of the parts.

Probably got a black market going. People continue to use it...

I'd love some kind of alternative safe product but doesn't appear it exists. I've got to re read the CDC guidelines because I thought supervised sleep in the swings was OK...