SLEEPYHEAD DELUXE

I don't know about other mums, but the lack of sleep for me started way before baby was born. Once my bump got bigger and it became uncomfortable to lay down, I would wake several times in the night (plus Alfie liked to wake up in the early hours of the morning and have a little dance). However, once he entered the world and my body returned a semi-normal state, bed became that lovely heaven that it was before... but with an unsettled baby at the side. Now I must say that my Alfie isn't an awful sleeper. He is exclusively breastfed and so he wakes every 3-4 hours most nights for a feed but that isn't the issue. When we would put Alfie down in his SnuzPod, because of the space, he would flail his arms and legs and wake himself up instantly. This isn't exclusive to the SnuzPod though - he sleeps wonderfully if he is in the safety and comfort of your arms, which of course isn't practical for the entire night. So I started thinking about sleep aids and one thing that consistently popped up was the Sleepyhead Deluxe. So we parted with our hard earned cash (£120 is not cheap my friends!) and thought we would try it.

I did lots of research into the Sleepyhead before buying. With most things posing as a SIDS risk, I wanted to make sure that I wasn't accidentally putting my child in danger just for some extra Zs. The great thing about the Sleepyhead though, is that it is breathable. It has gone through lots of tests to prove this and has passed British safety standards for an infant pillow. It's also not a sleep positioner.  This put my mind at ease and Alfie now sleeps in it overnight. 

So did it work? Well.. yes and no. He definitely sleeps better and longer than before we had it, but we still have to hold him for 30 minutes after he has drifted off before we place him into it otherwise he wakes up but I just think that's how my baby is. One issue I do have with the product, though, is that my son kicks open the buckle at the bottom and then ends up lower than where he should be. I spoke to Sleepyhead Of Sweden about this and they explained that they use child safety buckles and that the best way to stop this from happening is the make sure the bottom is pressed up against the end of the bed. We've done this and it seems to have fixed the problem. Another thing is that I don't think that it will last him until he is 8 months, since he fills the length of it (unbuckled) already at just 7 weeks.  Despite this, I'm glad we have it and I wouldn't want to be without it now.