Age & Weight Specifications

Age Recommendation: Infant to 12 months

Weight capacity: 12 kilograms (25 pounds)**

Assembled hammock frame dimensions: 77 cm wide x 107 cm long x 153 cm high (3.5 ft x 2.5 ft x 5 ft)

** Each package includes a spring equipped to hold up to 12 kilograms. An upgraded spring supporting up to 18 kilograms is available for sale on our website under “replacement parts.” Also, as of May 2005, Amby Baby has included a free set of product enhancements (spring cover, nylon washers, rubber tubing) with every hammock order. If you purchased your Amby prior to May 2005, please contact Amby Baby for a free set.

We recommend using the Amby Hammock from birth in order for baby to get the most benefits from its uniquely soothing sleeping environment. Because of its similarity to baby’s uterine experience, baby will quickly get accustomed to the hammock, giving baby the best sleep possible. The best time to purchase the hammock is while mom is still pregnant, and either bring the hammock into the hospital or have it ready for baby’s homecoming.

3-6 months

At this age the Amby is still usually effective, though success can be varied. The little bit older baby may take longer to get accustomed to a new sleeping arrangement - it depends on the baby and how and where she has slept up to now.

* If your baby is suffering from reflux , which keeps him up at night or makes naps short-lived, the hammock will probably be wonderful bed for your baby.
* If baby is restless in her crib - refuses to sleep for longer periods, resents being placed in the crib, wakes up crying, or seems uncomfortable in its vast space, the Amby will make her feel secure and swaddled.
* If baby needs movement to relax , needs to be rocked or “danced” with to fall asleep, the Amby’s baby initiated gentle movement will probably be calming and familiar to him.

If you find that baby likes to sleep in “odd places ,” like a car seat, or a bouncy seat, or maybe a swing, she is probably still craving the uterine environment where baby was held in a fetal position in close quarters. The Amby’s embracing feel and slightly upright angle will in all likelihood provide a wonderful sleeping experience for your baby.

6-9 months

At this age many parents still experience baby sleeping problems. Maybe baby has a difficult time falling asleep, or maybe baby won’t stay asleep for longer stretches of time. Even though we often see success at this age, not all babies will take to the hammock instantly or at all. This often depends on the environment you had your baby sleeping in from the beginning and other reasons for bad sleeping habits. You may have to be prepared for a little bit of time and work in order to convince baby that the hammock is wonderful place to sleep. Sleeping habits - even bad or unhappy ones - can be difficult to break. See Transitioning the older or co-sleeping baby to the Amby Hammock . See also 3-6 Months for signs that baby may need a hammock to sleep better.

12 months

The Amby Hammock can still be a wonderful bed for your older infant, though Amby strongly recommends parental supervision beyond 9 months of age to monitor baby during the wake-up cycle. By placing some toys on the cross bar at this age, the baby will play with the toys after waking-up to give time for parents to attend to the baby during baby’s wake-up cycle. We do not recommend leaving baby in the hammock without supervision while baby is awake at any age, but this is especially important for the older baby. We advise placing baby in hammock while he is sleeping or very sleepy, and taking baby out of the hammock right away after awakening.
Babies are not able to pull themselves up until 8-9 month due to the weight displacement in the hammock - the baby’s weight keeps the baby from pulling herself out. Sitting up is the only concern at this stage - placing toys on the cross bar is helpful with babies during this cycle.