No additional bedding, no sleep positioners, and no bed sharing. I knew about the safe sleep practices that were recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics: put baby to sleep on their back, on a firm surface in a bare crib. I only started cosleeping with her when I accidentally fell asleep nursing her a few times. I was able to send my husband in to help take care of them at times, for diaper changes or nighttime bottles. To be fair, I didn’t successfully breastfeed my first two kids. Kaiden maybe spent 3 nights in my bed, and that’s when he was sick.Īs a new mom, my plan was to always put my baby to sleep in their own room. I went so far as to spend half the night on the floor next to Eden’s crib, just to keep her out of my bed. Isn’t it funny how we say things as a new parent, only to eat those words later? I swore I would never cosleep, because I had heard horror stories about kids who wouldn’t stop sleeping in their parents’ bed. “I’m never going to let my kids sleep in my bed.” I am leaving this review up, as there have been many parents searching for info on cosleeping with DockATot, and I want new parents to be aware that these products are no longer recommended for use due to suffocation risk. DockATot Dock a Tot - Baby Lounger Grand Dock Silver Lining Chevron, 9/36M. Free Shipping on Orders Over 49.99 within the US Departments. I’m thinking I’ll spring for the toddler version (delaying the problem rather than solving it), but that’s an issue for another month.UPDATE JAN 2023: Since publishing this blog post in 2018, the DockATot Deluxe+ has been determined by the CPSC to be unsafe for sleeping. DockATot bestselling and most awarded products are: DockATot deluxe, DockATot deluxe cover, DockATot toy arch, DockATot grand and more. At this point, my chief concern is that the baby will outgrow his dock without falling in love with his crib.

It’s so lightweight, I bring it around the house as a little portable bassinet - I’ll stash the baby in it wherever I am, well within sight.

It doubles as a changing station, or a soft surface for when the baby needs tummy time. Made from 100 woven cotton, our cool new addition to. The Deluxe+ dock is the ideal spot for babies for supervised lounging, playing, cuddling, diaper changes and tummy time. As long as you have a queen-size mattress it’ll probably fit your docked baby plus two adults. The DockATot Deluxe+ dock is an award-winning multifunctional docking station for babies 0-8 months old. If you’re into co-sleeping, you can even bring the DockATot in bed with you. In a DockATot, they’re surrounded by bumper pillows which provide that cocoon-like sensation while, crucially, not posing a suffocation threat the way ordinary pillows do. It’s money very well spent.īabies like to feel snug, and many feel at sea in a crib. It doesn’t sound like much, and it’s not cheap ($175 or more, depending on the cover you choose), but my baby falls asleep easier and sleeps longer in his DockATot than anywhere else. We didnt purchase the Dock A Tot deluxe (which is the size for newborn to eight months) until Madison was about two months old. More specifically, it’s a small mattress with side cushions about five inches high. From the name you can probably guess that the DockATot is a baby docking station. Of all the stuff I’ve bought or received since I had a baby - a crib, a bassinet, a mobile, a stroller, multiple carriers, a bouncer - the thing I’ve used the absolute most is the DockATot.

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