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Thread: "SNOO Bassinet - Worth it?"

Some babies, it's a miracle. Others hate it... You can also look into renting it instead and buy later or only rent until baby outgrows. I'm not sure if the resale is good on them but maybe check Facebook market place?

Thread: "Is the Snoo really worth it? Hubby and I are on the fence. It’s pricy but looks like a safe sleep solution and the advertised extra 1-2 hours of extra sleep is very enticing. Has anyone bought one and regretted it?"

Not to be dramatic but the snoo saved my life lol

Thread: "Are those fancy bassinets worth it?"

I’ll give you my story. We got a Snoo. I grabbed one on sale and it was like $850. Can’t get one that cheap now new. We had a fantastic sleeper, but he started in the Snoo, so we never knew how it played into his sleep quality. But a fantastic sleeper either way. Sleeping through the night basically as early as is possible (he was formula fed). Then, hurricane Zeta went over our house and we lost power. He woke up four times that night, lol. Power back on, Snoo back on, sleep restored. And then when we were done, I sold the Snoo for $800. So my net cost was trivial. A friend of my wife’s had a terrible sleeper and held off on buying a Snoo to try to help. Kid slept better night one in the Snoo that he ever had before. These are just my anecdotal experiences, and I’m sure for some kids they are counterproductive or just don’t work well or don’t justify their cost. But we had one and if it helped at all, it was worth every penny of the…literally just $50 it cost me anyway

Thread: "Opinions on Snoo Bassinet?"

I have 2 Snoo baby graduates, who are 4 and 2 now, and they are wonderful sleepers. They did very well transitioning out of the snoo at 6 months old too and slept through the night. One thing I think helps though is that I still use white noise for them both. To be honest though, I think the quality of a babies sleep is a lot more complicated than just being attributed to the use of the Snoo or other gadgets.

Thread: "Is spending money on SNOO bassinet worth it?"

You don’t know how you’re baby will be until they’re born. TW: “easy babies” Both of my babies slept through the night by 10-12 weeks. Like 12 hours at a time. By 5-6 weeks they were only getting up once to feed. No, this isn’t normal. No, I don’t know how to replicate it (yet somehow I did?) but I could make a fuck ton of money if I did! Yes, I did breastfeed exclusively. The snoo would have been a HUGE waste of money for us. So my suggestion is wait until baby is 3-4 weeks old and then decide if you think it’s something you need.

Thread: "SNOO Bassinet - Worth it?"

My sister got one off Facebook marketplace 2nd hand and it made a huge difference to their babies sleep for 6 months ( in that she actually slept!) They were able to resell it again for the same price they bought it for. Was worth it in their eyes!

Thread: "is the Snoo really worth it?"

We bought one for our first after a few weeks where he would not sleep in the normal bassinet we had. We got ours at full price, then 3 days later they went 40% off. We called and asked for the discount, I got a notification from my bank of the credit while we were still on the phone. Anyway the snoo probably got us each several more hours of sleep per night. And now we’re using it again for our second, same thing. We loaned it out to friends in between our kids and they said the same thing. Can’t recommend it enough! I’ve seen them on FB marketplace for around $500, which is a lot less than the renting option from the company when we had our first in 2022.

Thread: "Is spending money on SNOO bassinet worth it?"

Thank you for the TW, for those of us with little nightmares it’s best not to know how the other half live

Thread: "SNOO Bassinet - Worth it?"

I thought it was unnecessary but my partner really wanted to get one. Turns out they have a rental program as well so I figured we’d give it a go for a month and could end the rental if we didn’t like it. It worked great for us and gave all 3 of us better sleep. We used it until she was 6 months and transitioned to the crib. YMMV, but don’t feel like you have to commit to buying! It was $159/mo to rent

Thread: "SNOO Bassinet - Worth it?"

It is expensive for a bassinet, but you’re not buying a bassinet. You are buying sleep. You are paying to be less sleep deprived and more human. Also, not sure if it was the Snoo magic or not but my kiddos are now toddlers and still excellent sleepers. You can rent, but the fees on top of the monthly rentals still add up to quite a bit. Check out Facebook marketplace. Even if you would rather buy new, if there is a market for it in your area it may but worth it to buy and then resell when you are done with it.

Thread: "Is spending money on SNOO bassinet worth it?"

I absolutely loved ours. We considered renting but I bought it used on Facebook for $800 then sold it after using it (with a bunch of extra accessories) for $800...so it was actually a pretty cheap option!

Thread: "FTM: Do we need a bassinet?"

If SIL has halo and snoo, can you just borrow them and see if either work for you?

Thread: "Aside from subscription drama is the snoo worth it?"

Yes, I feel like the biggest benefit of the bassinet is that you can put the baby in it awake and the baby learns how to fall asleep on their own

Thread: "SNOO Bassinet - Worth it?"

We got a snoo for our first baby at like 5 weeks in a fit of 2am sleep deprived desperation. Before the snoo she constantly screamed and never slept more than 45 min. The snoo just seemed to piss her off more. We kept it for any future babies. Our second baby LOVES the snoo. He sleeps so well in it and it helps to keep him asleep for longer stretches. So I think that it’s really baby dependent. But it has great resell value. Once our son is done with it we’re just going to sell it since we’re done having babies. Eta: I did still really like it for our first baby purely for the peace of mind that I knew that she couldn’t roll over and smother herself.

Thread: "SNOO Bassinet - Worth it?"

Resale is awesome in our area. We bought one for $900 and sold it for $900. It was a godsend for us

Thread: "Opinions on Snoo Bassinet?"

You’re going to hear the whole gamut of responses here, and the reality is it’s 90% dictated by your baby’s temperament 🥲 We had a free 6 month snoo rental covered by my workplace. Our girl was a dream sleeper, giving 4-5 hour stretches at just a couple months old. By 3 or 4 months she was regularly sleeping through the night. We transitioned her from the snoo to a pack and play in our room and she did just as well, continued to sleep through the night. It wasn’t until a regression around 8 months old that we transitioned her to her crib in her own room and sleep trained to get her to fall asleep independently.

Thread: "Is the Snoo worth it?"

I think some babies love the snoo and some babies hate it and you just don’t know which one you’re going to get. With that being said, our 10 week old loves it and is sleeping through the night, so we would say it’s absolutely worth it!

Thread: "Aside from subscription drama is the snoo worth it?"

I don’t know that it helped my baby sleep longer or quicker, but the peace of mind of him being strapped in was the most important thing to me. Bonus was transitioning to the crib was ridiculously easy for us and he’s been pretty good at putting himself to sleep and getting back to sleep ever since (2.5 now). We’ll use it again for our second.

Thread: "SNOO Bassinet - Worth it?"

There are 50 of these in craigslist in my city with varying prices.

Thread: "Is the Snoo really worth it? Hubby and I are on the fence. It’s pricy but looks like a safe sleep solution and the advertised extra 1-2 hours of extra sleep is very enticing. Has anyone bought one and regretted it?"

Valuing your sleep is in no way selfish. Well rested parents are better for baby!

Thread: "Tell me about your bassinet! "

For my first child I used the Snoo, for my second I went with the Cradlewise. The Cradlewise, although spendy, is really really great if you can afford it. The Snoo was okay, but it was really noisy, stopped working a lot, and my son grew out of it after three months. The Cradlewise is super quiet, moves more naturally (up and down instead of side to side - with the snoo you have to use their clip in swaddles or the baby will roll around lol), has a built in camera, and since it’s a mini crib we can use it until the baby is about two. When my baby stirs in the middle of the night it definitely settles her and saves me from getting up often. All that to say no one really “needs” a high end smart crib, but it’s a super nice to have. Here if you have any questions about either product. Obligatory $100 off referral code IZPY2OWFEI.

Thread: "Opinions on Snoo Bassinet?"

We have it. During the newborn phase, she was wailing when we put her in the Snoo and it rocked her to sleep in 90 seconds. She started doing 4 hr stretches at 3 weeks, 6 hr stretches at 6 weeks, and 8 hr stretches at 8 weeks. We are 4 months in now and she has never woken up in the middle of the night. She also takes 1-3 hr naps in the morning in it. I recommended it to a friend whose baby would not sleep more than 2 hrs at 11 weeks old. Four days in, a four hour stretch. Two weeks later, six hour stretches. She puts him to bed at 7, feeds a bottle at midnight, he sleeps till 6am. Haven’t transitioned her out yet but am confident in the Snoo to get us through the 4 month regression and move to crib. This device is what allows me to function like a normal person, I get 8-9 hrs of sleep at night and then 2-3 hrs in the morning to workout, prep dinner, etc.

Thread: "Is the Snoo really worth it? Hubby and I are on the fence. It’s pricy but looks like a safe sleep solution and the advertised extra 1-2 hours of extra sleep is very enticing. Has anyone bought one and regretted it?"

We are 1st time parents and the amount of freaking out we did the 2 weeks before we got the snoo was insane. our LO was a side sleeper no matter what swaddle or how tight we got him. Snoo fixed that issue and we sleep great, so does he. Price wise was not thrilled about dropping that much, but we plan to have more than one so it should balance out vs renting. We have a friend that rented and said it was simple and easy fwiw. YMMV

Thread: "Is the Snoo worth it?"

I have an 8 day old- and we LOVE the Snoo. It isn’t even about the soothing features, which definitely help and are great, it’s the safety/relief that comes with strapping her in with their sleep sacks. Even if I don’t turn on the motion/sound, I know she’s set for the few hours she is in it and it’s FDA approved to help prevent SIDS. I developed major anxiety after she arrived- I think if she were in a Halo or any other bassinet (which we also have but will not be using bc the Snoo is working so well for us), I’d be checking on her even more at night. I’d always be wondering if she somehow got herself into a weird position or against the side where she can’t breath or something my imagination creates just to ruin my sanity. The Snoo eliminates that question, which gives me extra peace of mind.

Thread: "Opinions on Snoo Bassinet?"

Also to add, a lot of people are upset with Happiest Baby (snoo’s parent company) for money grabbing business practices like recently putting pretty standard features behind a premium monthly subscription on top of the $1400 bassinet 💀

Thread: "Are those fancy bassinets worth it?"

I’m ready to pay whatever honestly if it works.

Thread: "is the Snoo really worth it?"

My bay decided he just didn’t want to sleep at 4 weeks 🤪 so I panic-bought a snoo on FB marketplace. It was in excellent condition, had only been used once for a couple months, and came with a bunch of accessories. That thing was a godsend. We kept it motion-limited the whole time we used it so there was less of a cliff to wean off of. We were able to use it for a scant 10 weeks before baby started rolling/pushing up. Sold it for the same price I bought it for, so I was only out like $200 total for 2 months of app subscription, one 3-pack of snoo suits (spoiler alert- you prob won’t need large suits if you have an average or small sized baby, save your $ there!), and short legs so it would be better next to our platform bed. Would I pay 2k for it? Absolutely tf not. Was my $200 net investment worth every single penny? Hell yeah!

Thread: "Opinions on Snoo Bassinet?"

I personally can’t comment yet on the snoo effect on infant sleeping but Im very unhappy with their company. Recently purchased snoo and selected delivery date to be first week in December right before baby is here as you get a 30 day trial and free subscription period from date delivered and they shipped it out earlier this week with no notice over 5 weeks earlier than scheduled delivery date. Customer service is terrible and to return or cancel has huge fees, I wish I hadn’t ordered it now.

Thread: "SNOO Bassinet - Worth it?"

My husband wanted one, said all his friends had them and they saved their sleep. I was highly skeptical but he did his research online and talked to his friends and I wanted to support his parenting choices the same way he supported mine, so we got a snoo. Baby hated it for the first two night and I thought well there’s a huge waste of money. Then it just clicked for him. He slept full nights with me waking him to feed for THREE MONTHS. The amazing sleep aside, the app tracking his sleep was a godsend. I’ve been putting him to bed fully awake from the get-go and the snoo motion and white noises soothed him to sleep. I also had pretty bad PPA and knowing he was absolutely safe on his back made a big difference to me. The swaddle was super easy to use and I liked that it transitioned seamlessly from arms in to arms out when he was ready. I was very worried about the transition to crib at 6 months. He had the 4 month sleep regression and was waking up once a night to nurse. He’s 7 months now and sleeping through the night again. I really feel his good sleep habits in the snoo carried over. I put him in bed with white noise after stories and he falls asleep on his own because it’s what he’s used to, especially after using the weaning mode on the snoo for a month. This was a decision where my husband was absolutely correct. I know all babies are different but for me and for a lot of his friends, it worked like a charm! We’re saving ours for the next two babies so considering it’s going to do three kids it isn’t too bad an investment!

Thread: "If your newborn slept decently well between MOTN feeds, which bassinet did you use?"

the snoo (it reacts to their cries and rocks them back to sleep)

Thread: "Is spending money on SNOO bassinet worth it?"

Agree with this comment. I have quite the opposite baby and even still at 15 months wakes regularly about 4-5x/night. One desperate morning about 3am when she was about 2 months old with double digit wakes with split nights (read:hell), I ordered a rental Snoo. It came like 2 days later.

Thread: "SNOO Bassinet - Worth it?"

I think lots of people say it worked like magic, but my baby is fine with sleeping in a normal crib, I have the next2me. Lots of babies are terrible sleepers, but some are fine, people just tend not to shout about the decent sleepers. Mine still wakes up but that is what newborns are meant to do, but she goes down and stays asleep fine (shes 7 weeks). If I had bought a snoo I might say it worked, but it can also be that baby is just an ok sleeper. So, personally, I would just get a regular bed and then maybe invest in it if I got a baby that never slept, but its all personal preference.

Thread: "FTM: Do we need a bassinet?"

I would try the Snoo if you have access to one, even if hers didn’t love it. Sooo many babies do love it and do really well in it. It has saved us for our second baby. He might just be a good sleeper by nature, but I can absolutely see the benefit of the bed. Obviously it’s pricey if you can’t borrow one, but you can also rent! So if it doesn’t work out, you just return it and try something else. Edit: also would recommend the mini crib that transitions into a full size crib. It’s small enough to fit close to your bed and then you can move it to their room when you go to the crib. We used the Nestig for our first. I definitely think you want the baby close by for the first couple of months at least with how often they can wake up.

Thread: "What bassinet do you have and do you like it?"

I used the snoo and I hate that I loved it. I hate that money hungry company and their paid app and their $2,000+ bassinet. But my kid slept in it.

Thread: "SNOO - Still worth with paywall?"

I got mine secondhand and think it’s worth getting, despite the extra costs. Obviously it’s ridiculous to pay such an insane amount of money and THEN having to subscribe on top, but the resale value is so good that I figure I can sell it for the same amount I bought it for. For me, the £15 a month is worth the improved sleep and safety.

Thread: "Is spending money on SNOO bassinet worth it?"

I love ours but my baby is already a good sleeper, it just makes it even better for her. I'm a FTM but I believe if she was a bad sleeper it probably wouldn't be as good of an investment. The thing is huge so even with the return policy it's quite an investment just to try. I'd say don't get it if it's money you need elsewhere. We treated it as a luxury used our discretionary budget for a few months to get it. Keep in mind the cost of accessories as well. Baby is gonna poop in the sack so you will want more than one along with extra sheets

Thread: "Is spending money on SNOO bassinet worth it?"

No. Just no. I spent the money on it and it didn’t make any drastic changes in my sons sleep. The weaning process was god awful and I would never do it again. I wish we had a regular bassinet to begin with. I also think it messed with his ability to roll. He didn’t roll consistently both ways, especially in his sleep until closer to 10 months. It straps the baby down which gave me peace of mind when I was so scared of him rolling over in his sleep as a newborn but now that I’ve been through it, it wouldn’t be such a concern for me.

Thread: "Opinions on the Snoo"

My friend has it and used it for her 2 kids and said she loved it because it gave her back time to sleep. However I recently read that some features will soon be gated behind a subscription model after the first year to basically stop the secondhand market. Meaning if you buy one and then plan to use it for a 2nd kid, then you will have to pay more... Personally that seems like a huge rip off to me considering it's already so expensive to begin with.

Thread: "Is spending money on SNOO bassinet worth it?"

We love our Snoo! It really helped us get some extra sleep during the newborn phase. We bought ours secondhand so we saved a lot vs buying one brand new.

Thread: "Are those fancy bassinets worth it?"

I bought a snoo at 2 am out of desperation with my first baby. He would only sleep while being held. It saved our sanity. He was sleeping through the night consistently by 3 months old.

Thread: "SNOO Bassinet - Worth it?"

We got a snoo in week 4 after it was clear our baby wanted to be rocked all the time. Their marketing says it will get you 1-2 hours of extra sleep per day and I think that’s about right. Which in those early days was worth every penny. Our daughter started sleeping through the night at around 2 months and didn’t have any significant regressions from that point on. I also liked that we got to keep her swaddled for longer because there was no concern that she would roll over. Overall, I would have paid 10x the money. We rented ours but we will probably buy a used one if we have another baby so we can re sell and make most of the money back.

Thread: "Aside from subscription drama is the snoo worth it?"

Are you only looking for people with happy stories? Are you collecting testimonials for Snoo? It worked for us somewhat, our son did sleep for slightly longer stretches which made a difference but it wasn’t perfect. I’m in this subreddit because this is a parenting subreddit and this was part of our experience parenting. I answer questions other new parents have (like yours). You can’t separate the subscription drama from the experience. Even people buying new know the Snoo is going to cost more for any future children they have. The subscription costs would’ve definitely made me reconsider buying.

Thread: "If your newborn slept decently well between MOTN feeds, which bassinet did you use?"

My EBF baby did not hesitate to wake to feed in the SNOO and was in the 90th percentile the whole time she was in there 🤷🏻‍♀️ it’s anecdotal, but I don’t believe the SNOO would’ve suppressed her hunger.

Thread: "Opinions on the Snoo"

Just be careful getting one on FB as there have been scams where people who rented them from snoo did not return them and they have been deprogrammed by snoo (I think it's a built in timer or something) and then once you buy it it won't work. It happened to a colleague so just be aware and check that it works before you buy second hand

Thread: "SNOO Bassinet - Worth it?"

I second all of this We were paying more in postpartum doula support than what the snoo would cost. You get desperate and will do whatever you can for sleep, and think it’s totally worth it!

Thread: "Is the Snoo worth it?"

It’s still superior over the other competitors right now for sure (especially with the app to control the settings even more). And the resale value is very good. So my thought process was, buy it on sale and then resell it for at least 700$ (hopefully more like 850$ in my area) and then I feel like I definitely got my money’s worth. I’ve been using it since week 3 and we are at week 15 right now and it has saved my body a LOT of bouncing and rocking, which is great because you never know how your body will feel after giving birth.

Thread: "Did you guys get a bassinet?"

Used SNOO for us. She likes it! We only use it for overnight sleep and contact nap so full disclosure on that haha

Thread: "is the Snoo really worth it?"

I don’t think it’s possible to get a baby back to sleep if they’re hungry. If they’re hungry they’re hungry and they will let you know. Our daughter has had a couple nights where she can stretch 4-5 hours so we know it’s possible and she could just be waking up for whatever reason besides hunger

Thread: "SNOO Bassinet - Worth it?"

Unfortunately this is one of those baby items that depends entirely on the baby. For some babies it is a miracle sleep device. For others it does absolutely nothing. There’s just no way to know until you try it with your kid.

Thread: "Opinions on Snoo Bassinet?"

Only reason we got any sleep for the first 4 months. We literally would have had to sleep in shifts if it wasn't for the snoo. He had terrible reflux and still has some but get it. We bought a used one and sold it and only lost 100 total.