The Science
At Sleepynest, it is in our DNA to focus on the science of sleep and clinical research. To create a truly calming, effective and safe sleep environment, Sleepynest designs its products using sound clinical research.
The Competition: There are a large variety of baby sleep products that claim to improve infant sleep, but few that are actually based on the science of sleep and even fewer have sound clinical research to support their effectiveness.
Sleepynest: Sleepynest has taken a different approach than our competitors. Instead of shaking or bouncing babies, we focused on what naturally calms babies, reduces their need to cry and what helps babies get to sleep and stay asleep.
For parents and babies, that means more sleep, less frustration, and a calmer and happier day
Published Peer Reviewed Clinical Studies Demonstrate the Effectiveness of the Sleepynest Calming Cradle™
A respected randomized peer reviewed clinical study of well-babies showed that babies:
- Cried 63% less and for shorter periods
- Slept 40% longer sleep intervals and slept more consistently
- Slept through the night 24% sooner with 92% sleeping through the night at 11 weeks
- Had accelerated neurological development
- Displayed greater ability to orient themselves to visual and auditory stimuli
- Showed more self-quieting and were easier to console
- Were more social when presented with stimuli
- Gained weight faster
A respected randomized clinical study of NICU babies found that babies:
- Had significantly shorter hospital stays
- Had earlier nippling behavior
- Had a shorter period of gavage feeding before bottle feeding
- Displayed greater ability to orient themselves to visual and auditory stimuli
- Had more mature motor capabilities
- Showed more self-quieting and were easier to console
- Smiled more and were less easily startled
A Safer Cradle
Designed with your baby’s safety in mind, the Sleepynest Calming Cradle is built with innovative safety features that create a safer and cleaner cradle for your baby.
Key Safety Needs
The Competition
Suffocation Risk
The 100% breathe-through mattress and mesh sides are designed to be fully breathable (yes, you can actually breathe right through the mattress), reducing the build-up of carbon dioxide and the risk of suffocation
No, our competition does not have breathe-through mattresses. They use polyurethane, vinyl, and other non-breathable materials
Gentle Womb Motion vs. Shaking & Bouncing
The gentle 3D motion mimics the mother’s womb to create a calming and soothing motion. We don’t believe shaking, bouncing or jostling a baby is either healthy or appropriate
Yes, our competition does shake, bounce and jostle babies
Gentle “Helping Hands” Hold Your Baby Safely In
AAP Recommended Position On Their Back
The easy to use, comforting, Helping Hands band holds your baby safely on her/his back
No we don’t believe it is healthy or appropriate to bind a baby’s hands or put them in a straight jacket
A Safer, More Calming Swaddle
The Woombie swaddle is designed to gently hold your baby, reducing the “startle-reflex” that wakes babies, helps to regulate temperature and mimics the snuggly feeling of the womb and is designed to prevent hip dysplasia
Unlike our competition, our swaddle is specially designed to reduce hip dysplasia
No Toxic / Off-Gassing Foam
We never use polyurethane foam or foam mattresses that off-gas toxic gasses
yes, our competition does use foam
No WIFI Under Your Baby
We don’t put WIFI transmitters under the baby
Yes, our competition does have WIFI transmitters just under the baby
Automated Weaning
The automated weaning feature begins sleep training from the day you put your baby into the cradle
No, our competition doesn’t automate sleep training
Easy To Clean And Sterilize
The Calming Cradle is made with easy to clean mesh fabric and a mattress that allows for quick and easy cleaning of all surfaces your baby touches
No, you can’t remove and clean all the fabric on our competitor’s cradles
New Fabric And Full Cleaning On Every
Rental
The Calming Cradle was designed to be rented and thus it was designed so that all surfaces the baby touches can be removed and replaced with 100% new materials and other surfaces can be easily and effectively cleaned, creating a safe, clean and healthy environment for your baby.
No, our competitors did not design their cradles for this type of easy and effective cleaning
Tested To Pass All Consumer Product Safety Requirements
The Calming Cradle has been tested by leading test labs to ensure it meets all required Consumer Product Safety requirements
Yes, our competitors also meet these minimum regulatory standards, but we set a much higher bar than the regulatory standards when it comes to the safety of your baby
Better Sleep and Less Crying with Sleepynest
With 92% of babies sleeping through the night, and 63% less crying, Sleepynest can provide huge benefits for both babies and parents. Some of the scientific benefits include:
Improved overall health: Adequate sleep is essential for a baby’s overall health and well-being, as it helps to support growth and development, boost the immune system, and regulate hormones.
Increased cognitive development: Sleep plays a significant role in cognitive development, including memory and learning. If baby cries less, they are less stressed, which clinical studies show leads to accelerated cognitive development. Less crying and more sleep also helps babies focus on and engage in learning and development activities, which can lead to improved cognitive and motor development. Adequate sleep in infancy can help to establish patterns for healthy sleep throughout life.
Improved emotional well-being: Adequate sleep is essential for emotional regulation, and can help to reduce the risk of behavioral and emotional problems, such as irritability, mood swings, and difficulty regulating emotions.
Increased parent-infant bonding: Less crying and improved sleep patterns can lead to more interaction with baby, such as eye contact, smiling and cooing, which can improve bonding between the baby and the parents.
Reduced stress and anxiety: When baby is not constantly crying and distraught, stress and anxiety is lessened for the parents.
Improved Sleep: If a baby cries less, they will likely sleep more soundly and for longer periods, which can lead to better overall health and development. More sleep for baby leads to more and better sleep for parents.
It’s important to remember that crying is a normal and necessary way for babies to communicate their needs, and it’s not always possible to prevent crying altogether. Understanding the reasons behind the baby crying can help to reduce crying and address the root cause, like hunger, discomfort, or tiredness.
Economical and Ecologically Sound
To help ensure the best future for your baby and you, the Sleepynest Calming Cradle was designed to have a minimal impact on our precious planet and its resources. The Sleepynest rental program is designed to create reuse of the cradle and its components, we use local delivery whenever possible to reduce our shipping carbon footprint, and we have removed toxic materials from the design and manufacturing of the cradle to keep your nursery clean, safe and ecologically friendly.
We constantly strive to create the most economically friendly and cost-effective product for you and your baby.
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