Baby hammocks are perhaps the single best idea I have ever seen in my life.
Traditionally in eastern culture baby hammocks or hanging cribs have been used for centuries. Why western culture has not fully adopted the idea in a massive way completely amazes me. In fact horrifies me.
In the 10 years that I manufactured a hanging crib I heard the most interesting number of reasons as to why a new mother felt that she didnt need a hanging crib.
Things like “oh- My Mother is going to buy me a crib” so i would tell her to ask her mother to buy a hanging one, and she would have anohter story. BUT those that did buy and use the hanging cribs loved them.
Now I can tell you from 100% proven experience that a baby that sleeps in a hanging crib sleeps better is way happier, suffers from less ailments like colic and generally is a happier child.
Think about this – You carry the child around in yourwomb for 9 months – all the time there is continuous movement and then when the poor child is born you try to make the baby sleep without movement.
How dumb is that?
Now please do not get me wrong here – my little rant is not for me to sell more baby cribs, as I do not manufacture them anymore.
In fact I will only ever be making one more ever as it will be the one that i film and record so that I can sell you a step by step guide on how to make a hanging baby crib.
So my final word here is this – if you are going to have a baby or even only know of someone who is going to have a baby – then copy this picture and get someone to make you one of these hanging baby cribs.
In fact if you e mail me I will send you the basic dimensions. rob@designsmith.co.za
Oh, by the way the second picture was from my very first hanging crib, and it was much too deep. The mother that first used it complained, and for good reason, and so I replaced it with an improved version and we all slept happily ever after. 
They are so brilliant.
here is a short description on how we made them, andI have added the dimensions.
