Here's what it looked like: (Update: after posted this part of our review, DockATot replaced the above tips with another page on Safety Guidelines in September 2018. 2. Many new parents prefer to keep their baby close-by the bed to help make sleep and nighttime feedings easier. DockATot claims its product is tested for "air permeability" (as recently as 2017, the company claimed DockATot was "100% breathable"). Co-sleeping is one of the biggest risk factors for infant sleep death. The take-home message: do not use the DockATot as an in-bed co-sleeper, Remove all stuffed toys and other play things. The babynest Dockatot or any other brands are safe and make you sure the baby is safe if you have doubts your sleep is too deep. recommend that all babies under a year old are put to sleep on their backs, in a crib or bassinet, with nothing else in it whatsoever. We found several pictures of babies in a DockATot in a crib (#dockatot) on Instagram in the past few months. The DockATot’s website offers some comfort; their safety page claims that the cover’s material is 100% breathable. Several mom friends of mine are proud owners of the DockATot, and they were quick to sing its praises when I asked for advice. Weigh in below in the comments section. “Th. studies show a correlation between SIDS and soft bedding like pillows, crib bumpers and the like. Your email address will not be published. Yet if a baby in a DockATot or other co-sleeper wakes up and rolls over, what happens if they wedge themselves next to the “bolsters” that even DockATot says function like crib bumpers? That means we’ve researched and written about hundreds of baby gear companies. Here's a graphic from the company's FAQ on the US-facing site: Why? New mom Sara Axelbaum is working with her postpartum doula, Sara Loudwig, to set a safe sleep routine for baby Denver. Baby Bargains has one mission: help you find the best gear for your family with unbiased reviews by experts with 20 years of experience. Still, it's not categorized as a bassinet or co-sleeper, which means it is technically an unregulated sleep product — there are several articles online that question the DockATot’s claim that the material is "breathable." Why is co-seelping with a DockATot dangerous? Yet unlike cribs, bassinets, play yard and bedside sleepers, in-bed sleepers are not required to meet any federal safety standards related to infant sleep. in the crib). In the history of humans it is the crib and separation that is new. As a devil's advocate, you could say this is just Instagram travel porn—pretend shots of the DockATot in exotic locations intended to rack up Instagram hearts. But once the babies reached 6 months of age, only one in four babies continued to share a bed or a room with their parents. Poor mamas in US. especially in those early months (birth to six months) when the risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is at its peak. Despite explicit warnings about not using the product in a crib, parents did it anyway. (*As with any Instagram account with six-figure followers, it is impossible to verify whether all those followers are real. However, my daughter would not sleep in the bassinet or her crib or anywhere besides with me. This is not anything that I would be comfortable recommending to parents.”. The DockATot is manufactured in Estonia with fabrics from Portugal. Not content to feature one dangerous use of the DockATot at a time, the company often goes for multiple flags in the same post. on a cliff. DockATot safety issues, as I said, is the main thing that compelled me to write this post.