When Mae was sick with a cold, nothing was helping her sleep. I found myself rocking, singing, nasal spraying, humidifying, and whining. As I was rocking her to sleep for the third time that night, I noticed her staring at her animal hammock that hung on her wall. I held her up to it. After much deliberation, she chose a light brown teddy bear, snuggled it, and fell asleep in my arms. She had chosen her new best friend.
Before that day, she had never had any interest in any stuffed animal, let alone needed one to fall asleep. I credit that one magical night to the animal hammock that literally took 5 minutes to make. Guaranteed to help any baby fall asleep instantly, or your money back!*
*not a real quarantee, also, you never gave me any money*
Step 1- Choose a pillow case you wont mind never using as a pillow case ever again
Step 2- Turn inside out, and cut the 2 long edges (you can cut the outside seam all the way off).
Step 3- If you want to be real fancy, hem the edges.
Step 4- If you're like me and decided that no one was every going to see the edges, and it will likely not fray since no one will play with it, go to step 5.
Step 5- Using a rubber band, or string, or ribbon, or whatever to scrunch the two outside edges together. (I used the stitching of the pillowcase as a guide for placement)
Step 6- Screw two of these things in the wall where you want your hammock to be.
Step 7- Hang Hammock.
Step 8- Fill with adorable stuffed animals.
Step 9- Enjoy having a baby who sleeps through the night (once).
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