Tribe.net. Local Connections Gab http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#8829edc4-5adf-4ef0-ac3e-fd2d6db09959 2009-01-10T06:11:27Z 2009-01-10T06:11:27Z

I just did a quick google search for cradle board for sale and got: http://www.navajocrafts.net/site/618450/page/917799/site http://www.nativecollections.com/cherokee2005.html http://www.missiondelrey.com/papoose-1.html I'm sure there is more but this is what came up on the first 2 pages. And while these are still somewhat expensive, they are all substantially less than the pair your link is to.

Gab 2009-01-10T06:11:27Z Xiomara http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#1f5de645-a83a-420f-92ba-ee6b150afe34 2009-01-09T22:15:24Z 2009-01-09T22:15:24Z

The vibrating bouncy chair was the only way I was able to take showers when dad was away. It worked wonders.

Xiomara 2009-01-09T22:15:24Z stephanie : philly jawn/abby's momma http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#b236de12-d3ca-4060-b2c4-1c5f03c5b423 2009-01-09T20:16:33Z 2009-01-09T20:16:33Z

"But suddenly one day they can sit up unassisted and then you give your bouncy seat away with a sigh." ours was a loaner from my sister, the fp papasan that had vibration and/or music ... i really was sad when i packed it up and stuck it in the closet. i could carry her from room to room and she would sit/lay quietly absorbed in the sounds and rhythms. i showered for 15 minutes everyday for six months. when i brought it out to return to my sister, i turned it on to check the batteries, and those little classical songs brought a nostalgic tear to my eye. <sigh> they grow so fast.

stephanie : philly jawn/abby's momma 2009-01-09T20:16:33Z salt http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#3383a4b2-d2f7-4fda-974c-e184a7f2a606 2009-01-09T19:37:26Z 2009-01-09T19:37:26Z

i had the bouncy vibrating chair and it was the most effective baby happiness tool I had until she was 6 months or so. She really didn't like being worn in a sling if I was sitting down and it is pretty impossible to do things like shower and cook while slinging. I also think that while I'm an incredibly hands on and attached parent (strollers are the devil!) there were nights where it was total heaven to eat dinner with both hands! But suddenly one day they can sit up unassisted and then you give your bouncy seat away with a sigh.

salt 2009-01-09T19:37:26Z HunnyDu http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#c19833b7-ab0b-41eb-845f-0106c7b837a3 2009-01-09T18:26:39Z 2009-01-09T18:26:39Z

We have allready been given a bouncy chair for infants, and a rocking vibrating one for 6mo+......those, of which I have never used! So its funny to me, but the price was right ( free) so I accepted them. We shall see if they work.

HunnyDu 2009-01-09T18:26:39Z SiMoNe http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#f8dd6c59-6aae-4d38-a9f8-cf826e8f3d6b 2009-01-09T06:41:00Z 2009-01-09T06:41:00Z

..another cheaper alternative might be a very low-tech bouncy chair like this one: http://www.target.com/Fisher-Price-Soothe-n-Play-Bouncer/dp/B00106CNXK/qid=1231483060/ref=br_1_10/183-3419593-0198417?ie=UTF8&node=1041928&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1. Parker has never liked for being worn around the house so I would put her down in a bouncy chair in the room I was in so she would be near me while I did stuff around the house. This was when she was awake as well as sleeping, and I could pick up the chair and move it from room to room if she was sleeping. I do like the idea of the rocking in the cradleboard though, though holding the baby and rocking her may work too. the nice thing about the one above, aside form the price is that you can take the arch off - annd you can swaddle a baby in these chairs as well.

SiMoNe 2009-01-09T06:41:00Z HunnyDu http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#dfb990e5-efa4-4f22-b607-9d968b88744d 2009-01-05T19:32:56Z 2009-01-05T19:32:56Z

Thats the plan, but it cant hurt to have an alternative.

HunnyDu 2009-01-05T19:32:56Z Carrie http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#694cc097-ec3c-43bf-9faf-1e5f016f0cbf 2009-01-05T19:19:23Z 2009-01-05T19:19:23Z

Why don't you just sling her and keep doing what you are doing. That's the way I always did it with my daughter. And when she was old enough, I'd put her on my back in the ergo and she'd go to sleep there. You can transfer to a bed after they're asleep if you don't want to be encumbered.

Carrie 2009-01-05T19:19:23Z salt http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#10476232-66f4-48cb-be37-9e25582f80e5 2009-01-04T20:33:02Z 2009-01-04T20:33:02Z

cradleboards are the native american traditions equivalent of swaddling. A baby is strapped into the board (more like a basket in some tribes) and the board is worn on a mother's back, or can be hung up in a tree or propped up. It was the original convertible car seat bucket idea...can be used in transit or in repose. Traditionally, a new one is made for each baby and when it is no longer used, it is ceremonially burnt. I would look at some books about how to make your own (I was very interested in them for a while but settled for an ergo) or perhaps ask around in one of the native american living tribes, I know there are a few here.

salt 2009-01-04T20:33:02Z HunnyDu http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#d7768fbc-3a12-4098-8c02-895cf6b74725 2009-01-04T20:31:45Z 2009-01-04T20:31:45Z

the way it works is you swaddle the babe, put the babe in the board, and then lace up the sides like a football. Then I would lay the board across my lap, baby facing up, and just sway my knees back and forth until the baby is asleep ( this takes anywhere from 1 to 5 minutes). Though, if I can I will always try to nurse the baby to sleep in a sling or moby or ergo, there may be times where mother in law or husband have to put the baby to sleep, or there may be some other reason ( like, I need to take a shower) where I cant just wear the baby. Its somewhat like a moses basket only more structured and the swaddling is more secure and confined. I thought it looked weird the first time I used one, but the baby I worked with just loved it.

HunnyDu 2009-01-04T20:31:45Z stephanie : philly jawn/abby's momma http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#889ee51d-d240-425c-9fa1-b225f63a378a 2009-01-04T20:17:47Z 2009-01-04T20:17:47Z

really? huh. i didn't know that. does the cradle board keep the babe in one place, or would you wear it?

stephanie : philly jawn/abby's momma 2009-01-04T20:17:47Z HunnyDu http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#2a0921c6-3b56-4c04-95c8-65ef268e94ee 2009-01-04T20:04:11Z 2009-01-04T20:04:11Z

well, Steph, babies sleep a lot during the day,and I wont always be able to lay with the baby for the whole nap. I will be able to lay with them until theyre asleep,but I wont always be able to nap with them for the whole nap.

HunnyDu 2009-01-04T20:04:11Z stephanie : philly jawn/abby's momma http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#bb0ad5f6-6ee5-40f1-82c6-56bed6a27512 2009-01-04T14:06:56Z 2009-01-04T14:06:56Z

i'm not quite sure what you mean by "when the baby needs to sleep without me" in reference to using the cradle board.

stephanie : philly jawn/abby's momma 2009-01-04T14:06:56Z HunnyDu http://attachedparent.tribe.net/thread/64712c1c-290b-4c41-9d66-33638ba2691c#f7e02781-fdc1-48a9-9279-36087c83ba79 2009-01-04T02:30:52Z 2009-01-04T02:30:52Z

In all my years of working with kids, the fastest, easiest way to get a baby to sleep and to stay asleep was to use a cradle board. We plan on co sleeping at night, but when the baby needs to sleep without me, I would really like to have a cradle board. The trouble isall the ones I have seen on the internet are not really practical for a baby, theyre heavily adorned, expensive, and made more for art collectors than parents. Does anyone know where a more simple one can be bought or made? Here is a link so you can see what Im talking about http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sagebrushgallery.com/indian-baskets-for-sale/Monocradles.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.sagebrushgallery.com/indian-baskets-for-sale/indian-baskets-for-sale-mono-cradle-board-basket.html&usg=__l7AzE9Gk7yai7icUPCXPFEfsidE=&h=480&w=640&sz=89&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=J2gAgxlJu2OEwM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcradle%2Bboards%2Bfor%2Bsale%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS304%26sa%3DN but those are made from pine needles, not so practical.

HunnyDu 2009-01-04T02:30:52Z