SNOO Put These Parentsā Minds at Ease

In the middle of a cross-country military move, Rena Banes and her husband got a huge surpriseā¦their daughter came 11 weeks early, weighing just 1 pound 5 ounces upon her arrival.
At the time, the new mom and dad were both active-duty members of the Air Force living in Maryland, but were on the verge of moving to San Antonio, which meant Renaās daughter had medevacked to a hospital in the Banesā new hometown at just 2 weeks old.
āWe hadnāt bought anything for the baby yet,ā she says. āIt was an adventure. I can say that.ā
Thatās when Rena first looked into SNOO. She was initially unsure if the price tag would be worth it, but because her daughter was so tiny and had had such a tumultuous start, Rena decided to use Happiest Babyās military discount and give it a shot.
āI was really nervous...It gave me comfort knowing she was secure in SNOO and wouldnāt be able to roll over,ā Rena remembers.
After 54 days in the hospital, Renaās daughter came home.Ā
āShe was the rock-star of the NICU. She fought to discharge early. She still is a fighter! Everything you say she canāt do, she does.āĀ
Thatās when Renaās daughter snoozed in SNOO for the first time. At first, Rena was skeptical of how quickly SNOO seemed to move, but she soon realized that the motion was just enough to calm her little one.
āThanks to the NICU she was already on a schedule because theyāre stringent about how they do things. You think, how will I ever get on schedule, but SNOO added to our schedule. We just let her wake up on her own to eat.āĀ
By 4 months Renaās daughter was sleeping six- to seven-hour stretches.
āWe were like, this is the best thing since sliced bread,ā Rena says.
But most importantly, SNOO helped give Rena peace of mind after her daughterās dramatic debut.Ā
āAs a parent, you never know whatās going to happen. I liked being able to have that security that the baby is strapped in and they canāt roll over. Ā And, at the same time, theyāre all snuggled up, they get that security of being held even though theyāre not,ā she says.
āIt really helped us out tremendously. I honestly wish everyone could have one.ā
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