Hammocks. How does the rest of the world get by without them? And how does anyone get a baby down for a nap if there’s no hammock on the veranda?
When my granddaughter was born in North Carolina, I looked all over the Net for a hammock to send for her. The closest I found was a soft-sided bassinet suspended by springs from an aluminum frame. Nice, cozy, and very expensive and she’d grown out of it by the time she was 4 months old
When we were in Cambodia in July of last year to bring Cj home I bought ten hammocks for twenty dollars. Three hang side by side and get daily use. Cj is in hers morning and afternoon and sleeps like log. Some of her best naps are on stormy days when the wind keeps her rocking. Sam doesn’t nap as often as he did, but loves climbing into my hammock with me when he wants a long cuddle and will snuggle down into his with a book.
Cambodian kids are swinging from early on. Woven cane baskets suspended from the ceiling are the cribs of the orphanages. Hammocks serve as recliner/rockers, couches, guest beds, chaise lounges, in many Khmer homes. How practical.