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When we designed Shnuggle, we wanted it to be be much safer than the traditional Maize or Palm leaf Moses 

baskets, so we looked at all the things that made these baskets weak or unsafe.

We found that the maize leaves weaken and degrade with use, with all the fibres snapping and the basket losing shape and strength.  Also, as the fibres get damn or mouldy, they weaken and break too.

We carefully selected the best material to make Shnuggle from, which offer the perfect blend of super strength, flexibility, recycleability, pthtalate free, quiet and light weight. This material is HDPE (High Density Polyethylene)

To give you an idea, a Moses basket should safely hold 2 x the weight of a 6month old @ 6kg = 12kg.  All Moses basket must do this when new, but we know they weaken over time, the handles can break or the bottom can fall out!

Shnuggle is about 5 x Stronger! Safely tested to exceed 50kg without any long term damage or failure. To put this into perspective, this is the equivalent to:-

• 14,044 One pence pieces (3.56g each) 
• 370 iPhone 4's (135g each)
• 50 bags of sugar (1kg each)
• 10 Maxi Cosi Car seats (4.5kg each)
• 1 Dishwasher (50kg)
• 45% Of a baby elephant (112kg each)

So when considering the safest place for your baby to sleep - remember Shnuggle - The Modern Moses Basket.

Here is the 2nd article in our interesting Shnuggle Facts series. Today's  Shnuggle Fact #2 is about Silence!

We all know that babies can be hard to settle, and when they are asleep us parents need to sleep too - because we know in a few hours baby will be up again!

So there is nothing worse than laying awake listening to your baby moving around in their creaky Moses basket, thinking that they are about to wake up, when in fact they are fast asleep!

This is a common problem with traditional maize of palm Moses baskets, as they are made by hand weaving leaves together to form the basket.  The fibres of these leaves quickly dry out which causes them to rustle or creak as they move against each other.

The Shnuggle basket is completely different, as it is formed in one piece from a carefully selected material, which does not generate any noise when your baby shuffles around.

This means that when your restless baby is fast asleep, you wont be kept awake listening to their every move!  When baby wants you to wake up, he'll let you know!

We hope you enjoyed this Shnuggle Fact #2, and please come back tomorrow for Shnuggle Fact #3 - Hygienic