Ghodiyu is an Indian word that means "to help the baby sleep" or it means an Indian Cradle as well. Apparently, the ghodiyu or ghodiya has been used preRaam Bhagwan era. They pronounce it as "God-yu". I was also told that people from South India use something called a Thooli. According to her, thooli means cradle in Tamil (Indian word). It's a hammock that's hung from the ceiling rather than a stand.
So, we thought of just having a summary of the benefits of our baby hammock over the ghodiyu:
- Our baby hammock is JPMA certified, the ghodiyu is not.
- The baby hammock can be taken apart in less than 5 minutes, placed in a travel bag and easily checked in if you like to travel with your baby hammock. With the ghodiyu, you cannot do that.
- There is no tools required to assemble the baby hammocks. In less than 5 minutes, you will be able to set up the baby hammock but not for the ghodiyu.
- The ghodiyu is a lot more bulky compared to the baby hammock. The baby hammock is a lot more compact.
- The ghodiyu does not help with reflux baby. Our baby hammock comes with the 3 levels of elevation, recommended for all reflux babies.
- The ghodiyu cannot work with any automatic cradles, therefore, you will always have to manually rock the baby yourself with the tether provide. As for the baby hammock, if you decide to get the automatic baby hammock unit, it is "HANDS FREE" baby rocking.
- There were complains in the web stating that the ghodiyu scratches the hard wood floors.
- Most importantly, the baby hammock actually mimics being in mama's tummy. When mama walks, the motion is up and down, only the baby hammock can provide. The ghodiyu is just like a baby swing that you can get from Walmart or Target and can only go side to side or front to back. This is the biggest benefit of the baby hammock over the baby swing.
We took a picture from the web to share with all how the ghodiyu looks like versus our MamaLittleHelper Baby Hammock.
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6 comments:
I disagree with the comment that "it looks and is used exactly like a Ghodiyu..." because if it looked and is used exactly like a ghodiyu it would be a ghodiyu.
it is pronounced gho de you. i've heard of the concept of thooli but never have seen one... I'm sure it works perfectly well also.
my comments on the summary benefits:
It will be only a matter of time before someone wakes up and gets the ghodiyu JPMA certified.
There are plenty of portable ghodiyus made in India and are beginning to make it into the western world that don't require tools and can fold up in less then 4 minutes and you can take it on a carry on luggage.
Ghodiyu automatically comes with it's levels of elevation look at the profile of the Ghodiyu vs. the Baby hammock and you will see the curve vs. lack of curve. Place baby slightly higher in the sling/hammock and BOOM automatic elevation - you say you don't want elevation place baby a little further down so we can see ghodiyu has addressed the acid reflux problem many many years ago.
My uncle made my ghodiyu for my children and I preferred the pull the tether method - I don't like the idea of my baby rocking when s/he needs not to be. It's a mindful being here and now in present thing - however in India you can find the automatic versions as well... I'm sure someone will eventually bring that over as well.
As far as scratching the floor the solution to that is a rug or rubber stoppers - that's an easy fix and I'm surprised Baby Hammocks even put that down.
The comment, "The ghodiyu is just like a baby swing that you can get from Walmart or Target and can only go side to side or front to back." I've seen those in action and there is no comparison to ghodiyu and feel somewhat insulted as an Indian that you would compare a product that been used successfully not for years not centuries but for thousands of years.
I have not seen how the baby hammock works with it's up and down motion so really can't comment but I know when I go on a roller coaster and go up and down it's not exactly a great feeling so I can only imagine what a baby feels.
So in conclusion I'd like to say to the people of Baby Hammock, if you see a line in the sand and think I want a line in the sand. Then make a line in the sand. Make it bigger and better then the other guy's line but don't throw sand on it or try to erase the other guy's line. Just sell your product, if it's any good it'll sell itself.
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Great Post! I am looking for discount hammocks and would like some additional info regarding that.
Hi,
I found a website to buy indian ghodiyu. I thought let me share with you all.
http://ghodiyu.net
I ordered a ghodiyu from them and i received it in very short time in perfect condition.
Thanks
Nirzari Patel
I dont think Thooli is better that Ghodiyu. I am using Ghodiyu for my son since his birth and it works perfectly fine. Buy it from the wholesaler
www.ghodiyu.net
I just purchased one this Black Friday from RiasCrazyDeals.com . They have a model that folds up and some great videos on YouTube. I was referred to this site by my friend who bought one from there too.
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