SlumberPod The Original Blackout Sleep Tent Travel Essential for Babies and Toddlers, Mini Crib and Pack N Play Cover, Sleep Pod for Kids with Monitor Pouch and Fan Pouch, Blocks 95%+ Light, Black

The SlumberPod has been a total lifesaver for our family, especially when traveling or sharing a room with our little one! It creates a dark, cozy sleep space that helps our baby fall — and stay — asleep without distractions, even during the day. Setup is quick and simple, and it fits perfectly over our pack and play. One thing to note is that it’s important to ensure proper airflow — we always use a fan. With that in mind, it’s been a game changer for better naps and smoother bedtime on the go. Highly recommend for any parent looking to improve their baby’s sleep while traveling!

This was not hard to put together, just easier with 2 people. Totally fine with 1, but it's quirky. Besides that it's perfect. Total black out. 2 pockets for sound machine and monitor. Baby slept 2 hrs in a loud house at family Christmas. Well worth the purchase!!

*Really long review, but I wanted to be as thorough as possible.* I think this is a really smart invention. We have used the SlumberPod every night for 9 weeks and will continue to use it while our baby (currently 13 weeks) room shares with us. Before I get into the review, I think it’s appropriate to offer a little back story so you understand my perspective and why we use this product. When I was pregnant, we didn’t “prepare” our cat well for bringing a baby home. At the time, our cat slept in our room on a cat bed and we would leave the door open, so he can roam around during the night if he chose. When we brought our daughter home from the hospital, we put her in our room in a pack-n-play and had to close the door at night (cat not in the room) because we were concerned he would jump in the pack-n-play. This made our cat cry and moan and meow ALL NIGHT LONG. This went on for weeks. I figured he would eventually stop meowing at all hours of the night, but at 3 weeks he was still going strong. While I was pregnant, I saw SlumberPod on a Facebook group I follow and people were raving about it, but at the time I didn’t know if I would purchase it right away because it’s a bit spendy and we knew we weren’t going to travel with our baby while she’s teeny tiny. I had looked around at alternative privacy pods that were less expensive, but frankly I found something I didn’t like about the ones I had looked at... I’ll touch more on that later on, so you know where my head was when making my decision. After about 3 weeks of hardly any sleep (between a newborn baby and a cat meowing all night), I purchased SlumberPod from Amazon in the wee hours of the morning. Did I / do I feel silly spending $150 to accommodate a cat, Yes! But, what do you do?! I needed sleep and I needed my daughter to be safe. I can honestly say, it’s the best money I’ve ever spent. We can leave our bedroom door open, which means our cat doesn’t meow all hours of the night anymore. I’m a better mom when I’m fully rested. **I do feel a responsibility to say that you should use common sense when buying SlumberPod to keep an animal out of the pack-n-play/ cot. I’m not sure if the makers of SlumberPod advise using it this way, but it works for us. My cat is 11 years old and just eats and sleeps. In all truthfulness, my cat probably wouldn’t have jumped in the pack-n-play anyway, but it’s nice to have something to keep him out just in case.** Here are my thoughts on the cheaper options I had considered and why I decided to pass on them: I looked at two other privacy pods and both of them have a flat top (where SlumberPod has a dome, tent-like design). I had concerns that if the cat did try to jump on the privacy pod- thinking it’s a table or other flat surface- he would land in my baby’s pack-n-play, which is obviously a safety concern. I also read reviews where people with older kiddos had issues with the kid standing in the pack-n-play and the top opening because of the flat surface and velcro. Before using SlumberPod, I had some concerns so I want to share what those concerns were and then my findings after using it daily for 9 weeks: 1. Would my baby be able to breathe well with a tent pod over her pack-n-play? Yes, she’s able to breathe just fine. There are several air vents and we have all of them open and the SlumberPod is still plenty dark with the vents open. 2. Would it be a pain to change the sheets on the infant insert mattress while keeping SlumberPod over the pack-n-play? No issues. The pack-n-play mattress has a tri-fold, so I just fold the mattress together and slide it in and out through the large door. 3. Would the zipper wake my baby when she’s in the drowsy state and we are putting her to bed? This probably depends on your child, but we haven’t had any issues with the zipper disturbing her. Additional thoughts: I also really like the baby monitor pocket. There is a clear window inside so if you have a video monitor you can still see your child. You can’t beat the customer service! The SlumberPod inventors are a mother- daughter duo and you can tell they really do care about their customers. I know it’s a spendy product, but I honestly think it’s worth it. I look at it as an investment and since we use it nightly, the cost per use goes down each day. Although we haven’t traveled with it yet, it seems like it would be easy to travel with because it’s so compact and isn’t too heavy- and yes, it comes with a travel case.

My grandson loves sleeping in the blackout tent. I think it gives him some comfort, not just light blackout. It’s portable also which is helpful. Breathable and good quality.

This thing is awesome. It seems huge at first but it’s perfect. I cheaped out and bought just a basic breathable blackout cover for our pack and play. As soon as my daughter started standing in her crib it became useless and the camera setup no longer viable as she’d rip it down. This thing’s does all it says and hovers high enough that my daughter can stand up, realize it dark, go back to sleep, etc. all without being able to reach the camera pouch up top. She will grow out of the pack and play before she’ll be able to reach it. The camera pouch is awesome, but it’s very hard to get the plastic tight on the camera lens so I just cut a small hole in the net for the Nanit to fit through. Works great.

We have had our slumberpod for 2 years now and it's still one of our fav baby items. It so useful for staying in hotels, sleeping at grandparents, traveling etc. It folds up compactly and weighs very little so great for packing in a suitcase and it fits nicely over our joovy playard, which is pretty large for a pack n play. It could easily accommodate most pack n plays. It really does block out any light and it's very breathable, so even in the summer our daughter sleeps comfortably at the cabin. It fits anywhere her joovy fits, so we set it up with her sound machine placed inside. Once we zip it up, I think she feels like its a cocoon in there bc she falls asleep very quickly and soundly. I can't say anything negative about it. It very simple to set up and take down basically like a mini tent that only has 2 rods. It holds up even if your kids get rowdy in there. We always take it with us when she can't be in her crib at home. If you are staying in a hotel, you can use their pack n play and all you need is this to create a private space for baby. This has been the only way for me and my husband to stay up past our daughter's bedtime when we're in a hotel room. Even if she's in a separate room, this helps her feel safe because her sleep surroundings look the same. There's so many random baby things we've bought and this has been one of our best purchases. So worth the money if you plan on sleeping somewhere other than your house.

We travel a lot with our now 19 month old. He’s a good sleeper but is used to having all sleep in a blackout room by himself. We always try and find places where he can have his own room but, economically, it just doesn’t always work out. We have a lot of family cottage trips this summer where we all have to share a room so we figured we would try this out- WHAT A GAME CHANGER! We are finally able to share a (not at all blackout) room as a family and have our son sleep peacefully with no distractions. We’ve used this successfully 3 times now and will continue to! PROS: - very blackout - pockets for sound machine/ camera/ fan on both the top and sides - well made - compact size to travel with and fairly small even when assembled (not much bigger that a pack and play and not too tall) CONS - the poles are tricky to get into place in a tight space. Not impossible but definitely not “easy”. If in a spacious room, no problems at all! - although the fabric is breathable, it still tends to get quite warm/ stale air inside. I recommend a fan inside one of the pockets if you’re in rooms without good airflow or a small space. - although the fabric, zippers, pole are well made - the footing for the poles gets a lot of tension. The stitching is already pulling away from what foot and will need to be reinforced soon. All in all - SO worth it! My son actually loves hanging out inside like it’s his own little personal space.

Vale completamente la pena , yo lo use con cuna y con colchón inflable y me ha sido súper útil. Pro tip, meto el white noise y mi bebé duerme perfecto sin luz y aislado de ruido también

What a stroke of genius! No longer are we worrying about using tin foil on windows or crap “travel blackout blinds” that don’t work…. This creates a cosy little zone for your little one and our baby settled in it within minutes thanks to the blackout it provides (even in a bright room at nanny & granddad’s). Love the pouches for the fan and the monitor. Only criticism is that because the monitor pocket is made of plastic, it clouds the view from the monitor but not so much that you can’t see anything… it’s just not as clear… but this is a price I’m willing to pay for the blackout quality and stress this takes away when travelling! Folds down nicely and is easy to put up (though would advise finding a large area to assemble it in as the poles are long and easy to catch on a wall in a smaller space 😝)

Very easy to set up and is indeed blackout inside once zipped up. The first night I used this, my baby slept in 2 hours longer because he wasn't woken up by the sunlight in our room in the morning. It will be great to use when traveling this summer in hotel rooms and camping. It has vents for extra ventilation and a pocket for a fan and your baby monitor; both can be accessed from the outside without unzipping the tent, which is a nice feature. My monitor works fine in the monitor pocket, even through the plastic.

Very easy to put together and dismantle. Keeps the cot space dark.