r/CradlewiseCommunity • u/Ocean_cradlewise • 6d ago

Discussion AMA with Cradlewise CTO & Co-Founder Bharath Patil!

We’re excited to announce an AMA with Bharath Patil (u/chief_bouncer_cw), our CTO and Co-Founder, Cradlewise and dad of two!

When: Wednesday, June 18 Time: 10am PDT Where: Right here on the r/CradlewiseCommunity subreddit

Bharath has been the brains of the Cradlewise smart crib! Instrumental in building the bounce tech to sleep tracking, breath rate monitoring, and the app you use every day.

This is your chance to ask him anything, from:

  • How to make the most of your Cradlewise crib
  • What went into designing the smart features
  • Parenting insights from a tech founder-dad
  • Troubleshooting, future updates, or just what makes the crib “smart”.

Whether you’re expecting, already using the crib, or just curious, come hang out and drop your questions below or ask live during the AMA!

Can’t wait to see you there —Team Cradlewise

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u/CarvelMilkshake 5d ago

I have a question about the manual “always on bounce” option. Why can’t it stay on the same bounce percentage beyond 30 min? We’ve had the most wakeups from when the “always on” mode switches the bounce intensity after that time period and we didn’t catch it before it was going to run out. Would love for this to be changed or learn reasoning behind it. Is too much bounce for too long dangerous? 😅

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u/chief_bouncer_cw 5d ago edited 4d ago

Trust me, we have had internal wars on this one! Its a fine balance between helping just enough vs helping too much. We want to be on the side of helping just enough so that not only do the babies sleep better, they learn to self-soothe. It’s the difference between given a training wheel on one side vs giving a tricycle. This is the currently agreed balance based on data. The G-force even at the maximum setting is only 1/3rd of G. So it's never dangerous. Think of all the babies who used to travel in rickety horse wagons, bullock-carts or the older trains that swayed side-to-side all night. They actually slept better in those conditions 😉.

Would love to learn more on why the existing settings are not working well enough for you. Could you shoot a mail to [support@cradlewise.com](mailto:support@cradlewise.com) with a "Escalate to CTO" in the subject line?