No child is created equal :)
May 6, 2011
I received this as a baby shower gift (in 2008) for my first-born son. When we moved him into his crib, in his own room (at 5 months) this helped to relax and soothe him to sleep. It was fantastic for him! I like that you can turn the volume to high if necessary (which it was for us because we also had a fairly loud air purifier in the room). I wish it played longer, but he normally didn't take that long to fall asleep anyway. Like a previous reviewer suggested, it would be great if it came with a remote control. When my son was old enough to crawl around and sit up by himself (around 8-9 months), he enjoyed pressing the toucan button to turn it on. He figured out that he didn't need mama or daddy to listen to the music anymore. My husband and I would smile whenever we'd hear the music in the morning. At two-years old, if my son woke up in the middle of the night, he'd quickly reach up to turn on the music and go back to sleep. It was great. The only problem I have with it is that after 2 years, the animals sometimes stop moving when they're supposed to. After a while, it'll work like normal, but they (the monkey especially) will go on a break or something. LOL Now I have another little boy who is currently going to be 10 months. It worked great for him up until we went on a trip out-of-state. We had a hard time putting him to sleep in a completely different crib in the hotel room, so now we're continuing to have a hard time putting him to sleep in his OWN crib. This "music box" isn't helping anymore, sad to say. I'm thinking of buying a mobile or projector to see if that helps. I have NO IDEA what is causing him to scream in his own crib too---even when I KNOW he's tired. Overall, I think this is a GREAT crib soother. You just have to figure out what your baby likes. My first-born LOVED this and will still turn it on for his baby brother. I would give this a 5 if I was just basing it on my first-born's experience with it. But since my second son doesn't seem to be as interested in it, I decided to give it a 4.
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