I have a 8 1/2 month old little boy and am looking for a crib soother that has worked for other moms to help get your little one to relax/fall asleep in his/her crib at night. I am thinking about the "sleep sheep", but could use some other ideas. Thanks!!
I have always used the Fisher Price ones. The latest one is a cute jungle theme one with a light and music.
The one that worked wonders for us was the one by Fisher Price that has birds that go around and around and plays music. It also plays a "movie" on the ceiling which is what my daughter absolutely loved. Even when she would wake up in the middle of the night she would press it and watch the movie until she fell back asleep.
We have the fisher price ocean wonders aquarium. It plays music, lights up, has bubbles . . .a couple of different options.
We got it when my son was about 7 or 8 months old and he is 17 months and still loves it. There is a big button that he can turn in on by himself if he wants. The one good thing that I like is we use it 3 times a day (2 naps and at nighttime) and the batteries last for several months . . .that's a huge plus for me!
Really though, most of the ones I have seen are pretty good.
Good Luck with your decision,
Beth
Someone got us the Sleep Sheep, and we played it for our son when we wanted to sleep, but I don't think it did much for him. I think you should purchase what other mom's suggested. But let me say that I also had the Fischer Price Rainforest Waterfall Peek-a-Boo Soother, and as the monkey was swinging, it kept making this horrible screeching noise that would not soothe any baby. And the monkey was my baby's favorite part until that noise started happening.
We have the Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Soother and it is the best gift we got. It plays music, rain forest sounds, or waves and lights up with bubbles as the fish go around. Our little one is 9 months old and loves it and has figured out how to turn it on by herself so she can put herself back to sleep in the middle of the night. You may have to go on eBay to find it but it is worth it
I would certainly recommend it!!
My son is 4 and we are working on getting a diagnosis for him being Autistic. He also hvae a seizure disorder. I hvae played lullabies for all my kids since they were baby's and still do for erik. for Christmas, I got him something by homedics that is just great. Look on their website. I got mine at Kohls and let me tell you, he loves it and it plays songs and also different things and then has 3 mini disks that you can put in so it shows up on the wall. I think the website is www.homedics.com.
Stacie Bailey CLD
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The Fisher Price Ocean Wonders one is one of the best.
i use an ipod in a base with speakers (I got it at costco) and play fisher price lullabies. The great thing about this solution is that you can later use it for music anywhere else in your house with any kind of music.
what has worked for me is a "mommy bear" It's a teddy bear with a heartbeat sound like what they hear in the womb. My boys loved it. I also played soft music when they go to bed.When they heard the music, they knew it was time for bed. Now they request it. I hope this helps:)
Michelle L
Mom of 4 busy boys
I have used the fisher price crib aquarium ever since my son was in his crib. I love it.
Hi, Stephanie. I have a 16 1/2 month old baby boy, and we bought a few things when he was super tiny that we still use today: The Dreams-In-Sight Projection Mobile, because it "converts" to just a music box that the baby can play after you remove the hanging part of the mobile when they get too old. It projects stars and moons onto a little canopy, and it has 3 different songs plus 1 nighttime birds/crickets sound. My son starts it up on his own now to soothe himself. You can get it at Babies R Us, and probably Target too.
The second item we love is the Twighlight Turtle. It's made by CloudB, the same folks who make the Sleep Sheep. It's a night light that projects stars onto the ceiling, has 3 different colors, and stays on for 45 minutes.
We also really like the sound machine we got him at Babies R Us. It has about 10 different sounds, plus you can combine them. We normally have the surf or rain or birds on when my son goes to sleep. There is also a womb sounds button on it. It's called the Sound Sleeper.
Hope some of this helps! Good luck.
Nina
The Fisher Price Aquarium is the best thing Fisher Price ever invented! A friend of mine recommended this for me when my son was 6 months old. He is 22 months old and still using it. He turns it on/off himself. There is a Rainforest version that my sister-in-law uses with my niece and they love that one as well. It's only about $25-30 @ Target. Good luck. Again, highly recommend, saved me sooo many times!
I've got 2 little ones (2 yr old girl and a 7 mos. old girl). A couple of good friends of mine with children had recommended a book about Kid's sleep habits to read (skim) when my older daughter was "colicy" in her first months. The name of the book is "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Weisbluth. I swear by the book. It taught me a lot about how much and what type of sleep babies (toddlers and beyond) need. It blew me away. He recommends avoiding stimulating mobiles and music, etc as those types of "soothing" devices actually stimulate the child instead of relax them. Just thought if you are as desperate as i was for getting my baby some sleep you might give it a shot! Both of my kids now get put down in their cribs awake and have no probs falling asleep on their own. It's a blessing!
My daughter loves the musical light show by Tomy. It's a little star that attaches to the side of the bed and projects little bears on the ceiling while playing 3 different songs. She still uses it now and she just turned 4.
I used the oceans aquarium one my daughter really loved it. I has music and soothing water sounds.
We use the Fisher Price Waterfall Soother for our 6 month old and he loves it. With the combination of lights, motion and sounds/music he can calm down from even the most furious resistance to a nap. It is a sanity saver for us. Hope it works for you, too.
I wouldn't suggest the sleep sheep. It never worked at any age for my son (9 months). He does like the Rainforest crib soother from Fisher Price.
My 18-month-old son loves and has always loved the Ocean Wonders Aquarium. I believe Fisher Price makes it and you can find it at Babies R Us, Target, etc...
Christina L
We use books on Cd's or tapes (children's books) for our children (almost 3 yrs and almost 4 months). They last 10 - 20 minutes (depending upon the CD or tape, some play through twice). They are just short stories by scholastic books. The story finishes the CD player or tape player shuts off and it gives your child something to listen/relax to while drifting off to sleep.
We also have fake aquariums in our kids rooms. They love watching the light change and all the fake plastic sea creatures move around. Then when we go to bed we turn them off. Both of ours are in a cylinder shape so it's tall enough for the baby to see from his crib.