Fisher-Price Rainforest Waterfall Peek-a-Boo Soother
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Baby Products Reviews of Fisher-Price Rainforest Waterfall Peek-a-Boo Soother
Customer Review: Our 5 month old twins love these
Summary: 4 Stars
These are great soothers for our twin boys. It can captivate them for 10+ minutes and often times we turn just the music on before we lay them down in their cribs to sleep which helps lull them (otherwise they may stare at the visuals too long and not go to sleep). But for keeping them awake and entertained these are great. My biggest complaint about them though is how they attach to the crib. Those straps are soooo annoying!! I hate them which is why I only gave this product 4 stars, and debated giving it only 3. I wanted to use one of these soothers sometimes on the crib, but also sometimes in the living room since we spend so much time with the boys in there. Well given what a HUGE pain they are to attach/detach from the crib that doesn't happen. Plus, the bottom of the soother is not flat, which is another stupid thing. I wanted to just set it up on the coffee table for instance when in the living room, but that doesn't work because its not flat on the bottom. Those two issues (the straps and the rounded bottom) are very frustrating. But for just using this soother on the crib, its great. I dread when it needs batteries though given what a hassle it is to remove from the crib rail!Customer Review: Great sleep aid!
Summary: 5 Stars
We bought this after it was recommended in a few baby books as a great way to help your baby settle and sleep through the night.
Well it worked for us with our 6 month old who still has it attached to her crib (she's now just turned 2) She still likes to play it herself when she first goes to bed and we occasionally hear it in the middle of the night if she's woken up. It seems to reassure her and she just goes back off to sleep without needing us to go to her.
As a result she's a fantastic sleeper and sleeps from 7pm to 8am every night now, and I'm sure this contributed to her great sleep pattern.
This definitely helps her to get off to sleep on her own, and soothes her back to sleep in the middle of the night (once mobile, she learned how to press the button on the front herself and would turn it back on if she woke in the night even as a young baby)
She likes the light it gives off I think, as well as the soothing tunes. We've had to replace the batteries many times (4 'c' batteries), but that's a minor pay off for many restful nights. We would highly recommend it as a sleep aid for baby (and parents!)
Customer Review: The best soother we've tried
Summary: 5 Stars
We've tried a few soothers and had a mobile and this was by far my twins favorite. They are 1 now and in separate cribs and I need to buy another one so they can each have one. I've read other reviews that said it was too bright and I don't know if my girls are weird, but they like it. The light is blue and not a blinding white, both my girls look for it when they get in the crib and stare at it while it runs. When we were away visiting family, I wish I had brought it with me because they were miserable without it. It did go through a lot of batteries when they were in the crib more, now they prefer to take naps in the stroller when we go for walks so it's only used once a day (and when they decide to turn it on in the night/morning) and I only change the batteries around every 3 months. It only stays on for 6 minutes when you have lights, sound and motion, but that's perfect timing for my girls as they are usually asleep within 3-5 minutes of getting settled in bed. At first I thought it would be too short, but they don't cry when it's done and are always asleep when I check on them. All in all, a very good soother.Customer Review: Happy baby
Summary: 5 Stars
My son first had this in the NICU when he moved out of his isolete and into a crib. He would stare at this rainforest and seemed really engaged so we bought one so he would have it at home too (my husband wanted him to have something familiar at home- so cute!) Now he is a little over 6 months old (he was a preemie so he is almost 4 months adjusted) and he still loves it. I don't use it at night for him to fall asleep, in fact, I turn him the other way in his crib so he doesn't accidentally turn it on in the middle of the night. It works great if I need to put him in his crib to get something done for a few minutes and sometimes I use it during the day for naptime because it is already bright in the room. I have never changed the batteries but I use it one time a day at the most. It is really cute and my son is already figuring out how to turn it on for himself. As long as you don't plan on using it as your nighttime "mobile" then it is awesome! (A side note- it doesn't attach to my crib because of the chunky rails around the top but my mom attached it to the bumper and it is very secure.)Customer Review: I love it & so does my son
Summary: 4 Stars
We didn't put this on the crib until my son was about 2 months old. However, it hasn't come off since! The lights, movement & sounds all help calm & put my son to sleep. By watching us turn it on, he's learned how it works, too! He's been turning it on since he was a little over 4 months old. He either plays with it using his feet (almost like he's trying to get the animals!) or pushes the button with his hand & just stares at it. I love when he does that since it gives us an extra bit of time to get up & get a bottle ready for him.
The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is that I think it could be improved upon a little. I'd love if the music/lights/movement option lasted longer than 3 songs. I find that on rougher nights, we have to go in & turn it on 1 or 2 additional times before he'll be asleep. It does have a music only option that plays for 18mins but he really likes to watch the lights/movement as well.
All-in-all, I'd definitely ask for/buy this again if I had it to do over ^_^