The First Years - Crib CD Player
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Baby Products Reviews of The First Years - Crib CD Player
Customer Review: Save Your Money!
Summary: 1 Stars
This cd player isn't worth a dime! Needless to say, I didn't read the reviews before I registered for this item, but I sure wish I had! Yes, this cd player goes through batteries, so stock up! I have had problems with it just shutting off right in the middle of the cd and this has happened more than I can count! Oh, and it does skip just like everyone else has said so don't bump the crib when laying your baby down!! The light is useless too...what is it really for? You can't use it to see the front of the cd player in the dark (it's located on the BACK of the cd player) are you really going to turn on a light that shines right into your sleeping baby's crib?? I'm tossing this hunk of junk in the trash today and buying a regular cd player for my baby. Guess this was one item I should've listened to my husband and done without!!Customer Review: Great for babies in the NICU or hospital
Summary: 5 Stars
I was so surprised to see all the bad reviews for this product.
I purchased this item to play music for my daughter who was premature. She was in the NICU for over 7 weeks. 3 weeks in an enclosed isolet and the rest of the time in an open one. I wanted her to hear something more soothing than the constant sound of her heart monitor alarming and the round the clock activity that goes on in such an environment. Both of the hospitals she was in allowed these. As a matter of fact, two other moms whose babies were in the room with my daughter purchased them as well.
I had no problem with skipping discs or anything else. As a matter of fact, the only problem we had was one of the nurses didn't know how to open it and broke one of the pieces. We continued to used this item at home and feel it is a great product.
Customer Review: LOVED IT
Summary: 5 Stars
I received this as a gift when my first child was born, and it was the best thing ever. We only used the cd function not the light function. It's great because it shuts off by itself, plays at a low volume (to lull the baby to sleep), attaches to the edge of the crib, and it's small and very portable. We travelled a lot with our first child, and he hated the pack and play, so we bought him a sleeping bag and let him sleep on the floor....weird....but he loves it! We rolled the cd player up inside the sleeping bag and took it with us wherever we went. It helped us keep his bedtime routine in tact even though we weren't in our house/his room. We're about to have child number 2 and I'm going to buy another one b/c the first one just died (dad dropped it on the driveway one too many times). Wouldn't trade it for the world!Customer Review: Very helpful for bedtime routines
Summary: 4 Stars
My husband and I wanted to buy this for our kids to play the lullabye CDs people had given as baby gifts, but we couldn't justify paying $50. I happened to find a used one at a rummage sale for a dollar! Much more reasonable.
PROS: plays any CD; good volume control for a crib (a baby doesn't need surround sound to fall asleep); battery compartment is secured well; "C" batteries are best as rechargeables for something like this, since it's used every day; optional timer and programming buttons are good to customize baby's routine; dim nightlight is just enough for you see where the pacifier fell while you reset the music in the middle of the night without waking baby
CONS: PRICE; CD door takes two hands to open and is noisy; I kind of wish it had a optional wall-mount or desk base for post-crib use
Customer Review: love this cd player
Summary: 4 Stars
I had this on my registry and am so glad to have gotten it. We took it to the hospital with us for delivery - nice and portable. I like that it uses batteries since my little house has a limited number of plugs and most are used for other things. Eliminating the cord also means one less thing we have to baby-proof as she starts crawling. The light is just bright enough to see baby as she sleeps and the blue color doesn't hurt her eyes like yellow light can. I love that it shuts off after going through the entire CD rather than being on a timer, and clipping to the side of the crib means more space on tables and shelves. I read the review about this player using batteries, but sometimes the type of rechargeable battery used can make a difference in how long they last. Perhaps the batteries were bad.