Baby EinsteinSea Dreams Soother Musical Crib Toy and Sound Machine, Newborn and up

Oh. My. Gosh. This product is so great for soothing baby. I could not recommend this to someone more. It can be bright late at night but it slowly dims. It helps grabs baby’s attention for a little bit if you are needing to do something, it helps put baby to sleep. We bring it in the car so shes distracted. We used it on a 10hr road trip and it put her right to sleep. The little seashell remote only works in close distance. this is worth every penny and more.

Purchased for my daughter's crib to help her go to sleep. She loves to watch the movement and listen to the sound, you can use both ocean sounds or music with the movement or not. She prefers the movement with ocean sounds over the music. It seems a bit loud at first, but does gradually get softer so it is fine. She can turn it on herself with a button in the front which is good most of the time, but she has accidently kicked it on and woken up from it. I just moved it up so she has to actually reach for it to get it on which seems to work. It is adjustable with straps on the back. Good purchase, works well!

The media could not be loaded. My baby LOVES this thing. He smiles and squeals little happy baby noises and kicks his little legs while the music plays. I didn’t even realize at first that it has a quiet mode, different movement and light modes, and you can slide the volume option to off so baby doesn’t accidentally turn it on in his or her sleep. It attaches securely to the crib so you don’t have to worry about it tipping over.Great for keeping baby entertained and happy, and even great for a tummy time motivator! I turned this on at night and he was cooing happily at the glowing light and reaching his hand toward the little sea creatures. Absolutely adorable! And as an added bonus I don’t find the music annoying at all! So many things have annoying sounds and this one is just perfect and automatically turns off after awhile. I must say the remote doesn’t work super well but that’s not a big deal to me, I’m right near my baby anyway so it’s easy to just press the button again.

My 3 month old daughter loves this toy. I grabs her attention and keeps her entertained for a while. It’s useful during tummy time, car rides, and post-bath time! There are different settings where you can adjust the sound and the brightness. The music is also nice and relaxing, not obnoxious like many other toys are. It’s also nice that you can control it with a remote.

I have mixed feelings about this toy. My baby does enjoy it and it helps him get to sleep, which is great. But it has some flaws. I'd love to see a new version that improves on this idea:- it's well known that blue light interferes with sleep, so it's a confusing choice for this kind of toy. We usually use it with only music unless he's particularly worked up. The blue light is pretty bright when it's on.- some of the music is quite energetic. My baby goes to sleep with this music but I feel it would be more effective if it had calmer music. Fur Elise isn't my first choice for lullaby.- it's too loud even on the lower volume setting. I try to start it while I'm feeding him before bed so it's quieter by the time I put him in the crib.- this thing eats batteries. Even in music-only mode it doesn't last that long. You will need to get rechargeable batteries to avoid paying a second mortgage in batteries. I would love a version with a built in battery that could be recharged via USB.- When the battery is low, it has a very bright flashing red light right on the top. It's very annoying. It should be a much smaller light and it should be on the back, facing away from the crib.Overall, I kind of wish we had gone with some other kind of sleep music, but at this point my baby definitely associates these songs with sleep, and I do like that he can activate it himself. I'm not sure there's another product that functions like this so if you are needing a little extra help getting your baby to sleep, it's worth a try.

UPDATE: Amazon sent a replacement and it works perfectly! I'd use it for myself as it's so cute!ORIGINAL REVIEW:I have long suspected that some mfrs are selling defective items that failed quality control. The product box I received was banged up & torn. Amazon placed it in a good shipping box, but shouldn't have sent it even if it worked as the product box was too damaged to give as a gift. The defects were an octopus getting stuck and jerking with a clicking noise, the music cutting out & volume level didn't change, the light blinked on and off instead of being steady. This happened with Melissa & Doug too. I'm tired of receiving defective items that mfrs sell here & get away with it. Companies doing this know most buyers won't do the steps to return.

Purchased for our granddaughter and she's amazed. I used one like this for our son when he was a baby so I purchased the new model for our granddaughter and she loves it. It's soothing lights and sounds are perfect for settling her down at bedtime.

I love this item so much, and when you have a 6-month-old going on a 16-hour road trip, I HIGHLY AND I MEAN HIGHLY recommend bringing this along for the ride! This item lights up, moves, and has pretty wave light animations. The sounds are soothing, and the light turns off after a certain time to save battery. The remote is also a game changer; when it turns off, you can easily use it while in the front seat. Bring it in the car and attach it to the back headrest, to the crib, to the wall, anywhere you can. This device has been a TV alternative life saver!