Fisher-Price Baby Crib Toy, 3-in-1 Cot Mobile, Butterfly Dreams Sound Machine with Light Projection for Newborn to Toddler, CDN41

Product Information

Nancy loves the mobile, she watches it when she's having her nappy changed and gets excited kicking her legs when it moves.

Check how the arm of the mobile attaches to different products and whether it folds neatly for travelling. MFM home tester Charlotte tested this mobile out with her 6 week old baby and said, "the mobile is really well designed, with beautiful soft toys in complementary shades within the same colour palette.When testing these cot mobiles we considered a number of factors including effectiveness, design and aesthetic appeal, safety, value for money and added featured such as music and light projection. Although I used it numerous times it never once sent him to sleep, if anything it excited him, which is fine by me but possibly not what it's intended use is for. Be warned, choose the wrong song at bedtime, and you could get your baby excited rather than sleepy. MFM home tester Jodie tested this cot mobile with her 10 week old baby and said, "I love that the cloud feature can be detached and used separately away from the mobile, it became a multi-functional piece of equipment.

It also has a sound sensor to detect your baby crying and plays songs and sounds to soothe them back to sleep. When she was alert, her gaze focused on the mobile, she would get excited, kick her legs and vocalise. However, MFM home tester Milly uses this and said, "on some cots it doesn't come across far enough," but her 18 month old "has it on his toddler bed and turns it on himself to go to sleep and it turns off after a certain time which is perfect.There are many cot mobiles on the market to choose from, some more stimulating than others depending on your intended use. Although Caralyn would recommend the cot mobile, she did say it doesn't work the best with the Chicco Next2Me bedside crib: it is worth noting most cot mobiles work better on a more traditional cot with bars. The mobile has a large variety of tunes to with 4 songs and 40 melodies to help your baby fall asleep. Usually, I really don't like the inbuilt music in baby equipment, but this one was lovely, the sounds chosen were soothing and the sound quality wasn't horrendous.

However, she did point out "the stars from the projector only showed up if the room was really dark so not helpful for daytime napping, and the amount of plastic used to make it is not great for sustainability". If your baby is struggling to sleep at night, you can also take a look at our best sleep aids and white noise machines and best nightlights to help them drift off. Smaller, compact mobiles are great if you travel a lot, visit friends and family, or want the baby to nap in the pushchair. It was also great that you can vary what you want from it, whether the lambs are rotating, lights on or sound on.Although cot mobiles can be very beneficial for your baby's development and sleep, it's important that they're used safely and correctly, see our safety advice at the end of this article for guidance. My baby was soothed by the mobile and it definitely distracted her when she was cranky, but it made no difference to her sleep.

Although a cot mobile can't guarantee eight hours of shut-eye, it can help soothe your baby with gentle movements and sounds into a happy slumber. MFM home tester Bella tested this mobile with her 12 week old baby and said, "the cot mobile was very easy to assemble and attach to the cot.

It is best to look for mobiles that feature high-contrast colours, like dark blue and white, black and white or a bullseye pattern. The tune was calming and not too loud that it startled or disturbed her which was good when winding down for the night. I liked the lullaby but for me, it felt it was playing a bit too fast to be soothing, it wasn't until it was coming to the end after being wound up it started to slow down. MFM home tester Gabriella used this cot mobile with her baby daughter and said, " I love that you can clip it anywhere, stroller, playmat arch, car seat and it was perfect with the Snuzpod bedside crib.