DS #1 has a travel-sized Sleep Sheep which was probably the best baby gear item we bought. We used it for naps, bedtime, travel, etc, and the ocean sounds soothed him (and me) to sleep on more occasions than I can count. He just turned 3, and he still wants to listen to it while he falls asleep some nights. Needless to say, I can't give his "Sheepy" to the new baby.
I thought that, to be different, I'd get DS #2 a Cloud B soothing toy that was a different animal, but (to my mind) the giraffe doesn't make nice soothing sounds. Cloud B makes a bunny rabbit which has the ocean setting, but not in the travel size. Does anyone have the Cloud B bunny? Do you recommend it? Or have you found another sleep animal that works as well as the sheep?
Re: Alternative to Sleep Sheep?
My 3 year old still sleeps with his fisher price seahorse. It only plays music for 5 minutes and its belly lights up.