Ok, if you use a crib mobile...

elizjane26

....I guess you don't need a crib soother? you know, one of those oceans sounds things. I registered for both, but that seems redundant, right? I suddenly feel like I don't know anything about babies. Yikes.

ETA: our mobile plays music and moves. 

EllenHope

My mobile is really just decor, it doesn't do anything.  I registered for both, the soother is what will actually be useful for the infant.

Ceefome

You will find things that say you don't need either - a crib is for sleeping and both can keep your kid awake.  I had a mobile on one end of the crib that I used to amuse her, but I always placed her facing the other end of the crib to sleep.  I didn't use a crib soother.  I think that they are two different things. 

darlene'smommy

I used a crib soother as well. She did not use the mobile at night time. But used the soother. We did cry it out starting at 6 mos old and she would trun it on until she feel asleep. That's how we knew she was asleep. It quit playing over and over again.

J05Boiler

I hadn't even thought of this. I have a mobile in the crib that plays music and moves and I also purchased the little seahorse soother. Couldn't hurt.

elizjane26

J05Boiler:

I hadn't even thought of this. I have a mobile in the crib that plays music and moves and I also purchased the little seahorse soother. Couldn't hurt.

For some reason, I really want that seahorse soother. 

jaejaevee

elizjane26:

J05Boiler:

I hadn't even thought of this. I have a mobile in the crib that plays music and moves and I also purchased the little seahorse soother. Couldn't hurt.

For some reason, I really want that seahorse soother. 

DS used his seahorse until it died.  It was a sad day.

IMO, the mobiles and the soothers serve different purposes.  Get both if you want them.

pmanolides

I view the mobile as something stimulating for LO to look at while he's in his crib, while the soother is something that will hopefully lull him to sleep. I'm planning on getting both.

honey740

I registered for both, I think they serve diff purposes.

lovemytannerman

I registered for a mobile, but what is the soother?

pawcall

I got the seahorse because everyone raves about it.

I don't want a mobile or other musical contraption in the crib.  Maybe some sort of crib toy/soother when he's old enough to turn it on and amuse himself in the morning, but while he's small, I'd prefer the crib be for sleeping, not for being stimulated.  We'll have a sound machine in his room for white noise or nature sounds or whatever it is that soothes him.

I kind of feel like I'm the only one not using some kind of mobile though.   All of my friends have a loud obnoxious fisher price mobile for their baby.

jaejaevee

cdobry01:

I got the seahorse because everyone raves about it.

I don't want a mobile or other musical contraption in the crib.  Maybe some sort of crib toy/soother when he's old enough to turn it on and amuse himself in the morning, but while he's small, I'd prefer the crib be for sleeping, not for being stimulated.  We'll have a sound machine in his room for white noise or nature sounds or whatever it is that soothes him.

I kind of feel like I'm the only one not using some kind of mobile though.   All of my friends have a loud obnoxious fisher price mobile for their baby.

Our mobile is just for looks.  I never once turned it on because I thought it was obnoxious.

elizjane26

lovemytannerman:

I registered for a mobile, but what is the soother?

Something like this:

Or this:

 

darlene'smommy

elizjane26:

lovemytannerman:

I registered for a mobile, but what is the soother?

Something like this:

Or this:

 

We had one like the second picture. We had a glo worm same type of thing as the first picture but dd was not in to it until around 18 mos

pixieprincss

cdobry01:

I got the seahorse because everyone raves about it.

I don't want a mobile or other musical contraption in the crib.  Maybe some sort of crib toy/soother when he's old enough to turn it on and amuse himself in the morning, but while he's small, I'd prefer the crib be for sleeping, not for being stimulated.  We'll have a sound machine in his room for white noise or nature sounds or whatever it is that soothes him.

I kind of feel like I'm the only one not using some kind of mobile though.   All of my friends have a loud obnoxious fisher price mobile for their baby.

There are all sorts of crafty, non-electric, non-plastic mobile options just for gazing at. If you look on Etsy be prepared to be amazed by cuteness! My MIL wants to make things for the baby ans was looking for ideas, so I suggested an origami animal mobile (she used to live in Japan and has this skill) or one made of hand-sewn felt animals.

trinity0906

I don't really want a mobile either...I thought maybe that was against good mommy policy, so it's nice to hear someone else agrees.