FP Seahorse

bluegreen88

I have seen this seahorse mentioned here and there on TB. I didn't register for it but I am thinking about buying it. What exactly makes it a popular bump baby item? How long will it be used or needed?

sassafras007

It lights up and plays music for an extended period... rather than glow worm.

DD liked her but it was not the crack machine everyone claimed it to be.

I think its cute and would use it with the next baby.

NY-allie

When you press its belly it plays soothing music for 5 mins.  We gave one to DS at around 6 months.  He learned how to press its belly and it would sooth him back to sleep.  We would often be woken at night to hear him fuss for a few seconds and then we would hear the music start and then nothing.  He still sleeps with his at 2.5 years old and its great at putting him to sleep. 

bluegreen88

NY-allie:

When you press its belly it plays soothing music for 5 mins.  We gave one to DS at around 6 months.  He learned how to press its belly and it would sooth him back to sleep.  We would often be woken at night to hear him fuss for a few seconds and then we would hear the music start and then nothing.  He still sleeps with his at 2.5 years old and its great at putting him to sleep. 

Well that sounds lovely! Thanks!

Jeilene

My baby has it, it's ok but not magical like the person that gave it to him claimed.  Put it on your registry but don't spend your money on it.

katcarls

DS loves his and we're still using it at 18 months.  I think it's worth a try since it's only about $10, no big loss if your kid doesn't like it.

Wipz

I saw these and was tempted to get one... so far we have a monkey  that you can record on and a turtle that projects stars on the ceiling.. both from Cloud B.   

Lhand11

I got one from my friend at my baby shower. She has an 18 month old who picked it out at the store. I didn't even know there was talk of it on TB. We will see how it goes. 

Discordia1030

DS would drift off to its music when he'd wake in the middle of the night when he was really young. Then he became scared of it for about 6 months. Since we moved in Sept, its been his best friend. He takes it everywhere with him.

PandaMom06

DD likes it more at 2 years old than she did as an infant. We took it out for DS but DD won't give it up, lol.

palmtreemandy

We named ours Sammy seahorse. It was my dd's best bud until about 9 months? We plan on using it again with this baby. 

It is a god sent. I wouldn't do newborns with out it. 

ryry1977

DS is 2 and still likes it.  He sleeps with it in his bed.

KRISTA555

My DD basically ignored it until she was around 10 months old.  She just wasn't one of those babies who appreciates it..lol

Now, she's almost 18 months old and she sleeps with it every night. She likes it because in the middle of the night if she wakes up and wants to, she knows how to push it to get some light and music.

Not sure if we're going to buy one for this baby. We might just stick with our mobile that shines on the ceiling. We'll see. 

You'll find that babies' tastes are just as varied as adult tastes.

Jen0204

The blue one is on sale on a lightning deal on Amazon right now, it's $8.99.

jgal84

That was the only thing that soothed DD#1. She also had the sleep sheep, but she didn't care for it at all. Every baby is different, but it's cheap enough (IMO) to at least give it a try.

Jolaine83

We got the blue one for DS and it just didn't seem to quite click with him when he was an infant, so we put it away to use for the next child.  But he found it again a little before he hit 1 year and has loved it since.  Like others have said, we'll often hear it go off in the overnight or early morning hours as he hits it to go back to sleep.  It's really a nice self-reliance tool for them since it's so easy to work and very comforting in the dark.

Since DS is now attached to his, we bought the pink for DD.  DS insisted that we take it out of the box and he then made sure we laid it down in her crib to wait for her.

mbear511

We received one as a shower gift but never put it in the crib with DS until he was about 9 months. He is 18 months now and we still use it every night - the music is soothing and he turns it on in the middle of the night if he wakes up.