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Broke down and bought a Sophia Giraffe

Yiggle09Yiggle09 member
in September 2015 Moms
He uses one practically all day at daycare and I finally decided the 20 plus bucks was worth it since he loves her so much. Today he held her and laughed, hugged her and chewed: so happy!
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Re: Broke down and bought a Sophia Giraffe

  • guerrinlguerrinl member
    What is it with this damn giraffe?! Lol. My husband slipped Sophie in the cart when we were out shopping since I thought $25 for a squeak toy was nutso. Doesn't she love that toy the most and chew it nonstop?!
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  • yellowbean15yellowbean15 member
    Yeah we got it for a gift and I can't believe how much DS loves that thing!! I did not believe the hype before. 
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  • laur3877laur3877 member
    I didn't get it either ... I thought "$24 for an infant toy that's bound to be dropped in the parking lot while carrying LO outside or lost at her nannys or left behind somewhere ... No way!" But to be honest, it was the 1st toy LO was interested in & she still LOVES attack chewing Sophie's face!!
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  • dmbfan46835dmbfan46835 member
    It shouldn't squeak. The minute it squeaks, any dog in a 1 mile radius hears it and instantly wants it. Why does the damn thing squeak?!!! My DS absolutely loves Sophie!! Anyone buy the book that goes with it? Curious if it's worth it. 
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  • MewkieMewkie member
    It's crazy how much they love the Sophie right?  Seems to be a good shape for the little hands.  Both of my sons liked it quite a bit.  @dmbfan46835 someone gave us the book Sophie's Busy Day and DS1 loves it still (he's almost 2) but he loves most books so not sure he's a good judge.
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  • LoveLee2014LoveLee2014 member
    Lol can't bring myself to buy it. All my dogs toys squeak and I hate them. 
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  • buckleykbuckleyk member
    We have the Sophie counting book but by the time DS1 was old enough to recognize and make connections between books and objects, they've long forgotten about Sophie. 
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  • Yiggle09Yiggle09 member
    @dmbfan46835 the back of the box says it squeaks to teach cause and effect lol 
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  • BrandiLaw87BrandiLaw87 member
    DS was gifted Sophie when he was an infant and he loved her. I can't stand the squeaking which DS now in his 3yo glory loves to cause. He thinks LO likes it so he ravenously squeezes it over and over. I put it away for now since LO isn't too into her. 
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  • ElecinElecin member
    My little girl LOVES that silly giraffe.  I'm glad but...I don't get it! lol
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  • shelbyddshelbydd member
    We got one for LO for Christmas. I have yet to find any other teething toy that he gives a crap about, he loves that giraffe
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  • ForeverEverAfterForeverEverAfter member
    LO is using DD1's Sophie and loves it so much. I think I might buy her one, because DD1 loved it hard (never had a paci, just Sophie) and most colour is worn off of it and it's pretty dirty looking even though I clean it regularly.
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  • Yiggle09Yiggle09 member
    @ForeverEverAfter it's 19.89 on amazon! 
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  • cmommy13cmommy13 member
    Reading this makes me think I should get one but man that's pricey. I have a border collie who I'm sure would love to steal it haha
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  • donnajanelledonnajanelle member
    My son loves that toy. He has a million but Sophie (or Jeffery as we call it lol) is the favorite. I bought one used for $4.99 at a consignment store and ran it through the dishwasher on sanitize mode. I bet it would even fit in on of those medals sanitize microwave bags .
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  • laur3877laur3877 member
    @dmvfan ... I got my daughters Sophie wet because it was dirty & had to be washed & now it doesn't squeak. Not sure if it was chance or what happened but maybe get Sophie wet & she won't squeak anymore?! Worth a try..
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  • jenboston22jenboston22 member
    @laur3877 Did you give it a day or so? This happens to my son's Sophie for a day or so after it is washed but then it squeaks like brand new.
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  • dmbfan46835dmbfan46835 member
    jenboston22 said:
    @laur3877 Did you give it a day or so? This happens to my son's Sophie for a day or so after it is washed but then it squeaks like brand new.
    This! I got excited when it first happened and then boom, right back to the squeaking, lol!!
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  • laur3877laur3877 member
    Darn! This happened weeks ago. I don't know what I did to Sophie then but she def doesn't squeak anymore?!? Poor Sophie. But really - I'm glad she doesn't squeak:)
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  • missliz53missliz53 member
    Has anyone else's baby puked from stuffing Sophie's legs too far into their mouths? LO loves to chomp Sophie, but she hasn't learned yet that just because Sophie's legs can fit all the way into her mouth, doesn't mean they should. My dog also covets Sophie, so I'm sure that giraffe is going to meet it's end some time. 

    I'm going to try washing her and hopefully the squeak stops working. 
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  • sdheft619sdheft619 member
    Reading this makes me feel like I should get one! Watch, my daughter will be the one kid who doesn't like it!!
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  • maddenmama15maddenmama15 member
    Baby girl loves her Sophie! And btw, it works great to get them to look at the camera too lol ;) 

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  • ashleyrene09ashleyrene09 member
    Big Sophie lover here too! She goes everywhere. Like Flat Stanley. Lol. We washed her once and her squeaker went away for a day but came back!  And yes helps the picture taking! Haha
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  • ChelKlavChelKlav member
    We bought Kiki the elephant sold at Target. Half the priceand he loves it. 
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  • kkerner87kkerner87 member
    Baby girl LOVES her Sophie. It is her favorite toy by far. Just be careful and always have them in your line of sight when using. Reports of Sophie's front leg getting lodged in baby's airway and choking. 
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  • TabulaRasa25TabulaRasa25 member
    LOL at the "it teaches cause and effect" thing.  Yeah, it does...but so does scratching your face (when I scratch my face with my nails, it hurts!"), crying when wet (I feel uncomfortable, I cry, mom or dad comes and then I feel dry and good!), etc.  

    I'm an educator and in training for child/adolescent counseling and developmental psychology, and have spent YEARS studying developmental milestones, and the marketing on "developmental" toys always makes me chuckle.  Yes, I suppose a squeaking chew toy teaches cause and effect...just like, well, nearly everything else. I feel like they really try to oversell the educational and developmental impact on these things, when, really, babies explore and these learning processes are implicit, unless you keep your kid in a box with no stimuli. A $25 chew toy doesn't "teach cause and effect" anymore than anything else, but stuff like that helps manufacturers justify the price.  Note - I am NOT SAYING Sophie the Giraffe isn't a wonderful toy, or making a judgment call on whether or not kids like it or it's worth the money...go with what works for you, more power to you. Just noting that the marketing strategy is slick.

    All the companies do it, though.  My kid has a three or four page Bright Starts fabric "book" with crinkly pages and nubbies on which to chew and squeak and explore.  The packaging touted "Help your child practice early literacy skills."  Um...reading teacher AND special ed teacher, here.  My infant can "practice early literacy skills" in that this toy will teach him an approximation of what a book looks like, i.e. it has pages that can be turned, and there are pictures, which he will eventually learn correspond to words he hears. Essentially, I don't need a crinkly, squeaky toy he mostly does sensory exploration with to "practice early literacy skills."  I can point to actual objects in our environment, versus pictures of them, and label them, and help him connect words to obects within the natural environment, which is just as much a preverbal prereading skill, and requires no toy. 

    LOL.  ANYway.  Just had to get that bit of baby toy marketing bemusement off my chest.  Carry on with your bad rubber giraffe selves.  It is a cute toy! 
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  • ElleMF728ElleMF728 member
    Both of my boys loved it as well.  DS1 still reads Sophie's Busy Day as one of his nap time/ bedtime books every day.  I think that she is just easier to grab on to than a lot of other teethers and LO can literally chomp the whole thing.  So many of our teethers have harder parts that he doesn't like as much but Sophie doesn't.  She was a gift when I had my first but has been used so much that she doesn't seem that expensive anymore after 2 kids.  
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  • dmbfan46835dmbfan46835 member
    ashleyrene09 said:
    Big Sophie lover here too! She goes everywhere. Like Flat Stanley. Lol. We washed her once and her squeaker went away for a day but came back!  And yes helps the picture taking! Haha
    Omg. I love him!!! Adorbs!!!!
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  • CraftyMommy14CraftyMommy14 member
    My toddler loves reading Sophie's Busy Day, too! He wasn't that into chewing on the actual toy as a baby, but my daughter seems to like it now. So I'm glad we bought one!
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  • abchrist1abchrist1 member

    Sophie was in hiding for a while because our dog really wanted her. She's back now and popular as ever!
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