Mobiles
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Crib Mobiles
Asked by S.K. from Denver
on July 30, 2007
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Hi! Now that our 4 mo. old daughter is in her crib, I've been reading about mobiles. But...they all say birth to 5 months. What are the benefits to having/not having a...
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- I wouldn't bother. I've got four kids, and with my oldest we invested in the usual black and white mobile. With my third child, we tried a colorful one that played c...
- My baby is 11 months and she still loves her mobile. I turn it on when I lay her down for naps or bedtime and she coos and watches it. She has both a traditional mob...
- Hello mom of four month old angel! I have a daughter, 10 months and everyone is always commenting on how content she is to play by herself and how she always wakes up...
What Crib Mobile to Buy/are They Worth It?
Asked by J.S. from Phoenix
on February 3, 2009
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I got my crib bedding on clearance and can not get the matching mobile. I've read a lot of bad reviews of several mobiles and wondered if anyone had one they really r...
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- I put one on my first daughters crib and never used it. Then when my second daughter came along I wanted to use the one I already had but my oldest wanted it on her bi...
- Mobiles are an invention that came along with the idea that infants need to stay staring upward at the ceiling while lying in a crib for the first few months of their ...
- We used the Tiny Love Symphony in Motion Mobile when my daughter was born. She loved it and so did my son 2 1/2 yrs later. My son has now outgrown it (he knocks it d...
Can No Longer Use mobile...what Next?
Asked by K.S. from Cleveland
on October 25, 2007
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My son falls asleep each night watching his mobile and listening to the music. He will by 5 months old in a couple of weeks and his mobile will need to come down. I ...
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- you could hang a picture or a few pictures from the ceiling or tack some colorful art onto the ceiling depending on how high your ceilings are (if he'll be able to see...
- Why does his mobile need to come down? I used mine until he could pull on it. Also, i'll be there's a way to rig an aquarium to go on the crib, even if it doesn't fi...
- Why not just keep the mobile up? Until he can actually pull himself up in his crib and reach it, there's no risk of it harming him. By that stage he may be over it. ...
Glass Mobiles
Asked by A.B. from Chicago
on February 4, 2011
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Before I became pregnant with our first child, we found a glass mobile at Ikea that we loved and bought. It was moon and stars and the sunlight reflects off of it so b...
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- Amazon and E-bay has a couple.
- Maybe you can look on etsy.com... someone possibly makes them there. It's probably not in production because there might be some parents that aren't smart like you and...
- http://www.glassmobiles.com/ i looked at the site it is all handmade and it is semi expensive but i will see if i can find any other sites i just googled glass mobiles
Mobiles or Crib-distractions
Asked by A.V. from Washington DC
on August 2, 2008
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My six month old son is having a hard time falling asleep on his own. Do any of you use mobiles/lights on the ceiling or anything like that to help your little ones ge...
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- My kid loved the Fisher-Price fish tank thing....-S.
- I ahve all kinds of things in my crib but it doesn't always work. I just had to learn, wiht both ofmy girls, to put them to bed and let them cry for the most part. It ...
- We purchased the Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Mobile for our little one. It had several features that I loved: first it has a remote control, so it can be turned on aga...
Any Mobiles Lasting Longer than 5 Minutes??
Asked by L.L. from Los Angeles
on April 14, 2008
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Help! My 8 week old loves her Pooh mobile and her Hello Kitty mobile - but they only last about 5 minutes - we can only find Fisher Price and Baby Einstein that last ...
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- We have a Sassy mobile, the Deluxe Music in Motion one. It doesn't have a silent mode, but in white noise mode with the volume turned all the way down it's pretty quie...
- My DD LOVED her FP Aquarium, you can set it to run w/o the music and it lasts quite a while. There are also newer ones that actually have a remote control so you can ...
- You can buy the Fisher Price thing that attaches to the crib or any other brand. They project a light show onto the ceiling, kind of like a ceiling mobile.. if you wil...
Entertaining a 4 Month Old
Asked by A.C. from Los Angeles
on January 12, 2008
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I have a 4 month old son and am having problems entertaining him. He is extremely active and gets bored very easily. I have tried taking him for walks, a swing, vibr...
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- We got a fish aquarium to keep my daughter entertained. She loved to watch the fish swim around. She had an aquarium bouncer so it made the perfect sound effects to go...
- I am guessing you need a way to stop the fussing, right? I had a very active one too (she's three now, and still active!) and I know how challenging it can be. One of ...
- I'm a Huge fan of the Baby Einstein dvds. They always gave me a minute to load the dishwasher, cook dinner, whatever. You are providing him with lots of different exp...
Wondering About Ideal Toys for 3 Month Old.
Asked by R.S. from Seattle
on April 23, 2010
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Hi moms. My 3 month old baby is learning to crawl. We give him plenty of time on the floor for this. But he gets bored or frustrated after a while. Then one of us ...
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- 20-30 minutes is a very long attention span for a 3 month old. Put a blanket down on the rug and scatter rattles, rings, blocks around. Get a playmat that has a mirr...
- At 3 months, the best toy for him is his parents. If he's content on the floor for 20-30 minutes, consider yourself very lucky. In about 3 months or so he'll be ...
- Uh my 2.5 year old barely has teh attention span for 20-30 min with toys. Your baby is way to young for that, 5-10 min at best. They need mom and this age, tummy time.
Trouble with Cat in Nursery
Asked by S.I. from Knoxville
on July 10, 2008
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I have a 12 week old daughter and two cats. My daughter recently began sleeping all night in her room, whereas before she was in a bassinet in my room. I put a baby ga...
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- As much as I love cats, I would either put them out, put up a screen door, (as previously suggested) or put them in a closed room. My babies safety would come first b...
- I heard that a screen door, the inexpensive kind you can buy in a home improvement store, can be easily attached in the doorway to keep cats out. Good luck.
- I have found that this solution has worked for me : I purchase plastic window/door screening [from any do-it-yourself/handyman store]. Cut it 10 inches longer than the...
Child Is Not Crawling
Asked by D.H. from Richmond
on February 6, 2008
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My son is 9.5 months old. He will not crawl and he is not walking yet. He also wants to be held every evening and screams when I put him down. Has anyone gone through ...
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- I agree that all kids are different.... however if your child does have a delay...it's time to start early intervention. Because all kids are different you need to ch...
- My daughter didn't crawl until about 10.5 months and walked at 13 months. He'll do it in his own time! The screaming is separation anxiety...I went through that also. ...
- I dont want to scare you but have you talked to the Ped about refuring you to a developmental Ped maybe someone at Kennedy Krieger the not crawling in itself wouldnt ...
