Skip Hop Moonlight & Melodies Nightlight Soother Owl

I love the sound machine. I use it every night. It helps my baby sleep and drawn out some of the other noises in the house like the dog barking. I love how there are different sounds and you can adjust the sound level to it so if it’s closer to her, I can make it quieter. If it’s across the room I can make it louder if I’m trying to cover something I can make it louder softer based on that there’s also a nightlight, which is a big bonus because my baby starting to have the fear of the nights and a plus that I did not realize it had was it shines a light up at the ceiling that has a little star pattern on it so your baby can look at something and keep themselves self entertained if that’s something they like to do. I thought that was very cute and you can turn that on and off so you don’t have to use that either.

Expecting our second baby and we have a similar product for our first that isn’t made anymore, so decided to try this one. Overall, a great product for the price and frankly best thing we could find (we wanted music and projection). Lots of sounds, more than we need I’m sure. I hate that it’s not battery powered, as we lose power out in our holler too frequently for 2022, but part of the reason we picked this is because they make a smaller battery powered version that does less, so we can have something similar as backup. I only wish they make a value pack with both or something. The projected stars are fine. Not as good as the first thing we had (this has only stars, no planets or anything, and solid white only), but I LOVE that the angle is adjustable. I LOVE the timer and continuous options. Our 3yo’s slightly different thing only has one time option and we find ourselves resetting it sometimes multiple times if she doesn’t quite fall asleep in the allotted time. That was probably honestly the biggest selling point of this one for us. Also love that the nightlight part will stay on even when the music is done. That’s a big bonus. The sound quality (especially of the classical music) leaves a lot to be desired - it sounds very tinny and sad like a bad music box. It’s actually pretty pathetic. But, I don’t think the newborn will care and again, so many great features that it’s still well worth it.

We use it every night. I love that it helps light the room a little to see nighttime diaper changes. We've used it nightly for 8 months and had no issues.

This sound machine, not only looked adorable in the nursery, but had so many different sounds to offer. Really helped my grandson stay asleep, and block out household noises during his naps. The white color can match with any nursery theme. I highly recommend this for new parents. Makes a great shower gift.

Not as nice as the mobile one... I bought the $13 portable skip hop owl that attaches to a stroller or such and I absolutely love it. The only problem is that due to the nature of the battery life, there is only a 60-minute option. Enter the big, power-corded owl! This is a great set up in theory, but the speakers or the recording or something must be different because the calm ocean sound on this massive owl is quite frankly annoying in comparison to the mobile owl. And that sound/setting was the only reason why I purchased it. The quietest setting is super loud and I basically wrap swaddles around the entire thing to try to attempt to smother or lower the sound level. Otherwise, it’s super cute and has other lighting and projector options that may come in handy later as a distraction, but right now it’s just a waste of space and a disappointment. Also, beware that a friend’s owl went straight up exorcist on them - halfway thru the lullaby setting it starts summoning Satan. All of this aside, mine still works fine despite my annoyance with the sound quality or decibel level. Therefore, I will give it more stars than it’s probably worth simply because it’s cute and others may like the different sound options, and it may work great for them. Random 2020 Update: My first owl’s electrical cord/plug hosed the owl up somehow, so it stopped turning on. My friend told me to contact Skip Hop for a replacement, and let me tell you, they really pulled through. Adding another star for their customer service. And now that my kids are older, they don’t care that it’s a bit loud, they love love love the moon and stars and “snow.” I will still stand by my title: “Not as nice as the mobile one” simply because we adore the stroller/mobile one, but it has definitely been worth it, as we are still rocking this six years later!!!

*I’m exchanging for another, so will update once new one is received* Good soother, with lots of different options. I find it to be plenty loud, unlike other reviews. Nice that there are volume options so you can decrease if you want to wean baby off of white noise for sleep. However, the owl I received does not stay on when set to the infinite loop option...it shuts off after about 15 minutes. Each of the other timer settings works just fine. I’d like to leave the white noise on all night to help my baby sleep, so I’m really hoping the replacement works. If not, it’s not worth it! Baby wakes up as soon as the sound shuts off. UPDATE: The new one I received does work properly and stays on all night when set to infinite loop! So I’ve increased to a 4 star rating. Have been using every night for a few weeks now, still going strong.

A must have for our bedtime routine! My sister bought this for my first daughter. We use it as a nightlight and play music to help her fall asleep. She loves the stars that it projects on the ceiling, too! I like that you can set the time it runs and that it turns off on its own. There are many songs and sounds, but we use the same very night. We've now had our second, and bought another one because it's so valuable! Our second child likes music even more than our first. She can be more stubborn and resistant to bedtime, but music helps to calm her down. We bought the owl to play music but don't use the nightlight feature for her, because she prefers the dark. I also like that you can turn on and off the different parts based on what your child prefers. Needless to say, we pack our owl every time we travel!

I searched everywhere for the perfect nightlight/soother combination, and I kept coming back to this one! I’m glad I did. I think it’s a good value for what you get...and I believe it’s good quality too. It puts out just enough light and I LOVE the moon and stars projecting scene (that you can adjust) for your baby to enjoy when it’s dark. It’s like a mini planetarium in their nursery! As my daughter grows, I know she’s going to love that! The variety of sounds are also soothing and relaxing even to an adult. To top it all off, it’s a super cute item, and I loved that it matched our forest animal nursery theme. I can’t find many items in this category that I would even find competitive. Most I see don’t offer this much all in one. If you want a nightlight and a soother and a projecting moon and star scene...look no further!