Newborns can concentrate their attention on objects hung about one foot from their faces, so mobiles may hold their interest for some time. Some even come equipped with lights and music for soothing entertainment.
However, you should make sure the mobile does not pose a safety risk for your baby – this means no toys within reach that may tempt them to grab or long strings they might become tangled in.
Baby Crib Mobile can help stimulate your baby’s vision while simultaneously stimulating its development. However, to prevent any risks related to choking hazards it’s wise to choose one with short strings and securely attached objects that does not pose as much of a choking hazard.
Crib mobile enthusiasts also believe they help entertain babies when they awaken during the night, making them less likely to call out for you as they will be distracted by movement of the mobile and allow for faster sleep recovery.
This lovely mobile can easily attach to the headboard of your crib and spin gently, displaying an array of hanging spirals and soft stars. Plus, there’s even an LED night light and soothing music 20 minutes worth of classic melodies will play continuously through its beautiful melody! Best of all? This mobile-features removable pieces so it can be used elsewhere or converted into stroller/car seat mobile when your child grows older!
Sound Stimulation
Baby mobiles provide movement that helps develop motor skills and vision while musical ones with soothing music can also soothe your infant to sleep.
Newborns are naturally attracted to colors and patterns, making crib mobiles the ideal way of engaging their attention. Furthermore, their placement around a baby’s face provides optimal vision stimulation.
As an added perk, many mobiles come equipped with night light features to cast a soft glow in the darkness. Others, such as Fisher-Price Calming Clouds Mobile can even play soothing pink noise or music to help your infant fall asleep more quickly.
Once your baby starts sitting up and pulling themselves up (around four months old), it’s best to remove their mobile from their crib as it poses a choking hazard. However, if secured to either wall or ceiling and does not contain toys your infant could grab on to, keeping it is likely safe.
Relaxation
Crib mobiles can help soothe baby, with soft music or white noise often included with them to lull them to sleep. Many mobiles also serve to entertain them during midnight wakeups so that they’re less likely to cry and disturb their parents.
Some parents find that having a brightly-colored mobile can keep their child awake through the night in hopes of seeing or hearing something exciting or new. To prevent this from occurring, look for one with low volume and lights that dim after some period.
Crate and Barrel offers this outdoor-themed mobile, with its whimsical woodland animals and trees, for maximum outdoor playability. Parental controls let you control how long it spins for, playing snippets of popular lullabies as it spins, as well as convert it to become a take-along music box as your child grows up.
Motor Skills
Baby mobiles can be an excellent way to stimulate reach and movement during sleep for your infant, stimulating eyes and ears while giving arm movements an opportunity for practice. As babies gaze upon dangling toys or listen to music while seeing what their arms are up against they gain practice reaching and moving arms and hands as part of this stimulating activity.
Crib mobiles must be placed safely out of reach so that babies cannot grab and swallow any small parts that pose a choking risk, according to American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations of at least seven inches between your baby’s crib and any hanging objects which might fall on him/her.
Pehr’s stunning mobile features a sloth cuddling on the moon and is guaranteed to put a smile on any baby’s face at naptime or bedtime. Hanging this mobile in their room adds an elegant touch while creating an ideal space to rest and dream.
