Calm Baby

I bought Calm Baby for my 7-month old daughter who was getting very fussy at bedtime (ear piercing screams). The images/music on Calm Baby are exactly what I hoped for. However, there is a segment with a little duck that is a problem. The duck is preparing for bedtime--it occurs throughout the dvd. My problem with it is that my sleepy daughter will immediately become excited when the duck appears because it is very different from the rest of the dvd which is mostly nature/soft images. In addition, she is jerked out of sleep by the rat-a-tat-tat drum sound that accompanies the duck. The duck is really cute but he wakes up my daughter every time. The rest of the dvd is perfect to lull the little one to sleep. If I could edit out the duck, it is just what I wanted and I would highly recommend it.

I found this video indispensable when it came to a fussy baby. We used this video several times for that fussy transition period in the evening following play time with Dada after work and heading into time for sleep. It helped my son to wind down and relax instead of just screaming because he was over-tired. But mostly, I found this DVD the best thing for those times in the middle of the night when my son just wouldn't go back to sleep and literally nothing else worked. We would watch this video and sometimes both fall asleep, then I could put him back to bed relaxed. I'm happy to say my toddler has never slept in our bed, which is fine by both me and my husband!

Early 90s style video. Dated and not really plesant. Lots of this stuff just comes down to if your kid gets entrenched in one particular video. My advice is go with the video for goodnight moon or the classical baby videos on HBO go and leave this one firmly in the past.

I bought this video for my daughter when she was 3 month old, and I have played it whenever she was upset, fussy or did not want to go to sleep at bedtime. I am very happy to say I've had 100% success with it! Everytime I've played it for her, she has calmed down and fallen asleep before the video is over! The music, vocals, water sound and images all work together to make a wonderfully relaxing experience. I not only works for baby - it works for mommy too!! It is a must for every parent or care-giver, and a sweet way to help baby to sleep!

would have liked visual to be better but gives kids something to either look at or just listen to until nap time music started

One of the best baby calming videos ever! If you want a soothing way to help you baby relax and watch soothing images, this is a great video. We loved this video and have bought it to share with our other friends. It is also great to help the kids unwind before bedtime too.

My son is OBSESSED with Baby Einstein, but I was really sick of watching those so I tried to branch out. My son (9 months old) DID enjoy this video and likes watching it. It does look cheap, but so do the Baby Einstein's, it looks about the same picture quality/production wise. I personally would never make watching a DVD part of my child's bedtime routine (that's a little strange in my opinion...) but it is a nice, calming effect.

Our first grandchild started looking and listening to the soothing music and pictures - lots of calming water sounds, as an infant. You could tell she liked it, so I purchased one for my second grandchild, and she loves it too. I like that you get an audio CD and DVD - sometimes you don't want your baby concentrating on the pictures!