Infant Stim-Mobile

We were initially very excited by the fact that our 2 month old daughter loved this thing instantly. But upon using it a bit more, we have seen 3 major limitations that we suspect will make it short-lived.

1. The cards are very hard to replace without breaking (due to the cheap, stiff nature of their plastic and the small knobs that hold them together).

2. It doesn't spin.

3. The vertical cards are almost useless, since the baby cannot see them when she is directly beneath the mobile (where baby is most intrigued), and since the vertical and horizontal cards have different hole locations and therefore cannot be swapped with one another. All it would have taken is an extra set of holes in each card (no cost!) to achieve this but the manufacturers missed it entirely.

Baby likes it...for now. But we know that overstimulating her with the same images, and ones that don't spin, might be a problem with this mobile.

I ordered this mobile then read reviews... I think the mobile is a little flimsy, but it serves the purpose well. The whole point is to visually stimulate the baby while in the crib, right? I have read many articles about over-doing it with mobiles that shake, rattle, and roll. Mobiles aren't an integral part of the babies sleep time for very long, so paying $20 is perfect! Hollywood extra: The same mobile was used on Sex and the City when Miranda had her baby...remember she eventually taped pictures of herself on the cards so Brady would see her face and the cool shapes... Good idea for working moms who would like to be there for the baby more than they are able.

Like another reviewer I broke one of the arms while assembling it. Other than that part, the rest of the assmebly was intuitive. The build quality is fairly cheap, but it is probably "good enough for $20" except for the arm.

So I'll be ordering some super glue to fix the broken part:(

My baby always smiles and laughs when she looks at this mobile. Even though I don't think it's particularly cool-looking, she does, and that counts!

I broke the arm while putting it together!!! I was so excited about this item because it is based on educational principles and I was equally bummed when it snapped in half!