Calm Baby DVD (NR) +Movie Reviews

Works like magic!

Joe'sMom | Ayer, MA | 01/10/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I don't know what it is about this video that is so wonderful, but why question a good thing? I also have several of the Baby Einstein videos and they haven't really held my son's attention. I assumed that my son at 5 months old is probably just too young for videos. Then a friend recommended the Calm Baby video. She has encorporated it into her children's bedtime routine and absoluetly raves about it. So, I skeptically, gave it a try.

When I first put the dvd on, I thought it was another Baby Mozart carbon copy. Both Baby Mozart and Calm Baby use music, puppets, toys and nature scenes to create a soothing effect - I can't tell the difference between the two videos. But for some reason, my son can. We put the video in right during his "fussy time" before bed. He was immediately enthralled and instantly became a "calm baby". He watched the whole video (around 30 min) and then settled right down to sleep. We've now achieved the same effect every night for the last couple of weeks.

For those of you who are not familiar with the premise of the video, Calm Baby uses puppets, nature scenes, and occasional toys set to soothing music (some classical, some lullabys). The video has a water theme (just like Baby Einstein's Baby Neptune - but for us, Baby Neptune doesn't seem to work, while this does). Throughout the video, the puppets go about their bedtime routine - putting pillows on the bed, getting the teddy bear ready, etc until the end of the video they are all fast asleep. I like that the video reinforces bedtime as it soothes baby. I also like that fewer toys are used in this video compared to Baby Einstein... Sometimes Baby Einstein videos seem to me like one long advertisement for their products. The DVD also comes with an audio CD which I keep in the car now for "calm baby" moments during traffic.

I wish I knew why this works so well, but I'm certainly going to enjoy it while it lasts."

Life Saver

B. Smith | 04/12/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have triplet sons and this video is my "in case of emergency" if they are all fussy. For whatever reason, as soon as they see/hear this video, the instantly calm down and are just captivated. They will watch it over and over and are equally as mesmorized each time. We also have the Baby Einstein videos that they don't pay attention to hardly at all. This one just really calms and quiets them. This has been a life saver for us when we can't do anything else to make them happy!"

A Miracle!

Angie Seymour | Savannah, GA | 07/29/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I got this as a "suggested" video in combination with another "baby-show" that my sister had recommended that I get for my 2 year old. At the time my 5 month old son enjoyed crying more than just about anything else in the world. My husband put the "calm baby" video in hopes that we could eat dinner without holding my son on my lap. It was unbelievable. He was entranced from the first moment. We thought it might just be a fluke, but it worked everytime. We have a couple of Baby Einsteins, but this is by far the favorite. He is now 2 and my daughteris 3 and they both (on occasion) still ask for the "baby show" over the Wiggles or Elmo."

Calming baby ::

Stararcher83 | Mars, wanna join? | 08/19/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"My 6 month old nephew was first introduced to this video when he was only a month old. It held his attention for the most part and so I concluded it was a good buy. But the other night when all attempts to put him to sleep failed my sister put on the cd that is included with the movie and he fell right to sleep. Nothing else has really been able to put him to sleep like that. Any video that puts a baby to sleep when the whole house is as tired and cranky as he is, get's two thumbs up from me.

update: At ten months old he still goes to sleep with this cd."

No more night fussiness!

Stararcher83 | 01/10/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this when my son turned 6 months old. He is a typical boy-- always on the go. However, every night by 6 pm he was cranky and fussy. For months we had dreaded these last 1 1/2 to 2 hours at night before he went to bed... it seemed like there was nothing we could do to distract him or satisfy him. The first night we played this DVD for him it was amazing. Although he tried to be fussy, it kept grabbing his attention and he would stop and quietly watch it. After using it nightly for only a few days, he got to the point where he would sit or lie down quietly and just watch contently. Now, most nights he just sits and plays with toys, looking up to watch his favorite scenes. He especially loves the yellow duck! The colors and characters are simple and eye-catching. The music is the best... the lullabies are all related to the water theme(as is the video) and the melodies are very pleasant. The sights and sounds of the rain, waterfall, ducks, and fish are truly calming. It is our ritual now... we have been using it almost nightly for the last month, and we never tire of it. I can honestly say our evenings are completely different now; they are so enjoyable for my husband and me, as our baby is no longer fussing or crying. He goes to sleep easier and is so content. I will say we do not allow our son to watch the TV at any other time and only own one other baby DVD. I highly, highly recommend this video!"

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