One of the many things we tried to help him be comfortable and sleep for longer periods was a device similar to this one. It is supposed to be activate by the sounds of his crying, at which point it lights up with a soft light and plays a soothing heartbeat sound.

This device was one of the most diabolical things I’ve ever crossed paths with - straight out of ‘The Exorcist’. The thing to remember is that inexpensive electronics like this will have terrible speakers. So, it played the sound of a heartbeat alright - but instead of a heartbeat it sounded more like an engine on one of the lowest levels of hell grinding up the souls of the damned. And this is supposed to soothe the baby back to sleep?? Scare/scar him for life would be a more likely outcome.

We got rid of it the next day.

The Chicco night light allows you to record your own voice. However, if the quality of the speakers/recording is anything like the one we had, then it is highly unlikely the child will even recognize your voice, let alone be soothed back to sleep by it. In our humble opinion, your little one is much more likely to get recurring nightmares from this thing than any sense of security.

Check it out in the store before shelling out the cash…