It’s not a must have but certainly can be helpful; the sound and movement can be calming and distracting.

I never did cause I was scared it would fall on them. I had one beside the cot instead. It’s nice to have music play to settle them

My son had one as a baby and loved it. I had the same one for my daughter as a baby and she just wasn’t interested. I think it’s worth buying one, keeping one baby happy is better then none

We had ever intention of getting one. But there is another option, we got a fisher price giraffe that you press and lights up and plays music. It is great to take when out etc and the pram. To us it was a better option for our daughter.

Definitely! We bought one and it has been one of the many great purchases for our child. Our son loves to look at the mobile rotating above his head and at about 7 weeks he started babbling at the animals continuously! Delight to watch!

They can be handy to distract / amuse a baby during nappy change, especially otherwise they scream while you are doing it. Dealt with one like that. It didn’t cure the problem completely but it certainly helped.

I think it can be calming for them, also it gives them something to look at.

nahhh, wait and see what you get as gifts. I got so many wind up musical toys, no need for a musical mobile

I found my little one loved it and i still use he’s but it was one where you can remove the hanging part, so it’s safe for him now he’s 14 months

yeah i bought one but when they are a little one, they don’t care, around 4-6 months they might be a little interested in it

We bought one for our first and it’s more a decorative piece than used for the baby while he sleeps. It looks great but I dnt think its necessary.

I might just wait and see if bub doesn’t settle

Thanks its good to see the positives and negatives

We liked having one. Something interesting for bubba to look at and they think its amazing.

I think they can be very calming especially if they play a lullaby.

I think they are a great idea but not for over the bed. You want your little one to know that bedtime is for sleeping, not to be stimulated with bright objects and music.

I honestly believe that they’re a waste of money.

Both of my boys had one and it was one of the things I was determined that they would have of their own. Although I didn’t use it a lot when they were very little, once they were about six months old it was great and I even used it over the change table for a period

I love them and they can be so soothing.

I found it useful for 1 of my children but the other 2 didn’t take to it. They all have different things – you might need to try a few but the mobile is good for early stimulation.