Are you trying to buy a baby mobile? Which one is the best and what should you look for in a good one?
Baby mobiles are handy gadgets that can help soothe baby as well as help her practice her gross motor skills and focus.
A baby mobile might also offer musical enrichment and keep her intrigued while you are trying to work around the house.
A black and white model might be the best baby mobile for the first months of infancy. One of the main reasons why is because since they are black and white they offer a much better contrast for your baby to decipher between the colors.
This is important because when a baby is first born the least developed of all her senses is her vision.
A high contrast mobile is not a requirement but might be helpful to hold her attention and practice her focus.
Another very helpful addition to a mobile would be the inclusion of sounds. Many models now offer quite a selection from classical pieces from masters such as Mozart and Beethoven to sounds of nature from waterfall and even a heartbeat sound.
The incorporation of music and movement together are a plus because they offer baby a fuller experience and are much likely to captivate her interest.
A moving mobile can also be important because it can offer your baby a chance to grasp and use her arms and eyes to follow the object and focus on it.
If you want total control of the sound and movement selection then there are those that even have remote controls to change the volume and speed of movement at will.
This can be convenient for several reasons but the main one is it gives you the chance to set the mobile to run for a set time and you can easily turn it off or on from a certain distance without disrupting baby.
An interesting feature that newer mobiles are starting to offer are the integration of light shows or built in night lights especially for baby’s entertainment. Some will even go so far as to project images onto a nearby wall or the underside of the mobile for baby’s personal entertainment.