Hatch Rest Baby Sound Machine, Night Light (White, Rest 1st Gen)

We have only been using this for a couple days now and so far it has been a great little machine! When I first found this, I wanted to get it for my son, especially since it has the OK to wake feature that we wanted to try to get him used to, but he wasn't interested in giving up his moon night light to his baby sister. When I put it in my daughter's room and set it to start playing music during our bed time routine, he was instantly curious and decided he would give up his moon night light after all. It will take some getting used to and playing around with the programs to make it work for us more consistently, but so far it seems to be working without a problem. The sounds are much richer than we are used to with our old sound machine and the light has nearly infinite choices in color. A bit of constructive criticism - My son is used to the night light turning off after a period of time, but his white noise machine is on all night. This has posed a slight problem with figuring out how to maintain this routine with the Hatch Baby night light. So far, I have only been able to make it work by setting two programs, one starting at the same time the other one ends. It actually works really well with the exception of the volume setting. It would be really helpful to have the volume (and brightness) slider give a number like a percentage as you move it along the bar to give an idea of where it is. Even hash marks on the bars would probably be helpful here too. It's been tough trying to keep the volume the same between the two programs, and even if I adjust the volume on the fly it would help to know where I put it so I could go back to that setting again, or adjust the next program to that same setting. Along the same lines, the other thing that might be nice is the ability to save colors, so if you choose a custom color, or two, being able to go back to that color for other programs would be a nice feature. And, pro tip - don't try to adjust the ring presets when you have it set up and running for your kid. As you adjust them, the light and sound actually change dynamically with your actions in the app. Whether this is good, bad or indifferent is probably going to vary by user but I thought I would mention it since my kid just got all freaked out as I was trying to tweak the ring settings in preparation for going into his room to remind him it was time for sleeping. (Pretty much backfired!)

I regret not buying this sooner. My now 7 month old wouldn’t sleep through the night at all since she was born. I made the purchase out of desperation when she 5 months because I wanted a sound machine with more control beyond the typical limitations of other machines and the 30 minute timer. This product is high quality, I don’t know how they’ve done it but the speaker is of HD quality. It’s very clear and sounds like surround sound almost. It’s so easy to use, the lighting is soft yet vivid. The sound is soothing and realistic. The options to control the device is unmatched by any other product out there. You can set a timer, schedule multiple timers actually, or you can have it run all night with/without sound and/or with/without light. You can set it to any color you want, all this from your phone with Bluetooth. If not from your phone, you can touch the top of the speaker and use the controls in the bottom of the speaker. My only wish is that I can control it from my phone when I’m not near the device, eg at work. When my sitter is there she doesn’t know how to work it and doesn’t want to attempt to try. This speaker has helped my little one develop a night time routine that I wish we had sooner. Other sound machines just weren’t doing the trick. This is worth every penny, and I highly recommend this to any parent, first time second time whatever. This would make the perfect baby shower gift if you have no idea what to get. The only 2 updates I’d suggest to the makers is a function that allows the sound and light to slowly get dimmer instead of abruptly off, and have a charger option so that it can be used plugged in or via a rechargeable battery for on the go, or to take to grammas house.

This really is an incredible product. I'm so happy that I came across this. I was going to order a sound machine/light that was either a third or half the cost, but after research, I decided to go w this one. First off the design is clean and beautiful. It can be used as a nightlight as well. The sounds are so crisp and soothing and realistic. The colors are beautiful. The sensor is insanely practical- along with the phone app to control. I've had this for 2 months. At first, I plugged it in and it didn't turn on. I thought it was broken and was pretty bummed. So I emailed the company explaining what was going on, and I received a reply almost immediately. Really- in the next hour maybe. Super soon.. so it turned out there's a small reset hole on the bottom or side I just had to poke it with a paper clip. I just moved my baby to her own room, but before that she was in a bassinet in our room. If she would wake in the middle of the night and cry, I would just change the static or rain sound to a lullaby FROM MY PHONE APP (Bluetooth) and she would by quiet and go back to sleep. I didn't have to get out of bed! I use this for my 7 month olds naptimes- I just tap the top and walk out of the room. I also set it for her to sleep at night without color and with the lullaby playing. I have my favorites preset- I loooove the colors and the rainbow option. They're constantly working to improve the product (I've received 2-3 emails either updating me on new software or them asking what they can do to improve.. it doesn't even need improvement but what they have changed/updated is amazing.. for example- a toddler option so toddlers can't change the settings or the sound scale so you can see how loud or how quiet the sound is. I can't say enough good things about this sound machine. And also, a phenomenal company. she and we both will get (and already get) a lot of use out of this, so the price really is a good investment.

I would like to start off by saying I very rarely give reviews; there needs to be something significantly flawed with a product, or something that exceedingly surpasses my expectations for me to take time out of my day to review a product. I have now had the Hatch Baby Rest Night Light for about 6 months. We started using it when we decided to sleep train our toddler. It works perfectly and is really easy to use and set-up. I really like the app; I was easily able to customize everything for when he sleeps, wakes, and his nap time. For his night light, I used a soft amber color and in the morning I have it switch to green when he should be waking up. I think he is just now starting to grasp the concept of the colors, but I can see it being a lot more helpful in the near future. I saw some reviews stating that the white noise was louder than they had wanted it to be, but I did not find that to be the case with me. You can easily control the volume of the sound and the brightness of the light with multiple colors. That being said, here is why this product gets 5 stars. 6 months after I had purchased the night light I received an email from the company with the subject line "Can we send you a new Hatch Baby Rest?" At first I thought it was junk but then I started reading and here is a little bit of the email I received: "When your Hatch Baby Rest app connects to Rest, it runs a quick diagnostics check to make sure everything is working correctly. When running this routine check on your Rest named "Hatch Rest", we were alerted to a problem with the sound on your device. You may not have even noticed it - but we'd like to send you a free replacement. It's so important to us that your family's sleep routine stays on track. Please enter your shipping information on the form below and we will send a replacement Rest ASAP." I clicked on a link which prompted me to fill out my shipping address and a few days later I received the new Hatch. I honestly did not believe it until the new one showed up at my door. I didn't even notice that there was a glitch with my old one. Obviously this company cares about their customers and the quality of their product which I find to be extremely rare. Thank you Hatch Baby, 5 stars is not enough!!!!!

This Hatch Rest has been absolutely essential for our baby's sleep routine since bringing her home from the hospital. The combination of customizable white noise and gentle night light in one device eliminates the need for multiple gadgets on the nightstand, and the Bluetooth control means I can adjust settings without entering the room and potentially waking her. The sound quality is excellent with a wide variety of white noise options, nature sounds, and lullabies. The volume range goes from whisper-quiet for light sleepers to loud enough to mask household noise during naps. What I love most is being able to create custom programs that automatically adjust throughout the night - starting with a brighter light and louder sound for bedtime, then dimming to very low light and softer sound for overnight comfort. The app control is incredibly convenient, especially for those middle-of-the-night adjustments. I can fine-tune the light color and brightness or change sound options without getting up, which has prevented countless sleep disruptions. The 2017 Bluetooth-only model works perfectly with my phone, though the range is adequate for typical bedroom use. Build quality feels solid and child-safe. The touch controls on top work well, and the night light provides just the right amount of illumination for nighttime diaper changes without being too stimulating. The variety of color options helps create the perfect ambiance for different times of day. After 18 months of nightly use, it's still going strong with no technical issues. Our toddler has become so accustomed to her Hatch routine that it's become an essential sleep cue. Absolutely worth the investment - this device has improved our entire family's sleep quality significantly.

We got this nightlight for the “Ok to wake” option with the timed green light for our toddler. And it has surpassed what we expected!! It is multifunctional with many different colored lights to choose (all of which you can customize their brightness or shade) as well as many sound options ranging from nature sounds to music. It is easy to use, with a silver touch rim that circles through all your favorite presets for easy access. (All of which can customize via the app). But the BEST part about this light is you can control all of it from the app. It extends to 30 feet away, and we have a two story house with our toddler on the other side upstairs and I can still control his light from any part of our house. There is an option for “programs” where the “ok time wake” comes into play. I can set a time for his light to turn green in the mornings. I have another program for quiet time, and another one for bedtime that plays a Twinkly song with an orange light for 1 minute to alert him it’s time for bed. And it turns to no light with his ocean noise from 7:30pm to 7am! Then turns green! You can customize all your programs to be any light or noise combination you want. And you can turn them on or off at any time. So far this has been a dream. Easy to use and works for exactly what we need. Would highly recommend! (We plan to get another one to go in our bedroom for second baby (that I’m currently expecting) for when she’s a newborn and we want an easy accessible light for middle of night changes and nursing!)

*** SEE END OF REVIEW FOR UPDATE *** We needed a night light for our 3-month-old's nursery and this has fit the bill beautifully. To be clear, this machine works via Bluetooth, NOT via WiFi. This has advantages and disadvantages which I'll mention below. Overall, though, there's a lot to love about this machine and only a few small quibbles I have with it. What's great about this machine: 1) It looks stylish -- modern yet neutral. And because the light can be just about any color, it can fit in with whatever color scheme your room is. 2) It's easy to use. The downloadable phone app works for both Android and IOS and is very self-explanatory. Programs can be set to start and finish at any time each day (or set days of the week) and include settings for light color and brightness as well as your choice of sound (or silence) and the volume of the sound. 3) The sound machine function produces a wide range of soothing background sounds: "woodsy" noise (crickets), rain shower, white noise (like television static), singing birds, ocean waves, rippling water, a laundry machine, and three different sets of melodies. These sounds are surprisingly not nearly as annoying as I assumed they would be -- most of them are actually quite nice. 4) The "Okay to get up" feature will be great when our little one becomes a toddler. Basically, just set a program for a particular color to turn on at a certain time in the morning so your toddler knows it's "okay" to get out of bed for the day. I have no doubt this will come in handy! A few things I'm not as wild about: 1) The volume of some of the sounds could stand to have a wider range, particularly on the lower end. For example, the white noise sound is quite loud, even on the lowest volume setting. We have it dialed all the way down and it's passable but still almost too loud. 2) The ability to program sounds and lights is a great feature, but it would be nice to be able to start a program on demand instead of only at a pre-set time. For example, we have our "overnight" program set to begin at 9 p.m. and end at 6:30 a.m., but sometimes our little one goes to bed a few minutes before or after 9:00. It would be nice to be able to start the overnight program with the push of a button at, say, 9:08 and have it still end at 6:30 a.m. 3) As I mentioned above, this machine is controllable via a phone app via Bluetooth, not WiFi. On the plus side, this means you don't have to plug anything into your router, and the connection is very easy to make. On the minus side, only one phone can control it at a given time. My wife and I both have the app on our phones, and if we are both close to the machine one of us might have to close the app for the other to use it. Also, because Bluetooth has a relatively short range, you may not be able to control this machine from more than a room or two away. Then again, this is a night light, not a baby monitor, so the "need" to connect to it from the other end of the house is not as great. I'm very happy with this purchase and would certainly purchase it again! *** UPDATE 12/18/2018 *** We have been using this light for almost a year and a half, and we like it so much we purchased a second one to use for our son who was born a month ago. Although he isn't sleeping in his own room yet, we have the Hatch set up in our bedroom so he has a night light. So, this is the first time we have used the phone app to control more than one device. You can pair more than one device with your phone, but unfortunately switching between the devices in the app is a little cumbersome because you essentially have to "log out" of one device and "log on" to the other. It's not difficult, but it seems like a lot of steps. As I mentioned in my main review, I suspect this is because the pairing is via Bluetooth, not WiFi, which limits the complexity of the communication. And as a reminder, only one person can be "logged in" to a device at a time, so if my wife wants to change the volume or the sound and I was the last person to make a change, she can't do anything until I log out on my phone. Fortunately this light will probably be used on a set schedule most of the time, so accessing it via the phone app is probably not something you will do very often once your have a set routine.

This is my first ever Amazon review, but I loved this product so much that I felt I had to share my experience! I bought this out of sheer desperation simply for the “ok to wake” function. My 18 month old had been waking between 5 and 6am for over 6 months, and literally nothing I did helped him sleep any later. We already had a cheap white noise machine, so when I first heard of this product, I balked at the price, thinking I didn’t need it for the other features. I first purchased a cheaper “ok to wake” product, but found it difficult to operate, and poorly designed and made. I finally purchased the Hatch Rest, thinking if it didn’t work out, at least Amazon would let me return it. Now, I had serious doubts about my 18 month old’s ability to understand and abide by the “ok to wake” concept. But mom needs a little time to herself in the morning, so I was willing to give it a shot despite my reservations. The beauty of this product is the app and Bluetooth capability. I set the clock for 6am the first night and told my son that when the light turned green in the morning, he could get up for the day. For the record, my 18 month old can only say about 10 words... but he seems to comprehend a lot. The next morning, he woke at 5:30. I wasn’t about to let him cry for 30 long minutes, so I opened the app, changed the wake up time to 5:35, and then when the light turned on, went into his room and did a big dramatic wake up. I said, “look, your light is green, that means it’s time to wake up!” I then turned on the lights, threw open the curtains... made a big deal of it. Over the next few days, I gradually set the clock back little by little, and he started sleeping a little later each day. After a week, I was able to set the clock to 7:30 (my ideal wake up time for him). He woke the first few days a little earlier, and I would just tell him through the baby monitor talk function that his light wasn’t green, and I kid you not— he laid down and went back to sleep until the light came on. Now if he wakes a few minutes early, he just plays in his crib and waits for the light. I can’t believe that this worked, but it did. And now I feel like I have to spread the word! I actually loved this so much, that I bought a 2nd one for my 3 year old. He loves it. He plays in his room until his light comes on at 7:30, and also stays in his room to play or look at books during “quiet time” in the afternoon. He loves choosing a nightlight color and sound on the app every night. I truly cannot say enough positive things about this product... try it!