As I previously mentioned, a recent addition to Ophelia's cot is the Birdy Bear which we currently only use on the cot. Ophelia appeared a bit perplexed by it when it first appeared on the side of her cot but she now seems to like it. I even caught her smiling and giggling at it when she woke up the other morning. When changing her on the over cot changing mat, I often pull the cord to make the tune play and I think the tune is growing on her too. Once the tune begins, there is approximately 30 seconds of song before you need to pull it again. I would say that personally this length is slightly too short and could be lengthened to keep the child interested for longer. I don't tend to use it before putting her to bed or in the morning because I don't want her to think of the cot or bed time as playing. Due to the attachment, it hangs off the side of the cot, and at the moment I don't think Ophelia is old enough to appreciate it fully, she is much more engaged with the mobile that hangs above her head, although I do think the mirror and colours grab her attention. I do think however, that this will change as she gets a little older and explores her surroundings more, I can especially see her reaching for it soon and in the future, pulling to turn the song on, herself. I can really see us getting use out of it for many months to come.
As I mentioned before, the Birdy Bear can also go on the pram but I haven't used it on there because she already has quite a lot to play with on there. But it could go on there and come off again so easily thanks to the felt and velcro, which makes it a great multi purpose toy and value for money.
I also have my eye on this beauty:
