Since the day baby Jackson was born he has always seemed to be a very calm and content baby, who’s also a good sleeper more so at nighttime as he merely cat naps through the day.

He 1st slept though the night from 8 weeks old even though we were away from home at the time and he was in a different cot, so I was very impressed! Since then we have overcome a few obstacles such as teething, colds & coughs all affecting his sleep but managed the best we could.

He is now almost 6 months old and up until recently we have been successfully using white noise apps on our phones, sleeping bags & gently rocking baby to sleep at night as a lot of parents do and it works.

We have a good bedtime routine established and he will sleep from 6.30pm through to 6.30/7am most days with the occasional wake in the night for a bottle or if he’s unwell so we are very lucky for the moment anyway! We have also started weaning so gradually being fuller before bedtime should help him to sleep through more and drop some of his daytime milk feeds aswell.

Soon he will be going into his own room as he is starting to outgrow his babyside crib by Jané which has been wonderful to use since birth and I am hoping it will be a smooth transition. (You can see the full product review on the  Jané Babyside Crib on the home page).

For Christmas we decided that Ollie the owl may be a good present for him to help with day naps & night time and after about a month of using one we are converts! It also means that we no longer have to leave our mobile phones in the room playing white noise and I will go so far as to say Ollie’s sounds, especially the Brahms lullaby setting, is so relaxing it helps us drift off to sleep aswell some nights so that’s been an added bonus!

We did actually use a Gro hush baby calmer in the early months with Jackson and that was also a great product that helped, but I feel that he’s outgrown that now and Ollie just seems to fit the bill better especially when it’s time to move him to his own bedroom. I like the fact that you get more than your 20mins worth of soothing white noise plus a little glow light on his tummy, and the cry sensor really does work. Ollie is a little sensitive to coughing or sneezing and may start playing but we can live with that!

Also I can actually hear and see with my own ears and eyes when Ollie is working on our video baby monitor and watch Jackson settle back off to sleep again. To summarise I would recommend this sleep aid to any new parents and for the price I think the quality and how easy it is to use speaks for itself. Ollie does use up batteries quite quickly, but we are using rechargeable ones now and they are fine. He is so fluffy and soft and can be hung or sat up anywhere you want it close to your baby.

Here is baby Jackson sleeping well & smiling too during a couple of his naps. He has obviously taken a shine to Ollie!

For the full spec on Ollie please see the link here http://gro.co.uk/product/ollie-the-owl/

Hopefully one of the best and only products we will need to buy. Thank you Gro company and please keep designing these wonderfully clever products for babies & children! We are big fans.

Love Katrina x

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